2025-11-06

New Zealand 79 - 83 Adelaide

Adelaide secured a four-point victory over New Zealand, largely due to efficiency in the fourth quarter combined with a second-half defensive effort. While the Breakers rallied in the second quarter to take a lead, the 36-33 advantage for New Zealand in that period was offset by a 23-17 Adelaide run in the third quarter. The 36 to 17 scoring differential in the final frame was the decisive factor. Both teams shot at similar efficiency rates, with Adelaide's 47.8% effective field goal percentage slightly edging out New Zealand's 47.1%. However, turnover frequency was a significant differentiator, as Adelaide committed only 8 turnovers compared to New Zealand's 10. New Zealand's offensive rebounding percentage was notably higher at 35.7%, but their free-throw rate was lower. The game was decided by clutch free throws in the final seconds, with Adelaide making five consecutive free throws to close out the game after New Zealand tied the score at 79.

Score Flow

New Zealand

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Izaiah BrockingtonI. Brockington (#8) 31:05 25 2 1 9-15 60.0 3-6 50.0 4-4 100.0 0 2 1 1 3 3 -2
Parker Jackson-CartwrightP. Jackson-Cartwright (#6) (C) 33:38 21 5 10 9-17 52.9 1-5 20.0 2-6 33.3 1 4 3 1 4 3 -4
Karim LopezK. Lopez (#1) 29:17 11 6 1 4-8 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 2 4 1 1 0 1 -2
Rob Baker IIR. Baker II (#9) 19:53 9 9 0 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 3 6 0 2 2 2 +3
Sam MennengaS. Mennenga (#3) 32:47 7 6 1 2-12 16.7 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 2 4 0 2 0 1 -6
Max DarlingM. Darling (#12) 17:44 4 3 0 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 4 -1
Carlin DavisonC. Davison (#21) 11:42 2 6 0 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 3 3 0 0 0 2 +1
Izayah Le'AfaI. Le'Afa (#4) 09:02 0 0 1 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 -1
Taylor BrittT. Britt (#5) 06:23 0 0 1 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 +0
Reuben Te RangiR. Te Rangi (#7) 08:35 0 1 0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -8
TEAM TOTALS - 79 44 15 30-70 42.9 6-26 23.1 13-19 68.4 15 29 6 7 10 19 -

Adelaide

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Bryce CottonB. Cotton (#11) 38:17 23 1 6 7-18 38.9 4-11 36.4 5-8 62.5 0 1 2 0 2 2 +7
Flynn CameronF. Cameron (#1) 25:11 13 8 2 4-10 40.0 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 2 6 1 1 1 4 +2
Zylan CheathamZ. Cheatham (#45) 32:09 13 8 3 3-8 37.5 1-1 100.0 6-8 75.0 2 6 2 0 1 3 +6
Dejan VasiljevicD. Vasiljevic (#34) (C) 23:23 7 2 1 3-7 42.9 1-4 25.0 0-0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -13
Isaac HumphriesI. Humphries (#8) 21:50 6 3 1 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 2 1 3 2 2 -13
Isaac WhiteI. White (#2) 25:23 12 3 4 4-12 33.3 0-5 0.0 4-5 80.0 2 1 0 0 2 1 +16
Nick RakocevicN. Rakocevic (#31) 21:11 9 6 0 4-7 57.1 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2 4 0 2 0 3 +9
Matt KenyonM. Kenyon 11:21 0 5 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 3 2 0 0 0 0 +2
Michael HarrisM. Harris (#17) 01:20 0 1 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 +4
TEAM TOTALS - 83 40 17 28-68 41.2 9-27 33.3 18-26 69.2 13 27 6 6 8 17 -

Four Factors

Team eFG% TOV% ORB% FT Rate
New Zealand 47.1% 11.3% 35.7% 27.1%
Adelaide 47.8% 9.1% 31.0% 38.2%

eFG% (Effective Field Goal %): Adjusts FG% for 3-pointers being worth more

TOV% (Turnover Rate): Turnovers per 100 possessions (lower is better)

ORB% (Offensive Rebound Rate): % of available offensive rebounds grabbed

FT Rate: Free throw attempts relative to field goal attempts