Illawarra Hawks @ Melbourne United
MEL wins series 2-1

Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
14-14
94
14-14
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawks HWK | 24 | 23 | 18 | 29 | 94 |
United MEL | 30 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 100 |

Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
20-8
100
20-8
Illawarra Hawks
starters |
Gary ClarkG. Clark #8 |
Sam FrolingS. Froling #13 |
Wani Swaka Lo BulukW. Swaka Lo Buluk #9 |
William HickeyW. Hickey #6 |
Tyler HarveyT. Harvey #1 |
bench |
Lachlan OlbrichL. Olbrich #30 |
Mason PeatlingM. Peatling #22 |
Todd BlanchfieldT. Blanchfield #21 |
Kyle AdnamK. Adnam #10 |
AJ JohnsonA. Johnson #7 |
Justin RobinsonJ. Robinson #3 |
Biwali BaylesB. Bayles #14 |
Hyunjung LeeH. Lee #2 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 34 | 14 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -5 |
| 32 | 23 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -13 |
| 16 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -27 |
| 19 | 9 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +2 |
| 30 | 9 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -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 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -5 |
| -- | 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 |
| 33 | 19 | 7-9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +9 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 4-7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +13 |
94 | 30-64 | 10-25 | 24-38 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | ||
47% | 40% | 63% |
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 |
Campbell BloggC. Blogg #3 |
Zac TriplettZ. Triplett #1 |
Ian ClarkI. Clark #21 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 25 | 13 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 34 | 11 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +19 |
| 24 | 15 | 7-13 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | +7 |
| 29 | 22 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 8-12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| 29 | 14 | 4-12 | 2-9 | 4-7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +11 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 15 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +7 |
| 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -15 |
100 | 36-73 | 7-26 | 21-30 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 27 | ||
49% | 27% | 70% |
+/- 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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