An explosive third quarter set up a comfortable 57-47 win for the Northern Stars in a bruising clash against Splice Construction Magic to close out Round 5 in Tauranga.
In the faceoff that fans had been waiting six months for, Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse have avenged last season’s Grand Final with a 54-50 victory over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel.
The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel kept their perfect home record intact with a decisive 70-52 win over The Good Oil Tactix in Invercargill on Sunday.