2025-11-09

Sydney 79 - 72 New Zealand

Sydney secured a 7-point victory over New Zealand, largely driven by efficiency in the fourth quarter and a strong second half. While both teams shot at a similar clip from the field, Sydney's ability to secure offensive rebounds and score at the free-throw line proved decisive. In the final period, Sydney outscored New Zealand 27-13, fueled by a 13-2 run that put the game out of reach. Xavier Cooks was the standout performer for the winning side, recording a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds on efficient shooting. On the other end, Parker Jackson-Cartwright led New Zealand with 23 points and seven assists, but the Breakers struggled to create consistent separation in the second half. Sydney's turnover percentage (19.8%) was a concern, but their 35.7% offensive rebounding rate and 75% free-throw shooting provided the margin of victory.

Score Flow

Sydney

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Kendric DavisK. Davis (#1) 32:50 21 4 6 5-11 45.5 4-8 50.0 7-8 87.5 0 4 0 0 2 4 +5
Xavier CooksX. Cooks (#10) (C) 31:27 21 14 4 9-15 60.0 0-0 0.0 3-6 50.0 6 8 1 0 6 1 +10
Bul KuolB. Kuol (#42) 24:08 9 3 0 4-5 80.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 1 2 0 0 2 5 -6
Matthew DellavedovaM. Dellavedova (#8) 23:08 7 5 2 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 1 4 0 0 3 1 +6
Tim SoaresT. Soares (#11) 12:50 4 4 1 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 3 0 0 1 0 -4
Kouat NoiK. Noi (#12) 24:23 12 2 0 3-14 21.4 2-7 28.6 4-4 100.0 1 1 2 0 2 1 +10
Jaylin GallowayJ. Galloway (#6) 27:59 5 2 2 2-7 28.6 0-5 0.0 1-1 100.0 0 2 3 0 2 1 +11
Tyler RobertsonT. Robertson (#3) 01:27 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1
Hunter GoodrickH. Goodrick (#5) 06:05 0 3 0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 2 0 0 1 0 -7
Shaun BruceS. Bruce (#7) 15:50 0 2 2 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 +11
TEAM TOTALS - 79 44 17 28-68 41.2 8-29 27.6 15-20 75.0 15 29 6 0 19 15 -

New Zealand

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Parker Jackson-CartwrightP. Jackson-Cartwright (#6) (C) 32:47 23 3 7 8-16 50.0 4-9 44.4 3-3 100.0 0 3 1 0 6 1 -3
Sam MennengaS. Mennenga (#3) 28:26 15 5 1 7-15 46.7 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 1 4 2 1 2 2 -9
Rob Baker IIR. Baker II (#9) 27:05 9 3 0 3-6 50.0 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 1 2 2 1 4 5 +1
Karim LopezK. Lopez (#1) 22:05 8 8 3 4-7 57.1 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 7 1 0 2 5 +1
Izaiah BrockingtonI. Brockington (#8) 28:35 8 8 2 3-13 23.1 2-5 40.0 0-0 0.0 2 6 2 0 1 2 -5
Reuben Te RangiR. Te Rangi (#7) 15:44 5 1 0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 -9
Carlin DavisonC. Davison (#21) 11:05 4 2 0 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 1 2 0 2 0 -2
Sean BairstowS. Bairstow (#2) 03:23 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 +0
Izayah Le'AfaI. Le'Afa (#4) 17:23 0 2 0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 2 0 1 1 1 -10
Taylor BrittT. Britt (#5) 04:50 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2
Max DarlingM. Darling (#12) 08:50 0 2 0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 2 2 0 0 1 +3
TEAM TOTALS - 72 37 13 28-67 41.8 9-28 32.1 7-11 63.6 10 27 13 3 21 19 -

Four Factors

Team eFG% TOV% ORB% FT Rate
Sydney 47.1% 19.8% 35.7% 29.4%
New Zealand 48.5% 22.6% 25.6% 16.4%

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