New Zealand Breakers @ Sydney Kings
NZL leads series 1-0

New Zealand BreakersBreakersNZL
17-10
95
17-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breakers NZL | 30 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 95 |
Kings SYD | 23 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 87 |

Sydney KingsKingsSYD
19-8
87
19-8
| TIME | PLAY | NZL | SYD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Dererk Pardon vs. Xavier Cooks | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:41 | Jarrell Brantley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:38 | Xavier Cooks defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:35 | Jarrell Brantley personal foul | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:19 | Tim Soares bad pass (Will Mcdowell-White steals) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:01 | Thomas Abercrombie makes 3-foot shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:44 | Dejan Vasiljevic makes 4-foot shot | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:30 | Tim Soares personal foul | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:30 | Dererk Pardon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:30 | Dererk Pardon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 8:16 | Dejan Vasiljevic misses 16-foot step back jumpshot | 4 | 2 | |
| 8:12 | Will Mcdowell-White defensive rebound | 4 | 2 | |
| 8:05 | Rayan Rupert makes 21-foot jumper (Will Mcdowell-White assists) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:46 | Derrick Walton Jr turnover Thomas Abercrombie | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:38 | Rayan Rupert misses 19-foot pullup jump shot | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:33 | Justin Simon defensive rebound | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:28 | Justin Simon makes 3-foot shot | 6 | 4 | |
| 7:12 | Dererk Pardon misses layup | 6 | 4 | |
| 7:09 | Justin Simon defensive rebound | 6 | 4 | |
| 7:04 | Derrick Walton Jr makes 25-foot three pointer | 6 | 7 | |
| 6:42 | Justin Simon personal foul | 6 | 7 | |
| 6:42 | Rayan Rupert substitution out | 6 | 7 | |
| 6:42 | Izayah Le'Afa substitution in | 6 | 7 | |
| 6:42 | Will Mcdowell-White makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| 6:42 | Will Mcdowell-White makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| 6:26 | Dejan Vasiljevic makes 3-foot shot | 8 | 9 | |
| 6:07 | Jarrell Brantley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Mcdowell-White assists) | 11 | 9 | |
| 6:04 | Thomas Abercrombie substitution out | 11 | 9 | |
| 6:04 | Barry Brown substitution in | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:50 | Tim Soares misses 13-foot jumper | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:46 | Barry Brown defensive rebound | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:38 | Tim Soares blocks Jarrell Brantley 's 4-foot layup | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:33 | Dejan Vasiljevic defensive rebound | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Will Mcdowell-White personal foul | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Dejan Vasiljevic substitution out | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Xavier Cooks substitution out | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Angus Glover substitution in | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Kouat Noi substitution in | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Dererk Pardon substitution out | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Rob Loe substitution in | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Justin Simon misses free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Justin Simon misses free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | New Zealand Breakers defensive team rebound | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:15 | Justin Simon blocks Barry Brown 's 3-foot layup | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:14 | New Zealand Breakers offensive team rebound | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:12 | Izayah Le'Afa bad pass (Kouat Noi steals) | 11 | 9 | |
| 5:03 | Justin Simon makes layup (Derrick Walton Jr assists) | 11 | 11 | |
| 4:45 | Kouat Noi personal foul | 11 | 11 | |
| 4:45 | Will Mcdowell-White substitution out | 11 | 11 | |
| 4:45 | Thomas Abercrombie substitution in | 11 | 11 | |
| 4:45 | Rob Loe misses free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 11 | |
| 4:45 | Rob Loe misses free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 11 | |
| 4:45 | Justin Simon defensive rebound | 11 | 11 | |
| 4:31 | Justin Simon makes shot | 11 | 13 | |
| 4:31 | Barry Brown personal foul | 11 | 13 | |
| 4:31 | Justin Simon misses free throw 1 of 1 | 11 | 13 | |
| 4:31 | Rob Loe defensive rebound | 11 | 13 | |
| 4:13 | Rob Loe makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrell Brantley assists) | 14 | 13 | |
| 3:55 | Justin Simon makes 8-foot two point shot (Derrick Walton Jr assists) | 14 | 15 | |
| 3:40 | Barry Brown makes shot | 16 | 15 | |
| 3:38 | Justin Simon substitution out | 16 | 15 | |
| 3:38 | Tim Soares substitution out | 16 | 15 | |
| 3:38 | Jaylin Galloway substitution in | 16 | 15 | |
| 3:38 | Xavier Cooks substitution in | 16 | 15 | |
| 3:25 | Derrick Walton Jr bad pass (Barry Brown steals) | 16 | 15 | |
| 3:19 | Jarrell Brantley misses layup | 16 | 15 | |
| 3:16 | Barry Brown offensive rebound | 16 | 15 | |
| 3:15 | Barry Brown makes jumper | 18 | 15 | |
| 3:04 | Derrick Walton Jr makes 21-foot pullup jump shot | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:47 | Rob Loe misses three point jumper | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:44 | Sydney Kings defensive team rebound | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:44 | Derrick Walton Jr substitution out | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:44 | Shaun Bruce substitution in | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:44 | Jarrell Brantley substitution out | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:44 | Rob Loe substitution out | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:44 | Dererk Pardon substitution in | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:44 | Thomas Vodanovich substitution in | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:33 | Xavier Cooks makes 4-foot shot | 18 | 19 | |
| 2:20 | Jaylin Galloway personal foul | 18 | 19 | |
| 2:20 | Barry Brown makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:20 | Barry Brown makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:20 | Izayah Le'Afa substitution out | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:20 | Will Mcdowell-White substitution in | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:08 | Thomas Vodanovich personal foul | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:08 | Angus Glover substitution out | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:08 | Kouat Noi substitution out | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:08 | Jordan Hunter substitution in | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:08 | Dejan Vasiljevic substitution in | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:08 | Thomas Vodanovich substitution out | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:08 | Cameron Gliddon substitution in | 20 | 19 | |
| 2:08 | Xavier Cooks makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 20 | |
| 2:08 | Xavier Cooks misses free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 20 | |
| 2:08 | Thomas Abercrombie defensive rebound | 20 | 20 | |
| 2:03 | Shaun Bruce personal foul | 20 | 20 | |
| 2:03 | Will Mcdowell-White makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 20 | |
| 2:03 | Will Mcdowell-White makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 20 | |
| 1:55 | Thomas Abercrombie personal foul | 22 | 20 | |
| 1:55 | Thomas Abercrombie substitution out | 22 | 20 | |
| 1:55 | Jarrell Brantley substitution in | 22 | 20 | |
| 1:55 | Xavier Cooks makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:55 | Xavier Cooks misses free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:55 | Jordan Hunter offensive rebound | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:34 | Xavier Cooks misses 13-foot two point shot | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:30 | Jarrell Brantley defensive rebound | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:12 | Xavier Cooks blocks Barry Brown 's 3-foot layup | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:12 | New Zealand Breakers offensive team rebound | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:09 | Cameron Gliddon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dererk Pardon assists) | 25 | 21 | |
| 0:53 | Xavier Cooks misses 8-foot two point shot | 25 | 21 | |
| 0:52 | Sydney Kings offensive team rebound | 25 | 21 | |
| 0:52 | Barry Brown personal foul | 25 | 21 | |
| 0:52 | Barry Brown substitution out | 25 | 21 | |
| 0:52 | Izayah Le'Afa substitution in | 25 | 21 | |
| 0:52 | Jordan Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 22 | |
| 0:52 | Jordan Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 23 | |
| 0:38 | Izayah Le'Afa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dererk Pardon assists) | 28 | 23 | |
| 0:30 | Dejan Vasiljevic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 28 | 23 | |
| 0:27 | Shaun Bruce offensive rebound | 28 | 23 | |
| 0:17 | Xavier Cooks bad pass (Jarrell Brantley steals) | 28 | 23 | |
| 0:04 | Dererk Pardon makes 1-foot dunk (Will Mcdowell-White assists) | 30 | 23 | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Sydney, NSW
2025-26 NBL Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 19 | 5 | .792 | - | L1 |
| South East Melbourne | 16 | 7 | .696 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Melbourne | 15 | 9 | .625 | 4 | L2 |
| Sydney | 14 | 9 | .609 | 4.5 | W1 |
| Perth | 13 | 10 | .565 | 5.5 | W2 |
| Tasmania | 12 | 13 | .480 | 7.5 | W2 |
| Illawarra | 8 | 14 | .364 | 10 | L1 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 15 | .348 | 10.5 | L2 |
| Cairns | 6 | 17 | .261 | 12.5 | W1 |
| Brisbane | 6 | 18 | .250 | 13 | L4 |
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