Cairns Taipans @ Perth Wildcats

Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
125
8-21
Final/2OT
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 22 | 34 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 125 |
Wildcats PER | 18 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 116 |

Perth WildcatsWildcatsPER
18-11
116
18-11
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Tanner GrovesT. Groves #22 |
Alex Higgins-TitshaA. Higgins-Titsha #11 |
Pedro BradshawP. Bradshaw #32 |
Sam WaardenburgS. Waardenburg #21 |
Rob EdwardsR. Edwards #2 |
bench |
Akoldah GakA. Gak #13 |
Dillon StithD. Stith #3 |
Kyrin GallowayK. Galloway #14 |
Kyle AdnamK. Adnam #4 |
Kody StattmannK. Stattmann #20 |
Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio #6 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 39 | 22 | 9-14 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +10 |
| 28 | 12 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +13 |
| 41 | 12 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | +2 |
| 43 | 24 | 9-16 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +10 |
| 42 | 30 | 11-21 | 3-8 | 5-7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +9 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +2 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 |
| 28 | 15 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 |
| -- | 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 |
125 | 44-89 | 14-35 | 23-28 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 26 | ||
49% | 40% | 82% |
Perth Wildcats
starters |
Izan AlmansaI. Almansa #8 |
Kristian DoolittleK. Doolittle #5 |
Ben HenshallB. Henshall #10 |
David OkweraD. Okwera #35 |
Bryce CottonB. Cotton #11 |
bench |
Thomas GerovichT. Gerovich #22 |
Keanu PinderK. Pinder #25 |
Todd WithersT. Withers #33 |
Hyrum HarrisH. Harris #13 |
Jesse WagstaffJ. Wagstaff #24 |
Elijah PepperE. Pepper #40 |
Dontae Russo-NanceD. Russo-Nance #1 |
Michael HarrisM. Harris #17 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +9 |
| 42 | 14 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | -7 |
| 27 | 17 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +8 |
| 12 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| 48 | 38 | 12-37 | 5-21 | 9-12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -13 |
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 |
| 33 | 29 | 10-23 | 1-1 | 8-11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | -7 |
| 28 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 15 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -14 |
| 26 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -7 |
| -- | 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 |
116 | 34-95 | 14-43 | 34-43 | 45 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 24 | ||
36% | 33% | 79% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Perth, WA
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 |
NBL News

Davis wants new Kings deal if NBA doesn't come knocking
Newly minted NBL championship series MVP Kendric Davis has promised if he is not in the NBA next season, he will return to the Sydney Kings.
6h

Kendric Davis: 'I had some maturing to do'
NBL Championship series MVP Kendric Davis reflects on the Sydney Kings' title.
6h

Champions again: Kings beat 36ers in overtime for sixth NBL title
Brian Goorjian has accomplished his mission to revitalise the Sydney Kings, who clinched their sixth NBL title with a 113-101 overtime defeat of Adelaide in the decisive fifth game of the championship series.
6h
GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos.
Copyright: © 2026 ESPN Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

