South East Melbourne Phoenix @ Illawarra Hawks
HWK wins series 2-1
South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
16-13
96
16-13
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix PNX | 22 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 96 |
Hawks HWK | 37 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 126 |
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
126
20-9
Game Leaders
25
J. Wieskamp#21
8/16 FG, 8/10 FT
25
30
T. Kell#3
9/16 FG, 9/9 FT
30
6
N. Sobey#20
5 DREB, 1 OREB
6
12
S. Froling#13
10 DREB, 2 OREB
12
3
O. Foxwell#30
0 TO, 19 MIN
3
7
W. Hickey#6
6 TO, 21 MIN
7
Team Stats
PNX
HWK
40% (32-80)
Field Goal %
56% (45-80)
33% (12-36)
Three Point %
49% (19-39)
77% (20-26)
Free Throw %
100% (17-17)
11
Turnovers
14
30
Rebounds
47
Game Information
Wollongong, NSW
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 32-80 | 45-80 |
| Field Goal % | 40 | 56 |
| 3PT | 12-36 | 19-39 |
| Three Point % | 33 | 49 |
| FT | 20-26 | 17-17 |
| Free Throw % | 77 | 100 |
| Rebounds | 30 | 47 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 11 | 13 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 19 | 34 |
| Assists | 10 | 27 |
| Steals | 9 | 5 |
| Blocks | 0 | 6 |
| Total Turnovers | 11 | 14 |
| Fouls | 19 | 22 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 2 |
| 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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