New Zealand Breakers @ Cairns Taipans
New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
13-15
111
13-15
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breakers NZL | 36 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 111 |
Taipans CNS | 18 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 82 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
12-16
82
12-16
Game Leaders
29
A. Lamb#44
11/20 FG, 3/6 FT
29
15
T. Armstrong#1
5/7 FG, 3/3 FT
15
8
A. Lamb#44
6 DREB, 2 OREB
8
6
S. Waardenburg#21
5 DREB, 1 OREB
6
8
P. Jackson-Cartwright#6
4 TO, 30 MIN
8
5
P. Miller#1
4 TO, 24 MIN
5
Team Stats
NZL
CNS
59% (37-63)
Field Goal %
47% (32-68)
44% (12-27)
Three Point %
32% (7-22)
74% (25-34)
Free Throw %
58% (11-19)
11
Turnovers
13
37
Rebounds
29
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 37-63 | 32-68 |
| Field Goal % | 59 | 47 |
| 3PT | 12-27 | 7-22 |
| Three Point % | 44 | 32 |
| FT | 25-34 | 11-19 |
| Free Throw % | 74 | 58 |
| Rebounds | 37 | 29 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 8 | 9 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 29 | 20 |
| Assists | 19 | 16 |
| Steals | 6 | 4 |
| Blocks | 4 | 1 |
| Total Turnovers | 11 | 13 |
| Fouls | 18 | 28 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 1 |
| 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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