Cairns Taipans @ Melbourne United
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
63
8-21
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 12 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 63 |
United MEL | 23 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 106 |
Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
19-10
106
19-10
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Sam WaardenburgS. Waardenburg #21 |
Kyrin GallowayK. Galloway #14 |
Rob EdwardsR. Edwards #2 |
Kyle AdnamK. Adnam #4 |
Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio #6 |
bench |
Alex Higgins-TitshaA. Higgins-Titsha #11 |
Akoldah GakA. Gak #13 |
Dillon StithD. Stith #3 |
Jackson MakoiJ. Makoi #9 |
Kody StattmannK. Stattmann #20 |
Tad Dufelmeier Jr.Dufelmeier #5 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 25 | 11 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -23 |
| 20 | 7 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -22 |
| 20 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -17 |
| 20 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -29 |
| 31 | 11 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | -36 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 10 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -13 |
| 21 | 8 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -21 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -16 |
| 20 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -14 |
| 22 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -24 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
63 | 21-74 | 5-25 | 16-19 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 18 | ||
28% | 20% | 84% |
Melbourne United
starters |
Rob LoeR. Loe #2 |
Jack WhiteJ. White #14 |
Flynn CameronF. Cameron #11 |
Ian ClarkI. Clark #21 |
Chris GouldingC. Goulding #43 |
bench |
Marcus LeeM. Lee #24 |
Akech AllirAliir #7 |
Tom KoppensT. Koppens #30 |
Tanner KrebsT. Krebs #13 |
Kyle BowenK. Bowen #15 |
Joel FoxwellJ. Foxwell #5 |
Campbell BloggC. Blogg #3 |
Matthew DellavedovaM. Dellavedova #8 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 10 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 |
| 20 | 16 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 2-4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | +27 |
| 26 | 18 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | +38 |
| 19 | 15 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +16 |
| 18 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +36 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 14 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +23 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 |
| 22 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +21 |
| 23 | 12 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +23 |
| 8 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 |
| 15 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +7 |
106 | 35-74 | 16-35 | 20-27 | 47 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 17 | ||
47% | 46% | 74% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Melbourne, VIC
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 |
NBL News
NBL: Mike Wells departs Adelaide 36ers
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Jackson named as WNBL leader in league shake-up
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Vickerman departs as Melbourne United target Ingles
Melbourne United have their sights on signing Australian basketball great Joe Ingles and will cast a wide net in the search for a new head coach after parting ways with NBL championship winner Dean Vickerman.
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