Cairns Taipans @ Melbourne United

Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
17-10
81
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Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 21 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 81 |
United MEL | 26 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 84 |

Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
15-13
84
15-13
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Sam WaardenburgS. Waardenburg #21 |
Dj HoggD. Hogg #1 |
Keanu PinderK. Pinder #25 |
Bul KuolB. Kuol #42 |
Shannon ScottS. Scott #3 |
bench |
Lat MayenL. Mayen #11 |
Majok DengM. Deng #13 |
Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio #6 |
Tahjere MccallT. Mccall #22 |
Mirko DjericM. Djeric #5 |
Ben AyreB. Ayre #10 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -16 |
| 36 | 20 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -6 |
| 27 | 16 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +3 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -9 |
| 30 | 12 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +3 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | 9-20 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +6 |
| 32 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 |
81 | 29-72 | 10-33 | 13-18 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 19 | ||
40% | 30% | 72% |
Melbourne United
starters |
Issac HumphriesI. Humphries #7 |
Mason PeatlingM. Peatling #22 |
Rayjon TuckerR. Tucker #59 |
Shea IliS. Ili #51 |
Chris GouldingC. Goulding #43 |
bench |
Marcus LeeM. Lee #24 |
Callum DaltonC. Dalton #12 |
David OkweraD. Okwera #35 |
Makuach MaluachM. Maluach #13 |
Brad NewleyB. Newley #4 |
Zac TriplettZ. Triplett #1 |
Xavier Rathan-MayesX. Rathan-Mayes #11 |
Joshua DuachJ. Duach #5 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 |
| 31 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 26 | 27 | 9-18 | 4-7 | 5-7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +2 |
| 29 | 14 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 31 | 19 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 5-5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +10 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +2 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
84 | 27-66 | 10-27 | 20-25 | 40 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 17 | ||
41% | 37% | 80% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Melbourne, VIC
2025-26 NBL Standings
| Team | 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

'Dream come true': teen star Sitaya Fagan to make Opals debut
Sitaya Fagan, one of Australian basketball's biggest and brightest young stars, will make her Opals debut in Melbourne this July.
12h

World Cup winner Gordon Herbert joins NZ Breakers as new head coach
Gordon Herbert has signed a two-year deal to become the new head coach of the New Zealand Breakers, sources told ESPN.
14h

Ingles returns to NBL to scratch his competitive itch
With Joe Ingles confirming his return to the NBL with Melbourne United, he sat down with ESPN's Olgun Uluc to discuss his career and current motivations.
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