Melbourne United @ Illawarra Hawks
HWK wins series 3-2
Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
19-10
104
19-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United MEL | 26 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 104 |
Hawks HWK | 26 | 34 | 22 | 32 | 114 |
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
114
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 |
Shea IliS. Ili #60 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 12 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 29 | 17 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -8 |
| 28 | 15 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -7 |
| 28 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -7 |
| 35 | 21 | 5-15 | 3-12 | 8-8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 20 | 14 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 |
| - | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -6 |
| 26 | 20 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 9-12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 |
104 | 29-70 | 14-36 | 32-45 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | ||
41% | 39% | 71% |
Illawarra Hawks
starters |
Darius DaysD. Days #0 |
Wani Swaka Lo BulukW. Swaka Lo Buluk #9 |
Mason PeatlingM. Peatling #22 |
William HickeyW. Hickey #6 |
Tyler HarveyT. Harvey #1 |
bench |
Lachlan OlbrichL. Olbrich #30 |
Luca YatesL. Yates #19 |
Daniel GridaD. Grida #11 |
Todd BlanchfieldT. Blanchfield #21 |
Kuany KuanyK. Kuany #8 |
Trey KellT. Kell #3 |
Zac TriplettZ. Triplett #7 |
Hyunjung LeeH. Lee #2 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 |
| 22 | 16 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| 11 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 |
| 30 | 21 | 9-14 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +5 |
| 35 | 16 | 8-17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +9 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 25 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +14 |
| - | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 |
| 20 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +12 |
| - | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 32 | 26 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +19 |
| - | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 8 | 6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +12 |
114 | 45-83 | 7-18 | 17-23 | 47 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 28 | ||
54% | 39% | 74% |
+/- 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 | 21 | 7 | .750 | - | W1 |
| Sydney | 19 | 9 | .679 | 2 | W6 |
| South East Melbourne | 19 | 9 | .679 | 2 | L1 |
| Melbourne | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Perth | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4 | W1 |
| Tasmania | 12 | 17 | .414 | 9.5 | L4 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 17 | .393 | 10 | W1 |
| Illawarra | 10 | 17 | .370 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Cairns | 8 | 20 | .286 | 13 | W1 |
| Brisbane | 6 | 23 | .207 | 15.5 | L9 |
NBL News
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