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Illawarra 81, at New Zealand 95

Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Final · AUS: National Basketball League

AUS: National Basketball League 1 2 3 4 PTS

Illawarra Hawks

0-1 · L1 · #17 (1284 ELO -23)

24 23 14 20 81

New Zealand Breakers

1-0 · W1 · #18 (1270 ELO +23)

28 26 22 19 95

Vector Arena · Auckland, New Zealand

Breakers ride balanced attack to home win over Hawks

AUCKLAND (Interstat) — Samuel Mennenga scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Parker Jackson added 23 points and 13 assists, and Dejan Vasiljevic scored 24 as New Zealand Breakers beat Illawarra Hawks 95-81 on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Vector Arena. New Zealand improved to 1-0. Illawarra fell to 0-1. William Hickey led Illawarra with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Taylor Harvey scored 14 points, Milton Doyle had 10 points, six rebounds and three assists, and Samson Froling finished with nine points and seven rebounds. Reuben Te Rangi added 11 points and three rebounds for New Zealand, while… Read more...

Top Statlines

Samuel Mennenga ZEA 33m 27p 8r 1a
Parker Jackson ZEA 36m 23p 3r 13a
William Hickey ILL 34m 18p 9r 5a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability AUS-ILL 57.1%

Projected Score AUS-ILL 93 AUS-NZL 92