New Zealand Breakers @ Cairns Taipans
New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
17-10
82
17-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breakers NZL | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 82 |
Taipans CNS | 23 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 71 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
17-10
71
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Game Leaders
20
J. Brantley#1
9/18 FG, 0/2 FT
20
15
S. Waardenburg#21
6/8 FG, 2/2 FT
15
11
D. Pardon#0
8 DREB, 3 OREB
11
10
K. Pinder#25
6 DREB, 4 OREB
10
8
W. McDowell-White#7
4 TO, 32 MIN
8
7
S. Scott#3
4 TO, 30 MIN
7
Team Stats
NZL
CNS
47% (32-68)
Field Goal %
41% (28-69)
32% (11-34)
Three Point %
28% (7-25)
54% (7-13)
Free Throw %
57% (8-14)
17
Turnovers
14
39
Rebounds
33
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 32-68 | 28-69 |
| Field Goal % | 47 | 41 |
| 3PT | 11-34 | 7-25 |
| Three Point % | 32 | 28 |
| FT | 7-13 | 8-14 |
| Free Throw % | 54 | 57 |
| Rebounds | 39 | 33 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 9 | 8 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 30 | 25 |
| Assists | 17 | 16 |
| Steals | 10 | 10 |
| Blocks | 3 | 4 |
| Total Turnovers | 17 | 14 |
| Fouls | 13 | 16 |
| 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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