Match summary — AUSTRALIA NBL 2026-2027
NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS defeated ILLAWARRA HAWKS 95-81 on in the AUSTRALIA NBL 2026-2027. NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS won by a 14-point margin. Samuel Mennenga led all scorers with 27 points. NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS shot 47.9% from the field while ILLAWARRA HAWKS managed 40.3%. NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS collected 31 rebounds and ILLAWARRA HAWKS grabbed 42. This game was played as part of the AUSTRALIA NBL 2026-2027 season in Australia. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | * Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 36:17 | 23 | 7/17 | 7/13 | 0/4 | 9/10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | * Samuel Mennenga | 33:08 | 27 | 11/17 | 10/13 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| 34 | * Dejan Vasiljevic | 27:20 | 24 | 8/14 | 2/4 | 6/10 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | * Charles Bediako | 22:56 | 6 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | * Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | 17:50 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Reuben Te Rangi | 23:32 | 11 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Mojave Jackson King | 20:08 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | Carlin Davison | 13:26 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Kouat Noi | 05:35 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:12 | 95 | 35/73 | 25/45 | 10/28 | 15/16 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 107 | |
ILLAWARRA HAWKS
81 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | * William Hickey | 34:53 | 18 | 8/11 | 6/9 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 35 | * Milton Doyle | 26:53 | 10 | 2/12 | 2/7 | 0/5 | 6/7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 30 | * Kelan Martin | 26:24 | 13 | 4/14 | 3/6 | 1/8 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | * Wani Swaka Lo Buluk | 25:41 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | * Samson Froling | 15:42 | 9 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Tyler Harvey | 28:56 | 14 | 4/11 | 1/3 | 3/8 | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 21 | Todd Blanchfield | 13:06 | 7 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Mason Peatling | 10:36 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Darius Days | 06:56 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Johny Narkle | 06:44 | 4 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Kyle Adnam | 04:14 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 200:05 | 81 | 29/72 | 22/41 | 7/31 | 16/25 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 86 | |