Match summary — AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026
CAIRNS TAIPANS defeated BRISBANE BULLETS 88-83 on in the AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026. CAIRNS TAIPANS won by a 5-point margin. Hunter Maldonado led all scorers with 31 points. CAIRNS TAIPANS shot 52.9% from the field while BRISBANE BULLETS managed 45.3%. CAIRNS TAIPANS collected 29 rebounds and BRISBANE BULLETS grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026 season in Australia. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
CAIRNS TAIPANS
88 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | * Jack Mcveigh | 40:00 | 25 | 11/18 | 10/16 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | * Andrew Andrews | 32:59 | 18 | 5/13 | 2/5 | 3/8 | 5/5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | * Kyrin Galloway | 24:53 | 19 | 8/11 | 6/7 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | * Samuel Waardenburg | 21:38 | 13 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 0 | * Mojave King | 20:44 | 3 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Kody Stattmann | 20:57 | 6 | 3/11 | 3/7 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Marcus Lee | 18:42 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Admiral Schofield | 13:11 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Lachlan Barker | 06:59 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Team totals | 200:03 | 88 | 36/68 | 29/45 | 7/23 | 9/12 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 104 | |
BRISBANE BULLETS
83 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | * Terry Taylor | 38:30 | 22 | 10/20 | 9/17 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | * Mitchell Norton | 36:29 | 6 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 4/6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | * Hunter Maldonado | 32:44 | 31 | 9/16 | 9/13 | 0/3 | 13/18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 | * Alexander Ducas | 31:30 | 7 | 3/8 | 2/3 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | * Jacob Holt | 22:57 | 8 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Tohi Smith-Milner | 18:35 | 9 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 0 | Taine Murray | 11:05 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 6 | Tristan Devers | 08:14 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 200:04 | 83 | 29/64 | 26/48 | 3/16 | 22/30 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 80 | |