New Zealand will chase back-to-back NBL titles after winning through to the grand final series with a 97-80 game three win over Townsville in Auckland on Saturday night.
The best-of-three series was tied at 1-1 coming into the clash after both sides grabbed road victories in games one and two.
A tight affair was eventually taken by the defending champion Breakers after the hosts pulled away in the fourth period to win.
CJ Bruton led New Zealand with 20 points, while Tom Abercrombie and Daryl Corletto chipped in with 19 each in front of nearly 7,500 fans.
But in a sour note for the Breakers Abercrombie limped off in the dying minutes after a hard foul by Peter Crawford, who was called for an unsportsmanlike foul.
Crawford was the best of the Crocodiles with 24 points, with Luke Schenscher adding 19 and eight rebounds.
Tags: nbl, basketball, sport, new-zealand, townsville-4810, qld, australia First posted April 07, 2012 20:18:46
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