The ever-durable Breakers captain Mika Vukona couldn't quite make his 350th ANBL appearance a memorable one, a brave fightback came up short as the defending Australian NBL champions went down 87-81 to the Adelaide 36ers.

League-leading scorer Corey Webster was limited to 12 points on the night, with the 36ers keeping him well in check all night long and his shots not dropping means the breakers are always going to struggle to put up points.