FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 2

New Zealand vs. Australia

New Zealand

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Finished

Australia

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Stage World Cup - First round Asia-Pacific · Group A
Arena TSB Bank Arena Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
New Zealand 21162515 77
Australia 23161822 79
Statistics summary

Team statistics

New Zealand Metric Australia
77 Points 79
33/83, 39.8% Field goals 35/96, 36.5%
6/20, 30.0% Three-pointers 7/26, 26.9%
10/14, 71.4% Free throws 3/4, 75.0%
39 Rebounds 28
14 Assists 15
19 Turnovers 12

Field goals (2pt) · Three-pointers (3pt) · Free throws (1pt)

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

New Zealand

 77
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Flynn Cameron 14:41 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3/6 0/2 0/0 —
Carlin Davison 8:57 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 1/2 —
Finn Delany 19:04 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3/8 1/2 1/2 —
Tyrrell Harrison 12:33 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/5 0/0 0/0 —
M. King 24:01 11 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4/9 2/6 1/1 —
Izayah Mauriahoohoo-Leafa 18:39 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2/4 2/4 0/0 —
Samuel Mennenga 14:40 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/10 1/3 3/4 —
Tohi Smith-Milner 8:29 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/2 0/0 —
T. Britt 17:33 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/3 0/0 0/0 —
T. Murray 17:21 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/7 0/1 0/1 —
Yannick Wetzell 12:42 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/6 0/0 4/4 —
Team totals— 7739 162314 661910 33/83 6/20 10/14—
Box score

Australia

 79
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Dyson Daniels 3:33 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 0/0 —
A. Ducas 8:54 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/0 —
Ben Ayre 7:10 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/4 1/3 0/0 —
Joshua Bannan 4:29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
E. Pepper 4:27 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/1 0/0 —
Jaylin Galloway 24:50 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5/6 3/4 0/0 —
Angus Glover 25:44 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/4 0/3 0/0 —
William Hickey 26:34 5 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2/9 1/5 0/0 —
Jordan Hunter 2:55 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 1/2 —
J. White 13:58 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/7 1/3 0/0 —
N. Kay 23:12 16 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7/14 0/1 2/2 —
Keanu Pinder 22:54 19 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9/19 1/5 0/0 —
Team totals— 7928 131515 1261213 35/96 7/26 3/4—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

Score progression, shooting efficiency and statistical edges explained at a glance.

New Zealand Australia
Final margin +2

Australia established the final difference.

Decisive period P3 · +7

New Zealand opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +3.3 pp

New Zealand was more efficient from the field.

Score story

Cumulative progression

The cumulative score at the end of every period shows when the gap opened.

P1 21–23 +2 Australia
P2 16–16 Tied period
P3 25–18 +7 New Zealand
P4 15–22 +7 Australia
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

39.8%
New Zealand 33/83
36.5%
Australia 35/96

Two-pointers

42.0%
New Zealand 27/63
40.0%
Australia 28/70

Three-pointers

30.0%
New Zealand 6/20
26.0%
Australia 7/26

Free throws

71.0%
New Zealand 10/14
75.0%
Australia 3/4
Comparison

Statistical balance

Bars share a scale within each metric for an immediate comparison.

New Zealand Metric Australia
39
Rebounds
28
14
Assists
15
6
Steals
12
6
Blocks
6
19
Turnovers
12
10
Personal fouls
13
16
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13
23
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.defensive
15