The Stars came agonisingly close to their first win of the season - and almost completing a hattrick of upsets in Round Seven of the ANZ Premiership – but it was the Trident Home Tactix who secured a last-gasp 58-57 victory at Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch.
The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel delivered on all fronts to inflict an upset 47-43 win over the MG Mystics in Dunedin on Sunday while posting their second win of the season.
AVIS Magic produced their most complete performance of the season to upset the form book with a decisive 58-41 win over the previously unbeaten Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse to open Round 7 in Tauranga on Saturday.
After a commanding first-half performance, the MG Mystics thrilled their Trusts Arena home crowd with a 54-44 win over AVIS Magic to round out Round Six of the ANZ Premiership.
Rebounding strongly, the Trident Homes Tactix dominated the southern derby while returning to winning ways with a well-constructed 53-44 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Christchurch on Sunday.
Shaking off their injury-stricken status, the Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse machine has delivered a sixth straight win to hold their top spot on the ANZ Premiership ladder.