Cairns Taipans @ Melbourne United

Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
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81
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Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 15 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 81 |
United MEL | 19 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 77 |

Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
15-13
77
15-13
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Sam WaardenburgS. Waardenburg #21 |
Dj HoggD. Hogg #1 |
Keanu PinderK. Pinder #25 |
Bul KuolB. Kuol #42 |
Shannon ScottS. Scott #3 |
bench |
Lat MayenL. Mayen #11 |
Josh DaveyJ. Davey #44 |
Majok DengM. Deng #13 |
Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio #6 |
Mirko DjericM. Djeric #5 |
Ben AyreB. Ayre #10 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -8 |
| 38 | 13 | 3-12 | 2-9 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +8 |
| 30 | 26 | 10-20 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +16 |
| 22 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -18 |
| 31 | 19 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +11 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +17 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| 23 | 11 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +12 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
81 | 28-70 | 9-29 | 16-18 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 14 | ||
40% | 31% | 89% |
Melbourne United
starters |
Issac HumphriesI. Humphries #7 |
David BarlowD. Barlow #20 |
Rayjon TuckerR. Tucker #59 |
Xavier Rathan-MayesX. Rathan-Mayes #11 |
Chris GouldingC. Goulding #43 |
bench |
Callum DaltonC. Dalton #12 |
Jordan CarolineJ. Caroline #24 |
David OkweraD. Okwera #35 |
Makuach MaluachM. Maluach #13 |
Brad NewleyB. Newley #4 |
Zac TriplettZ. Triplett #1 |
Malith MacharM. Machar #9 |
Joshua DuachJ. Duach #5 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 21 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -17 |
| 27 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +3 |
| 33 | 19 | 8-15 | 1-7 | 2-5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | +14 |
| 33 | 21 | 9-18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| 34 | 16 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +8 |
| 11 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 1 | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -23 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
77 | 30-66 | 10-30 | 7-13 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 19 | ||
45% | 33% | 54% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Melbourne, VIC
2025-26 NBL Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 24 | 9 | .727 | - | W11 |
| Adelaide | 23 | 10 | .697 | 1 | L1 |
| South East Melbourne | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2 | L1 |
| Perth | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3 | W1 |
| Melbourne | 20 | 13 | .606 | 4 | W1 |
| Tasmania | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10 | L2 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 20 | .394 | 11 | W1 |
| Illawarra | 13 | 20 | .394 | 11 | W2 |
| Cairns | 9 | 24 | .273 | 15 | L2 |
| Brisbane | 6 | 27 | .182 | 18 | L13 |
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