New Zealand Breakers v Illawarra Hawks

NBL

Final

New Zealand Breakers

95–81

Illawarra Hawks

Match events

New Zealand BreakersIllawarra Hawks

	1	2	3	4	T
New Zealand Breakers	28	26	22	19	95
Illawarra Hawks	24	23	14	20	81

4Lead changes

2Times tied

16Biggest leadNew Zealand Breakers

1st quarter

End of quarter28–24

2nd quarter

7:3628–29
Lead changeWilliam Hickey26ft three
Lead changeParker Jackson-Cartwright3ft jumper
7:2530–29
4:2638–39
Lead changeTodd Blanchfield26ft three · ast Hickey
Lead changeDejan Vasiljevic8ft jumper
4:08

3rd quarter

8–0 run
7:3062–47
8–0 run
0:0176–61
End of quarter76–61

4th quarter

Full-time95–81

Player stats

Hawks81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
S. FrolingF	16	9	4-6	0-0	1-4	7	0	2	0	1	5	2	2	-10
K. MartinF	26	13	4-14	1-8	4-4	2	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	-13
W. HickeyG	35	18	8-11	2-2	0-2	9	5	3	0	1	2	7	1

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

NineStreaming on 9NowTwo marquee free-to-air games per week, Saturday nights (two-year Nine deal from 2026). Not every game.Free to airWatch on Nine

Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Sunday 20 September 2026
Started: 3:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: To be confirmed
Competition: NBL

Form and ladder

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Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 7 Nov, 3:29 pm

Breakers95

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
C. BediakoF	23	6	3-8	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	2	1	3	4	5	+14
S. MennengaC	33	27	11-17	1-4	4-4	8	1	2	0	0	1	7	2	+17
P. Jackson-CartwrightG	36	23	7-17	0-4	9-10	3	13	2	2	0	0	3	2	+18
I. Le'AfaG	18	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	+11
D. VasiljevicG	27	24	8-14	6-10	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	+18
Bench
C. DavisonF	13	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	-2
R. Te RangiF	24	11	4-8	3-5	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	3	-1
K. NoiNA	6	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5
M. KingG	20	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	0
Team		95	35-73	10-28	15-16	31	16	5	5	4	4	27	23

Didn't play: K. Robinson (Coach's decision), A. Rissetto (Coach's decision), T. Cooper (Coach's decision)