
The Cairns Taipans have consigned the New Zealand Breakers to their fourth successive defeat and probably the NBL wooden spoon after Ousmane Dieng's three-point miss on the buzzer secured a hard-fought 93-90 win at the Cairns Convention Centre.
The seesawing affair on Sunday reached a dramatic climax when Kouat Noi hit only the first of two foul shots with four seconds remaining to put the Taipans ahead by three points.