BRISBANE (Interstat) — The New Zealand Breakers will visit the Brisbane Bullets on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in an Australian NBL game at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. New Zealand enters at 1-0, while Brisbane opens its season at 0-0. The Breakers are the visiting team, and the Bullets are the home team in a matchup organized by the Australian NBL. New Zealand is coming off a 95-81 home win over Illawarra on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. Charles Bediako had six points, seven rebounds and one block in 22 minutes, and Kouat Noi played five minutes and grabbed one rebound. The Breakers opened with a home victory and will now take their 1-0 record on the road.

Samuel Mennenga is a player to watch for New Zealand. In his recent listed performance against Illawarra, he played 33 minutes and finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and one assist in the Breakers’ 95-81 victory. His 27-point effort was part of New Zealand’s most recent listed win. New Zealand’s next listed game after Brisbane is at Perth on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

Brisbane last appeared in a listed result on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, when Sydney defeated the Bullets 117-77 in Brisbane. The Bullets will begin their new campaign without a current season record. Brisbane will play its first game of the 2026 season after finishing its previous listed game against Sydney. Brisbane’s first listed game of the 2026 season is against New Zealand.

After Tuesday, New Zealand is scheduled to visit Perth on Saturday, Sept. 26, host Cairns on Wednesday, Sept. 30, visit Roanoke on Sunday, Oct. 4 and Adelaide on Sunday, Oct. 4, visit Perth on Saturday, Oct. 10, Sydney on Wednesday, Oct. 14, Tasmania on Sunday, Oct. 18 and Cairns on Sunday, Oct. 25, host Roanoke on Friday, Oct. 30 and visit Adelaide on Friday, Oct. 30. Brisbane is set to host Melbourne on Friday, Sept. 25 and Illawarra on Friday, Sept. 25, visit Sydney on Wednesday, Sept. 30, host Tasmania on Saturday, Oct. 3, visit Cairns on Thursday, Oct. 8, host SE Melbourne on Thursday, Oct. 15, visit Tasmania on Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Illawarra on Saturday, Oct. 24, host Cairns on Thursday, Oct. 29 and visit Adelaide on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Interstat’s game simulator projects New Zealand to win 93-77. The ELO system gives New Zealand a 71.9 percent probability of victory. Brisbane is given the remaining 28.1 percent probability.