NBL Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Adelaide join Sydney in championship series

- March 18, 2026
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Bryce Cotton
Bryce Cotton

Adelaide - SE Melbourne 108-96

Adelaide 36ers outrebounded Phoenix 48-28 including a 34-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Adelaide 36ers looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by Phoenix helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American guard Bryce Cotton (182-1992, college: Providence, agency: Pensack Sports) who scored 38 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 7 assists. The former international guard Dejan Vasiljevic (190-1997, college: Miami, FL) chipped in 27 points and 4 assists. Four Adelaide 36ers players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American swingman Ian Clark (190-1991, college: Belmont) who recorded 32 points and the former international guard Nathan Sobey (190-1990, college: Wyoming) added 17 points and 8 assists respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Adelaide: C.Bryce 38+6reb+7ast, V.Dejan 27+2reb+4ast, R.Nick 14+12reb, H.Isaac 13+3reb+4ast, C.Zylan 7+13reb+5ast, W.Isaac 6+2reb
SE Melbourne: I.Clark 32+4reb+1ast, N.Sobey 17+2reb+8ast, J.Hunter 10+3reb, W.Iwundu 9+3ast, J.Brown III 9+10reb+4ast, D.Mitchell 8+2reb
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22-11
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6-2
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5-4
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6-3
3
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3-5
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Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Cotton_Bryce_2

Adelaide
(182-G-1992)
Avg: 25.9

25.9
25.1
22.5
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Browder_Jack

Perry L
(193-G-2004)
Avg: 31.1

28.6
28.0
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Shuler_Lanyc

Warrandyte
(185-G-)
Avg: 28.5

28.5
26.9
21.5
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Mcgregor_Brodie

Queensland
(-F-2007)
Avg: 23.0

21.7
20.0
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Not_Available

SA Metro
(--)
Avg: 27.0

22.8
17.9
Player of the Week: Round 35(RS)
Kendric Davis

Sydney
(183-PG-99)

Player of the Week: Round 11(RS)
Kody Stattmann

Cairns M.
(202-F/G-00)

Player of the Week: Round 9(RS)
Oliver Stanley

Melbourne Uni
(196-F/C-1994)