India came up with a gutsy display, but couldn’t stop New Zealand from emerging a 66-63 winner in a Group A match of the FIBA Asian women’s under-18 basketball championship here on Thursday. India finished fourth and last in the group, and will fight to stay in Division A when it takes on Indonesia for the 7-8 positions on Friday.
After two defeats, India put up a great show and even looked like it could pull off a fine win. But, New Zealand proved a hard nut to crack.
Earlier, Japan topped Group B with a 76-59 win over China while Australia finished first in Group A, defeating Korea 96-66.