South Recap | Round 3 Friday

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North West Tasmania Thunder (88) lost to Ballarat Miners (94)

With six players scoring in double-figures it was a strong team performance from the Ballarat Miners that saw them head across Bass Strait and come up with the 94-88 win over the North West Tasmania Thunder.

Both teams came into the match up at Harcourts Stadium with a win and a loss from their two games completed so far this season and with both having a double-header this weekend, a Friday night win was hot on the agenda.

It was the home team who got the better of the start with North West Tasmania racing out to a 17-point lead and still being on top 28-16 by quarter-time.

Ballarat were able to work back into the contest with a 7-0 run in the second quarter but still going into half-time it was the Thunder leading 49-40.

The Miners then took charge in the third quarter with 27 points to 12 including scoring 12 consecutive points, but the Thunder still made a game of it in the fourth.

Despite being eight points down early in the fourth, North West Tasmania went on a stunning run and back-to-back three-pointers from Kye Savage and Tre Armstrong saw them grab the lead with six minutes to go.

The Thunder even pushed out to a four-point lead with three minutes to play but once Majok Majok restored Ballarat to the lead with an offensive rebound and putback, they never looked back.

An unsportsmanlike foul call on Tyler Harris sent Aiden Krause to the line where he made both, then he was fouled again on the extra possession and made the pair and the Miners went on to win by six from there.

Six players scored between 10 and 18 points for Ballarat in the win with Majok Majok leading the way with 18 points, nine rebounds and two assists.

Aiden Krause also had 14 points and four rebounds, Nick Stoddart 13 points, four boards, four assists and four steals, Zac Dunmore 13 points, two assists and two steals, Andrew Robinson 12 points and four rebounds, and Luke Rosendale 10 points, three boards and two steals.

North West Tasmania is now 1-2 following the loss with Tre Armstrong delivering 25 points, four rebounds and three assists with 7/14 three-point shooting.

Kye Savage added 16 points, three rebounds and three steals, Archie Woodhill 13 points, Bang Majok 11 points, two board and two assists, and Lachlan Barker 11 points and seven assists.

NORTH WEST TASMANIA THUNDER 88 (Armstrong 25, Savage 16, Woodhill 13)

BALLARAT MINERS 94 (Majok 18, Krause 14, Dunmore 13, Stoddart 13)

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Launceston Tornadoes (86) lost to Ballarat Miners (94)

The Ballarat Miners are on the board in the 2025 NBL1 South season with Micah Simpson delivering 28 points and 10 assists to lead her team to the 94-86 road victory over the Launceston Tornadoes.

Both teams came into the match up at Harcourts Stadium on the look out for a first win of the season with the Tornadoes having lost their opening three matches including first up at home to Hobart with the Miners having lost their first two as well.

Launceston were leading narrowly 21-20 by the end of the first quarter and then even though the Miners managed to move out to a nine-point lead in the second frame, by half-time the scores were all level at 40-40.

It was still just a one-point lead for Ballarat by three quarter-time before the Miners did have the better of the last 10 minutes with 28 points to 21 on the way to the eventual eight-point victory.

It was a high-quality affair with both teams shooting bang on 50 per cent from the field with the Miners putting up 14/31 from behind the three-point arc and Launceston 8/23 while Ballarat shot 14/15 the foul line to the Torns' 10/14.

Ballarat improved to 1-2 on the season with the win to start their Tasmania double-header weekend with Micah Simpson the star with 28 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and two steals on shooting 9/14 from the floor and 9/10 at the free-throw line.

Julia Gladkova provided 21 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals, Abbey Wehrung 19 points and six boards, Lilly Impey nine points on 3/4 three-point shooting, and Laura Taylor nine points and five boards.

Despite the loss there were encouraging signs for Launceston especially the performance of Bailey Flavell who delivered 29 points and three assists on 11/18 shooting.

Sarah O'Neill added 16 points, eight rebounds and three assists, Megan Mullings 15 points, five boards, four assists, three steals and two blocks, and Taya Webb 10 points and seven rebounds.

LAUNCESTON TORNADOES 86 (Flavell 29, O'Neill 16, Mullings 15)

BALLARAT MINERS 94 (Simpson 28, Gladkova 21, Wehrung 19)