How to watch: Australian Boomers v New Zealand Tall Blacks (Game 2)

Monday, May 5, 2025

It's Game 2 from the Sunshine Coast, as the Boomers look to take a 2-0 series lead.

Game 2 of the Trans-Tasman Throwdown tips off on Friday night, with New Zealand looking to even up the series.

Series details

Game 1: Australia 80 defeated New Zealand 68 - Game report
Game 2: Friday, May 9, 5.40pm AEST – UniSC Arena, Sunshine Coast
Game 3: Sunday, May 11, 2.10pm AEDT – GLOBOX Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand

Teams

Australia
Todd Blanchfield
Kyle Bowen
Xavier Cooks
Owen Foxwell
Jacob Furphy
Angus Glover
Keli Leaupepe
Mitch Norton
Elijah Pepper
Austin Rapp
DJ Vasiljevic
Harry Wessels

New Zealand
Jackson Ball
Taylor Britt
Walter Brown
Flynn Cameron
Max Darling
Carlin Davison
Oscar Goodman
Shea Ili
Kaia Isaac
Tama Isaac
Tohi Smith-Milner
Reuben Te Rangi
Corey Webster

How to watch

All games will be streamed live on 9 Now.

Live stats

Click here for live scores & stats

Game 1 recap

DJ Vasiljevic led from the front in Game 1 in front of familiar fans in Adelaide. The 36ers sharpshooter had a game-high 23 points, including five made threes. It was Elijah Pepper and Angus Glover who proved to be two of the other predominant scorers, putting up 16 and 10 points respectively. Glover also chimed in with seven rebounds, to finish as a +18 in his 20 minutes of action.

For the Tall Blacks it Reuben Te Rangi who led from the front with 15 points and eight rebounds, picking up where he left off on national team duties. New Zealand shot just six from 28 three point attempts with Breakers' newest signing, Taylor Britt, the only one to make multiple.

What's next?

The teams travel to Hamilton, New Zealand on Sunday for the final game in the series, with a 2.10pm AEST tip-off.