New Zealand Breakers @ Cairns Taipans
New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
10-19
77
10-19
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breakers NZL | 28 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 77 |
Taipans CNS | 23 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
69
8-21
Game Leaders
15
M. Mooney#13
5/16 FG, 3/3 FT
15
33
R. Edwards#2
13/23 FG, 3/4 FT
33
8
F. Gillespie#33
4 DREB, 4 OREB
8
8
A. Gak#13
4 DREB, 4 OREB
8
5
P. Jackson-Cartwright#6
3 TO, 31 MIN
5
7
T. Armstrong#1
5 TO, 29 MIN
7
Team Stats
NZL
CNS
43% (30-70)
Field Goal %
44% (27-62)
32% (8-25)
Three Point %
26% (8-31)
75% (9-12)
Free Throw %
70% (7-10)
14
Turnovers
16
33
Rebounds
30
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 30-70 | 27-62 |
| Field Goal % | 43 | 44 |
| 3PT | 8-25 | 8-31 |
| Three Point % | 32 | 26 |
| FT | 9-12 | 7-10 |
| Free Throw % | 75 | 70 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 30 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 15 | 10 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 18 | 20 |
| Assists | 14 | 15 |
| Steals | 5 | 6 |
| Blocks | 2 | 5 |
| Total Turnovers | 14 | 16 |
| Fouls | 12 | 19 |
| 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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