South East Melbourne Phoenix @ Adelaide 36ers
ADL wins series 2-1

South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
22-11
96
22-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix PNX | 17 | 28 | 19 | 32 | 96 |
36ers ADL | 28 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 108 |

Adelaide 36ers36ersADL
23-10
108
23-10
Game Leaders



32
I. Clark#21
13/18 FG, 1/1 FT
32

38
B. Cotton#11
12/24 FG, 10/12 FT
38

10
J. Brown III
6 DREB, 4 OREB
10

13
Z. Cheatham#45
12 DREB, 1 OREB
13

8
N. Sobey#20
3 TO, 31 MIN
8

7
B. Cotton#11
6 TO, 39 MIN
7
Team Stats

PNX

ADL
43% (37-86)
Field Goal %
57% (37-65)
30% (11-37)
Three Point %
41% (11-27)
85% (11-13)
Free Throw %
74% (23-31)
10
Turnovers
37
28
Rebounds
48
0%
Percent Led
97%
0
Largest Lead
21
Game Information
Team Stats
| FG | 37-86 | 37-65 |
| Field Goal % | 43 | 57 |
| 3PT | 11-37 | 11-27 |
| Three Point % | 30 | 41 |
| FT | 11-13 | 23-31 |
| Free Throw % | 85 | 74 |
| Rebounds | 28 | 48 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 10 | 14 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 18 | 34 |
| Assists | 23 | 24 |
| Steals | 10 | 2 |
| Blocks | 2 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 10 | 37 |
| Fouls | 26 | 21 |
| Technical Fouls | 2 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest Lead | 0 | 21 |
| Percent Led | 0 | 97 |
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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