Cairns Taipans @ New Zealand Breakers
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
17-10
85
17-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 21 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 85 |
Breakers NZL | 14 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 83 |
New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
17-10
83
17-10
Game Leaders
18
D. Hogg#3
8/16 FG, 1/1 FT
18
29
W. McDowell-White#7
9/14 FG, 4/4 FT
29
10
S. Waardenburg#21
7 DREB, 3 OREB
10
14
J. Brantley#1
11 DREB, 3 OREB
14
3
S. Scott#3
3 TO, 25 MIN
3
5
W. McDowell-White#7
5 TO, 35 MIN
5
Team Stats
CNS
NZL
46% (32-69)
Field Goal %
41% (27-66)
35% (8-23)
Three Point %
44% (15-34)
76% (13-17)
Free Throw %
67% (14-21)
14
Turnovers
17
35
Rebounds
32
Game Information
Auckland, New Zealand
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 32-69 | 27-66 |
| Field Goal % | 46 | 41 |
| 3PT | 8-23 | 15-34 |
| Three Point % | 35 | 44 |
| FT | 13-17 | 14-21 |
| Free Throw % | 76 | 67 |
| Rebounds | 35 | 32 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 9 | 11 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 26 | 21 |
| Assists | 8 | 17 |
| Steals | 7 | 9 |
| Blocks | 2 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 14 | 17 |
| Fouls | 18 | 20 |
| Technical Fouls | 1 | 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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