Australian NBL
| Cairns | 97 |
| Melbourne | 88 |
| Box Score | |
Australian NBL
| New Zealand | 103 |
| Brisbane | 87 |
| Box Score | |
Melbourne 88, 
Cairns 97
Australian NBL
Cairns Convention Centre (Cairns, Queensland)
Attendance: 4,378
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Melbourne (5) Cairns (6)
Technicals: Melbourne (0) Cairns (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEL (19-8) | 15 | 20 | 19 | 34 | 88 |
| CRN (12-16) | 28 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 97 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEL | 87 | 101.7 | 112.1 |
| CRN | 87 | 112.1 | 101.7 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEL | .470 | 0.092 | 0.250 | 0.120 |
| CRN | .487 | 0.092 | 0.175 | 0.303 |
Melbourne United
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Matt Dellavedova | Starter | SG | 23:59 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 12.8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 43 | Chris Goulding | Starter | SF | 23:31 | 2-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | -1.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 51 | Shea Ili | Starter | PG | 16:57 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 0 | Jo Acuil | Starter | C | 15:09 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-4 | -0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Luke Travers | Starter | PF | 23:16 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 15.9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 21 | Ian Clark | Bench | SF | 25:45 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 5.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Tanner Krebs | Bench | SG | 15:20 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -4.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kyle Bowen | Bench | PF | 16:44 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Ariel Hukporti | Bench | C | 24:51 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 16.5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Flynn Cameron | Bench | PG | 14:28 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 200 | 37-83 | 4-26 | 10-17 | 57.1 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 88 | ||||
| 44.6% | 15.4% | 58.8% |
Cairns Taipans
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Miller | Starter | PG | 33:41 | 7-16 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 12.5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 0 | Tahjere McCall | Starter | SG | 34:13 | 8-17 | 0-4 | 7-9 | 22.6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Sam Waardenburg | Starter | C | 27:21 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 11.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Taran Armstrong | Starter | SF | 29:41 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 34 | Bobi Klintman | Starter | PF | 18:48 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 4.1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Lat Mayen | Bench | SG | 17:37 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Josh Roberts | Bench | PF | 22:09 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 14.2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Samuel Mennenga | Bench | PF | 16:30 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 200 | 33-76 | 8-24 | 23-29 | 73.9 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 97 | ||||
| 43.4% | 33.3% | 79.3% |
Melbourne United Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Shea Ili 10.1p, 3.1r, 4.1a |
Matt Dellavedova 12.4p, 3.4r, 5.6a |
Chris Goulding 16.2p, 2.2r, 1.6a |
Luke Travers 12.1p, 7.7r, 2a |
Jo Acuil 15.6p, 8r, 1.2a |
| Rotation | Flynn Cameron 4.3p, 2.2r, 0.9a |
Tanner Krebs 6.6p, 2.4r, 0.8a |
Ian Clark 13.2p, 2r, 1.9a |
Kyle Bowen 3.7p, 3.8r, 0.9a |
Ariel Hukporti 8.9p, 7.1r, 0.7a |
Cairns Taipans Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Patrick Miller 18.8p, 4r, 5.5a |
Tahjere McCall 17p, 4.8r, 5.3a |
Taran Armstrong 7.6p, 4.1r, 3.1a |
Bobi Klintman 10.2p, 4.7r, 0.9a |
Sam Waardenburg 9.7p, 5.1r, 1.7a |
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Lat Mayen 7.6p, 3.8r, 0.6a |
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Josh Roberts 4.5p, 2.9r, 0.3a |
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Samuel Mennenga 7.1p, 4r, 0.8a |
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