Cairns Taipans @ Adelaide 36ers
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
12-16
71
12-16
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 25 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 71 |
36ers ADL | 28 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 88 |
Adelaide 36ers36ersADL
12-16
88
12-16
Game Leaders
15
L. Mayen#11
5/11 FG, 3/4 FT
15
28
D. Vasiljevic#34
10/25 FG, 3/4 FT
28
9
L. Mayen#11
7 DREB, 2 OREB
9
8
K. Galloway#14
7 DREB, 1 OREB
8
7
T. McCall#0
3 TO, 24 MIN
7
3
T. Kell#3
1 TO, 21 MIN
3
Team Stats
CNS
ADL
30% (22-73)
Field Goal %
42% (33-79)
24% (7-29)
Three Point %
29% (8-28)
77% (20-26)
Free Throw %
67% (14-21)
18
Turnovers
15
43
Rebounds
46
Game Information
Adelaide, SA
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 22-73 | 33-79 |
| Field Goal % | 30 | 42 |
| 3PT | 7-29 | 8-28 |
| Three Point % | 24 | 29 |
| FT | 20-26 | 14-21 |
| Free Throw % | 77 | 67 |
| Rebounds | 43 | 46 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 13 | 11 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 30 | 35 |
| Assists | 15 | 16 |
| Steals | 7 | 15 |
| Blocks | 2 | 7 |
| Total Turnovers | 18 | 15 |
| Fouls | 18 | 20 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Matchups
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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