Cairns Taipans @ New Zealand Breakers
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
12-16
87
12-16
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 25 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 87 |
Breakers NZL | 23 | 24 | 31 | 21 | 99 |
New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
13-15
99
13-15
Game Leaders
17
S. Mennenga#3
7/11 FG, 2/3 FT
17
25
P. Jackson-Cartwright#6
10/17 FG, 3/4 FT
25
6
L. Mayen#11
5 DREB, 1 OREB
6
5
M. Mathiang#8
3 DREB, 2 OREB
5
6
P. Miller#1
7 TO, 35 MIN
6
8
P. Jackson-Cartwright#6
3 TO, 30 MIN
8
Team Stats
CNS
NZL
55% (33-60)
Field Goal %
57% (36-63)
35% (7-20)
Three Point %
43% (12-28)
78% (14-18)
Free Throw %
88% (14-16)
21
Turnovers
16
27
Rebounds
25
Game Information
Auckland, New Zealand
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 33-60 | 36-63 |
| Field Goal % | 55 | 57 |
| 3PT | 7-20 | 12-28 |
| Three Point % | 35 | 43 |
| FT | 14-18 | 14-16 |
| Free Throw % | 78 | 88 |
| Rebounds | 27 | 25 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 8 | 7 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 19 | 18 |
| Assists | 13 | 17 |
| Steals | 13 | 13 |
| Blocks | 0 | 2 |
| Total Turnovers | 21 | 16 |
| Fouls | 17 | 21 |
| 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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