Australia

Regular Season Round 25: Cairns - Brisbane 88-83

Date: January 12, 2026
The game between closely ranked teams ended with ninth ranked Taipans' (7-17) home victory over bottom-ranked Bullets (6-19) in Cairns 88-83. Cairns players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. The former international forward Jack McVeigh (203-1996, college: Nebraska) stepped up and scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and American Andrew Andrews (188-1993, college: Washington) chipped in 18 points and 13 assists. Four Taipans players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Hunter Maldonado (201-1999, college: Wyoming, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import forward Terry Taylor (196-1999, college: Austin Peay) scored 22 points and 8 rebounds. Cairns maintains ninth place with 7-17 record. Brisbane lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 19 games lost. Cairns will play against higher ranked NZL Breakers (#7) in Auckland in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brisbane will play on the road against Sydney and hopes to get back on the winning track.

  BRISBANE (coach: Stuart Lash)83
  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 +/-
48 wiFlIQ, wRQQF 47 7-69 (08.7%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 4 0 2 6 8 5 4 5 5 4 88 62 5
2 XIQUIj, baUZh 49 6-3 (80%) 5-8 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 6 3 0 8 4 5 6 5 5 6 1 4 5
0 bildIjidI, HujURQ 44 7-64 (17.8%) 5-4 (5%) 64-62 (98.8%) 6 0 1 0 3 5 8 6 5 6 46 82 5
3 guZis, SlRx 48 8-4 (11.9%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 3 5
60 HIlU, ziZIM 84 4-1 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 8 3 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 2 0 5
62 ABaUh-baljRQ, wIha 67 8-4 (11.9%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 4 8 5 6 5 5 6 7 7 5
5 buQQiF, wiajR 68 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
1 gRLRQs, wQasUij 7 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
68 OuQZhisR, ziZV  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
7 gilUIj, CilluB  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
05 mQidUVR, zRjsRj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   81-32 (03.8%) 4-61 (62.2%) 88-45 (94.4%) 2 88 45 68 60 5 9 6 5 65 24 10  


  CAIRNS (coach: Adam Forde)88
  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 65-61 (18.0%) 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 0 1 1 8 5 8 5 5 6 80 82 5
68 SjdQRTs, SjdQRT 44 8-0 (35%) 4-2 (49.0%) 0-0 (655%) 5 8 8 64 3 5 5 5 5 0 62 61 5
63 GillITiF, KFQaj 80 1-9 (20.9%) 8-3 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5 0 0 6 3 5 6 6 5 5 67 85 5
86 WiiQdRjMuQD, AiBuRl 88 0-0 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 64 62 5
5 KajD, bIniLR 86 6-4 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 4 4 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 4 8 5
1 AUiUUBijj, KIdF 86 4-9 (38.7%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 6 8 5 8 5 5 5 1 6 5
83 vRR, biQZus 67 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6 3 0 5 3 5 6 6 5 8 8 6 5
0 AZhIfaRld, SdBaQil 63 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 5
42 miQVRQ, viZhlij 9 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 5 -4 5
3 SdjiB, KFlR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
6 bZkRaDh, vlIFd  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
65 eaZhiQdsIj, zRd  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   87-30 (13.3%) 9-84 (45.3%) 7-68 (90.5%) 0 83 87 84 85 5 2 4 5 68 22 23  


Height: 203 cm
Position name: F
Born: Jun 27,1996
Weight: 98kg / 215.6lbs
40
MINS
33
25
POINTS
31
5
D.REB
5
1
O.REB
1
6
T.REB
6
6
ASSISTS
5
2
STEALS
2
1
TO
1
0
BLOCKS
1
10/16
62.5%
2FGP
9/13
69.2%
1/2
50.0%
3FGP
0/3
0.0%
2/3
66.7%
FT
13/18
72.2%
28
RANK
28
Height: 201 cm
Position: G
Born: Mar 24,1999
Weight: 92kg / 202.4lbs
Cairns  88
VS
88
Points Scored
83
78
Starting Five Points
74
10
Bench Points
9
24
Defensive Rebounds
22
5
Offensive Rebounds
8
29
Rebounds
30
23
Assists
12
8
Steals
7
12
Turnovers
10
3
Blocked Shots
1
20
Personal fouls
15
29/45
64.4%
2FGP
26/48
54.2%
7/23
30.4%
3FGP
3/16
18.8%
9/12
75.0%
FT
22/30
73.3%
84
Rank
65

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)