Match summary — AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026
CAIRNS TAIPANS lost to MELBOURNE UNITED 67-94 on in the AUSTRALIA NBL 2025-2026. MELBOURNE UNITED won by a 27-point margin. Chris Goulding led all scorers with 14 points. CAIRNS TAIPANS shot 33.3% from the field while MELBOURNE UNITED managed 44.3%. CAIRNS TAIPANS collected 40 rebounds and MELBOURNE UNITED grabbed 37. 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
67 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Andrew Andrews | 28:05 | 13 | 5/12 | 3/7 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| * Reyne Smith | 27:47 | 13 | 5/12 | 2/7 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| * Marcus Lee | 26:05 | 8 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| * Admiral Schofield | 25:14 | 11 | 4/14 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| * Alex Higgins-Titsha | 19:17 | 10 | 3/8 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Mawot Mag | 27:53 | 7 | 2/8 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Kyrin Galloway | 21:35 | 5 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kyle Adnam | 13:56 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Lachlan Barker | 10:14 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Team totals | 200:06 | 67 | 24/72 | 14/42 | 10/30 | 9/14 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 67 |
MELBOURNE UNITED
94 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Milton Doyle | 22:26 | 10 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| * Tyson Walker | 22:20 | 13 | 4/8 | 4/6 | 0/2 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| * Finn Delany | 19:39 | 11 | 4/5 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| * Jesse Edwards | 18:56 | 10 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| * Tanner Krebs | 17:32 | 9 | 3/5 | 3/3 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Kyle Bowen | 19:47 | 7 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Chris Goulding | 18:23 | 14 | 4/10 | 1/1 | 3/9 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Thomas Wilson | 17:41 | 7 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Dash Daniels | 17:35 | 5 | 2/7 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Fabijan Krslovic | 16:53 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Malith Machar | 04:50 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Campbell Blogg | 04:05 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team totals | 200:07 | 94 | 31/70 | 25/46 | 6/24 | 26/28 | 28 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 109 |