Tasmania holds on at Silverdome
The Tasmania JackJumpers beat the New Zealand Breakers 79-77 in their NBL Round 8 game at Silverdome on November 6. The league’s official game centre lists the match as Final.
Dakota Mathias scored 18 points for Tasmania. Will Magnay added 16, and Josh Bannan finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Taran Armstrong contributed 10 points.
Breakers narrow a nine-point deficit
The teams were level at 43-43 at half-time. Tasmania then won the third quarter 21-12 to lead 64-55 entering the final period. New Zealand took the fourth quarter 22-15, reducing the gap to two points at the finish.
Sam Mennenga led the Breakers with 29 points and 17 rebounds. Carlin Davison recorded nine assists. Kody Stattmann scored nine points off Tasmania’s bench, with Nick Stoddart adding five.
Where to check the full result
The linked NBL game centre provides the official final score, quarter breakdown and individual box score, including each player’s minutes, points, rebounds and assists.
