Pool A
	Match# 1136
Grafton Vikings	80	[39]	d	Port Macquarie Dolphins	63	[19]
(S Murphy 18,M Moran 17,M Cole 17)				(C Smith 16,B Montgomery 14,Z Compton 11)
	Venue: GRAF
	Match# 1138
Tamworth Thunderbolts	71	[43]	d	Coffs Harbour Suns	53	[28]
(C Skilton 20,J Leehy 11,J Deland 11)				(R Linton 14,P Wicker 8,C Tonks 7)
	Venue: SZC
	Match# 1135
Lismore Storm	104	[53]	d	Port Macquarie Dolphins	74	[34]
(J Whitby 23,M Fairweather 21,D Strebl 15)				(Z Compton 19,W Lee 16,D Skinner 12)
	Venue: LIS
	Match# 1139
Grafton Vikings	81	[35]	d	Tamworth Thunderbolts	55	[25]
(M Moran 19,M Cole 18,C Fishburn 14)				(C Skilton 17,J Deland 7,J Butler 6)
	Venue: GRAF
Pool B
	Match# 1341
Wagga Wagga Heat	86	[47]	d	Griffith Demons	68	[38]
(B Tye 24,A Adams 22,K Robertson 12)				(A Cullen 18,C Sibraa 15,A O'Callaghan 11)
	Venue: BOLT
	Match# 1342
Moss Vale Magic	83	[21]	d	Wagga Wagga Heat	78	[35]
(N Taylor 19,J Bentley 15,A Garello 14)				(K Robertson 23,A Adams 18,B Tye 12)
	Venue: BOLT
Pool C
	Match# 1238
Central Coast Crusaders	96	[40]	d	Penrith Panthers	87	[37]
(N Shoaib 21,T Johnson 19,E Whitmore 17)				(T Dawson 28,J Moorehead 15,S Albert 13)
	Venue: PSS

Crusaders get revenge on Panthers By LUKE TUCKER, blacktux media (Tue Apr 21, 2009)

 WHEN the NSW state basketball league draw was released for season 2009, Crusaders player-coach Ian ‘Moose’ Robilliard put an asterisks next to their round 6 clash against Penrith marking it as the perfect opportunity to turn the tables on last year’s grand final defeat at the hands of the Panthers.

 And that’s exactly what the Crusaders achieved on Saturday evening when they travelled to Penrith Sports Stadium to take on the reigning champions.

 Robilliard was unavailable for the grand final re-match, so point guard Eddie Whitmore took the reigns and along with captain Terry ‘TJ’ Johnson, guided the Crusaders to the sweet taste of victory away from home.

 “They came out with all guns blazing and before we knew it they were up 9-zip early in the first quarter,” said Whitmore.

 “They certainly had the wood on us during that first period but we turned things around in the second where everything just seemed to click into gear for our guys.

 “That second period was definitely the crucial part of the game for us and looking back – it was that second quarter effort that set us up for the win.” Whitmore added.

 On the back of their gutsy second period, the Crusaders took a 3-point (40-37) lead to the half-time break.

 The second half was a true grand-final style tussle with the lead changing a number of times and the game still swaying either way. However, it was the experience of guards Johnson, Whitmore and Noman Shoaib that helped steady the visitors and get them over the line to finish 96-87 victors.

 The two sides next meet at the Crusaders’ fortress – Bridgecoast Stadium, Terrigal on Saturday 16 May. This will be a fiery clash not to miss.

	Match# 1239
Dubbo Rams	76	[39]	d	Bathurst Goldminers	57	[27]
(B Sykes 16,D O'Neill 14,M Dawes 13)				(A Wilkinson 15,J Cannon 10,L Taylor 9)
	Venue: DSW
Pool D
	Match# 1046
Macarthur Heat	114	[48]	d	Maitland Mustangs	56	[29]
(M McCoy 30,D Nattrass 16,O Maclou 11)				(S Huggins 16,T Huggins 15,J Kemp 12)
	Venue: MISC
	Match# 1066
Macarthur Heat	91	[47]	d	Norths Bears	42	[17]
(C Nattrass 29,M McCoy 18,V Aloantara 12)				(D Fletcher 13,R Murray 10,W Greenfield 5)
	Venue: NSISC
	Match# 1067
Springwood Scorchers	81	[39]	d	Hornsby Spiders	71	[31]
(R Abboud 20,J McBride 13,J Stevenson 9)				(M Crowe 19,J Price 13,R Alcock 13)
	Venue: BPIT
	Match# 1068
Hawkesbury Jets	76	[37]	d	Illawarra Hawks	66	[32]
(G Godwin 24,B Wells 15,R Crane 10)				(B Bonham 14,D Jepson 11,B Dragun 10)
	Venue: BERK
	Match# 1069
Glebe Magic	72	[30]	d	Maitland Mustangs	62	[28]
(S Gyimah 20,L Dok 14,T Tuino 9)				(W Brown 18,J Thomas 17,D Garland 9)
	Venue: GPCYC
	Match# 1047
Illawarra Hawks	85	[31]	d	Glebe Magic	58	[36]
(B Bonham 21,J Goode 15,B Dragun 12)				(J Wilson 14,D Estevens 13,L Dok 11)
	Venue: GPCYC
	Match# 1048
Hawkesbury Jets	81	[33]	d	Springwood Scorchers	71	[34]
(B Hawkesley 20,G Godwin 16,R Crane 16)				(A Qumivutia 25,J McBride 10,J Stevenson 9)
	Venue: HIS
	Match# 1049
Norths Bears	100	[55]	d	Hornsby Spiders	79	[39]
(D Fletcher 29,H Papuke 15,B Turner 13)				(R Alcock 15,M Crowe 14,J Price 14)
	Venue: BPIT

 

Queanbeyan Roadrunners v Shoalhaven Tigers no result received