South East Melbourne Phoenix @ Cairns Taipans
South East Melbourne PhoenixPhoenixPNX
10-18
80
10-18
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix PNX | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 80 |
Taipans CNS | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 87 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
12-16
87
12-16
South East Melbourne Phoenix
starters |
Tyler CookT. Cook #5 |
Mitchell CreekM. Creek #55 |
Will CummingsW. Cummings #3 |
Ben AyreB. Ayre #10 |
Matt KenyonM. Kenyon #2 |
bench |
Anzac RissettoA. Rissetto #1 |
Rhys VagueR. Vague #25 |
Gary BrowneG. Browne #14 |
Owen FoxwellO. Foxwell #30 |
Reuben Te RangiR. Te Rangi #7 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 13 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +2 |
| 33 | 20 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 5-7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -13 |
| 27 | 11 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -19 |
| 21 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 |
| 21 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 |
| 21 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 |
| 11 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +15 |
| 26 | 9 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 |
80 | 27-68 | 10-24 | 16-21 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 18 | ||
40% | 42% | 76% |
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Sam MennengaS. Mennenga #3 |
Lat MayenL. Mayen #11 |
Sam WaardenburgS. Waardenburg #21 |
Bul KuolB. Kuol #42 |
Patrick MillerP. Miller #1 |
bench |
Bobi KlintmanB. Klintman #34 |
Akoldah GakA. Gak #13 |
Lachlan AndersonL. Anderson #24 |
Josh RobertsJ. Roberts #23 |
Taran ArmstrongT. Armstrong #2 |
Alex MudronjaA. Mudronja #15 |
Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio #6 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 18 | 9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -4 |
| 23 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +5 |
| 35 | 6 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | +21 |
| 36 | 12 | 5-14 | 1-8 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +18 |
| 35 | 23 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +23 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 30 | 15 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| -- | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -12 |
| 10 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -16 |
87 | 30-68 | 11-32 | 16-25 | 47 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 18 | ||
44% | 34% | 64% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
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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