Match summary — AUSTRALIA NBL 2014-2015
NEW ZEALAND defeated CAIRNS TAIPANS 83-81 on in the AUSTRALIA NBL 2014-2015. NEW ZEALAND won by a 2-point margin. Thomas Abercrombie led all scorers with 19 points. NEW ZEALAND shot 45.3% from the field while CAIRNS TAIPANS managed 41.9%. NEW ZEALAND collected 34 rebounds and CAIRNS TAIPANS grabbed 39. This game was played as part of the AUSTRALIA NBL 2014-2015 season in Australia. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
NEW ZEALAND
83 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Cedric Jackson | 34:00 | 15 | 6/17 | 4/11 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| * Thomas Abercrombie | 33:57 | 19 | 7/12 | 5/8 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| * Corey Webster | 27:01 | 11 | 5/11 | 4/9 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| * Mika Vukona | 25:09 | 9 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| * Ekene Ibekwe | 24:57 | 14 | 6/12 | 6/12 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Tai Wesley | 23:05 | 12 | 6/9 | 6/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Rhys Carter | 18:57 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Alex Pledger | 06:47 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reuben Te Rangi | 06:02 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 199:55 | 83 | 34/75 | 29/59 | 5/16 | 10/14 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 97 |
CAIRNS TAIPANS
81 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Cameron Gliddon | 33:50 | 16 | 6/12 | 2/2 | 4/10 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| * Scottie Wilbekin | 32:23 | 10 | 4/15 | 4/10 | 0/5 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| * Alex Loughton | 17:52 | 4 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| * Stephen Weigh | 17:26 | 8 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| * Matt Burston | 16:14 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Tragardh | 29:24 | 17 | 8/17 | 8/17 | 0/0 | 1/5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Torrey Craig | 25:56 | 16 | 6/12 | 2/3 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Shaun Bruce | 13:45 | 7 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mitchell Young | 13:05 | 3 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Team totals | 199:55 | 81 | 31/74 | 21/47 | 10/27 | 9/15 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 76 |