New Zealand Breakers @ Illawarra Hawks
New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
10-19
71
10-19
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breakers NZL | 12 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 71 |
Hawks HWK | 32 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 109 |
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
109
20-9
Game Leaders
19
P. Jackson-Cartwright#6
8/16 FG, 2/2 FT
19
21
L. Olbrich#30
8/9 FG, 4/6 FT
21
6
S. Mennenga#3
4 DREB, 2 OREB
6
7
D. Days#0
6 DREB, 1 OREB
7
3
P. Jackson-Cartwright#6
3 TO, 25 MIN
3
5
T. Harvey#1
1 TO, 28 MIN
5
Team Stats
NZL
HWK
36% (25-70)
Field Goal %
51% (40-78)
26% (9-34)
Three Point %
41% (11-27)
71% (12-17)
Free Throw %
82% (18-22)
14
Turnovers
9
30
Rebounds
40
Game Information
Wollongong, NSW
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 25-70 | 40-78 |
| Field Goal % | 36 | 51 |
| 3PT | 9-34 | 11-27 |
| Three Point % | 26 | 41 |
| FT | 12-17 | 18-22 |
| Free Throw % | 71 | 82 |
| Rebounds | 30 | 40 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 9 | 10 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 21 | 30 |
| Assists | 14 | 20 |
| Steals | 6 | 5 |
| Blocks | 7 | 4 |
| Total Turnovers | 14 | 9 |
| Fouls | 20 | 14 |
| 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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