New Zealand Breakers @ Cairns Taipans

New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
10-19
92
10-19
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breakers NZL | 21 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 92 |
Taipans CNS | 15 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 68 |

Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
68
8-21
Game Leaders



23
M. Mooney#13
9/14 FG, 2/4 FT
23

21
T. Groves#22
8/13 FG, 2/6 FT
21

12
T. Fall#99
8 DREB, 4 OREB
12

8
T. Groves#22
5 DREB, 3 OREB
8

10
M. Mooney#13
2 TO, 32 MIN
10

5
T. Armstrong#1
3 TO, 25 MIN
5
Team Stats

NZL

CNS
55% (35-64)
Field Goal %
32% (20-62)
38% (8-21)
Three Point %
28% (9-32)
52% (14-27)
Free Throw %
61% (19-31)
17
Turnovers
14
45
Rebounds
29
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
| FG | 35-64 | 20-62 |
| Field Goal % | 55 | 32 |
| 3PT | 8-21 | 9-32 |
| Three Point % | 38 | 28 |
| FT | 14-27 | 19-31 |
| Free Throw % | 52 | 61 |
| Rebounds | 45 | 29 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 12 | 8 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 33 | 21 |
| Assists | 19 | 16 |
| Steals | 9 | 8 |
| Blocks | 5 | 5 |
| Total Turnovers | 17 | 14 |
| Fouls | 25 | 22 |
| Technical Fouls | 1 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Matchups
2025-26 NBL Standings
| Team | 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 |
NBL News

'Dream come true': teen star Sitaya Fagan to make Opals debut
Sitaya Fagan, one of Australian basketball's biggest and brightest young stars, will make her Opals debut in Melbourne this July.
15h

World Cup winner Gordon Herbert joins NZ Breakers as new head coach
Gordon Herbert has signed a two-year deal to become the new head coach of the New Zealand Breakers, sources told ESPN.
17h

Ingles returns to NBL to scratch his competitive itch
With Joe Ingles confirming his return to the NBL with Melbourne United, he sat down with ESPN's Olgun Uluc to discuss his career and current motivations.
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