The 2007–08 National Basketball League All-Star Game was held at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Melbourne, Victoria on 12 December 2007. The game was broadcast live on Fox Sports in Australia.
The game was won by the Aussie All-Stars, 146 points to the World All-Stars 141. Nathan Jawai of the Cairns Taipans electrified the 3,500 in attendance, scoring a double-double with 24 points (including several Slam dunks), 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. He was named as the MVP of the All-Star game. Jawai's Cairns Taipans team-mate Stephen Black top-scored for the Aussie All-Stars with 27 points, while Shawn Redhage led the scoring for the World All-Stars with 23 points.
Line-ups
Aussie All-Stars
Head Coach: Brian Goorjian (Sydney Kings)
Starters
Reserves
World All-Stars
Head Coach: Al Westover (Melbourne Tigers)
Starters
Reserves
Game data
| Fox Sports |
| 12 December 2007 19:00 |
| boxscore |
| Aussie All-Stars | 146–141 | World All-Stars |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–28, 38–38, 38–37, 33–38 | ||
| Pts: Black 27 Rebs: Jawai 12 Asts: Ingles 8 |
Pts: Redhage 23 Rebs: Ballinger, Grizzard 8 Asts: Williams 8 | |
| Aussie All-Stars win, 146–141 | ||
| State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne Attendance: 3,500 |
See also
External links
References
- "Melbourne seeing All-Stars". nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
- "All-Stars 146, All-Stars 141". hoops.com.au.
- "Jawai shines brightest among All-Stars". smh.com.au. 13 December 2007.
- "Locals win NBL All-Star rumble". ABC News. 12 December 2007.
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