Illawarra Hawks @ South East Melbourne Phoenix
Series tied 1-1
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
94
20-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawks HWK | 24 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 94 |
Phoenix PNX | 24 | 27 | 15 | 35 | 101 |
South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
16-13
101
16-13
Game Leaders
19
W. Hickey#6
8/14 FG, 2/4 FT
19
30
M. Hurt#22
11/19 FG, 4/6 FT
30
8
T. Kell#3
8 DREB, 0 OREB
8
9
J. Hunter#1
5 DREB, 4 OREB
9
6
T. Kell#3
5 TO, 35 MIN
6
5
A. Glover#5
1 TO, 24 MIN
5
Team Stats
HWK
PNX
42% (35-84)
Field Goal %
43% (34-80)
25% (7-28)
Three Point %
32% (9-28)
59% (17-29)
Free Throw %
89% (24-27)
13
Turnovers
12
45
Rebounds
41
Game Information
Melbourne, VIC
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 35-84 | 34-80 |
| Field Goal % | 42 | 43 |
| 3PT | 7-28 | 9-28 |
| Three Point % | 25 | 32 |
| FT | 17-29 | 24-27 |
| Free Throw % | 59 | 89 |
| Rebounds | 45 | 41 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 16 | 10 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 29 | 31 |
| Assists | 15 | 12 |
| Steals | 8 | 8 |
| Blocks | 0 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 13 | 12 |
| Fouls | 25 | 22 |
| 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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