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

New Zealand vs. Syria

New Zealand

Home
Finished
Match report New Zealand beat Syria, 126-74

Syria

Away
Stage World Cup - Second round Asia-Pacific · Group E
Arena Mall of Asia Arena Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
New Zealand 31343427 126
Syria 19241219 74
Statistics summary

Team statistics

New Zealand Metric Syria
126 Points 74
48/78, 61.5% Field goals 27/67, 40.3%
11/35, 31.4% Three-pointers 10/32, 31.2%
19/24, 79.2% Free throws 10/15, 66.7%
44 Rebounds 20
32 Assists 18
15 Turnovers 25

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

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

New Zealand

 126
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Flynn Cameron 18:42 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/12 1/5 6/6 —
Carlin Davison 22:20 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4/6 0/2 2/2 —
Shea Ili 15:45 8 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 4/5 0/1 0/0 —
J. Ngatai 16:51 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/2 0/0 —
Alexander McNaught 6:23 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/3 1/3 0/0 —
Samuel Mennenga 17:26 20 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8/9 0/1 4/5 —
Rangi Reuben Te 19:07 13 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4/6 2/4 3/4 —
Samuel Timmins 11:13 3 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/2 0/0 1/2 —
Sam Waardenburg 15:43 13 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5/6 0/1 3/4 —
Corey Webster 27:11 22 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8/18 6/14 0/0 —
Tai Webster 17:17 9 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 4/6 1/2 0/1 —
Luca Yates 11:21 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/3 0/0 0/0 —
Team totals— 12644 0032 132150 48/78 11/35 19/24—
Box score

Syria

 74
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
A. A. Shmo Alkordy 16:17 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/6 0/3 3/3 —
A. Michelsson 12:37 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/6 0/1 3/5 —
C. Maran 23:10 4 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/1 2/2 —
D. Hermes 22:55 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/9 1/4 0/0 —
J. Justice 36:32 22 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 9/19 3/11 1/1 —
K. Abdullah 2:44 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Albalbisi 20:50 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/8 2/4 0/0 —
O. Cheikh 19:18 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/3 2/3 0/0 —
O. Idelbi 3:44 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
O. Makanas 11:53 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/5 0/1 1/2 —
T. Aljabi 17:01 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/5 1/3 0/0 —
Y. Abdullah 12:59 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/1 0/2 —
Team totals— 7420 0018 70250 27/67 10/32 10/15—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

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

New Zealand Syria
Final margin +52

New Zealand established the final difference.

Decisive period P3 · +22

New Zealand opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +21.2 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 31–19 +12 New Zealand
P2 34–24 +10 New Zealand
P3 34–12 +22 New Zealand
P4 27–19 +8 New Zealand
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

61.5%
New Zealand 48/78
40.3%
Syria 27/67

Two-pointers

86.0%
New Zealand 37/43
49.0%
Syria 17/35

Three-pointers

31.0%
New Zealand 11/35
31.0%
Syria 10/32

Free throws

79.0%
New Zealand 19/24
67.0%
Syria 10/15
Comparison

Statistical balance

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

New Zealand Metric Syria
44
Rebounds
20
32
Assists
18
13
Steals
7
2
Blocks
0
15
Turnovers
25
0
Personal fouls
0