NBA guards Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova led from the front as the Boombers secured a thrilling 71-59 win over New Zealand in Melbourne.
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Both stars shone for the home side, especially Mills late in the game with the San Antonio Spurs point guard finishing with 17 points and four assists.
Cleveland's Dellavedova also filled the stat sheet with 15 points and four dimes while Corey Webster topped the Tall Blacks with 22 points.
It was a perfect night for Basketball Australia with everything going to script.
It was billed as the homecoming and Rod Laver Arena was packed to the rafters with a sold-out crowd of 15,062 in attendance.
It was the biggest Australian basketball crowd since the 2000 Olympics.
The victory for Australia leaves them on the brink of automatic qualification for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
