Melbourne United @ Cairns Taipans
Melbourne UnitedUnitedMEL
20-8
88
20-8
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United MEL | 15 | 20 | 19 | 34 | 88 |
Taipans CNS | 28 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 97 |
Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
12-16
97
12-16
Game Leaders
20
I. Clark#21
8/16 FG, 3/3 FT
20
23
T. McCall#0
8/17 FG, 7/9 FT
23
13
L. Travers#23
11 DREB, 2 OREB
13
9
T. McCall#0
7 DREB, 2 OREB
9
5
M. Dellavedova#8
1 TO, 24 MIN
5
10
T. McCall#0
4 TO, 34 MIN
10
Team Stats
MEL
CNS
45% (37-83)
Field Goal %
43% (33-76)
15% (4-26)
Three Point %
33% (8-24)
59% (10-17)
Free Throw %
79% (23-29)
8
Turnovers
8
44
Rebounds
40
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 37-83 | 33-76 |
| Field Goal % | 45 | 43 |
| 3PT | 4-26 | 8-24 |
| Three Point % | 15 | 33 |
| FT | 10-17 | 23-29 |
| Free Throw % | 59 | 79 |
| Rebounds | 44 | 40 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 11 | 7 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 33 | 33 |
| Assists | 12 | 22 |
| Steals | 3 | 4 |
| Blocks | 9 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 8 | 8 |
| Fouls | 28 | 16 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| 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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