AUSTRALIA NBL BLITZ 2025-2026
August 31, 2025
Match Summary
NEW ZEALAND defeated CAIRNS TAIPANS 94-75 on August 31, 2025 in the AUSTRALIA NBL BLITZ 2025-2026. NEW ZEALAND won by a 19-point margin. Reuben Te Rangi led all scorers with 20 points. NEW ZEALAND shot 51.5% from the field while CAIRNS TAIPANS managed 34.8%. NEW ZEALAND collected 32 rebounds and CAIRNS TAIPANS grabbed 40. This game was played as part of the AUSTRALIA NBL BLITZ 2025-2026 season in World Championship.
Points Leader
Reuben Te Rangi PF
31 yrs (1994) 6'7" - 2.01m
Efficiency Leader
Reuben Te Rangi PF
31 yrs (1994) 6'7" - 2.01m
NEW ZEALAND
| Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Reuben Te Rangi | 27:08 | 20 | 7/12 | 4/8 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| * Samuel Mennenga | 25:24 | 18 | 7/12 | 5/6 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| * Carlin Davison | 24:20 | 5 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| * Izaiah Brockington | 23:35 | 18 | 7/13 | 6/10 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| * Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 03:41 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Bairstow | 29:59 | 12 | 5/7 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | 24:47 | 11 | 3/8 | 1/1 | 2/7 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Taylor Britt | 18:26 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Maxwell Darling | 12:38 | 6 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Liam Judd | 07:47 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Leger | 02:24 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 200:09 | 94 | 35/68 | 24/42 | 11/26 | 13/19 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 115 |
CAIRNS TAIPANS
| Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Kody Stattmann | 25:26 | 15 | 6/11 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| * Jack Mcveigh | 24:47 | 9 | 1/6 | 0/2 | 1/4 | 6/6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| * Alex Higgins-Titsha | 23:29 | 13 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| * Samuel Waardenburg | 20:44 | 7 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| * Marcus Lee | 17:05 | 6 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Kyrin Galloway | 26:17 | 12 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Lloyd Mcveigh | 25:35 | 4 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Kyle Adnam | 18:57 | 7 | 2/10 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lachlan Barker | 13:51 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jed Richardson | 03:49 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 75 | 23/66 | 16/44 | 7/22 | 22/27 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 78 |
* Players marked with * are starters.