South East Melbourne Phoenix @ Illawarra Hawks
HWK leads series 1-0

South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
16-13
94
16-13
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix PNX | 27 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 94 |
Hawks HWK | 31 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 101 |

Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
101
20-9
Game Leaders



22
J. Wieskamp#21
9/14 FG, 1/1 FT
22

24
T. Kell#3
8/18 FG, 5/6 FT
24

9
N. Sobey#20
9 DREB, 0 OREB
9

10
T. Kell#3
6 DREB, 4 OREB
10

11
D. Walton Jr#11
3 TO, 30 MIN
11

7
W. Hickey#6
2 TO, 21 MIN
7
Team Stats

PNX

HWK
51% (36-70)
Field Goal %
43% (35-81)
35% (9-26)
Three Point %
42% (14-33)
72% (13-18)
Free Throw %
74% (17-23)
12
Turnovers
6
37
Rebounds
40
Game Information
Wollongong, NSW
Team Stats
| FG | 36-70 | 35-81 |
| Field Goal % | 51 | 43 |
| 3PT | 9-26 | 14-33 |
| Three Point % | 35 | 42 |
| FT | 13-18 | 17-23 |
| Free Throw % | 72 | 74 |
| Rebounds | 37 | 40 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 5 | 11 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 32 | 29 |
| Assists | 16 | 23 |
| Steals | 6 | 8 |
| Blocks | 8 | 1 |
| Total Turnovers | 12 | 6 |
| Fouls | 23 | 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 |
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