Historic performance fuels Breakers' win

An historic night by the New Zealand Breakers has got their Hungry Jack's NBL26 season back on track.

During Friday night's victory over the Tasmania JackJumpers in, the Breakers only had two turnovers, marking the lowest ever count by a NBL team since that stat was first recorded 43 years ago.

To highlight that even further, there has been 7,401 NBL games played since turnovers first started being recorded.

Coach Petteri Koponen was thrilled with the way his team were able to take care of the ball, after tallying 21 turnovers in their last game against South East Melbourne.

"The biggest thing [from the game] was we took care of the ball, which was something we emphasised a lot [during the week]," Koponen said.

"We controlled the game and were pretty good defensively (holding Tasmania to just 65 points, their lowest scoring output on NBL26).

"Although we didn't shoot well, we found a way to win, because we took care of the basketball and showed plenty of poise.

"[In games] it comes down to the little things and executing and I thought this was a very mature performance by us, as we never relaxed or took any possessions off."

The catalyst for the win was once again Parker Jackson-Cartwright, who had 21 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 0 turnovers on the night.

The Breakers head to Melbourne on Sunday to take on the undefeated United team.