Melbourne United @ Illawarra Hawks
MEL leads series 2-1
Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
19-10
83
19-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United MEL | 17 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 83 |
Hawks HWK | 22 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 77 |
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
77
20-9
Game Leaders
20
J. White#14
8/9 FG, 1/2 FT
20
12
W. Hickey#6
4/13 FG, 2/2 FT
12
8
M. Lee#24
4 DREB, 4 OREB
8
8
T. Kell#3
7 DREB, 1 OREB
8
11
M. Dellavedova#8
0 TO, 35 MIN
11
3
T. Kell#3
6 TO, 29 MIN
3
Team Stats
MEL
HWK
43% (30-69)
Field Goal %
44% (32-73)
33% (9-27)
Three Point %
22% (8-36)
67% (14-21)
Free Throw %
63% (5-8)
6
Turnovers
10
35
Rebounds
38
Game Information
Wollongong, NSW
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 30-69 | 32-73 |
| Field Goal % | 43 | 44 |
| 3PT | 9-27 | 8-36 |
| Three Point % | 33 | 22 |
| FT | 14-21 | 5-8 |
| Free Throw % | 67 | 63 |
| Rebounds | 35 | 38 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 8 | 10 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 27 | 28 |
| Assists | 16 | 15 |
| Steals | 9 | 4 |
| Blocks | 3 | 2 |
| Total Turnovers | 6 | 10 |
| Fouls | 14 | 19 |
| 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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