Match summary — AUSTRALIA NBL BLITZ 2026-2027
ADELAIDE 36ERS defeated CAIRNS TAIPANS 112-86 on in the AUSTRALIA NBL BLITZ 2026-2027. ADELAIDE 36ERS won by a 26-point margin. Bryce Cotton led all scorers with 22 points. ADELAIDE 36ERS shot 61.3% from the field while CAIRNS TAIPANS managed 41.3%. ADELAIDE 36ERS collected 35 rebounds and CAIRNS TAIPANS grabbed 29. This game was played as part of the AUSTRALIA NBL BLITZ 2026-2027 season in Australia. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
ADELAIDE 36ERS
112 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | * Isaac White | 27:56 | 7 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 4/6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | * Nikola Rakocevic | 23:47 | 10 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 25 | * Jacob Rigoni | 23:41 | 8 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 45 | * Zylan Cheatham | 21:53 | 13 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | * Bryce Cotton | 17:20 | 22 | 8/12 | 6/8 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | John Jenkins | 24:09 | 19 | 7/11 | 5/6 | 2/5 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1 | Flynn Cameron | 23:24 | 16 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 6/7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Benjamin Griscti | 19:26 | 7 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | Keanu Rasmussen | 18:29 | 10 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Team totals | 200:05 | 112 | 38/62 | 31/45 | 7/17 | 29/36 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 130 | |
CAIRNS TAIPANS
86 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | * Reyne Smith | 23:30 | 14 | 5/12 | 1/1 | 4/11 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | * Jack Mcveigh | 19:11 | 10 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | * Keanu Pinder | 15:21 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | * Malique Lewis | 14:14 | 9 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | * Jaylon Brown | 13:59 | 7 | 2/9 | 1/3 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Walter Brown | 20:35 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Luca Yates | 17:50 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Shaun Bruce | 16:23 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| 1 | Lloyd Mcveigh | 15:41 | 10 | 4/9 | 3/3 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 48 | Kobe Williamson | 13:30 | 8 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 44 | Sunday Dech | 11:27 | 6 | 3/5 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Brody Nunn | 09:41 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 43 | Jonah Bolden | 08:47 | 11 | 4/8 | 2/3 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Team totals | 200:09 | 86 | 31/75 | 17/31 | 14/44 | 10/17 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 75 | |