NBL · 25 Oct 2026
Cairns Taipans – New Zealand Breakers
Cairns Taipans beat New Zealand Breakers 86–84 (NBL, 25 Oct 2026). Top scorers: J. McVeigh 18 points (Cairns Taipans), S. Mennenga 22 points (New Zealand Breakers). The result by quarter, both teams' season so far and their last games.
The game
Cairns TaipansScore: 86–84
New Zealand Breakers- Tip-off
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Taipans | 16 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 86 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 25 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 84 |
Top scorers
Cairns Taipans: J. McVeigh 18, J. Galloway 18, K. Pinder 15New Zealand Breakers: S. Mennenga 22, C. Bediako 15, P. Jackson 14
Box score
Cairns Taipans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 2P | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. McVeigh | 28:56 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 3/6 | 3/7 | 3/4 |
| J. Galloway | 26:32 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 1/2 |
| K. Pinder | 20:30 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/5 | 2/3 |
| M. Lewis | 33:44 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4/5 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| J. Brown | 27:41 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0/5 | 1/6 | 0/2 |
| R. Smith | 19:56 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 0/0 |
| J. Bolden | 22:02 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| L. Paul | 9:53 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 3/4 |
| K. Galloway | 10:46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
New Zealand Breakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 2P | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Mennenga | 35:55 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3/10 | 4/8 | 4/10 |
| C. Bediako | 30:01 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 5/9 |
| P. Jackson | 26:55 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 2/2 |
| D. Vasiljevic | 20:58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/4 | 0/0 |
| R. Te | 22:10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| C. Davison | 18:29 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| N. Weidemann | 12:30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| M. King | 27:14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 0/0 |
| K. Noi | 5:48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Players who played, the starters first. MIN minutes, PTS points, REB rebounds, AST assists; 2P, 3P and FT made/attempted, – where the numbers do not add up.
Both teams this season
Cairns Taipans
4th in the table · 9 games: 5 W, 4 L · points 810:864
Form win, win, win, loss, win
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| v New Zealand Breakers | 86–84 | W | |
| at South East Melbourne | 83–115 | L | |
| at Illawarra Hawks | 110–100 | W | |
| v Brisbane Bullets | 97–91 | W | |
| at Melbourne United | 107–95 | W |
New Zealand Breakers
8th in the table · 9 games: 4 W, 5 L · points 821:798
Form win, loss, win, loss, loss
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| at Cairns Taipans | 84–86 | L | |
| at Tasmania JackJumpers | 92–98 | L | |
| at Sydney | 102–101 | W | |
| at Perth | 84–100 | L | |
| at Adelaide | 88–72 | W |
Form: the last five games, oldest on the left. W win, L loss.
Against each other this season
| Date | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | New Zealand Breakers – Cairns Taipans | 98:75 |
