The MG Mystics replaced the Robinhood Stars at the top of the table after holding their nerve with a closely-fought 62-59 win against their cross-town rivals in Auckland on Sunday.
The Trident Homes Tactix secured their second straight ANZ Premiership win and third of the season after overcoming Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse 50-49 in a thriller.
Greater accuracy across the game propelled Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic to a hard-fought 54-49 win over a plucky Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Saturday.
A comprehensive three-quarter assault from the Trident Home Tactix has been rewarded with a 55-38 away victory over the Ascot Park Hotel Steel. But it was the Steel who walked off court to the cheers of the crowd - after a final 15 minutes that rates as their best of the season so far.
On the back foot early, a rejuvenated Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic stormed back in style to pip the MG Mystics 57-56 in an extra time thriller in Hamilton on Sunday.
Opening Round 3 action and featuring last year’s Grand Finalists, the Robinhood Stars turned the tables on Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse to post a decisive 59-51 win in Auckland on Sunday.