Cairns Taipans @ Illawarra Hawks
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
108
8-21
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taipans CNS | 19 | 26 | 40 | 23 | 108 |
Hawks HWK | 24 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 105 |
Illawarra HawksHawksHWK
20-9
105
20-9
Game Leaders
28
T. Armstrong#1
8/16 FG, 10/11 FT
28
23
T. Harvey#1
9/22 FG, 3/5 FT
23
9
T. Groves#22
5 DREB, 4 OREB
9
9
T. Kell#3
8 DREB, 1 OREB
9
3
T. Armstrong#1
1 TO, 32 MIN
3
6
T. Kell#3
2 TO, 34 MIN
6
Team Stats
CNS
HWK
43% (34-80)
Field Goal %
50% (38-76)
33% (11-33)
Three Point %
28% (7-25)
88% (29-33)
Free Throw %
76% (22-29)
7
Turnovers
9
36
Rebounds
47
Game Information
Wollongong, NSW
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 34-80 | 38-76 |
| Field Goal % | 43 | 50 |
| 3PT | 11-33 | 7-25 |
| Three Point % | 33 | 28 |
| FT | 29-33 | 22-29 |
| Free Throw % | 88 | 76 |
| Rebounds | 36 | 47 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 9 | 13 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 27 | 34 |
| Assists | 14 | 17 |
| Steals | 8 | 4 |
| Blocks | 3 | 4 |
| Total Turnovers | 7 | 9 |
| Fouls | 24 | 25 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 1 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Matchups
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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