Cairns Taipans @ South East Melbourne Phoenix

Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
74
8-21
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 20 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 74 |
Phoenix PNX | 34 | 15 | 17 | 31 | 97 |

South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
16-13
97
16-13
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Alex Higgins-TitshaA. Higgins-Titsha #11 |
Sam WaardenburgS. Waardenburg #21 |
Akoldah GakA. Gak #13 |
Taran ArmstrongT. Armstrong #1 |
Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio #6 |
bench |
Tanner GrovesT. Groves #22 |
Dillon StithD. Stith #3 |
Kyrin GallowayK. Galloway #14 |
Kyle AdnamK. Adnam #4 |
Jackson MakoiJ. Makoi #9 |
Deshon TaylorD. Taylor #23 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 15 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 |
| 23 | 16 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -17 |
| 27 | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -23 |
| 23 | 11 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -26 |
| 26 | 6 | 2-10 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -18 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 |
| 10 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| 19 | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 26 | 9 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -16 |
74 | 23-60 | 11-32 | 17-23 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 17 | ||
38% | 34% | 74% |
South East Melbourne Phoenix
starters |
Jordan HunterJ. Hunter #1 |
Matt HurtM. Hurt #22 |
Malique LewisM. Lewis #33 |
Angus GloverA. Glover #5 |
Nathan SobeyN. Sobey #20 |
bench |
Joe WieskampJ. Wieskamp #21 |
Thomas VodanovichT. Vodanovich #15 |
Majok MajokM. Majok #24 |
Luke RosendaleL. Rosendale #13 |
Derrick Walton JrD. Walton Jr #11 |
Owen FoxwellO. Foxwell #30 |
Ben AyreB. Ayre #10 |
Matt KenyonM. Kenyon #2 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 14 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +18 |
| 24 | 15 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +28 |
| 22 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +26 |
| 24 | 22 | 9-14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +33 |
| 26 | 14 | 2-13 | 2-7 | 8-10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +23 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 |
| 17 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
| 18 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| 3 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
97 | 34-77 | 17-37 | 12-16 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 18 | ||
44% | 46% | 75% |
+/- 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

Ingles returns to NBL to scratch his competitive itch
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11h

Joe Ingles on NBL return: 'I had that itch to play'
Fresh off signing with Melbourne United, five-time Olympian and 12-year NBA veteran Joe Ingles explains why he wanted to return to the NBL.
15h

'Incredibly special': Boomer confirms NBL return
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