The most significant results were Waikato Wizards 82-70 victory over Harbour Breeze and Alloyfold Canterbury Wildcats 70-42 mauling of Site Weld Otago Goldrush. The Canterbury Wildcats victory ensured the Cantabrians the regular season title. Kelcy Ballantyne and Charlisse Leger-Walker led a 22-14 Waikato Wizards opening salvo. Terai Sadler and Courtney Hamblin took the Wildcats into the lead early in the second stanza and although Nicole Ruske responded with five points Otago trailed 31-23 at half-time. The fourth quarter was one way traffic as Canterbury rolled out a 21-3 blitz to wrap up their ninth win of the season and with it the regular season title.
Source: New Zealand Herald June 25, 2017 08:07 UTC