Illawarra Hawks @ Cairns Taipans
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
94
20-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawks HWK | 17 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 94 |
Taipans CNS | 31 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 100 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
100
8-21
Illawarra Hawks
starters |
Sam FrolingS. Froling #13 |
Wani Swaka Lo BulukW. Swaka Lo Buluk #9 |
Mason PeatlingM. Peatling #22 |
Trey KellT. Kell #3 |
Tyler HarveyT. Harvey #1 |
bench |
Lachlan OlbrichL. Olbrich #30 |
Daniel GridaD. Grida #11 |
Todd BlanchfieldT. Blanchfield #21 |
Kuany KuanyK. Kuany #8 |
William HickeyW. Hickey #6 |
Hyunjung LeeH. Lee #2 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 15 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -14 |
| 24 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -9 |
| 24 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -11 |
| 19 | 13 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -11 |
| 27 | 17 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -14 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +2 |
| 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +5 |
| 25 | 17 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +9 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +11 |
| 20 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 |
94 | 36-79 | 11-32 | 11-17 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 24 | ||
46% | 34% | 65% |
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 |
Taran ArmstrongT. Armstrong #1 |
Kody StattmannK. Stattmann #20 |
Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio #6 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 31 | 15 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +8 |
| 25 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +9 |
| 31 | 17 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 5-8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | +11 |
| 33 | 18 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +8 |
| 31 | 22 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 4-7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | +10 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -10 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 24 | 10 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -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 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100 | 33-74 | 9-29 | 25-34 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 13 | ||
45% | 31% | 74% |
+/- 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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