The Tall Blacks proved in game one of the Fiba Oceania Championships they could more than match supposedly superior rivals - for most of the game.

For most schoolboys an afternoon nap would be recovery or preparation for a big night, but Jack Salt required some kip for a different reason.

They knew the news could be coming so the Breakers will spend little time mourning the latest loss in the family.

He stared anxiously at the electronic scoreboard, whistled in the din, vented his spleen when frustrated and squatted in agony when things went horribly wrong.