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2001 FIBA Oceania Championship

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FIBA Oceania Championship 2001
15th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
DatesSeptember 21 – September 23
Teams2
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
1999
2003

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2001 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2002 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton. New Zealand won the series 2-1 to claim its second Oceania Championship and first championship that Australia also participated in.

Teams that did not enter

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Results

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September 21
7:30 p.m.
New Zealand  85–78  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 28-15, 25-29, 15-24, 18-10
September 22
7:00 p.m.
Australia  81–79 (OT)  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 22-23, 15-19, 15-10, Overtime: 11-9
September 23
1:00 p.m.
Australia  78–89  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 22-24, 16-25, 11-19
New Zealand wins series, 2-1


 2001 Oceanian champions 

New Zealand
Second title
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