Australia

Regular Season Round 13: 36ers - Breakers 85-90

Date: January 8, 2011
NBL top team - New Zealand Breakers (12-3) added another victory to their record on Saturday. This time they beat sixth ranked Adelaide 36ers (5-9) in Findon 90-85. The guests trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 8-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 90-85. New Zealand Breakers dominated on the defensive end, holding Adelaide 36ers to just 7 points in third quarter. They outrebounded Adelaide 36ers 42-29 including 19 on the offensive glass. American forward Gary Wilkinson (206-82, college: Utah St.) nailed 27 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and guard Kirk Penney (196-80, college: Wisconsin) accounted for 25 points and 5 rebounds. The former international forward Adam Ballinger (205-79, college: Michigan St.) came up with 27 points and 5 rebounds and the former international swingman Brad Hill (198-86) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Adelaide 36ers in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. New Zealand Breakers maintains first place with 12-3 record. Adelaide 36ers at the other side dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Tigers. New Zealand Breakers will meet at home Cairns Taipans (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Adelaide 36ers will play against Gold Coast Blaze (#6) in Broadbeach and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Breakers: G.Wilkinson 27+9reb, K.Penney 25+5reb, K.Braswell 9+2reb+4ast, T.Abercrombie 8+13reb+4ast, A.Pledger 6+4reb+1ast, C.Bruton 5+2ast
36ers: A.Ballinger 27+5reb+1ast, B.Hill 17+5reb+2ast, A.Bruce 14+2reb+4ast, E.Shannon 7+3reb+5ast, D.Johnson 6+1reb, R.Howard 4+2reb+1ast
gschID: 94592

  36ERS (coach: Mike Wells)85
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
63 AhijjIj, qddaR 43 8-3 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 0 8 5 4 5 5 6 9 61 5
03 millajDRQ, SdiB 46 65-60 (11.9%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6-6 (655%) 6 3 0 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 89 89 5
7 Hall, mQid 89 0-7 (00.1%) 6-3 (80%) 3-2 (05%) 8 4 0 8 4 5 0 5 5 8 69 67 5
9 mQuZR, SiQIj 62 8-3 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 9-9 (655%) 5 8 8 3 3 5 5 6 5 1 63 66 5
86 zIhjsIj, gijaRl 65 4-1 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 8 5 5 8 5 6 1 5 5
69 HITiQd, eIj 67 6-3 (80%) 5-4 (5%) 8-1 (44.4%) 6 6 8 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 -8 5
68 HIlBRs, ziZIM 67 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 3 8 1 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 66 5
2 XD, giQQRj 60 5-6 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 4 4 5
65 gITdRll, zRff 7 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 8 3 5
84 CQRRV, baUZhRll 9 6-6 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 0 5 5 6 5 6 8 -1 5
1 gilF, wIB 4 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
wIUil   80-31 (03.3%) 1-85 (45.5%) 69-81 (10.3%) 66 62 87 62 81 5 65 3 5 63 20 26  


  BREAKERS (coach: Gordon Herbert)90
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
00 WalVajsIj, GiQF 48 68-63 (20.9%) 5-8 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 9 8 7 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 89 44 5
1 ORjjRF, KaQV 45 1-68 (05%) 4-9 (38.7%) 3-9 (09.6%) 5 0 0 5 6 5 5 6 5 8 80 85 5
83 mIuZhRQ, gallIj 80 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 4 0 8 4 5 5 5 5 8 8 0 5
48 HRjiQR, Oiul 85 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 5 6 0 8 5 6 5 5 3 6 -6 5
66 mQisTRll, KRLaj 67 8-3 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 6 6 8 3 4 5 8 5 5 4 7 7 5
65 SMRQZQIBMaR, whIBis 87 8-0 (35%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 4 65 64 3 3 5 6 4 5 5 2 69 5
84 mQuUIj, Cz 61 6-8 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 5 4 0 4 5
63 kuVIji, baVi 63 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 8 6 4 6 0 5 6 5 5 5 3 3 5
40 OlRdDRQ, SlRx 9 8-2 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 4 6 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 1 0 5
7 WRMsURQ, CIQRF 3 5-6 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
wIUil   89-06 (08.7%) 1-85 (45.5%) 62-82 (13.4%) 67 84 38 67 84 5 0 3 5 60 75 70  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)