Cairns Taipans @ Melbourne United
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
101
8-21
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 23 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 101 |
United MEL | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 88 |
Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
19-10
88
19-10
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Pedro BradshawP. Bradshaw #32 |
Sam WaardenburgS. Waardenburg #21 |
Kyrin GallowayK. Galloway #14 |
Rob EdwardsR. Edwards #2 |
Taran ArmstrongT. Armstrong #1 |
bench |
Alex Higgins-TitshaA. Higgins-Titsha #11 |
Akoldah GakA. Gak #13 |
Dillon StithD. Stith #3 |
Kyle AdnamK. Adnam #4 |
Jackson MakoiJ. Makoi #9 |
Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio #6 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 29 | 10 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +8 |
| 27 | 14 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6-8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| 27 | 16 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +6 |
| 31 | 23 | 9-16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +5 |
| 26 | 14 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +17 |
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 |
| 24 | 14 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +21 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| 1 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 15 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +9 |
101 | 36-73 | 13-29 | 16-24 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 12 | ||
49% | 45% | 67% |
Melbourne United
starters |
Rob LoeR. Loe #2 |
Jack WhiteJ. White #14 |
Ian ClarkI. Clark #21 |
Shea IliS. Ili #51 |
Chris GouldingC. Goulding #43 |
bench |
Marcus LeeM. Lee #24 |
Akech AllirAliir #7 |
Tanner KrebsT. Krebs #13 |
Kyle BowenK. Bowen #15 |
Joel FoxwellJ. Foxwell #5 |
Flynn CameronF. Cameron #11 |
Campbell BloggC. Blogg #3 |
Matthew DellavedovaM. Dellavedova #8 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 15 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -7 |
| 28 | 15 | 7-17 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | -1 |
| 29 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 |
| 24 | 10 | 3-12 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 7-16 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -13 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 18 | 11 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| 16 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| 17 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -6 |
88 | 34-84 | 12-34 | 8-11 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 17 | ||
40% | 35% | 73% |
+/- 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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