Illawarra Hawks @ Cairns Taipans
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
94
20-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawks HWK | 17 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 94 |
Taipans CNS | 31 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 100 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
100
8-21
Game Leaders
17
T. Blanchfield#21
6/11 FG, 0/0 FT
17
22
R. Edwards#2
8/13 FG, 4/7 FT
22
8
W. Hickey#6
7 DREB, 1 OREB
8
9
T. Groves#22
5 DREB, 4 OREB
9
5
W. Hickey#6
1 TO, 23 MIN
5
5
P. Bradshaw#32
0 TO, 31 MIN
5
Team Stats
HWK
CNS
46% (36-79)
Field Goal %
45% (33-74)
34% (11-32)
Three Point %
31% (9-29)
65% (11-17)
Free Throw %
74% (25-34)
11
Turnovers
11
38
Rebounds
42
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 36-79 | 33-74 |
| Field Goal % | 46 | 45 |
| 3PT | 11-32 | 9-29 |
| Three Point % | 34 | 31 |
| FT | 11-17 | 25-34 |
| Free Throw % | 65 | 74 |
| Rebounds | 38 | 42 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 16 | 18 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 22 | 24 |
| Assists | 12 | 18 |
| Steals | 5 | 5 |
| Blocks | 5 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 11 | 11 |
| Fouls | 24 | 13 |
| 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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