Australia

Regular Season Round 22: Cairns - SE Melbourne 96-111

Date: December 31, 2025
Very expected game in Cairns where 10th ranked Taipans (5-16) were defeated by third ranked Phoenix (14-7) 111-96. SE Melbourne dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Taipans' 40. SE Melbourne forced 21 Cairns turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. The former international guard Nathan Sobey (190-1990, college: Wyoming) notched a double-double by scoring 31 points, 10 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and the former international guard Owen Foxwell (188-2003) supported him with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Phoenix's coach Josh King allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 17 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists by American Andrew Andrews (188-1993, college: Washington) did not help to save the game for Cairns. The former international forward Jack McVeigh (203-1996, college: Nebraska) added 26 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Five SE Melbourne and four Cairns players scored in double figures. SE Melbourne maintains third position with 14-7 record having five points less than leader Adelaide. Cairns lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 16 games lost. SE Melbourne will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Cairns will play on the road against Illawarra H. (#8) in Wollongong and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  CAIRNS (coach: Adam Forde)96
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
7 bZkRaDh, ziZV 35 3-0 (25%) 4-0 (15%) 7-66 (26.2%) 5 0 0 8 6 5 6 8 5 0 81 80 5
86 WiiQdRjMuQD, AiBuRl 40 2-68 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 1-2 (90%) 8 3 1 4 6 5 5 8 5 8 88 84 5
68 SjdQRTs, SjdQRT 46 4-9 (38.7%) 8-1 (44.4%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 1 9 7 3 5 6 5 5 1 69 60 5
5 KajD, bIniLR 80 5-6 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 8 63 65 5
63 GillITiF, KFQaj 83 8-8 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 6 5 5 8 5 6 9 65 5
83 vRR, biQZus 85 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 8 8 3 6 3 5 6 5 5 4 3 -6 5
1 AUiUUBijj, KIdF 63 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 -8 5
3 SdjiB, KFlR 65 6-8 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 5 6 8 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5
4 biD, biTIU 1 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
0 AZhIfaRld, SdBaQil  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
6 bZkRaDh, vlIFd  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
65 eaZhiQdsIj, zRd  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   85-44 (15.1%) 65-84 (34.0%) 81-40 (93.4%) 2 83 48 62 86 5 4 1 5 86 71 92  


  SE MELBOURNE (coach: Josh King)111
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
85 AIMRF, XiUhij 43 0-65 (05%) 0-66 (30.0%) 1-9 (20.9%) 6 8 4 65 8 5 3 5 5 5 46 43 5
80 oTujdu, WRs 82 1-1 (655%) 6-0 (85%) 5-6 (5%) 6 3 0 8 4 5 6 5 5 6 60 63 5
6 HujURQ, zIQdij 89 1-9 (20.9%) 8-0 (35%) 6-8 (05%) 8 4 0 8 3 5 6 8 5 5 67 85 5
45 yIxTRll, PTRj 89 3-2 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 1-2 (90%) 8 4 0 1 4 5 6 5 5 5 69 67 5
5 mQITj ooo, zIhj 89 1-65 (15%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 6 8 5 0 6 5 6 68 63 5
0 GlILRQ, SjDus 67 6-3 (80%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 4 5 8 5 5 6 8 -0 5
44 vRTas, bilaEuR 61 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 6 8 5 6 6 5 6 8 0 5
86 CliQV, oij 65 8-8 (655%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 4 5
66 yIsURQ, gijaRl 2 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -8 5
9 SlaaQ, SVRZh 9 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5
2 baUZhRll, gz 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 -6 5
3 maDDiQ, qllas  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   48-05 (13.5%) 65-46 (48.4%) 69-83 (95.2%) 7 62 89 84 80 5 60 3 5 0 666 653  


Height: 203 cm
Position name: F
Born: Jun 27,1996
Weight: 98kg / 215.6lbs
40
MINS
34
26
POINTS
31
5
D.REB
2
0
O.REB
1
5
T.REB
3
2
ASSISTS
10
1
STEALS
4
5
TO
0
2
BLOCKS
0
4/5
80.0%
2FGP
5/10
50.0%
3/5
60.0%
3FGP
5/11
45.5%
9/11
81.8%
FT
6/7
85.7%
25
RANK
34
Height: 190 cm
Position: G
Born: Jul 14,1990
Weight: 84kg / 184.8lbs
Cairns  96
VS
96
Points Scored
111
86
Starting Five Points
94
10
Bench Points
17
24
Defensive Rebounds
18
8
Offensive Rebounds
9
32
Rebounds
27
18
Assists
23
3
Steals
15
21
Turnovers
5
6
Blocked Shots
4
21
Personal fouls
25
20/33
60.6%
2FGP
32/50
64.0%
10/23
43.5%
3FGP
10/31
32.3%
26/35
74.3%
FT
17/24
70.8%
78
Rank
104

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)