The Nelson Giants have beaten the Waikato Pistons 89-75 to move to second place in the National Basketball League.
In Invercargill, the Southland Sharks claimed their fourth win of the season, dispatching the Taranaki Mountain Airs 105-83.
Nelson Giants 89 (Erron Maxey 22, Josh Pace 19, Brook Ruscoe 16)
Waikato Pistons 75 (Tai Webster 23, Garrius Holloman 20, Zack Atkinson 14), Final
Southland Sharks 105 (Brian Conklin 31, Reuben Te Rangi 26, Kevin Braswell 13)
Taranaki Mountain Airs 83 (Aaron Bailey-Nowell 22, Link Abrams 19, Brad Anderson 16)
