Tauranga's young basketball players had mixed results during the Under-13 National Championships at the TECT Arena at Baypark today.

The tournament hosted by Basketball New Zealand has been running since October 8 and will peak tomorrow with successful teams battling for the number one spot.

The Tauranga City A missed out on beating the Wellington Black team.

This morning the boys' Tauranga City A team took on the Wellington Black team.

After losing 78 – 50, the local team will now play for a 15th or 16th place.

The girls' Tauranga team emerged victorious, beating the Palmerston North Green team 68 – 41.

They will now play for either 13th or 14th place.

The girls' final will take place at 2.15pm on Friday, with the boys' final following at 4pm.

Photos of today's action at the TECT Arena at Baypark. Photos: Daniel Hines.

Tauranga team defeated the Palmerston North Green team this morning.