Match summary — AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026
CAIRNS TAIPANS lost to NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS 96-102 on in the AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026. NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS won by a 6-point margin. Jack Mcveigh led all scorers with 35 points. CAIRNS TAIPANS shot 48.5% from the field while NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS managed 54.2%. CAIRNS TAIPANS collected 25 rebounds and NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026 season in Australia. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
CAIRNS TAIPANS
96 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Jack Mcveigh | 40:00 | 35 | 12/21 | 7/9 | 5/12 | 6/6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| * Andrew Andrews | 37:08 | 23 | 8/16 | 7/13 | 1/3 | 6/6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| * Kyrin Galloway | 33:26 | 8 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 3/3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| * Mojave King | 23:38 | 9 | 3/7 | 0/1 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| * Marcus Lee | 15:35 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Admiral Schofield | 23:50 | 6 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Lachlan Barker | 18:08 | 9 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Mawot Mag | 08:21 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 200:06 | 96 | 32/66 | 18/33 | 14/33 | 18/24 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 101 |
NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS
102 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 33:00 | 20 | 7/15 | 5/8 | 2/7 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| * Samuel Mennenga | 30:20 | 22 | 7/15 | 6/11 | 1/4 | 7/13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| * Izaiah Brockington | 26:23 | 22 | 6/9 | 6/7 | 0/2 | 10/11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| * Karim Lopez Mondaca | 20:17 | 15 | 6/8 | 5/6 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Reuben Te Rangi | 20:50 | 5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Carlin Davison | 19:26 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | 12:20 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Robert Loe | 07:08 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Taylor Britt | 06:56 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 176:40 | 92 | 32/59 | 27/39 | 5/20 | 23/32 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 99 |