In a telling final few minutes, Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel completed a dramatic come-from-behind rally to clinch the points in a hard-fought 47-45 win over The Good Oil Tactix in Nelson on Monday.
With the lead changing hands numerous times, the Robinhood Stars survived an absorbing contest to emerge 55-53 winners over Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse in Auckland on Sunday.
The third instalment of the Hobbiton Cup arrives in Hamilton on Monday when the Splice Construction Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic take on the Northern Mystics.
The Northern Mystics inched a step closer to top spot after winning the first of the Barfoot & Thompson Northern Challenge series 63-60 against cross-town rivals the Robinhood Stars in Auckland on Sunday.
George Fisher clinched the winning shot in the final seconds as Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel pipped a gallant Splice Construction Magic 59-58 in a riveting contest in Dunedin on Sunday.
Having to work hard for their points, The Good Oil Tactix breathed a sigh of relief after fending off a fast-finishing Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse 55-52 in Christchurch on Saturday.