Bucks tasted revenge for their second-round defeat in Kaitaia with a 71-55 win over Muriwhenua on Saturday in the Te Tai Tokerau senior basketball league.
It was the two teams' second meeting of the competition and Bucks' shooting and rebounding skills proved to be the difference between the two teams, with Jaycin Tini the star for the winning side.
Tini top scored with 31 points and Keziah Lewis was no slouch either as she wracked up 20 points. The Auckland-based duo were unstoppable.
Pipiwai defaulted to the unbeaten Whangaruru Tukaiaia while in the other match Portland Flames defeated Phoenix Takahiwai 72-36.
With well-drilled experience of Jeannie Cameron and Sophy Tua, Portland had a comfortable cushion making the younger players running layup after layup.