Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers

NBL

Final

Adelaide 36ers

72–88

New Zealand Breakers

Match events

Adelaide 36ersNew Zealand Breakers

	1	2	3	4	T
Adelaide 36ers	19	23	15	15	72
New Zealand Breakers	23	25	12	28	88

6Lead changes

5Times tied

19Biggest leadNew Zealand Breakers

1st quarter

End of quarter19–23

2nd quarter

Lead changeBryce Cotton25ft three
9:0624–23
8:4624–26
Lead changeParker Jackson-Cartwright24ft three
Lead changeBryce Cotton24ft three · ast Rasmussen
6:3332–30
4:5434–37
Lead changeKouat Noi

3rd quarter

End of quarter57–60

4th quarter

9:0757–66
8–0 run
0:0769–88
9–0 run
Full-time72–88

Player stats

Breakers88

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
C. BediakoF	18	1	0-4	0-1	1-4	7	2	1	2	0	5	2	2	+3
S. MennengaC	32	14	6-11	0-1	2-2	5	4	3	0	0	1	4	3	+17
P. Jackson-CartwrightG	40	27	7-13	4-7	9-11	9	10	3	2	2

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportSouth East Melbourne Phoenix part ways with import Skylar MaysThe South East Melbourne Phoenix have parted ways with import Skylar Mays, with the team informing the American of the decision on Tuesday.ESPN11h ago

Match reportNBL issues memo to all teams regarding public ref criticismThe NBL sent a memo to all 10 teams in an effort to crack down on public criticism of referees, according to a document obtained by ESPN.ESPN1d ago

Match reportMcVeigh, Cairns shoot down Perth in NBLJack McVeigh, Jaylon Brown and Shaun Bruce have led a three-point party from Cairns, who extended the Wildcats' woes with an eight-point win in Perth.

Where to watch

ESPNStreaming on Disney+ / Kayo / FoxtelEvery NBL27 game live on ESPN (ESPN available via Disney+, Foxtel, Kayo, Fetch).SubscriptionWatch on Disney+Watch on Kayo Watch on Foxtel

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Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Sunday 4 October 2026
Started: 5:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: To be confirmed
Competition: NBL

Form and ladder

Adelaide 36ersNew Zealand Breakers

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Team lists

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Updated 7 Nov, 3:30 pm

36ers72

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
N. RakocevicNA	35	29	14-22	0-1	1-6	16	3	0	2	1	2	14	4	-14
Z. CheathamF	32	8	2-2	0-0	4-6	2	5	1	1	1	1	1	2	-18
J. JenkinsF	34	8	3-15	2-13	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	-18
K. RasmussenG	20	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	-12
B. CottonG	39	19	8-18	3-9	0-0	0	6	5	0	0	0	0	1	-16
Bench
J. RigoniF	14	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	-2
M. KenyonG	15	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	+1
I. WhiteG	10	6	2-6	1-3	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	-1
Team		72	30-68	6-29	6-14	27	20	8	4	3	7	20	21

Didn't play: B. Griscti (Coach's decision), R. Brown Jr (Coach's decision), D. Williams (Coach's decision)