Melbourne United @ Illawarra Hawks
MEL leads series 2-1
Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
19-10
83
19-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United MEL | 17 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 83 |
Hawks HWK | 22 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 77 |
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
77
20-9
Melbourne United
starters |
Marcus LeeM. Lee #24 |
Jack WhiteJ. White #14 |
Ian ClarkI. Clark #21 |
Matthew DellavedovaM. Dellavedova #8 |
Chris GouldingC. Goulding #43 |
bench |
Rob LoeR. Loe #2 |
Akech AllirAliir #7 |
Tom KoppensT. Koppens #30 |
Tanner KrebsT. Krebs #13 |
Kyle BowenK. Bowen #15 |
Flynn CameronF. Cameron #11 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 23 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +13 |
| 24 | 20 | 8-9 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +12 |
| 34 | 16 | 5-17 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +11 |
| 35 | 16 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +3 |
| 33 | 14 | 5-14 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +28 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -5 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -16 |
| 14 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 |
83 | 30-69 | 9-27 | 14-21 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 14 | ||
43% | 33% | 67% |
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 |
Zac TriplettZ. Triplett #7 |
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 | +/- |
| 22 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -22 |
| 24 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -30 |
| 17 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -18 |
| 29 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -7 |
| 27 | 7 | 3-11 | 0-7 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -11 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +14 |
| 19 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 |
| 8 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +12 |
| 18 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +15 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
77 | 32-73 | 8-36 | 5-8 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 19 | ||
44% | 22% | 63% |
+/- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 19 | 5 | .792 | - | L1 |
| South East Melbourne | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3 | L1 |
| Sydney | 15 | 9 | .625 | 4 | W2 |
| Melbourne | 15 | 10 | .600 | 4.5 | L3 |
| Perth | 14 | 10 | .583 | 5 | W3 |
| Tasmania | 12 | 13 | .480 | 7.5 | W2 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 15 | .375 | 10 | W1 |
| Illawarra | 8 | 15 | .348 | 10.5 | L2 |
| Cairns | 6 | 17 | .261 | 12.5 | W1 |
| Brisbane | 6 | 18 | .250 | 13 | L4 |
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