Match summary — AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026
CAIRNS TAIPANS defeated NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS 99-95 on in the AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026. CAIRNS TAIPANS won by a 4-point margin. Jack Mcveigh led all scorers with 47 points. CAIRNS TAIPANS shot 55.2% from the field while NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS managed 49.2%. CAIRNS TAIPANS collected 37 rebounds and NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS grabbed 29. 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
99 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Jack Mcveigh | 36:53 | 47 | 16/21 | 10/13 | 6/8 | 9/9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 |
| * Andrew Andrews | 32:41 | 4 | 2/7 | 2/3 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| * Samuel Waardenburg | 29:59 | 16 | 5/8 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 5/7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| * Mojave King | 26:12 | 7 | 3/8 | 3/4 | 0/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| * Kyrin Galloway | 13:56 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Marcus Lee | 22:53 | 15 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Mawot Mag | 14:00 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Admiral Schofield | 13:57 | 4 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lachlan Barker | 07:41 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Adnam | 01:53 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:05 | 99 | 37/67 | 29/41 | 8/26 | 17/22 | 29 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 120 |
NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS
95 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Samuel Mennenga | 33:18 | 24 | 9/17 | 9/15 | 0/2 | 6/9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| * Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 32:32 | 12 | 4/12 | 3/6 | 1/6 | 3/6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| * Izaiah Brockington | 30:00 | 17 | 7/10 | 5/7 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| * Karim Lopez Mondaca | 25:57 | 7 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Reuben Te Rangi | 22:23 | 7 | 3/8 | 2/3 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Tai Jack Webster | 17:24 | 7 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Carlin Davison | 17:14 | 10 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Team totals | 178:48 | 84 | 32/65 | 25/42 | 7/23 | 13/21 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 94 |