Perth Wildcats @ Cairns Taipans
Perth WildcatsWildcatsPER
18-11
128
18-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats PER | 22 | 32 | 39 | 35 | 128 |
Taipans CNS | 28 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 92 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
92
8-21
Game Leaders
44
B. Cotton#11
17/27 FG, 7/8 FT
44
24
T. Armstrong#1
9/14 FG, 2/3 FT
24
10
K. Pinder#25
8 DREB, 2 OREB
10
6
R. Edwards#2
6 DREB, 0 OREB
6
6
B. Cotton#11
1 TO, 35 MIN
6
8
T. Armstrong#1
4 TO, 31 MIN
8
Team Stats
PER
CNS
59% (49-83)
Field Goal %
43% (31-72)
55% (17-31)
Three Point %
40% (14-35)
65% (13-20)
Free Throw %
76% (16-21)
7
Turnovers
14
38
Rebounds
26
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 49-83 | 31-72 |
| Field Goal % | 59 | 43 |
| 3PT | 17-31 | 14-35 |
| Three Point % | 55 | 40 |
| FT | 13-20 | 16-21 |
| Free Throw % | 65 | 76 |
| Rebounds | 38 | 26 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 7 | 5 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 31 | 21 |
| Assists | 24 | 13 |
| Steals | 10 | 4 |
| Blocks | 5 | 4 |
| Total Turnovers | 7 | 14 |
| Fouls | 18 | 17 |
| 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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