The Saints and Hawks will be particularly tough, but Manawatū have shown in their win over the Canterbury Rams last week and in parts of the loss to the Huskies, they haven’t given up yet. They could upset a couple of the teams they still have to play to give themselves more confidence after a tough season. Having made a slow start against the Huskies on Sunday, they roared back into the game, closing the gap to 37-35 at halftime and led 46-39 after the break. Both teams went on runs and it was level until midway through the fourth quarter. But the Jets missed a couple of shots at the end and let the Huskies get away on them.
However, it turned out to be an ankle sprain and the hope is with some rest this week he could well be back on the court for this weekend’s round of games. The Sharks will play the Canterbury Rams on Friday night followed by Hawke’s Bay in Invercargill on Sunday. Despite the 93-92 overtime loss the Sharks faithful were treated to a special spectacle on Saturday with former Shark Tom Vodanovich proving to be the match winner for the Huskies. It was the Sharks first loss at home this season and ended an eight-game Southland winning streak. The big Stadium Southland crowd was stunned into silence when the Huskies ran out to an 8-0 lead but came to life as the Sharks worked their back into the game through the sharpshooting of the impressive Brayden Inger.
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