Cairns Taipans @ New Zealand Breakers
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
12-16
76
12-16
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 18 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 76 |
Breakers NZL | 16 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 86 |
New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
13-15
86
13-15
Game Leaders
18
L. Mayen#11
6/9 FG, 2/3 FT
18
19
A. Lamb#44
7/12 FG, 2/2 FT
19
7
L. Mayen#11
5 DREB, 2 OREB
7
11
M. Mathiang#8
8 DREB, 3 OREB
11
5
L. Mayen#11
4 TO, 36 MIN
5
7
P. Jackson-Cartwright#6
3 TO, 22 MIN
7
Team Stats
CNS
NZL
44% (28-63)
Field Goal %
52% (33-63)
31% (8-26)
Three Point %
41% (12-29)
71% (17-24)
Free Throw %
65% (13-20)
17
Turnovers
14
35
Rebounds
28
Game Information
Christchurch, New Zealand
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 28-63 | 33-63 |
| Field Goal % | 44 | 52 |
| 3PT | 8-26 | 12-29 |
| Three Point % | 31 | 41 |
| FT | 17-24 | 13-20 |
| Free Throw % | 71 | 65 |
| Rebounds | 35 | 28 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 10 | 4 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 25 | 24 |
| Assists | 15 | 18 |
| Steals | 5 | 8 |
| Blocks | 3 | 2 |
| Total Turnovers | 17 | 14 |
| Fouls | 19 | 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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