How to watch: Australian Boomers v New Zealand Tall Blacks (Game 3)

How to watch: Australian Boomers v New Zealand Tall Blacks (Game 3)

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

The Australian Boomers take a 2-0 lead into the final game of the Series.

Game 3 of the Trans-Tasman Throwdown tips off on Sunday afternoon, with New Zealand back on home soil to host the Boomers.

Series details

Game 1: Australia 80 defeated New Zealand 68 - Game report
Game 2: Australia 92 defeated New Zealand 67 - Game report
Game 3: Sunday, May 11, 12.10pm AEST – 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
Max Darling
Carlin Davison
Oscar Goodman
Shea Ili
Kaia Isaac
Tama Isaac
Tohi Smith-Milner
Reuben Te Rangi
Finn Delany

How to watch

All games will be streamed live on 9 Now.

Live stats

Click here for live scores & stats

Game 2 recap

A strong defensive effort from the Boomers right the opening tip, was enough to see them hold the Tall Blacks to just 10 points in the first quarter. At one point in the third quarter, Owen Foxwell pushed Australia's lead out to 18 points, before Taylor Britt stepped up to give New Zealand a fighting chance.

The Breakers' new signing Britt had 19 points off the bench for the Tall Blacks, as he and Shea Ili (18 points) did their best to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Finn Delany chimed in with eight points himself.

For the Boomers, they had four players in double figures, led by Kings' forward Xavier Cooks. Elijah Pepper continued his scoring run with 12 points of his own, while Todd Blanchfield and Angus Glover both had 11 and 10 points respectively. The 18 offensive rebounds for Australia allowed too many second chance opportunities for New Zealand to get close by the end of the game. 

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