South East Melbourne Phoenix @ Adelaide 36ers
ADL leads series 1-0

South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
22-11
97
22-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix PNX | 27 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 97 |
36ers ADL | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 104 |

Adelaide 36ers36ersADL
23-10
104
23-10
South East Melbourne Phoenix
starters |
Jordan HunterJ. Hunter #1 |
John Brown IIIJo. Brown III #0 |
Wes IwunduW. Iwundu #25 |
Owen FoxwellO. Foxwell #30 |
Nathan SobeyN. Sobey #20 |
bench |
Akech AllirAliir #7 |
Malique LewisM. Lewis #33 |
Angus GloverA. Glover #5 |
Ian ClarkI. Clark #21 |
DJ MitchellDJ Mitchell #8 |
Luke RosendaleL. Rosendale #13 |
Daniel FosterD. Foster #11 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 19 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -22 | |
| 28 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -8 | |
| 20 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -22 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +4 | |
| 35 | 23 | 9-26 | 2-11 | 3-3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -7 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 7 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +12 | |
| 24 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +8 | |
| 21 | 14 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +7 | |
| 24 | 12 | 4-14 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | |
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97 | 34-85 | 12-43 | 17-21 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 18 | |||
40% | 28% | 81% | ||||||||||||
Adelaide 36ers
starters |
Issac HumphriesI. Humphries #8 |
Zylan CheathamZ. Cheatham #45 |
John JenkinsJ. Jenkins #12 |
Flynn CameronF. Cameron #1 |
Bryce CottonB. Cotton #11 |
bench |
Nick RakocevicN. Rakocevic #31 |
Keanu RasmussenK. Rasmussen #22 |
Matt KenyonM. Kenyon #0 |
Isaac WhiteI. White #2 |
Dejan VasiljevicD. Vasiljevic #34 |
Che BroganC. Brogan #42 |
Manyang DengM. Deng #39 |
Michael HarrisM. Harris #17 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 22 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -2 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | |
| 28 | 9 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +9 | |
| 38 | 42 | 17-24 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +7 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 20 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +5 | |
| - | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +9 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 | 17 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | |
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104 | 41-72 | 9-23 | 13-16 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 22 | |||
57% | 39% | 81% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
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 |
NBL News

Cotton leads 36ers to Game 1 win
Adelaide 36ers defeat South East Melbourne Phoenix by seven points thanks to Bryce Cotton's 42 point performance
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Cotton's 42 puts 36ers 1-0 up over Phoenix in NBL semis
The great Bryce Cotton poured in 42 points to put the Adelaide 36ers within one win of their first NBL grand final since 2018 with a 104-97 victory over South East Melbourne Phoenix.
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More pace and space: Brondello's goals for Opals' World Cup qualifiers
The Opals play five games in a week as part of qualifying for September's FIBA World Cup in Germany, and coach Sandy Brondello is taking the opportunity to tweak her lineup and trial some fresh tactics.
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