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 |
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