Melbourne United @ Cairns Taipans
Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
20-8
88
20-8
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United MEL | 15 | 20 | 19 | 34 | 88 |
Taipans CNS | 28 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 97 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
12-16
97
12-16
Melbourne United
starters |
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr.Lual-Acuil Jr #0 |
Matthew DellavedovaM. Dellavedova #8 |
Luke TraversL. Travers #23 |
Shea IliS. Ili #51 |
Chris GouldingC. Goulding #43 |
bench |
Ariel HukportiA. Hukporti #15 |
Tanner KrebsT. Krebs #13 |
Kyle BowenK. Bowen #14 |
Brad NewleyB. Newley #4 |
Flynn CameronF. Cameron #11 |
Zac TriplettZ. Triplett #1 |
Ian ClarkI. Clark #21 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 15 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -11 |
| 24 | 16 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +4 |
| 23 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | -3 |
| 17 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -5 |
| 24 | 5 | 2-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 25 | 15 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -18 |
| 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -6 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -4 |
88 | 37-83 | 4-26 | 10-17 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 28 | ||
45% | 15% | 59% |
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Bobi KlintmanB. Klintman #34 |
Sam WaardenburgS. Waardenburg #21 |
Patrick MillerP. Miller #1 |
Taran ArmstrongT. Armstrong #2 |
Tahjere McCallT. McCall #0 |
bench |
Sam MennengaS. Mennenga #3 |
Lat MayenL. Mayen #11 |
Lachlan AndersonL. Anderson #24 |
Josh RobertsJ. Roberts #23 |
Alex MudronjaA. Mudronja #15 |
Kian DennisK. Dennis #7 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 |
| 27 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +1 |
| 34 | 20 | 7-16 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +13 |
| 30 | 12 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +8 |
| 34 | 23 | 8-17 | 0-4 | 7-9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | +2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 9 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +11 |
| 18 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +8 |
| -- | 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 |
97 | 33-76 | 8-24 | 23-29 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 16 | ||
43% | 33% | 79% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
2025-26 NBL Standings
| Team | 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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