Perth Wildcats @ Cairns Taipans

Perth WildcatsWildcatsPER
18-11
90
18-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats PER | 29 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 90 |
Taipans CNS | 23 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 87 |

Cairns TaipansTaipansCNS
8-21
87
8-21
Game Leaders



35
B. Cotton#11
11/19 FG, 6/11 FT
35

24
R. Edwards#2
11/27 FG, 0/0 FT
24

11
K. Doolittle#5
9 DREB, 2 OREB
11

10
A. Gak#13
5 DREB, 5 OREB
10

4
K. Doolittle#5
1 TO, 36 MIN
4

7
S. Waardenburg#21
4 TO, 29 MIN
7
Team Stats

PER

CNS
44% (33-75)
Field Goal %
45% (34-75)
42% (10-24)
Three Point %
41% (12-29)
64% (14-22)
Free Throw %
64% (7-11)
7
Turnovers
13
39
Rebounds
43
Game Information
Cairns, QLD
Team Stats
| FG | 33-75 | 34-75 |
| Field Goal % | 44 | 45 |
| 3PT | 10-24 | 12-29 |
| Three Point % | 42 | 41 |
| FT | 14-22 | 7-11 |
| Free Throw % | 64 | 64 |
| Rebounds | 39 | 43 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 13 | 15 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 26 | 28 |
| Assists | 10 | 17 |
| Steals | 8 | 3 |
| Blocks | 4 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 7 | 13 |
| Fouls | 11 | 15 |
| 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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