South East Melbourne Phoenix @ Illawarra Hawks
HWK leads series 1-0

South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
16-13
94
16-13
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix PNX | 27 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 94 |
Hawks HWK | 31 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 101 |

Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
101
20-9
South East Melbourne Phoenix
starters |
Jordan HunterJ. Hunter #1 |
Matt HurtM. Hurt #22 |
Joe WieskampJ. Wieskamp #21 |
Derrick Walton JrD. Walton Jr #11 |
Nathan SobeyN. Sobey #20 |
bench |
Malique LewisM. Lewis #33 |
Thomas VodanovichT. Vodanovich #15 |
Majok MajokM. Majok #24 |
Owen FoxwellO. Foxwell #30 |
Angus GloverA. Glover #5 |
Ben AyreB. Ayre #10 |
Matt KenyonM. Kenyon #2 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 14 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 |
| 35 | 10 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -14 |
| 35 | 22 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -1 |
| 30 | 15 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -4 |
| 27 | 17 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -6 |
| -- | 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 |
| 18 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -10 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
94 | 36-70 | 9-26 | 13-18 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 23 | ||
51% | 35% | 72% |
Illawarra Hawks
starters |
Sam FrolingS. Froling #13 |
Wani Swaka Lo BulukW. Swaka Lo Buluk #9 |
Mason PeatlingM. Peatling #22 |
Trey KellT. Kell #3 |
Tyler HarveyT. Harvey #1 |
bench |
Lachlan OlbrichL. Olbrich #30 |
Darius DaysD. Days #0 |
Daniel GridaD. Grida #11 |
Todd BlanchfieldT. Blanchfield #21 |
Zac TriplettZ. Triplett #7 |
William HickeyW. Hickey #6 |
Hyunjung LeeH. Lee #2 |
Kobe Mcdowell-WhiteK. Mcdowell-White #10 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 |
| 17 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +3 |
| 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 |
| 37 | 24 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +15 |
| 35 | 24 | 7-19 | 4-9 | 6-7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 13 | 7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +9 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| 4 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| 26 | 16 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +8 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | +17 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -11 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
101 | 35-81 | 14-33 | 17-23 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 19 | ||
43% | 42% | 74% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Wollongong, NSW
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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