Cairns Taipans @ Brisbane Bullets

Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
104
8-21
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 30 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 104 |
Bullets BRI | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 107 |

Brisbane BulletsBulletsBRI
12-17
107
12-17
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Tanner GrovesT. Groves #22 |
Alex Higgins-TitshaA. Higgins-Titsha #11 |
Pedro BradshawP. Bradshaw #32 |
Rob EdwardsR. Edwards #2 |
Taran ArmstrongT. Armstrong #1 |
bench |
Kyrin GallowayK. Galloway #14 |
Kyle AdnamK. Adnam #4 |
Jackson MakoiJ. Makoi #9 |
Kody StattmannK. Stattmann #20 |
Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio #6 |
Tad Dufelmeier Jr.Dufelmeier #5 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 26 | 12 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | -2 |
| 25 | 12 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 |
| 38 | 22 | 8-13 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 |
| 38 | 27 | 10-21 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 4-7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
104 | 35-61 | 17-32 | 17-24 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | ||
57% | 53% | 71% |
Brisbane Bullets
starters |
Tyrell HarrisonT. Harrison #24 |
Casey PratherC. Prather #23 |
James BatemonJ. Batemon #5 |
Keandre CookK. Cook #1 |
Mitchell NortonM. Norton #8 |
bench |
Rocco ZikarskyR. Zikarsky #11 |
Josh BannanJ. Bannan #13 |
Tohi Smith-MilnerT. Smith-Milner #18 |
Kye SavageK. Savage #3 |
Tristan DeversT. Devers #6 |
Isaac WhiteI. White #2 |
Emmett NaarE. Naar #41 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 20 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -12 |
| 33 | 35 | 13-21 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| 27 | 9 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -4 |
| 36 | 30 | 11-22 | 4-12 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -4 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 10 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
| 23 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +11 |
| 12 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +3 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +11 |
107 | 39-77 | 13-27 | 16-24 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 24 | ||
51% | 48% | 67% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
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 |
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