Cairns Taipans @ South East Melbourne Phoenix
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
94
8-21
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 28 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 94 |
Phoenix PNX | 39 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 99 |
South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
16-13
99
16-13
Game Leaders
24
R. Edwards#2
9/19 FG, 5/6 FT
24
26
N. Sobey#20
9/21 FG, 4/5 FT
26
10
P. Bradshaw#32
7 DREB, 3 OREB
10
14
M. Hurt#22
10 DREB, 4 OREB
14
5
S. Waardenburg#21
3 TO, 31 MIN
5
6
O. Foxwell#30
0 TO, 19 MIN
6
Team Stats
CNS
PNX
43% (35-81)
Field Goal %
44% (37-84)
30% (8-27)
Three Point %
29% (10-35)
84% (16-19)
Free Throw %
71% (15-21)
14
Turnovers
12
41
Rebounds
47
Game Information
Melbourne, VIC
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 35-81 | 37-84 |
| Field Goal % | 43 | 44 |
| 3PT | 8-27 | 10-35 |
| Three Point % | 30 | 29 |
| FT | 16-19 | 15-21 |
| Free Throw % | 84 | 71 |
| Rebounds | 41 | 47 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 13 | 18 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 28 | 29 |
| Assists | 16 | 14 |
| Steals | 6 | 8 |
| Blocks | 8 | 4 |
| Total Turnovers | 14 | 12 |
| Fouls | 15 | 19 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Matchups
2025-26 NBL Standings
| Team | 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
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