Illawarra Hawks @ Melbourne United
Series tied 1-1

Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
102
20-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawks HWK | 29 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 102 |
United MEL | 29 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 100 |

Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
19-10
100
19-10
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 |
Daniel GridaD. Grida #11 |
Todd BlanchfieldT. Blanchfield #21 |
William HickeyW. Hickey #6 |
Hyunjung LeeH. Lee #2 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 30 | 23 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| 18 | 12 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 |
| 35 | 18 | 5-17 | 1-6 | 7-8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +14 |
| 32 | 24 | 9-22 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +14 |
| 12 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 |
| 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| 20 | 8 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +8 |
102 | 37-79 | 7-23 | 21-30 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 17 | ||
47% | 30% | 70% |
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 | +/- |
| 9 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +4 |
| 18 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -13 |
| 31 | 14 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +3 |
| 31 | 17 | 5-14 | 5-13 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 29 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -6 |
| -- | 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 |
| 20 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +20 |
| 15 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -4 |
| 6 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| 29 | 31 | 10-16 | 4-7 | 7-9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +3 |
100 | 36-63 | 15-32 | 13-18 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 25 | ||
57% | 47% | 72% |
+/- 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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