Match summary — AUSTRALIA NBL BLITZ 2026-2027
CAIRNS TAIPANS defeated PERTH WILDCATS 85-82 on in the AUSTRALIA NBL BLITZ 2026-2027. CAIRNS TAIPANS won by a 3-point margin. Elijah Pepper led all scorers with 19 points. CAIRNS TAIPANS shot 38.6% from the field while PERTH WILDCATS managed 39.7%. CAIRNS TAIPANS collected 42 rebounds and PERTH WILDCATS grabbed 40. 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
CAIRNS TAIPANS
85 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | * Shaun Bruce | 33:59 | 14 | 5/9 | 2/5 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | * Jack Mcveigh | 28:11 | 17 | 5/13 | 4/8 | 1/5 | 6/7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 25 | * Keanu Pinder | 27:39 | 9 | 3/15 | 2/9 | 1/6 | 2/4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | * Reyne Smith | 27:14 | 18 | 5/13 | 0/2 | 5/11 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 22 | * Walter Brown | 24:11 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Lloyd Mcveigh | 21:39 | 9 | 4/6 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 48 | Kobe Williamson | 13:08 | 6 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Brody Nunn | 13:06 | 5 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Luca Yates | 05:36 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Jonah Bolden | 05:20 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 200:03 | 85 | 27/70 | 15/37 | 12/33 | 19/29 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 89 | |
PERTH WILDCATS
82 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | * Elijah Pepper | 33:11 | 19 | 8/20 | 5/12 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | * Kristian Doolittle | 28:53 | 10 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 0 | * Joseph Lual Acuil Jr | 23:20 | 11 | 3/7 | 3/5 | 0/2 | 5/13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | * Dylan Windler | 21:56 | 3 | 1/6 | 0/2 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | * Anthony Dell'orso | 19:50 | 13 | 4/6 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 4/6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Tana Kopa | 25:20 | 10 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | Alex Higgins-Titsha | 17:23 | 4 | 2/7 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Angus Brandt | 12:05 | 8 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 25 | Cameron Huefner | 11:51 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| 24 | Jesse Wagstaff | 06:17 | 4 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 200:06 | 82 | 27/68 | 17/38 | 10/30 | 18/29 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 76 | |