The Indigenous All Star team and the Sacramento State Hornets, a NCAA Division 1 team from the USA, met at the Logan Sports Centre in Cornubia Tuesday night, organised by Indigenous Basketball Australia (IBA), with the home team running out convincing victors.

The evening began with a curtain-raiser between Queensland's U18 IBA/BQIPP Indigenous Girls Team and the Logan Thunder Girls Team, with the Logan Thunder securing the victory.

The men's match opened with a Welcome to Country and an Aboriginal Dance Performance by Tribal Experiences, followed by a Torres Strait Island Dance performance by Kutaw Zoeru Dance Group.

The teams then exchanged gifts, including jerseys and basketballs, before the match commenced.

The Indigenous All Stars won the tip-off and quickly took the lead, maintaining it throughout the game.

Illawarra Hawks star Will Hickey and Cairns Taipans free agent Kian Dennis were standouts in the Indigenous All Stars Team's win over Sacramento State.

Both scored 17 points, with Dennis shooting 85 per cent from the field, and Hickey grabbing eight rebounds.

Illawarra Hawks free agent Biwali Bayles achieved a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds.

The IBA team built an 11-point lead in the first quarter and kept it throughout the game, despite a strong performance from Sacramento State's Jacob Holt, who scored 19 points.

Despite a competitive match featuring several dunks and exciting moments from both teams, the Indigenous All Stars emerged victorious with a final score of 72-59.

Naghiralgal, Meriam and Daureb man and IBA Director, Uncle Benny Mills was very pleased with the event, noting the importance of displaying culture and tradition through sports.

"We had a welcome by the traditional owners...we have them perform because performing is a big part of our culture," he said.

"Sharing our culture not only with our people but the people from the United States.

"So they will go back not only having played basketball but having shared in our culture as well."

Uncle Benny expressed great pride in the Indigenous All Stars team, praising their efforts to win the match-up.

"This team, they play a lot. This is their stage to showcase their talent," he said.

"The last 3 quarters we've seen so far, we've seen how well they've played with such finesse, speed and really moving the ball around."

Verle Williams Jr, son of QBL legend Verle Williams Sr, said: "It was a good game, really competitive."

National Indigenous Times asked Williams if he had any concerns about the D1 team ahead of time, but he wasn't worried because "they are a younger team, we have more experience".

Uncle Benny looks forward to the future of Indigenous basketball, with plans for more events like this to happen in the future.

"In terms of the future for events like this, we want to see it happen again," he said.

"We'll be looking at what can happen with getting teams like this together and promote our young Indigenous players and also inspire others."