"These are the best 20 players in Launceston ... it's going to be a very exciting match," Mr Patterson said.

"People really will be missing out on a high-quality basketball contest if they miss this one."

The women's match, which starts at 6.30pm, will feature New Zealand captain Rebecca Cotton and seven of her Launceston Tornadoes team- mates, including point guard Sallee Whitehead and starting forward Cassie Jordan.

A long-distance specialist, Whitehead will be one of the favourites to win the three-point shootout, held before the men's teams take the court at 8.40pm.

Southern Stars guard Adam Davey will be shooting for his second All-Star MVP award, while the inclusion of athletic players Robert Jetson, Adam Gibson and Glen Dunne has ensured an entertaining men's match.

The men are all square after eight All-Star games while the Northern Knights hold a four-game lead in women's competition, despite losing the past two.

¤¤¤ TONIGHT'S TEAMS: MEN - NORTHERN KNIGHTS: Damon Runyon, Adrian Scott, Adam Gibson, Ty Stewart, Glen Dunne, Matthew Smith, James Thompson, Tom Viney, Gavin Marshall, Justin Smith and coach Brett Smith.

SOUTHERN STARS: Robert Jetson, Ben Pratt, Damien Clark, Adam Davey, Pat Sullivan, Josh Walker, Chris Down, Daniel Coote, David Joyce, Nigel Bent and coach Mick Bent.

WOMEN - NORTHERN KNIGHTS: Rebecca Cotton, Megan How, Mandy West, Sallee Whitehead, Lisa Gibson, Shelley Clay, Jeanette Proctor, Belinda Stephens, Debbie Reynolds, Lisa Patterson and coach Tim Elliott.

SOUTHERN STARS: Liz Dixon, Vanessa Hortle, Rachel Watchorn, Brodie Clark, Madeleine Howard, Maria Harding, Lauren Patterson, Cassie Jordan, Stacey Beard, Emma Haywood and coach Andrew Joyce.

LSBL ALL-STAR NIGHT

WHAT: LSBL All-Star game - Northern Knights -v- Southern Stars and Three-Point Shootout.

WHEN: Tonight, women's match at 6.30pm, men's match at 8.40pm.

WHERE: Elphin Sports Centre.