New Zealand Breakers @ Cairns Taipans
New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
17-10
68
17-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breakers NZL | 5 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 68 |
Taipans CNS | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 64 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
17-10
64
17-10
Game Leaders
24
B. Brown#5
9/20 FG, 5/6 FT
24
25
D. Hogg#3
7/18 FG, 7/8 FT
25
8
D. Pardon#0
8 DREB, 0 OREB
8
12
K. Pinder#25
9 DREB, 3 OREB
12
4
W. McDowell-White#7
0 TO, 23 MIN
4
8
S. Scott#3
3 TO, 33 MIN
8
Team Stats
NZL
CNS
38% (25-66)
Field Goal %
33% (21-63)
28% (8-29)
Three Point %
26% (9-34)
59% (10-17)
Free Throw %
72% (13-18)
11
Turnovers
13
35
Rebounds
37
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 25-66 | 21-63 |
| Field Goal % | 38 | 33 |
| 3PT | 8-29 | 9-34 |
| Three Point % | 28 | 26 |
| FT | 10-17 | 13-18 |
| Free Throw % | 59 | 72 |
| Rebounds | 35 | 37 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 7 | 9 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 28 | 28 |
| Assists | 7 | 17 |
| Steals | 6 | 4 |
| Blocks | 3 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 11 | 13 |
| Fouls | 22 | 18 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Matchups
2025-26 NBL Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 24 | 9 | .727 | - | W11 |
| Adelaide | 23 | 10 | .697 | 1 | L1 |
| South East Melbourne | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2 | L1 |
| Perth | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3 | W1 |
| Melbourne | 20 | 13 | .606 | 4 | W1 |
| Tasmania | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10 | L2 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 20 | .394 | 11 | W1 |
| Illawarra | 13 | 20 | .394 | 11 | W2 |
| Cairns | 9 | 24 | .273 | 15 | L2 |
| Brisbane | 6 | 27 | .182 | 18 | L13 |
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