Melbourne United 97–88 New Zealand Breakers — NBL, 22 Oct 2023
Melbourne United beat New Zealand Breakers 97–88 in NBL on 22 Oct 2023 at John Cain Arena. Quarter-by-quarter scoring and the full box score are below.
22 October 2023·Round 4·John Cain Arena·Game Finished
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne United | 23 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 97 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 13 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 88 |
Melbourne United
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 2P | 3P | FT | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||
| I. Clark | 30:35 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 60% |
| C. Goulding | 32:14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5/8 | 1/3 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 63% |
| S. Ili | 29:45 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5/10 | 4/6 | 1/4 | 5/8 | 50% |
| L. Travers | 27:44 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 5/7 | 71% |
| A. Hukporti | 19:04 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 50% |
| Bench | |||||||||
| J. Lual-Acuil | 20:56 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 63% |
| T. Krebs | 17:33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 20% |
| F. Cameron | 7:18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 50% |
| B. Newley | 2:14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 50% |
| Z. Triplett | 0:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| K. Bowen | 11:55 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| T. Koppens | 0:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Total | 97 | 27 | 15 | 32/58 | 22/39 | 10/19 | 23/31 | 55% | |
New Zealand Breakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 2P | 3P | FT | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||
| Z. Cheatham | 34:16 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 9/17 | 6/14 | 3/3 | 9/10 | 53% |
| P. Jackson | 29:45 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 6/14 | 6/13 | 0/1 | 6/6 | 43% |
| A. Lamb | 26:44 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5/9 | 4/6 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 56% |
| W. Mcdowell-White | 33:11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1/8 | 1/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 13% |
| M. Mathiang | 7:50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | |
| Bench | |||||||||
| I. Mauriahoohoo-Leafa | 20:20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 2/5 | 33% |
| F. Delany | 17:33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 50% |
| D. Pineau | 19:04 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50% |
| M. Rubstavicius | 5:56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 100% |
| C. Gliddon | 0:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| T. Abercrombie | 4:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0% |
| Total | 88 | 32 | 21 | 28/65 | 22/49 | 6/16 | 26/31 | 43% | |
Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers
Melbourne United beat New Zealand Breakers 97-88 in the NBL Round 4, John Cain Arena, 22 October 2023, by 9 points.
Melbourne United scored 23, 19, 22, 33 by quarter; New Zealand Breakers scored 13, 30, 20, 25. Melbourne United took 3 of the 4 quarters.
I. Clark led Melbourne United with 18 points; Z. Cheatham led New Zealand Breakers with 30 points.
Both clubs are covered here with their full season record, and every game carries a quarter-by-quarter breakdown and a complete box score.
Recent Form
Melbourne UnitedWLLWW
- W24 Sept 26ASouth East Melbourne86-61
- L19 Sept 26HAdelaide95-97
- L07 Mar 26APerth77-95
- W05 Mar 26HTasmania JackJumpers82-68
- W19 Feb 26HSouth East Melbourne95-91
New Zealand BreakersLLWWW
- L26 Sept 26APerth93-97
- L22 Sept 26ABrisbane Bullets85-88
- W20 Sept 26HIllawarra Hawks95-81
- W22 Feb 26AAdelaide111-107
- W19 Feb 26HCairns Taipans115-84
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- 21 Sept 25Melbourne United114-82New Zealand Breakers
- 13 Jan 25New Zealand Breakers89-91Melbourne United
- 05 Dec 24New Zealand Breakers70-97Melbourne United
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