Match summary — AUSTRALIA NBL 2017-2018
CAIRNS TAIPANS lost to NEW ZEALAND 70-73 on in the AUSTRALIA NBL 2017-2018. NEW ZEALAND won by a 3-point margin. Michael Carrera led all scorers with 16 points. CAIRNS TAIPANS shot 36.9% from the field while NEW ZEALAND managed 42.1%. CAIRNS TAIPANS collected 26 rebounds and NEW ZEALAND grabbed 39. This game was played as part of the AUSTRALIA NBL 2017-2018 season in Australia. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
CAIRNS TAIPANS
70 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Nnanna Egwu | 30:25 | 7 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| * Scoochie Smith | 25:57 | 12 | 3/11 | 3/8 | 0/3 | 6/7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| * Michael Carrera | 20:51 | 16 | 6/9 | 5/8 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| * Cameron Gliddon | 18:21 | 3 | 1/10 | 0/3 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| * Stephen Weigh | 17:43 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Loughton | 28:15 | 13 | 4/10 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Mitch Mccarron | 23:17 | 4 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Jarrad Weeks | 16:48 | 10 | 4/8 | 2/3 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Damon Heuir | 14:43 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 196:20 | 70 | 24/65 | 17/41 | 7/24 | 15/18 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 59 |
NEW ZEALAND
73 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Edgar Sosa | 27:57 | 9 | 3/9 | 1/2 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| * Thomas Abercrombie | 25:48 | 12 | 3/7 | 0/3 | 3/4 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| * D.j. Newbill | 25:05 | 10 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| * Mika Vukona | 22:01 | 10 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| * Alex Pledger | 15:57 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Robert Loe | 23:00 | 2 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 2/4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Penney | 20:44 | 16 | 6/8 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Shea Ili | 20:12 | 2 | 0/5 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Finn Delany | 19:10 | 11 | 4/6 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Team totals | 199:54 | 73 | 24/57 | 13/32 | 11/25 | 14/23 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 81 |