Sixers vs Wildcats

Adelaide 53, Wildcats 38.

Adelaide stats: Farley 15, Maher, Holmes, Williams and Rychart with 7; Rees 4, Forman 3, Ng 2 and Cooper 1. On the boards, Maher and Holmes had 3. Holmes and Farley had 3 assists each. Farley and Maher played 20 minutes each, Holmes next with 16.

Boxscore

Adelaide 38, Melbourne 33.

For Adelaide, Farley and Holmes had 8; Cooper and Rees had 5. Maher DNP.

Boxscore

Adelaide 34, Hunter 38.

For Adelaide: Ng and Holmes 9, Rychart 8. Rychart 3 boards. Ng 22 minutes. Maher and Forman DNP. Franklin had 14 for Hunter in 24 minutes.

Eliminated teams: Taipans, Marlins, Breakers, Wildcats.

Through to the finals tomorrow: Kings, Bullets, Hawks, Crocs, Pirates, Sixers, Tigers, Pigs.

Brisbane (2-1) finished top of Pool A and will face Wollongong (1-2) at 9:30am on Sunday 19 September.

The Townsville Crocodiles (3-0) finished top of Pool B and will square off against the Hunter Pirates (2-1) at 10:30am.

The Kings recorded a 2-1 win-loss ratio in their three first round games to finish second in Pool B and will take on the Melbourne Tigers (2-1, third in Pool A) at 10:30am.

In the fourth Quarter Final match-up of the Blitz, the Adelaide 36ers (2-1, second in Pool A) will take on West Sydney (2-1, third in Pool B) at 9:30am.

The winners of the Quarter Finals will meet in the Semi Finals at 12:00pm noon with the Grand Final set for 1:00pm.

heard Oscar rolled his ankle in the second game and will take no further part in the blitz and may effect next few weeks.

36ers defeated West Sydney 31-29 putting them through to the semi finals

Spoke to Oscar last night and he said that the Blitz format was quite difficult to take seriously when the clock was left to run all the time. He said that in the game against Hunter where they lost by 4, the Pirates called a time-out with 1:30 to go and because the clock wasn't stopped it basically left the Sixers running onto the court with a few seconds to spare to get a last shot off.

No wonder we're only seeing players get 3 boards in 20 minutes -- that 20 probably translates to more like a quarter of properly timed basketball given that the clock doesn't stop for foul shots either.

Boxscore now up for Sixers v Razors

Maher 9, Rychart 8, Holmes and Rees 4, Cooper and Williams 3. Farley 0/5. Horvath had 10 for the Pigs.

Sixers play the Crocs in the semi-finals. Keep an eye on the NBL site for results.

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2004 ABC Learning Centres Blitz
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Day 2

Quarter Finals

Brisbane Bullets defeated Wollongong Hawks 37-24
BOXSCORE
The Brisbane Bullets have become the first team to advance to the Semi Finals of the ABC Learning Centres Blitz, downing the Wollongong Hawks comfortably in their Quarter Final clash, 37-24.

Stephen Black was a perfect 3-of-3 from the perimeter as he scored a game-high 13 points for the Bullets. Adam Darragh added seven for Brisbane while Andrew Rice was the best of the Hawks with nine.

Brisbane led 21-14 at the half and were never threatned by the Hawks down the stretch.

The Bullets now advance to meet the winner of the Quarter Final between the Melbourne Tigers and Sydney Kings.

Adelaide 36ers defeated West Sydney Razorbacks 31-29
BOXSCORE
The Adelaide 36ers have held off the West Sydney Razorbacks to qualify for the Semi Finals, narrowly defeating last season's runners-up, 31-29.

In a low-scoring affair, the 36ers trailed early to be down by six points, 18-12, at the half. Adelaide surged back after the break to take the lead and seemed to have the game in hand when they went on a two-on-one fast break with 10 seconds to play and up by two points.

Simon Dwight's defensive presence disrupted the play however and the Pigs had one final shot at a win after regaining the ball with a little over five seconds left. Aaron Trahair shot a step-back three that rimmed out however to give the 36ers the win.

Brett Maher was outstanding for the 36ers, including making a tough jumper in the closing minute to give Adelaide the two point edge. Maher had nine points and Dusty Rychart added eight while Nick Horvarth had a game-high 10 points for the Pigs.

Adelaide now advance to meet the winner of the Townsville Crocodiles versus Hunter Pirates Qurter Final.

Sydney Kings defeated Melbourne Tigers 36-31 OT
BOXSCORE
The Sydney Kings have defeated the Melbourne Tigers in an OT thriller, 36-31, to advance to a Semi Final showdown with the Brisbane Bullets.

The Kings built an early lead and had a four-point buffer at the break, 11-7, in a low scoring first half. Melbourne fought back however to force the OT period before the reigning champs outscored the Tigers 10-5 in the extra period to advance.

Jason Smith top-scored for the Kings with a game-high 13 points while Ben Knight added seven points and five rebounds. Andrew Gaze had nine points to lead Melbourne.

Townsville Crocodiles defeated Hunter Pirates 37-23
BOXSCORE
The Townsville Crocodiles have maintained their unbeaten status by defeating the Hunter Pirates, 37-23, in their Quarter Final.

The Crocs led early but surged ahead on the back of some suffocating defence in the second half, restricting the Pirates to just eight points.

Brad Newley had 12 points to lead the Crocs while John Rillie added seven of his own. Larry Davidson top-scored for the Pirates with eight points.

Townsville now advance to a Semi Final showdown with the Adelaide 36ers.

Semi Finals
Brisbane Bullets vs. Sydney Kings
Adelaide 36ers vs. Townsville Crocodiles

no game reports or box scores up yet, but the sixers have advanced through to the grand final, prevailing 35-31 over the townsville crocs.

adelaide will meet the sydney kings in the final, after they triumphed 47-45 over the brisbane bullets.

Boxscore

Holmes 16, Farley 10. Rychart 6 boards, Holmes 5.

Starters for Sixers were Ng, Farley, Holmes, Rychart, Rees.