Melbourne United @ Illawarra Hawks
MEL leads series 1-0
Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
19-10
96
19-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United MEL | 26 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 96 |
Hawks HWK | 29 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 88 |
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
88
20-9
Melbourne United
starters |
Rob LoeR. Loe #2 |
Jack WhiteJ. White #14 |
Matthew DellavedovaM. Dellavedova #8 |
Shea IliS. Ili #51 |
Chris GouldingC. Goulding #43 |
bench |
Marcus LeeM. Lee #24 |
Akech AllirAliir #7 |
Tom KoppensT. Koppens #30 |
Tanner KrebsT. Krebs #13 |
Kyle BowenK. Bowen #15 |
Flynn CameronF. Cameron #11 |
Ian ClarkI. Clark #21 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 |
| 27 | 9 | 4-13 | 0-6 | 1-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +14 |
| 26 | 18 | 6-17 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 31 | 13 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +8 |
| 26 | 15 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +9 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 14 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | +13 |
| -- | 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 |
| 17 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
| 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +4 |
96 | 34-76 | 11-34 | 17-25 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 13 | ||
45% | 32% | 68% |
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 |
Darius DaysD. Days #0 |
Luca YatesL. Yates #19 |
Daniel GridaD. Grida #11 |
Todd BlanchfieldT. Blanchfield #21 |
William HickeyW. Hickey #6 |
Hyunjung LeeH. Lee #2 |
Kobe Mcdowell-WhiteK. Mcdowell-White #10 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 25 | 16 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -19 |
| 29 | 11 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -20 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -6 |
| 34 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -13 |
| 32 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 4 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +10 |
| 18 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +4 |
| -- | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 |
| 19 | 14 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +1 |
| 7 | 9 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +9 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
88 | 35-81 | 10-31 | 8-12 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 20 | ||
43% | 32% | 67% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Wollongong, NSW
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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