South East Melbourne Phoenix @ Adelaide 36ers
ADL leads series 1-0
South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
22-11
97
22-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix PNX | 27 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 97 |
36ers ADL | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 104 |
Adelaide 36ers36ersADL
23-10
104
23-10
Game Leaders
23
N. Sobey#20
9/27 FG, 3/3 FT
23
42
B. Cotton#11
17/25 FG, 2/2 FT
42
10
N. Sobey#20
5 DREB, 5 OREB
10
10
N. Rakocevic
4 DREB, 6 OREB
10
7
N. Sobey#20
4 TO, 36 MIN
7
5
B. Cotton#11
3 TO, 40 MIN
5
Team Stats
PNX
ADL
40% (34-85)
Field Goal %
57% (41-72)
28% (12-43)
Three Point %
39% (9-23)
81% (17-21)
Free Throw %
81% (13-16)
12
Turnovers
18
32
Rebounds
34
26%
Percent Led
69%
6
Largest Lead
10
Game Information
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 34-85 | 41-72 |
| Field Goal % | 40 | 57 |
| 3PT | 12-43 | 9-23 |
| Three Point % | 28 | 39 |
| FT | 17-21 | 13-16 |
| Free Throw % | 81 | 81 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 34 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 14 | 9 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 18 | 25 |
| Assists | 22 | 20 |
| Steals | 6 | 6 |
| Blocks | 7 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 12 | 18 |
| Fouls | 18 | 22 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest Lead | 6 | 10 |
| Percent Led | 26 | 69 |
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 |
NBL News
'Old-school principles': Will Weaver determined to restore Bullets to glory says
Will Weaver has been handed the keys to the Brisbane Bullets, and the team is hoping he can lead the NBL franchise back to its glory days.
2h
Cotton leads 36ers to Game 1 win
Adelaide 36ers defeat South East Melbourne Phoenix by seven points thanks to Bryce Cotton's 42 point performance
14h
Cotton's 42 puts 36ers 1-0 up over Phoenix in NBL semis
The great Bryce Cotton poured in 42 points to put the Adelaide 36ers within one win of their first NBL grand final since 2018 with a 104-97 victory over South East Melbourne Phoenix.
13h