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The best U17 basketball players in Oceania go for gold at FIBA tournament

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Jojo Santo Tomas , jsantotoma@guampdn.com Published 9:45 p.m. ChT July 15, 2017 | Updated 9:52 p.m. ChT July 15, 2017

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Guam's Chloe Miranda looks for an open player in Team Guam's game against Australia on July 14.(Photo: Courtesy of FIBA)

The best youth ballers from Oceania have been on Guam for the past week, fighting for medals and a chance to represent their countries once again in the FIBA U18 Asia Championship 2018.

Guam's men won bronze after a resounding 105-70 win over Samoa on Saturday afternoon. Guam had lost the night before,155-39to Australia, which playedNew Zealand in the finals. Australia took thegoldwith a winning score of 93-55 Saturday, July 15.

In women's action, Guam's U17 team lost a heartbreaker to Samoa88-58 in the bronze medal game, a day after losing to Australia 154-12. Australia overpoweredNew Zealand to take home the gold, 81-60.

All four basketball nations Australia, New Zealand, Guam and Samoa qualified for the FIBA U18 Asia Championship scheduled for 2018.

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