New Zealand Breakers vs Cairns Taipans — NBL Result & Stats, 30 September 2026

New Zealand Breakers vs Cairns Taipans: highlights & replays

Official NBL match videos. Select a video to load the NBL player. Availability may depend on your location and subscription.

NBL quarter scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
New Zealand Breakers	19	23	30	26	98
Cairns Taipans	18	17	25	15	75

Game leaders

Team match statistics

Statistic	New Zealand Breakers	Cairns Taipans
PTS	98	75
FG	34-62	29-73
FG%	54.8	39.7
2PT	19-35	22-37
2PT%	54.3	59.5
3PT	15-27	7-36
3PT%	55.6	19.4
FT	15-19	10-12
FT%	78.9	83.3
REB	41	32
OREB	10	13
DREB	31	19
AST	23	14
STL	7	9
BLK	4	3
TO	15	12
PF	12	20

Shooting totals show made–attempted. A dash means a statistic is unavailable.

NBL player box score

New Zealand Breakers

Match box score; shooting totals are made–attempted

Player	Team	MIN	PTS	REB	OREB	DREB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	FG	FG%	2PT	2PT%	3PT	3PT%	FT	FT%	EFF
Reuben Te Rangi #7 F Starter	New Zealand Breakers	20:21	7	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	3	18	3-4	75	2-2	100	1-2	50	0-0	—	9
Dejan Vasiljevic #34 G Starter	New Zealand Breakers	19:26	9	4	0	4	1	1	0	0	1	15	2-5	40	0-1	0	2-4	50	3-4	75	11
Charles Bediako #8 C Starter	New Zealand Breakers	20:30	6	5	0	5	0	0	4	2	0	14	2-3	66.7	2-3	66.7	0-0	—	2-2	100	12
Sam Mennenga #3 F Starter	New Zealand Breakers	32:00	18	9	4	5	6	1	0	4	1	26	5-8	62.5	5-8	62.5	0-0	—	8-11	72.7	24
Parker Jackson-Cartwright #6 G Starter	New Zealand Breakers	35:12	27	2	0	2	10	1	0	4	3	28	10-18	55.6	5-10	50	5-8	62.5	2-2	100	28
Carlin Davison #0 F	New Zealand Breakers	19:55	9	7	0	7	3	3	0	2	1	8	4-4	100	3-3	100	1-1	100	0-0	—	20
Izayah Le'Afa #2 G	New Zealand Breakers	15:34	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2-5	40	0-1	0	2-4	50	0-0	—	2
Tukaha Cooper #4 G	New Zealand Breakers	00:39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	—	0-0	—	0-0	—	0-0	—	0
Anzac Rissetto #13 F	New Zealand Breakers	04:51	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0	0-1	0	0-0	—	0-0	—	1
Kouat Noi #12 F	New Zealand Breakers	06:17	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	1-5	20	1-3	33.3	0-2	0	0-0	—	0
Kael Robinson #21 F	New Zealand Breakers	00:39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	—	0-0	—	0-0	—	0-0	—	0
Mojave King #9 G	New Zealand Breakers	24:36	14	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	6	5-9	55.6	1-3	33.3	4-6	66.7	0-0	—	11

Cairns Taipans

Match box score; shooting totals are made–attempted

Player	Team	MIN	PTS	REB	OREB	DREB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	FG	FG%	2PT	2PT%	3PT	3PT%	FT	FT%	EFF
Malique Lewis #33 F Starter	Cairns Taipans	33:14	11	4	0	4	3	1	1	1	4	-21	4-8	50	3-4	75	1-4	25	2-2	100	15
Keanu Pinder #25 F Starter	Cairns Taipans	21:30	6	7	1	6	2	4	0	0	4	-15	2-9	22.2	2-6	33.3	0-3	0	2-2	100	12
Jack McVeigh #9 F Starter	Cairns Taipans	31:41	16	1	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	-22	7-21	33.3	6-10	60	1-11	9.1	1-1	100	3
Reyne Smith #2 G Starter	Cairns Taipans	14:36	10	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	-7	4-9	44.4	2-2	100	2-7	28.6	0-0	—	8
Jaylon Brown #3 G Starter	Cairns Taipans	27:00	9	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	-18	2-9	22.2	2-5	40	0-4	0	5-7	71.4	1
Sunday Dech #44 G	Cairns Taipans	12:56	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	1-3	33.3	1-2	50	0-1	0	0-0	—	4
Shaun Bruce #7 G	Cairns Taipans	17:33	5	3	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	-12	2-4	50	1-2	50	1-2	50	0-0	—	7
Kyrin Galloway #14 F	Cairns Taipans	11:08	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	-5	2-2	100	1-1	100	1-1	100	0-0	—	6
Jonah Bolden #43 C	Cairns Taipans	22:03	6	5	1	4	0	2	2	1	1	-11	3-5	60	3-3	100	0-2	0	0-0	—	12
Lloyd McVeigh #1 G	Cairns Taipans	03:52	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	1-1	100	1-1	100	0-0	—	0-0	—	2
Walter Brown #22 F	Cairns Taipans	04:27	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	-4	1-2	50	0-1	0	1-1	100	0-0	—	1

NBL play-by-play

Period / clock	Team / player	Event	Home – away
Q1		Full time	0–0
Q1		Period - Period pending	0–0
Q1		Tip-off	0–0
Q1 10:00		Period - Period start	0–0
Q1 10:00		Clock - Start Clock	0–0
Q1 10:00	New Zealand Breakers Charles Bediako	Jump Ball - Lost	0–0
Q1 10:00	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	Jump Ball - Won	0–0
Q1 09:57	New Zealand Breakers	Possession Arrow	0–0
Q1 09:57	Cairns Taipans	Possession	0–0
Q1 09:46	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	0–0
Q1 09:46	New Zealand Breakers Charles Bediako	Rebound - Defensive Rebound	0–0
Q1 09:43	New Zealand Breakers	Possession	0–0
Q1 09:21	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	2–0
Q1 09:17	Cairns Taipans	Possession	2–0
Q1 09:07	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	2–0
Q1 09:07	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	Rebound - Defensive Rebound	2–0
Q1 09:03	New Zealand Breakers	Possession	2–0
Q1 08:59		Clock - Stop Clock	2–0
Q1 08:59		Clock - Start Clock	2–0
Q1 08:58		Clock - Stop Clock	2–0
Q1 08:58		Clock - Start Clock	2–0
Q1 08:56	New Zealand Breakers Reuben Te Rangi	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	4–0
Q1 08:56	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	Assist	4–0
Q1 08:55	Cairns Taipans	Possession	4–0
Q1 08:47		Clock - Stop Clock	4–0
Q1 08:47	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	Foul · Drawn	4–0
Q1 08:47	New Zealand Breakers Reuben Te Rangi	Foul - Personal Foul	4–0
Q1 08:47		Clock - Start Clock	4–0
Q1 08:40	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	4–0
Q1 08:40	New Zealand Breakers Charles Bediako	Rebound - Defensive Rebound	4–0
Q1 08:36	New Zealand Breakers	Possession	4–0
Q1 08:29	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	7–0
Q1 08:29	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	Assist	7–0
Q1 08:28	Cairns Taipans	Possession	7–0
Q1 08:12	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	7–0
Q1 08:12	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	Rebound - Offensive Rebound	7–0
Q1 08:02	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — made	7–2
Q1 08:00	New Zealand Breakers	Possession	7–2
Q1 07:38	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	9–2
Q1 07:36	Cairns Taipans	Possession	9–2
Q1 07:27		Clock - Stop Clock	9–2
Q1 07:27	New Zealand Breakers Charles Bediako	block	9–2
Q1 07:27	Cairns Taipans	Rebound - Offensive Rebound	9–2
Q1 07:27	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Layup — missed	9–2
Q1 07:27		Clock - Start Clock	9–2
Q1 07:27		Clock - Stop Clock	9–2
Q1 07:27		Clock - Start Clock	9–2
Q1 07:26		Clock - Stop Clock	9–2
Q1 07:26	New Zealand Breakers Reuben Te Rangi	Substitution - Substitution Out	9–2
Q1 07:26	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	Substitution - Substitution In	9–2

NBL shot chart

View shot-by-shot details

Period / clock	Team / player	Event	Home – away
Q1 09:46	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	0–0
Q1 09:21	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	2–0
Q1 09:07	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	2–0
Q1 08:56	New Zealand Breakers Reuben Te Rangi	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	4–0
Q1 08:40	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	4–0
Q1 08:29	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	7–0
Q1 08:12	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	7–0
Q1 08:02	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — made	7–2
Q1 07:38	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	9–2
Q1 07:27	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Layup — missed	9–2
Q1 07:21	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	9–2
Q1 06:59	Cairns Taipans Malique Lewis	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	9–2
Q1 06:55	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	2-Point Shot - Tip-In — made · Tip In	9–4
Q1 06:41	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	9–4
Q1 06:29	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	9–4
Q1 06:04	Cairns Taipans Malique Lewis	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	9–7
Q1 05:45	New Zealand Breakers Charles Bediako	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — made	11–7
Q1 05:26	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	11–7
Q1 05:16	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — missed	11–7
Q1 05:05	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	11–7
Q1 04:43	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	11–10
Q1 03:56	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	3-Point Shot - Step-Back Jump Shot — made · Step Back Jump Shot	14–11
Q1 03:31	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	14–11
Q1 03:04	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Turnaround Jump Shot — made · Turn Around Jump Shot	14–13
Q1 02:51	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	17–13
Q1 02:34	Cairns Taipans Jonah Bolden	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	17–13
Q1 02:17	New Zealand Breakers Kouat Noi	2-Point Shot - Layup — missed	17–13
Q1 02:14	New Zealand Breakers Kouat Noi	2-Point Shot - Tip-In — made · Tip In	19–13
Q1 01:48	Cairns Taipans Shaun Bruce	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — made	19–15
Q1 01:19	New Zealand Breakers Kouat Noi	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	19–15
Q1 00:54	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Turnaround Jump Shot — missed · Turn Around Jump Shot	19–15
Q1 00:41	New Zealand Breakers Anzac Rissetto	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	19–15
Q1 00:33	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	19–15
Q1 00:12	New Zealand Breakers Izayah Le'Afa	3-Point Shot - Pull-Up Jump Shot — missed · Pull Up Jump Shot	19–15
Q1 00:01	Cairns Taipans Shaun Bruce	3-Point Shot - Pull-Up Jump Shot — made · Pull Up Jump Shot	19–18
Q2 09:42	New Zealand Breakers Kouat Noi	2-Point Shot - Layup — missed	19–18
Q2 09:34	New Zealand Breakers Kouat Noi	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	19–18
Q2 09:16	Cairns Taipans Malique Lewis	2-Point Shot - Pull-Up Jump Shot — made · Pull Up Jump Shot	19–20
Q2 08:37	Cairns Taipans Shaun Bruce	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	19–20
Q2 08:31	Cairns Taipans Malique Lewis	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	19–20
Q2 08:11	Cairns Taipans Kyrin Galloway	2-Point Shot - Dunk — made	19–22
Q2 07:50	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	19–22
Q2 07:44	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	22–22
Q2 07:31	Cairns Taipans Shaun Bruce	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	22–22
Q2 07:17	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	22–22
Q2 06:59	Cairns Taipans Malique Lewis	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	22–24
Q2 06:40	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — made	24–24
Q2 06:18	Cairns Taipans Sunday Dech	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	24–26
Q2 05:48	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	24–26
Q2 05:13	New Zealand Breakers Charles Bediako	2-Point Shot - Layup — missed	24–26
Q2 04:56	New Zealand Breakers Dejan Vasiljevic	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	27–26
Q2 04:40	Cairns Taipans Jonah Bolden	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — made	27–28
Q2 04:16	New Zealand Breakers Dejan Vasiljevic	3-Point Shot - Fadeaway — missed · Fade Away	27–28
Q2 03:57	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	27–28
Q2 03:49	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	27–28
Q2 03:13	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — missed	29–28
Q2 03:05	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	32–28
Q2 02:44	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Step-Back Jump Shot — made · Step Back Jump Shot	32–30
Q2 02:31	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	34–30
Q2 02:19	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	34–30
Q2 01:50	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	2-Point Shot - Hook Shot — made	35–32
Q2 01:27	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Pull-Up Jump Shot — made · Pull Up Jump Shot	37–32
Q2 01:12	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	37–32
Q2 00:51	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Step-Back Jump Shot — made · Step Back Jump Shot	39–35
Q2 00:31	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	3-Point Shot - Pull-Up Jump Shot — made · Pull Up Jump Shot	42–35
Q2 00:03	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Step-Back Jump Shot — missed · Step Back Jump Shot	42–35
Q3 09:41	New Zealand Breakers Dejan Vasiljevic	2-Point Shot - Step-Back Jump Shot — missed · Step Back Jump Shot	42–35
Q3 09:21	Cairns Taipans Keanu Pinder	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	42–35
Q3 09:11	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Floating Jump Shot — missed	42–35
Q3 09:00	Cairns Taipans Malique Lewis	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	42–37
Q3 08:35	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	45–37
Q3 08:31	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	3-Point Shot - Pull-Up Jump Shot — made · Pull Up Jump Shot	48–37
Q3 08:05	Cairns Taipans Kyrin Galloway	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	48–40
Q3 07:51	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	50–40
Q3 07:22	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	54–42
Q3 07:10	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — missed	54–42
Q3 07:01	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	57–42
Q3 06:38	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	57–42
Q3 06:34	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Hook Shot — made	57–44
Q3 06:11	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — missed	57–44
Q3 05:49	New Zealand Breakers Charles Bediako	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	59–44
Q3 05:33	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Step-Back Jump Shot — missed · Step Back Jump Shot	59–44
Q3 05:26	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	59–46
Q3 05:02	New Zealand Breakers Dejan Vasiljevic	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	62–46
Q3 04:43	Cairns Taipans Jonah Bolden	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	62–46
Q3 04:28	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	62–46
Q3 04:22	Cairns Taipans Sunday Dech	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	62–46
Q3 04:05	New Zealand Breakers Dejan Vasiljevic	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	62–46
Q3 03:52	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	62–46
Q3 03:43	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Floating Jump Shot — made	62–48
Q3 03:16	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	62–52
Q3 02:45	Cairns Taipans Sunday Dech	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	64–52
Q3 02:23	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	64–52
Q3 01:45	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	2-Point Shot - Pull-Up Jump Shot — made · Pull Up Jump Shot	64–54
Q3 01:22	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	2-Point Shot - Floating Jump Shot — made	66–56
Q3 01:12	New Zealand Breakers Reuben Te Rangi	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	69–56
Q3 00:52	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	69–58
Q3 00:32	New Zealand Breakers Izayah Le'Afa	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	72–58
Q3 00:05	Cairns Taipans Jonah Bolden	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	72–60
Q3 00:00	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Turnaround Jump Shot — missed · Turn Around Jump Shot	72–60
Q4 09:48	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	72–60
Q4 09:13	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	72–60
Q4 08:42	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	72–61
Q4 08:31	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	72–61
Q4 08:25	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	3-Point Shot — missed	72–61
Q4 08:13	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	74–61
Q4 07:47	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Fadeaway — made · Fade Away	74–63
Q4 07:27	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	74–63
Q4 07:23	New Zealand Breakers Carlin Davison	2-Point Shot — made · Alley Oop Dunk	76–63
Q4 07:02	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	76–63
Q4 06:56	Cairns Taipans Jonah Bolden	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	76–65
Q4 06:35	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Pull-Up Jump Shot — made · Pull Up Jump Shot	78–65
Q4 06:10	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	80–65
Q4 05:57	Cairns Taipans Malique Lewis	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	80–65
Q4 05:51	Cairns Taipans Malique Lewis	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	80–65
Q4 05:32	New Zealand Breakers Parker Jackson-Cartwright	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	80–65
Q4 05:00	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	84–65
Q4 04:43	Cairns Taipans Jack McVeigh	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	84–65
Q4 04:28	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	84–65
Q4 04:15	New Zealand Breakers Carlin Davison	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	87–65
Q4 03:35	Cairns Taipans Jaylon Brown	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	89–67
Q4 03:15	New Zealand Breakers Izayah Le'Afa	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	89–68
Q4 03:08	New Zealand Breakers Sam Mennenga	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	89–68
Q4 02:52	New Zealand Breakers Carlin Davison	2-Point Shot - Layup — made	91–68
Q4 02:41	Cairns Taipans Walter Brown	2-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	91–68
Q4 02:31	New Zealand Breakers Izayah Le'Afa	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	94–68
Q4 02:16	Cairns Taipans Walter Brown	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — made	94–71
Q4 01:40	Cairns Taipans Lloyd McVeigh	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — made	94–73
Q4 01:25	New Zealand Breakers Reuben Te Rangi	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	94–73
Q4 01:09	New Zealand Breakers Reuben Te Rangi	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — made	96–75
Q4 00:58	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	3-Point Shot - Step-Back Jump Shot — missed · Step Back Jump Shot	96–75
Q4 00:48	New Zealand Breakers Carlin Davison	2-Point Shot - Driving Layup — made	98–75
Q4 00:19	New Zealand Breakers Mojave King	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	98–75
Q4 00:08	Cairns Taipans Reyne Smith	3-Point Shot - Jump Shot — missed	98–75
Q4 00:01	New Zealand Breakers Izayah Le'Afa	2-Point Shot - Floating Jump Shot — missed	98–75

Before tip-off

Regular-season results before this game. These records cover the fixtures available on this site.

New Zealand Breakers

Pre-game season record: 1–2 (3 games)

Points per game: 91 · Conceded: 88.7

Last five regular-season games

L Perth Wildcats 97–93 New Zealand Breakers 26 Sep 2026, 9:30 PM AESTL Brisbane Bullets 88–85 New Zealand Breakers 22 Sep 2026, 7:30 PM AESTW New Zealand Breakers 95–81 Illawarra Hawks 20 Sep 2026, 3:00 PM AEST

Cairns Taipans

Pre-game season record: 1–2 (3 games)

Points per game: 84 · Conceded: 93.7

Last five regular-season games

L Adelaide 36ers 83–69 Cairns Taipans 27 Sep 2026, 4:00 PM AESTW Cairns Taipans 93–87 Tasmania JackJumpers 23 Sep 2026, 7:30 PM AESTL Sydney Kings 111–90 Cairns Taipans 20 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM AEST

Featured players

Current season averages for the featured players. These may include later games and do not confirm the starting five or player availability.

NBL head-to-head results

How to watch New Zealand Breakers vs Cairns Taipans in Australia

Listed broadcasters do not guarantee replay availability. Access can depend on your location and subscription.