Perth Wildcats @ Cairns Taipans

Perth WildcatsWildcatsPER
18-11
128
18-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats PER | 22 | 32 | 39 | 35 | 128 |
Taipans CNS | 28 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 92 |

Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
92
8-21
Perth Wildcats
starters |
Dylan WindlerD. Windler #3 |
Izan AlmansaI. Almansa #8 |
Ben HenshallB. Henshall #10 |
David OkweraD. Okwera #35 |
Bryce CottonB. Cotton #11 |
bench |
Keanu PinderK. Pinder #25 |
Todd WithersT. Withers #33 |
Hyrum HarrisH. Harris #13 |
Jesse WagstaffJ. Wagstaff #24 |
Elijah PepperE. Pepper #40 |
Dontae Russo-NanceD. Russo-Nance #1 |
Michael HarrisM. Harris #17 |
Tai WebsterT. Webster #0 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 32 | 18 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +31 |
| 15 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 |
| 22 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +21 |
| 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| 35 | 44 | 17-27 | 3-6 | 7-8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +32 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 23 | 13 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 4-9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +32 |
| 17 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +22 |
| 14 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +14 |
| 15 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +22 |
| 12 | 10 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +11 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
128 | 49-83 | 17-31 | 13-20 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 18 | ||
59% | 55% | 65% |
Cairns Taipans
starters |
Tanner GrovesT. Groves #22 |
Pedro BradshawP. Bradshaw #32 |
Kyrin GallowayK. Galloway #14 |
Rob EdwardsR. Edwards #2 |
Taran ArmstrongT. Armstrong #1 |
bench |
Alex Higgins-TitshaA. Higgins-Titsha #11 |
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 | +/- |
| 33 | 23 | 8-13 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -26 |
| 34 | 13 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -21 |
| 31 | 12 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -20 |
| 35 | 20 | 6-20 | 2-10 | 6-8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -29 |
| 31 | 24 | 9-14 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -15 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 12 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -18 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -21 |
| -- | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -30 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
92 | 31-72 | 14-35 | 16-21 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | ||
43% | 40% | 76% |
+/- 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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