Breakers hang in NBL title contention
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- 23 hours ago
- 2 min read
The NZ Breakers NBL season is still alive, after they had an away win over the Carns Taipans 104-86 in their latest match which was part of the HoopsFest in Perth.
It was their second consecutive victory and was largely built on a dominant performance from Sam Mennenga, who finished with 28 points and five rebounds.
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The visitors started strongly to lead 26-21 at the end of the first quarter and, although the Taipans piled in 30 points in the second quarter, the Breakers weren't rattled, as they still managed to lead at the half 55-51.
They then pushed out to a double-figure lead in the third term with a run of nine straight points, which set them on the path to the 18-point win.
Other strong contributors for the Breakers were Izaiah Brockington who scored 24 points, while Parker Jackson-Cartwright had 17 points, 10 assists and five steals, and 'Next Star' Karim Lopez 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Cairns coach Adam Forde was ejected, left fuming and baffled all season long about the lack of calls point guard Andrew Andrews has been getting.
That all spilled over midway through the second quarter, with another no-call, when Andrews took a hit to his head. Forde made his feelings known to the officials and he was sent packing.
Tall Blacks guard Mojave King had a strong game for the Taipans, finishing with 19 points, the majority in the second quarter.
The Breakers now face South East Melbourne on Wednesday.
