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
| 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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