PORTLAND Basketball Stadium hosted one its most exciting events of the year on Saturday with two games of NBL1 action on at the venue throughout the afternoon.

Mount Gambier faced off against Ballarat in the women’s game and Geelong in the men’s game, winning both contests by significant margins, with the final scoreline of the women’s game being 80-51 while the men’s game was 102-81.

Event organiser Geordie Cook said it was a “terrific success” for all involved.

“(We had) more than 160 spectators… the day could not have gone better,” Cook said.

“(There were) plenty of dunks in the men’s game and plenty of skill and shooting in the women’s game.

“All teams extremely thankful to be able to play in Portland, loved the atmosphere and have all committed to come back next year.”