i guess the big question is, how did loughton pull up after thursday night??
if he is fit cairns should be able to hold off nz in the 4th.
should be good clashes all over the court today but in particular the 1 and 5 spots.

if cairns can break even in those 2 clashes they will win.

And they couldn't show this game on OneHD instead of GCB v Sydney. Wtf : ( .

Game should be quite good; but the travel time and weather might get to the Breakers team.

Cairns has been a fortress this year for the team, and I honestly think they can topple NZ in this one.

Taipans by 4.

Is Chewy ok injury-wise? I haven't heard anything since friday.

NZ by 2pts for me.

cairns up by twenty at half time, i think that game is over already

Pretty sure there hasnt been one cairns home game broadcast all season

@outsider today you have learnt a valuable life lesson- never ever write off a great team!!

Great job as the breakers come back from 20 down at the half to win 77-74!! Some nervous moments at the end as cj and kb misssing a few free throws that could really have sealed but a great result and first team to knock off cairns in their own gym all season!!

Amazing comeback, only to lose the lead again near the end, and then snatch it back again.
Golden opportunity squandered by the Taipans.

Breakers show they don't give up and snatch a victory. Am I allowed to celebrate or did the Taipans have an injured player lol?

Worst game by the refs that I have seen in a while...and I was saying that at half time when we were up by 20 so it isn't because of bias.

wow i will happily eat my words on that one, damn i wish one had this game on TV

Yeah would have been nice to watch on tv but I was impressed by the Blaze Vs Kings game. Shame about Dickels calf injury, he looked good running the floor for Sydney.

What did Crosswhite do/say to get ejected? Seemed to turn the game

i was at the game today......i didnt even see crosswhite get ejected.....all of a sudden he just wasn't there!
it had a huge effect on the game, until then cairns had all bases covered.
if he was ejected, no one in the crowd even knew!

the refs seem to interfer in the game rather than ref it.
under calling......over calling...... they cant seem to get a balance.

it's not even glory seeking on their behalf....just dumb reffing!!

there was a lot of emotion in the game but most looked within the game.

cairns are very offended that nz stole their home court today.

yeah i get it now,i was in the loo when the crosswhite thing went down.

after full time the assistant coach of nz apparently has a crack at fearne for something he had said earlier.

it got a bit heated......but thats the way it should be,the fans expect the players to defend the home court.......whatever it takes !

all in all it was a great game......crosswhite stays in the game....cairns wins.

So does 2 unsportsmanlike fouls mean instant ejection? Since when?

If thats the case the refs really stuffed that one!

I agree with you anon the 2nd one was a reaching foul - nothing unsportsmanlike about it.

Send that ref back to the ABA! Disgraceful...

Was the 2nd unsportsmanlike foul that new break-away foul rule? Or something like that?

Whatever it was, it was silly.

HOME TEAM
Ayinde Ubaka: 0
Ron Dorsey: 7
Ian Crosswhite: 7
Daniel Dillon: 8
Dusty Rychart: -13
Lindsay Tait: -3
Alex Loughton: -7
Phill Jones: -5
Aaron Grabau: -9

ROAD TEAM
Kirk Penney: 6
Thomas Abercrombie: 7
Mika Vukona: 10
Paul Henare: 9
Gary Wilkinson: 11
Kevin Braswell: -6
Dillon Boucher: -1
Cj Bruton: -10
Alex Pledger: -11