2025–26 NBL season

2025–26 NBL season
Logo of the league sponsored by Hungry Jack's
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration
  • 18 September 2025 – 18 February 2026
  • 8 October 2025 – 22 February 2026
    (NBL Ignite Cup)
  • 4–7 March 2026
    (Play-in tournament)
  • 10–18 March 2026 (Semifinals)
  • March – April 2026 (Finals)
Games165
Teams10
Total attendance1,093,048
Average attendance6,665
TV partner(s)ESPN/Foxtel, Network 10/10 Drama, Sky Sport
Streaming partner(s)Disney+, Kayo Sports, 10, NBL TV, Sky Sport Now
Regular season
Season championsSydney Kings
Season MVP Bryce Cotton (Adelaide)
Top scorer Bryce Cotton (Adelaide)
NBL Ignite Cup
ChampionsNew Zealand Breakers (1st title)
  Runners-upAdelaide 36ers
Finals

The 2025–26 NBL season will be the 48th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams will contest the 2025–26 season.

As Australia and New Zealand will participate in 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, the league will take a break during the FIBA international windows of 24 November to 2 December 2025 and 23 February to 3 March 2026.[1]

Teams

All ten teams from the 2024–25 NBL season will continue on in 2025–26.[1]

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide 36ers Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre 11,300
Brisbane Bullets Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 10,500
Cairns Taipans Cairns Cairns Convention Centre 5,300
Illawarra Hawks Wollongong Wollongong Entertainment Centre 6,000
Melbourne United Melbourne John Cain Arena 10,175
New Zealand Breakers Auckland Spark Arena 9,740
Perth Wildcats Perth Perth Arena 14,800
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Melbourne John Cain Arena 10,175
State Basketball Centre 3,422
Sydney Kings Sydney Sydney SuperDome 18,200
Tasmania JackJumpers Hobart Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
Launceston Silverdome 3,255

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Coach Captain Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
Adelaide 36ers Mike Wells Bryce Cotton
Isaac Humphries
Dejan Vasiljevic
Mega Rewards Champion
Brisbane Bullets Darryl McDonald (interim) Mitch Norton TBC
Cairns Taipans Adam Forde Sam Waardenburg Kenfrost Homes
Illawarra Hawks Justin Tatum Sam Froling
Tyler Harvey
Multi Civil and Rail
Melbourne United Dean Vickerman Chris Goulding Engie
New Zealand Breakers Petteri Koponen Parker Jackson-Cartwright Bank of New Zealand
Perth Wildcats John Rillie Jesse Wagstaff Mate Internet Mobile
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Josh King Jordan Hunter
Nathan Sobey
Mountain Goat Beer
Sydney Kings Brian Goorjian Matthew Dellavedova Harvey Norman
Tasmania JackJumpers Scott Roth Will Magnay Spirit of Tasmania

Player transactions

Free agency began on 4 April 2025.[2][3]

Coaching transactions

Head coaching transactions
Team 2024–25 season 2025–26 season
Off-season
Brisbane Bullets Justin Schueller[4] Stu Lash[5]
Cairns Taipans Adam Forde[6]
New Zealand Breakers Petteri Koponen[7]
In-season
Brisbane Bullets Stu Lash[8] Darryl McDonald (interim)[9]

Pre-season

The pre-season games began on 28 June to 5 October 2025.

The pre-season also features Melbourne United, S.E. Melbourne Phoenix to host games between NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, this will be the seventh NBLxNBA tour.[10][11]

NBL Blitz

The 2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at the AIS Arena, Canberra.[12][13]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PP BP Pts
1 New Zealand Breakers (C) 2 2 0 203 176 115.3 7 13
2 Tasmania JackJumpers 2 2 0 194 190 102.1 3 9
3 Adelaide 36ers 2 1 1 199 180 110.6 5.5 8.5
4 Melbourne United 2 1 1 176 144 122.2 5 8
5 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 2 1 1 203 190 106.8 4 7
6 Perth Wildcats 2 1 1 176 178 98.9 4 7
7 Brisbane Bullets 2 1 1 160 190 84.2 4 7
8 Illawarra Hawks 2 1 1 183 196 93.4 2.5 5.5
9 Cairns Taipans 2 0 2 170 191 89.0 3 3
10 Sydney Kings 2 0 2 173 202 85.6 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. Source: nblblitz.com.au
(C) Champions


Regular season

The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025.[1] It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.[14]

Round 1

18 September 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 84–88 Melbourne United Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 24–24, 18–17, 20–24
ESPN Pts: Hamilton 24
Rebs: Johnson 10
Asts: Ayre, Campbell 4
boxscore
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Pts: Doyle 22
Rebs: Krslovic 12
Asts: three players 3
Attendance: 4,340
19 September 2025 New Zealand Breakers 95–104 Brisbane Bullets Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 24–25, 22–28, 29–30
Sky Sport Pts: Brockington, Jackson-Cartwright 16
Rebs: Mennenga 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 12
boxscore
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Pts: Prather 27
Rebs: Harrison 15
Asts: Adams 7
Attendance: 4,443
20 September 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 114–77 Cairns Taipans John Cain Arena, Melbourne
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 36–20, 29–26, 26–16
ESPN Pts: Glover 18
Rebs: Hunter, Lewis 8
Asts: Sobey 8
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Pts: Smith 19
Rebs: Lee 12
Asts: Stattmann 5
Attendance: 5,371
20 September 2025 Perth Wildcats 72–75 Tasmania JackJumpers Perth Arena, Perth
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 14–20, 14–21, 23–21
ESPN Pts: Jones 16
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 14
Asts: Jones, Windler 3
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Pts: Hamilton 26
Rebs: Bannan 10
Asts: Hamilton 5
Attendance: 11,701
21 September 2025 Melbourne United 114–82 New Zealand Breakers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 34–15, 21–18, 34–22, 25–27
Network 10 Pts: Edwards 22
Rebs: Krslovic 8
Asts: Ili 8
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Pts: Brockington 21
Rebs: Brockington, López 6
Asts: Davison, Jackson-Cartwright 4
Attendance: 9,101

Round 2

25 September 2025 Melbourne United 103–83 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 23–22, 23–24, 28–13
ESPN Pts: Doyle 18
Rebs: Edwards 6
Asts: Walker 8
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Pts: Sobey 26
Rebs: Gak, Glover 6
Asts: Maldonado 7
Attendance: 10,035
26 September 2025 Cairns Taipans 83–82 Brisbane Bullets Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 24–24, 16–15, 22–26
ESPN Pts: McVeigh, Schofield 19
Rebs: McVeigh 9
Asts: McVeigh 9
boxscore
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Pts: Harrison 22
Rebs: Freeman-Liberty, Harrison 7
Asts: Adams 6
Attendance: 4,052
27 September 2025 New Zealand Breakers 78–89 Perth Wildcats Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 25–19, 17–18, 19–27
Sky Sport Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 18
Rebs: López, Mennenga 7
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Lual-Acuil 21
Rebs: Windler 15
Asts: Doolittle, Henshall 3
Attendance: 4,047
27 September 2025 Illawarra Hawks 86–91 Tasmania JackJumpers Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 24–28, 16–20, 25–22
ESPN Pts: McGee 32
Rebs: McGee 13
Asts: McLaughlin 6
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Pts: Hamilton 21
Rebs: Magnay 8
Asts: Campbell 4
Attendance: 5,123
28 September 2025 Sydney Kings 74–77 Cairns Taipans Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 27–18, 13–21, 16–16
Network 10 Pts: Davis 21
Rebs: Noi 9
Asts: Dellavedova 5
boxscore
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Pts: McVeigh 24
Rebs: McVeigh 9
Asts: Andrews 7
Attendance: 8,536
28 September 2025 Adelaide 36ers 87–80 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 21–24, 29–20, 10–13
10 Drama Pts: Cotton 39
Rebs: Cheatham 14
Asts: Cotton 6
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Pts: Prather 20
Rebs: Harrison 12
Asts: Prather 6
Attendance: 9,429

Round 3

2 October 2025 Cairns Taipans 79–110 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–36, 15–22, 22–27, 19–25
ESPN Pts: Schofield 19
Rebs: Lee 7
Asts: Andrews 7
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Pts: Cotton 28
Rebs: Cheatham 10
Asts: Cotton 7
Attendance: 4,213
2 October 2025 Perth Wildcats 92–84 Illawarra Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 34–23, 23–13, 25–28
ESPN Pts: Lual-Acuil 22
Rebs: Windler 14
Asts: Doolittle, Jones 4
boxscore
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Pts: McGee 26
Rebs: McGee 14
Asts: Harvey 5
Attendance: 11,572
4 October 2025 Sydney Kings 97–75 New Zealand Breakers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 17–19, 31–18, 27–23
ESPN Pts: Davis 28
Rebs: Soares 8
Asts: Dellavedova 7
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Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 16
Rebs: Mennenga 12
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 5
Attendance: 10,798
4 October 2025 Brisbane Bullets 82–84 Tasmania JackJumpers Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 24–20, 21–16, 16–26
ESPN Pts: Adams 19
Rebs: Smith-Milner 10
Asts: Adams 7
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Pts: Bannan 23
Rebs: Bannan 15
Asts: Ayre, Campbell 3
Attendance: 6,946

Round 4

8 October 2025 New Zealand Breakers 117–88 Illawarra Hawks Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 30–25, 27–23, 30–16
Sky Sport Pts: Jackson-Cartwright, Mennenga 20
Rebs: López 9
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 17
boxscore
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Pts: Harvey 22
Rebs: Blanchfield 8
Asts: Harvey 6
Attendance: 3,101
8 October 2025 Sydney Kings 93–107 Melbourne United Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 27–21, 19–31, 22–26
ESPN Pts: Cooks, Davis 21
Rebs: Cooks 10
Asts: Dellavedova 7
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Pts: Walker 27
Rebs: Edwards 12
Asts: Doyle 6
Attendance: 9,528
9 October 2025 Adelaide 36ers 98–89 Tasmania JackJumpers Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 30–22, 25–30, 22–17
ESPN Pts: Cotton 29
Rebs: Cheatham 9
Asts: Cotton 9
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Pts: Hamilton 22
Rebs: Magnay, Marshall 6
Asts: Hamilton 9
Attendance: 9,320
10 October 2025 Cairns Taipans 77–80 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 20–18, 17–20, 17–19
ESPN Pts: Andrews 21
Rebs: Lee 12
Asts: McVeigh 6
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Pts: Lual-Acuil 30
Rebs: Windler 11
Asts: Russo-Nance, Windler 3
Attendance: 3,985
11 October 2025 Illawarra Hawks 116–89 Brisbane Bullets Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 34–18, 34–29, 21–24, 27–18
ESPN Pts: Harvey 22
Rebs: McGee 12
Asts: Harvey 10
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Pts: Prather 28
Rebs: Prather 9
Asts: Patterson 5
Attendance: 4,709
11 October 2025 Adelaide 36ers 79–103 Sydney Kings Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 22–25, 23–25, 15–24
ESPN Pts: Cameron 15
Rebs: Cameron, Cheatham 8
Asts: Cameron 7
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Pts: Noi 29
Rebs: Soares 12
Asts: Dellavedova 7
Attendance: 10,021
12 October 2025 New Zealand Breakers 81–87 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Spark Arena, Auckland
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 31–13, 19–28, 16–25
Network 10 Pts: Mennenga 29
Rebs: Mennenga 11
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 9
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Pts: Foxwell 19
Rebs: Hunter 7
Asts: Foxwell, Sobey 7
Attendance: 4,520
12 October 2025 Melbourne United 95–60 Cairns Taipans John Cain Arena, Melbourne
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 21–10, 22–16, 25–19
10 Drama Pts: Edwards, Goulding 16
Rebs: Edwards 12
Asts: Delany 4
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Pts: Higgins-Titsha 16
Rebs: Lee 7
Asts: Andrews 6
Attendance: 9,233

Round 5

15 October 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 86–70 Sydney Kings Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 21–13, 19–18, 17–20
ESPN Pts: Campbell 21
Rebs: Bannan 14
Asts: Bannan, Marshall 6
boxscore
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Pts: Galloway 13
Rebs: Cooks, Soares 8
Asts: three players 4
Attendance: 4,139
15 October 2025 Perth Wildcats 93–110 Brisbane Bullets Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 27–30, 23–24, 22–30
ESPN Pts: Jones 19
Rebs: Doolittle 5
Asts: Doolittle 6
boxscore
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Pts: Prather 34
Rebs: Harrison 15
Asts: Adams, Patterson 6
Attendance: 6,110
16 October 2025 Adelaide 36ers 88–71 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 22–11, 16–18, 22–26
ESPN Pts: Cotton 28
Rebs: Cheatham 14
Asts: Cotton 6
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Pts: Hunter 16
Rebs: Hunter, Sobey 7
Asts: Maldonado 7
Attendance: 9,802
17 October 2025 New Zealand Breakers 82–65 Tasmania JackJumpers Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 20–13, 23–11, 19–23
Sky Sport Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 21
Rebs: Mennenga 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6
boxscore
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Pts: Magnay 14
Rebs: Magnay 12
Asts: Campbell 4
Attendance: 3,212
17 October 2025 Brisbane Bullets 86–95 Melbourne United Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 21–24, 17–15, 32–25
ESPN Pts: Adams 29
Rebs: Harrison 11
Asts: Adams 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Goulding 22
Rebs: Edwards 7
Asts: Walker 6
Attendance: 4,899
18 October 2025 Cairns Taipans 86–91 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–25, 21–20, 29–27
ESPN Pts: Andrews 23
Rebs: Galloway, Schofield 9
Asts: Andrews 7
boxscore
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Pts: Cotton 53
Rebs: Cameron, Cheatham 8
Asts: Cotton 5
Attendance: 4,004
18 October 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 116–76 Illawarra Hawks John Cain Arena, Melbourne
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 36–17, 17–12, 33–24
ESPN Pts: Glover 26
Rebs: Hunter 9
Asts: Maldonado 9
boxscore
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Pts: McGee 22
Rebs: McGee 11
Asts: Harvey 3
Attendance: 5,615
19 October 2025 Melbourne United 104–88 New Zealand Breakers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 28–21, 19–25, 29–25
10 Drama Pts: Goulding 23
Rebs: Edwards 10
Asts: Walker 9
boxscore
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Pts: Brockington 25
Rebs: Jackson-Cartwright, López 9
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 9
Attendance: 8,092
19 October 2025 Sydney Kings 94–72 Perth Wildcats Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 35–23, 24–21, 20–6
10 Drama Pts: Davis 25
Rebs: Cooks, Soares 8
Asts: Cooks, Dellavedova 4
boxscore
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Pts: Lual-Acuil 17
Rebs: Doolittle 10
Asts: Lual-Acuil, Rillie 3
Attendance: 8,032

Round 6

22 October 2025 Cairns Taipans 78–110 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 20–30, 20–28, 16–22
ESPN Pts: Schofield 16
Rebs: Galloway 8
Asts: Smith 5
boxscore
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Pts: Lual-Acuil 24
Rebs: Doolittle 8
Asts: three players 4
Attendance: 3,317
23 October 2025 New Zealand Breakers 83–84 Brisbane Bullets Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 32–28, 15–29, 11–16
Sky Sport Pts: Mennenga 27
Rebs: four player 6
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 5
boxscore
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Pts: Prather 23
Rebs: Prather 12
Asts: Adams 5
Attendance: 2,841
23 October 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 112–95 Sydney Kings John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 23–28, 34–25, 33–22
ESPN Pts: Sobey 33
Rebs: Foxwell 6
Asts: Foxwell 8
boxscore
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Pts: Davis 31
Rebs: four player 5
Asts: Davis 6
Attendance: 3,786
24 October 2025 Cairns Taipans 67–94 Melbourne United Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 18–17, 17–24, 16–22
ESPN Pts: Andrews, Smith 13
Rebs: Lee, Mag 10
Asts: Andrews 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Goulding 14
Rebs: Delany, Doyle 6
Asts: Doyle, Walker 4
Attendance: 3,505
25 October 2025 Brisbane Bullets 86–109 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 19–23, 22–37, 25–26
ESPN Pts: Prather 18
Rebs: Harrison 10
Asts: Adams 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Sobey 29
Rebs: Lewis 8
Asts: Maldonado 7
Attendance: 5,244
25 October 2025 Perth Wildcats 84–85 Illawarra Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 15–18, 24–11, 26–33
ESPN Pts: Lual-Acuil 18
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 12
Asts: Doolittle 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Harvey, McGee 24
Rebs: McGee 11
Asts: Harvey 8
Attendance: 12,497
26 October 2025 Melbourne United 81–80 Adelaide 36ers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 26–20, 19–18, 22–25
Network 10 Pts: Edwards 25
Rebs: Krslovic 8
Asts: Doyle 5
boxscore
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Pts: Cotton 22
Rebs: Cheatham 12
Asts: Cheatham 9
Attendance: 10,175
26 October 2025 Sydney Kings 89–90 Tasmania JackJumpers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 30–21, 24–14, 10–26
10 Drama Pts: Davis 22
Rebs: Cooks 8
Asts: Dellavedova 6
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Pts: Bannan, Hamilton 18
Rebs: Bannan 9
Asts: Campbell 8
Attendance: 11,023

Round 7

29 October 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 84–95 Perth Wildcats Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 13–21, 27–35, 16–23
ESPN Pts: Hamilton 26
Rebs: Bannan 8
Asts: Campbell 7
boxscore
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Pts: Lual-Acuil 23
Rebs: Russo-Nance 7
Asts: Doolittle 4
Attendance: 4,139
30 October 2025 Brisbane Bullets 113–85 Cairns Taipans Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 32–20, 22–20, 34–18
ESPN Pts: Harrison, Prather 21
Rebs: Prather 10
Asts: Adams 7
boxscore
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Pts: McVeigh 23
Rebs: Lee 8
Asts: Andrews 10
Attendance: 3,684
31 October 2025 Illawarra Hawks 60–102 New Zealand Breakers Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–31, 16–21, 10–27, 16–23
ESPN Pts: McGee 13
Rebs: McGee 10
Asts: Hickey 6
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Pts: Mennenga 21
Rebs: Mennenga 11
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6
Attendance: 4,080
1 November 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 69–75 Cairns Taipans Silverdome, Launceston
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 16–22, 18–14, 20–21
ESPN Pts: Hamilton 21
Rebs: Bannan 12
Asts: Hamilton 6
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Pts: Andrews 27
Rebs: four players 6
Asts: Andrews 3
Attendance: 3,255
1 November 2025 Brisbane Bullets 79–116 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–35, 28–22, 21–32, 13–27
ESPN Pts: Prather 24
Rebs: Harrison 7
Asts: Dalton 4
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Pts: Cooks 24
Rebs: Cooks 10
Asts: Davis, Dellavedova 7
Attendance: 5,039
2 November 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 94–89 Perth Wildcats John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 25–22, 29–26, 19–17
Network 10 Pts: Sobey 22
Rebs: Lewis 11
Asts: Lewis 6
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Pts: Doolittle 19
Rebs: Doolittle 13
Asts: Rillie 7
Attendance: 9,386
2 November 2025 Adelaide 36ers 90–88 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 20–22, 31–26, 18–21
10 Drama Pts: Cotton 24
Rebs: Cheatham 13
Asts: Cotton 9
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Pts: Hickey 20
Rebs: McGee 11
Asts: Hickey 8
Attendance: 9,983
3 November 2025 Melbourne United 92–95 Sydney Kings John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 25–24, 19–23, 23–18
ESPN Pts: Walker 22
Rebs: Walker 9
Asts: Walker 5
boxscore
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Pts: Davis 34
Rebs: Soares 8
Asts: Dellavedova 7
Attendance: 10,175

Round 8

5 November 2025 Illawarra Hawks 107–93 Melbourne United Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 25–21, 22–25, 28–25
ESPN Pts: McGee 37
Rebs: McGee 14
Asts: Hickey, Peterson 7
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Pts: Delany 21
Rebs: Edwards, Krslovic 6
Asts: Doyle 11
Attendance: 3,012
6 November 2025 New Zealand Breakers 79–83 Adelaide 36ers Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 33–21, 21–23, 11–17
Sky Sport Pts: Brockington 25
Rebs: Baker 9
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 10
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Pts: Cotton 23
Rebs: Cameron, Cheatham 8
Asts: Cotton 6
Attendance: 3,859
6 November 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 102–103 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Silverdome, Launceston
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 32–28, 20–18, 21–25
ESPN Pts: Hamilton 36
Rebs: Bannan 10
Asts: Hamilton 5
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Pts: Sobey 28
Rebs: Brown 14
Asts: three players 4
Attendance: 3,255
7 November 2025 Cairns Taipans 90–107 Illawarra Hawks Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 26–27, 20–29, 22–26
ESPN Pts: King 32
Rebs: McVeigh 8
Asts: Andrews, McVeigh 8
boxscore
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Pts: McGee 28
Rebs: Hickey 12
Asts: Hickey 12
Attendance: 4,025
8 November 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 81–83 Brisbane Bullets Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–27, 17–23, 21–14
ESPN Pts: Bannan, Marshall 18
Rebs: Bannan 11
Asts: Campbell 8
boxscore
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Pts: Prather 28
Rebs: Harrison 9
Asts: Adams 7
Attendance: 4,340
8 November 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 81–92 Melbourne United John Cain Arena, Melbourne
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 17–20, 12–21, 24–24
ESPN Pts: Sobey 15
Rebs: Brown 8
Asts: Foster, Foxwell 7
boxscore
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Pts: Walker 24
Rebs: Edwards 11
Asts: Walker 6
Attendance: 8,806
9 November 2025 Adelaide 36ers 87–94 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 27–27, 31–28, 11–22
Network 10 Pts: Cotton 23
Rebs: Cheatham 9
Asts: Cotton 7
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Pts: Windler 18
Rebs: Windler 12
Asts: Windler 5
Attendance: 10,029
9 November 2025 Sydney Kings 79–72 New Zealand Breakers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 22–16, 13–13, 27–18
10 Drama Pts: Cooks, Davis 21
Rebs: Cooks 14
Asts: Davis 6
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Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 23
Rebs: Brockington, López 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 7
Attendance: 10,067

Round 9

12 November 2025 Brisbane Bullets 84–113 New Zealand Breakers Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 18–41, 21–24, 27–21
ESPN Pts: Prather 26
Rebs: Harrison, Prather 8
Asts: Ducas 5
boxscore
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Pts: Mennenga 25
Rebs: Baker 11
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 7
Attendance: 2,275
13 November 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 86–97 Adelaide 36ers Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 23–26, 17–28, 31–17
ESPN Pts: Campbell 20
Rebs: Bannan 14
Asts: Ayre, Marshall 4
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Pts: Cheatham 27
Rebs: Cheatham 14
Asts: Cheatham, Cotton 4
Attendance: 4,340
14 November 2025 Cairns Taipans 90–101 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 15–36, 23–20, 28–17
ESPN Pts: McVeigh 22
Rebs: Schofield 8
Asts: Andrews 10
boxscore
report
Pts: Glover 24
Rebs: Brown 6
Asts: Foxwell 7
Attendance: 3,567
15 November 2025 Melbourne United 99–93 Brisbane Bullets John Cain Arena, Melbourne
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 23–14, 25–16, 27–39
ESPN Pts: Doyle 28
Rebs: Bowen 7
Asts: Doyle, Ili 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Norton 19
Rebs: Harrison 11
Asts: four players 3
Attendance: 8,930
15 November 2025 Perth Wildcats 88–75 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena, Perth
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 21–24, 21–22, 24–15
ESPN Pts: Doolittle 24
Rebs: Doolittle 14
Asts: three players 2
boxscore
report
Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 22
Rebs: López 10
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 9
Attendance: 12,350
16 November 2025 Illawarra Hawks 71–98 Sydney Kings Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 18–35, 18–18, 21–27
Network 10 Pts: Hickey 19
Rebs: three players 9
Asts: Hickey 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Davis 17
Rebs: Soares 11
Asts: Davis 8
Attendance: 5,378
16 November 2025 Adelaide 36ers 105–101(OT) Cairns Taipans Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 25–23, 27–18, 13–23Overtime: 14–10
10 Drama Pts: Cotton 41
Rebs: Humphries 13
Asts: Cotton 8
boxscore
report
Pts: McVeigh 39
Rebs: Lee 9
Asts: Andrews 8
Attendance: 9,878

Round 10

19 November 2025 Adelaide 36ers 97–85 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 23–27, 27–15, 26–21
ESPN Pts: Cotton 31
Rebs: Humphries 9
Asts: Cotton 13
boxscore
report
Pts: Harvey 21
Rebs: McGee 10
Asts: Hickey 7
Attendance: 9,964
20 November 2025 Brisbane Bullets 76–103 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 21–29, 21–18, 15–29
ESPN Pts: Harrison 16
Rebs: Holt 9
Asts: Harrison, Norton 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Hunter 24
Rebs: Hunter 9
Asts: Sobey 6
Attendance: 3,429
21 November 2025 Illawarra Hawks 102–105 Melbourne United Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 33–38, 19–20, 31–28, 19–19
ESPN Pts: McGee 28
Rebs: McGee 12
Asts: Hickey 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Goulding 23
Rebs: Edwards 8
Asts: Doyle 7
Attendance: 3,872
21 November 2025 Perth Wildcats 101–95 Tasmania JackJumpers Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 25–24, 24–19, 20–24
ESPN Pts: Doolittle 30
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 8
Asts: Doolittle 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Bannan 29
Rebs: Deng 11
Asts: Hamilton 5
Attendance: 10,930
22 November 2025 Cairns Taipans 96–102 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 27–22, 22–30, 30–25
ESPN Pts: McVeigh 35
Rebs: McVeigh 7
Asts: Andrews 9
boxscore
report
Pts: Brockington, Mennenga 22
Rebs: Brockington 11
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6
Attendance: 3,989
22 November 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 81–94 Adelaide 36ers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–18, 21–30, 17–27
ESPN Pts: Sobey 26
Rebs: Hunter 12
Asts: Iwundu 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Vasiljevic 22
Rebs: Cheatham 16
Asts: Cotton 9
Attendance: 5,906
23 November 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 104–81 Sydney Kings Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 33–16, 15–18, 29–23
Network 10 Pts: Hamilton 22
Rebs: Bannan, Marshall 8
Asts: Hamilton 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Davis 20
Rebs: Maluach 5
Asts: Galloway 5
Attendance: 4,340
23 November 2025 Melbourne United 98–87 Perth Wildcats John Cain Arena, Melbourne
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 27–25, 23–26, 24–14
10 Drama Pts: Doyle 24
Rebs: Edwards 16
Asts: Walker 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Doolittle 20
Rebs: Doolittle 11
Asts: Doolittle 6
Attendance: 9,212

Round 11

3 December 2025 New Zealand Breakers 95–90 Sydney Kings Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 23–20, 19–27, 27–16
Sky Sport Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 24
Rebs: López, Mennenga 6
Asts: Brockington 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Davis 18
Rebs: Cooks 7
Asts: Davis 11
Attendance: 2,770
4 December 2025 Illawarra Hawks 113–109(OT) S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 31–13, 23–26, 20–22, 19–32Overtime: 20–16
ESPN Pts: Peterson 42
Rebs: McGee, Swaka Lo Buluk 13
Asts: Hickey 10
boxscore
report
Pts: Iwundu 22
Rebs: Brown 10
Asts: Maldonado 7
Attendance: 3,432
4 December 2025 Perth Wildcats 96–84 Melbourne United Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 33–20, 23–22, 20–15, 20–27
ESPN Pts: Lual-Acuil 18
Rebs: Doolittle 9
Asts: Doolittle 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Krebs 29
Rebs: Edwards 9
Asts: Walker 5
Attendance: 10,210
5 December 2025 Adelaide 36ers 90–65 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 27–13, 27–12, 13–20
ESPN Pts: Cheatham, Cotton 20
Rebs: Rakocevic 8
Asts: Cotton 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Mathias 14
Rebs: Harrison 10
Asts: Devers 4
Attendance: 9,835
6 December 2025 New Zealand Breakers 99–86 Tasmania JackJumpers Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 24–27, 28–29, 19–16
Sky Sport Pts: Brockington 22
Rebs: Baker, Mennenga 9
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 12
boxscore
report
Pts: Hamilton 21
Rebs: Hamilton 8
Asts: Hamilton 6
Attendance: 3,638
6 December 2025 Illawarra Hawks 76–93 Cairns Taipans Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 14–29, 24–24, 18–20
ESPN Pts: Grida 18
Rebs: Hickey, McGee 11
Asts: Hickey 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Andrews 27
Rebs: Galloway 14
Asts: Andrews 6
Attendance: 3,946
7 December 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 111–86 Melbourne United John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 28–23, 23–21, 28–20
Network 10 Pts: Sobey 25
Rebs: Aliir 8
Asts: Brown 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Doyle 22
Rebs: Delany 7
Asts: Doyle, Walker 5
Attendance: 10,175
7 December 2025 Perth Wildcats 94–95 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
13:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 25–18, 28–20, 16–35
10 Drama Pts: Lual-Acuil 19
Rebs: Doolittle 11
Asts: Doolittle 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Humphries 28
Rebs: Cameron 8
Asts: Cotton 12
Attendance: 13,661

Round 12

10 December 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 81–89 Tasmania JackJumpers Gippsland Indoor Stadium, Traralgon
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 36–27, 12–25, 18–18, 15–19
ESPN Pts: Iwundu 17
Rebs: Hunter, Iwundu 8
Asts: Iwundu 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Hamilton 18
Rebs: Bannan 12
Asts: Bannan 4
Attendance: 1,953
11 December 2025 Illawarra Hawks 100–85 Brisbane Bullets Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–33, 26–17, 22–18, 29–17
ESPN Pts: McGee 30
Rebs: McGee 10
Asts: Peterson 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Taylor 18
Rebs: Taylor 8
Asts: Norton 4
Attendance: 3,481
12 December 2025 Adelaide 36ers 114–105(OT) Melbourne United Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 32–26, 22–19, 14–28Overtime: 19–10
ESPN Pts: Cotton 33
Rebs: Cheatham 9
Asts: Cotton 13
boxscore
report
Pts: Goulding 24
Rebs: Delany, Edwards 9
Asts: Doyle, Ili 3
Attendance: 10,032
12 December 2025 Perth Wildcats 79–108 Sydney Kings Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 17–18, 21–32, 16–32
ESPN Pts: Windler 14
Rebs: Windler 8
Asts: Duke 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Davis 38
Rebs: Cooks 6
Asts: Davis 8
Attendance: 10,958
13 December 2025 Cairns Taipans 68–81 Tasmania JackJumpers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 18–24, 15–23, 14–21
ESPN Pts: McVeigh 24
Rebs: McVeigh 8
Asts: Andrews 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Bannan 20
Rebs: Bannan, Magnay 13
Asts: Hamilton 7
Attendance: 3,876
13 December 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 92–80 New Zealand Breakers Gippsland Indoor Stadium, Traralgon
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 18–21, 27–21, 21–18
ESPN Pts: Sobey 36
Rebs: Hunter 9
Asts: Brown, Sobey 5
boxscore
Pts: Baker, Jackson-Cartwright 16
Rebs: Jackson-Cartwright, Mennenga 9
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6
Attendance: 2,581
14 December 2025 Melbourne United 86–92(OT) Sydney Kings John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 25–21, 20–24, 14–15Overtime: 2–8
Network 10 Pts: Doyle 21
Rebs: Krslovic 12
Asts: Walker 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Davis 26
Rebs: Goodrick 10
Asts: Davis 6
Attendance: 9,402
14 December 2025 Brisbane Bullets 62–86 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 21–27, 15–16, 13–21
10 Drama Pts: Taylor 18
Rebs: Harrison 12
Asts: Freeman-Liberty 3
boxscore
report
Pts: Henshall 15
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9
Asts: Duke 3
Attendance: 5,167

Round 13

17 December 2025 Sydney Kings 97–93(OT) Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena, Canberra
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 20–27, 23–9, 19–20Overtime: 12–8
ESPN Pts: Cooks, Davis 27
Rebs: Cooks 8
Asts: Davis, Dellavedova 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Cotton 25
Rebs: Cheatham 13
Asts: Cotton 9
Attendance: 4,154
18 December 2025 Melbourne United 97–75 Illawarra Hawks John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 23–21, 27–26, 23–8
ESPN Pts: Walker 21
Rebs: Edwards 9
Asts: Walker 10
boxscore
report
Pts: Harvey, McGee 18
Rebs: McGee 10
Asts: Hickey 6
Attendance: 7,205
18 December 2025 Perth Wildcats 76–77 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 18–9, 20–31, 16–20
ESPN Pts: Duke 21
Rebs: Windler 11
Asts: Duke 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Hunter 18
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: Sobey 5
Attendance: 10,802
19 December 2025 Cairns Taipans 99–95 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 29–20, 21–29, 30–23
ESPN Pts: McVeigh 47
Rebs: Waardenburg 10
Asts: Andrews 9
boxscore
report
Pts: Mennenga 24
Rebs: Mennenga 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 11
Attendance: 3,749
20 December 2025 Illawarra Hawks 78–84 Adelaide 36ers Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 18–20, 20–19, 19–24
ESPN Pts: Peterson 21
Rebs: Hickey 10
Asts: Hickey 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Cotton, Humphries 16
Rebs: Rakocevic 11
Asts: Cotton 7
Attendance: 4,432
20 December 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 107–78 Brisbane Bullets John Cain Arena, Melbourne
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 33–21, 25–12, 27–28
ESPN Pts: Sobey 20
Rebs: Maldonado 5
Asts: Sobey 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Freeman-Liberty 17
Rebs: Harrison 12
Asts: Norton 5
Attendance: 10,175
21 December 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 85–94 Perth Wildcats Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 24–25, 22–27, 21–23
Network 10 Pts: Hamilton 25
Rebs: Bannan 9
Asts: Hamilton 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Doolittle 30
Rebs: Doolittle 6
Asts: Duke 5
Attendance: 4,340
21 December 2025 Sydney Kings 119–77 Cairns Taipans Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 29–18, 34–19, 28–17
10 Drama Pts: Davis 21
Rebs: Cooks 6
Asts: Davis 9
boxscore
report
Pts: Andrews, Stattmann 14
Rebs: Lee 6
Asts: Andrews 9
Attendance: 9,124
22 December 2025 Brisbane Bullets 99–85 New Zealand Breakers Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 30–21, 23–22, 20–22
ESPN Pts: Harrison 24
Rebs: Freeman-Liberty, Harrison 11
Asts: Freeman-Liberty 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 26
Rebs: Davison 7
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 4
Attendance: 4,538
23 December 2025 Melbourne United 73–92 Tasmania JackJumpers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 20–20, 9–23, 25–27
ESPN Pts: Walker 15
Rebs: Krebs 5
Asts: Walker 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Campbell 20
Rebs: Bannan 12
Asts: Bannan, Campbell 3
Attendance: 10,175

Round 14

24 December 2025 Adelaide 36ers 93–73 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 27–21, 23–19, 20–12
ESPN Pts: Cotton 22
Rebs: Rakocevic 13
Asts: Cotton 11
boxscore
report
Pts: Waardenburg 19
Rebs: five players 5
Asts: Andrews 6
Attendance: 10,006
25 December 2025 Sydney Kings 108–84 Illawarra Hawks Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 34–19, 28–22, 21–17, 25–26
ESPN Pts: Davis 27
Rebs: Soares 7
Asts: Davis 9
boxscore
report
Pts: McGee 20
Rebs: Froling 12
Asts: Hickey, Peterson 3
Attendance: 7,732
26 December 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 80–81(OT) New Zealand Breakers Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 18–12, 19–14, 16–20Overtime: 9–10
ESPN Pts: Hamilton 23
Rebs: Marshall 10
Asts: three players 2
boxscore
report
Pts: Mennenga 20
Rebs: Jackson-Cartwright, Mennenga 7
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 10
Attendance: 4,340
27 December 2025 Brisbane Bullets 87–92 Melbourne United Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 19–31, 26–21, 16–12
ESPN Pts: Harrison 23
Rebs: Harrison 11
Asts: Norton, Taylor 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Goulding 19
Rebs: Bowen 8
Asts: Doyle 8
Attendance: 4,299
28 December 2025 Adelaide 36ers 95–84 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 26–20, 29–9, 20–26
Network 10 Pts: Cotton 36
Rebs: Cheatham 9
Asts: Cotton 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Doolittle 18
Rebs: Doolittle 6
Asts: Henshall 4
Attendance: 10,041
29 December 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 87–84 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 26–18, 17–23, 21–28
ESPN Pts: Deng 21
Rebs: Bannan, Deng 7
Asts: Ayre 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Sobey 27
Rebs: Brown 10
Asts: Sobey 5
Attendance: 4,340
30 December 2025 Sydney Kings 95–70 Brisbane Bullets Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 27–15, 26–19, 21–18
ESPN Pts: Cooks 20
Rebs: Goodrick 8
Asts: Davis 7
boxscore
report
Pts: McDaniel 18
Rebs: Freeman-Liberty, Harrison 7
Asts: Norton 6
Attendance: 10,716

Round 15

31 December 2025 Illawarra Hawks 92–90 Tasmania JackJumpers Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 27–21, 23–26, 19–25
ESPN Pts: Froling, McGee 16
Rebs: Froling 10
Asts: Peterson 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Bannan 25
Rebs: Magnay 8
Asts: Marshall 4
Attendance: 5,359
31 December 2025 Cairns Taipans 96–111 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 24–27, 26–35, 18–28
ESPN Pts: McVeigh 26
Rebs: Andrews 7
Asts: Andrews 9
boxscore
report
Pts: Sobey 31
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Sobey 10
Attendance: 4,870
1 January 2026 Brisbane Bullets 75–95 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 28–15, 11–31, 20–24
ESPN Pts: Holt 17
Rebs: Holt 7
Asts: Norton 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Lual-Acuil 17
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 8
Asts: Okwera 4
Attendance: 3,984
2 January 2026 Adelaide 36ers 85–79 Sydney Kings Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 16–15, 21–18, 29–20
ESPN Pts: Cameron 25
Rebs: Cheatham 13
Asts: Cotton 10
boxscore
report
Pts: Davis 26
Rebs: Cooks 13
Asts: Davis 6
Attendance: 10,044
3 January 2026 Illawarra Hawks 96–78 Cairns Taipans Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 23–31, 27–15, 24–14
ESPN Pts: Harvey 18
Rebs: McGee 10
Asts: Hickey 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Waardenburg 17
Rebs: Galloway 9
Asts: Andrews 6
Attendance: 4,921
3 January 2026 Tasmania JackJumpers 84–75 Melbourne United Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 25–19, 19–15, 21–25
ESPN Pts: Magnay 27
Rebs: Magnay 13
Asts: Campbell 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Walker 20
Rebs: Edwards 9
Asts: Doyle 6
Attendance: 4,340
4 January 2026 New Zealand Breakers 91–99 Perth Wildcats Spark Arena, Auckland
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 22–20, 29–32, 17–19
Network 10 Pts: Mennenga 19
Rebs: Jackson-Cartwright, López 7
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Doolittle 21
Rebs: Windler 10
Asts: Henshall, Rillie 4
Attendance: 5,141
4 January 2026 Brisbane Bullets 86–97 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 25–23, 20–30, 21–29
10 Drama Pts: Ducas, Taylor 18
Rebs: Holt, Taylor 7
Asts: Maldonado 9
boxscore
Pts: Cotton 23
Rebs: Cheatham 8
Asts: Cheatham 10
Attendance: 5,406
5 January 2026 Sydney Kings 117–124 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 35–31, 25–28, 32–36, 25–29
ESPN Pts: Davis 30
Rebs: Maluach 6
Asts: Davis 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Sobey 26
Rebs: Brown 8
Asts: Sobey 5
Attendance: 10,825

Round 16

7 January 2026 Melbourne United 92–93 Cairns Taipans Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 23–14, 30–33, 17–17
ESPN Pts: Goulding 27
Rebs: Krebs 8
Asts: Delany, Walker 4
boxscore
report
Pts: McVeigh, Waardenburg 20
Rebs: McVeigh, Waardenburg 9
Asts: Andrews 13
Attendance: 4,003
8 January 2026 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 124–113(OT) Illawarra Hawks State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 32–25, 24–29, 27–27, Overtime: 18–7
ESPN Pts: Sobey 37
Rebs: Foxwell, Iwundu 7
Asts: Foxwell 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Froling, Peterson 22
Rebs: Froling, McGee 9
Asts: Hickey 7
Attendance: 3,422
9 January 2026 New Zealand Breakers 62–103 Sydney Kings Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 4–27, 19–25, 22–28
Sky Sport Pts: López 11
Rebs: Mennenga 6
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 3
boxscore
report
Pts: Noi 18
Rebs: four players 7
Asts: Davis, Dellavedova 7
Attendance: 3,229
9 January 2026 Adelaide 36ers 72–80 Tasmania JackJumpers Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 11–27, 24–20, 21–20
ESPN Pts: Cameron 25
Rebs: Cheatham 12
Asts: Cotton 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Hamilton 16
Rebs: Bannan 9
Asts: Bannan 3
Attendance: 10,041
10 January 2026 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 97–107 Perth Wildcats State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 24–26, 25–21, 22–28
ESPN Pts: Iwundu 27
Rebs: Glover 7
Asts: Sobey 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Windler 27
Rebs: Doolittle 12
Asts: Doolittle, Rillie 4
Attendance: 3,422
11 January 2026 Illawarra Hawks 96–101 New Zealand Breakers Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 18–21, 23–22, 30–30
ESPN Pts: Peterson 22
Rebs: Blanchfield 7
Asts: three players 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 23
Rebs: Jackson-Cartwright 7
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 8
Attendance: 5,323
11 January 2026 Sydney Kings 97–94 Melbourne United Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 30–25, 23–25, 18–21
10 Drama Pts: Galloway 27
Rebs: Goodrick, Maluach 9
Asts: Davis 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Edwards 23
Rebs: Krebs 9
Asts: Doyle 8
Attendance: 12,634
12 January 2026 Cairns Taipans 88–83 Brisbane Bullets Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 19–19, 21–27, 20–21
ESPN Pts: McVeigh 25
Rebs: McVeigh 6
Asts: Andrews 13
boxscore
report
Pts: Maldonado 31
Rebs: Taylor 8
Asts: Maldonado 5
Attendance: 3,872

Note: Postponed (cyclone)[15]

Round 17

15 January 2026 Sydney Kings 95–80 Brisbane Bullets Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 23–18, 23–17, 20–22
ESPN Pts: Noi 24
Rebs: Noi 10
Asts: Davis 10
boxscore
report
Pts: Maldonado 20
Rebs: Taylor 10
Asts: Maldonado 5
Attendance: 8,981
16 January 2026 Perth Wildcats 92–87 Illawarra Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 26–24, 21–21, 27–29
ESPN Pts: Doolittle 21
Rebs: Doolittle 11
Asts: Henshall 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Blanchfield 16
Rebs: McGee 14
Asts: Hickey 7
Attendance: 12,507
17 January 2026 Cairns Taipans 86–104 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena, Perth
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 30–29, 17–25, 18–24
ESPN Pts: King, Schofield 19
Rebs: McVeigh 8
Asts: McVeigh 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Mennenga 28
Rebs: López 11
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 10
Attendance: 7,034
17 January 2026 Melbourne United 79–77 Tasmania JackJumpers Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 20–21, 18–17, 18–18
ESPN Pts: Edwards 21
Rebs: Edwards 10
Asts: Walker 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Hamilton, Magnay 17
Rebs: Bannan 12
Asts: Magnay 4
Attendance: 7,072
18 January 2026 Adelaide 36ers 89–108 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Perth Arena, Perth
11:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 20–22, 26–28, 20–27
Network 10 Pts: Cotton 30
Rebs: Cheatham 10
Asts: Cotton 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Clark 27
Rebs: Hunter 9
Asts: Foxwell 12
Attendance: 6,953

Round 18

21 January 2026 Melbourne United 98–66 Brisbane Bullets Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 28–17, 24–14, 17–16
ESPN Pts: Walker 17
Rebs: Krslovic 8
Asts: Walker 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Holt 23
Rebs: Holt 8
Asts: Maldonado, Taylor 4
Attendance: 3,978
21 January 2026 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 123–116 New Zealand Breakers State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 38–28, 36–26, 26–31, 23–31
ESPN Pts: Clark 24
Rebs: Brown 9
Asts: Sobey 7
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Pts: Mennenga 28
Rebs: López 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 9
Attendance: 3,422
22 January 2026 Sydney Kings 105–94 Tasmania JackJumpers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 26–22, 31–28, 22–30
ESPN Pts: Davis 40
Rebs: Soares 8
Asts: Davis 8
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Pts: Johnson 23
Rebs: Bannan 15
Asts: Campbell 6
Attendance: 9,234
22 January 2026 Perth Wildcats 106–69 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 24–18, 38–13, 14–13
ESPN Pts: Pepper 25
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 6
Asts: Henshall 7
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Pts: McVeigh 34
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Andrews 8
Attendance: 11,377
23 January 2026 New Zealand Breakers 110–112(OT) Adelaide 36ers Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 22–25, 27–22, 22–23Overtime: 17–19
Sky Sport Pts: three players 21
Rebs: Mennenga 12
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 10
boxscore
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Pts: Cotton 33
Rebs: Cheatham 11
Asts: Cotton 9
Attendance: 3,866
24 January 2026 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 118–91 Cairns Taipans State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 33–26, 32–15, 37–24
ESPN Pts: Glover 22
Rebs: Brown 8
Asts: Sobey 9
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Pts: McVeigh 21
Rebs: King 8
Asts: Andrews 11
Attendance: 3,422
24 January 2026 Tasmania JackJumpers 91–101 Illawarra Hawks Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 22–33, 26–22, 27–19
ESPN Pts: Bannan 26
Rebs: Bannan, Johnson 8
Asts: Marshall 7
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Pts: McGee 23
Rebs: McGee 8
Asts: Hickey, Peterson 6
Attendance: 4,340
25 January 2026 Sydney Kings 106–101 Adelaide 36ers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 37–26, 25–24, 22–31
Network 10 Pts: Craig 26
Rebs: Craig, Galloway 8
Asts: Davis 14
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Pts: Jenkins 20
Rebs: Humphries 10
Asts: Cotton 9
Attendance: 16,846
25 January 2026 Perth Wildcats 73–74 Melbourne United Perth Arena, Perth
13:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 16–26, 12–12, 21–24
10 Drama Pts: Lual-Acuil 24
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 11
Asts: three players 3
boxscore
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Pts: Doyle 24
Rebs: Edwards 17
Asts: Doyle 8
Attendance: 12,707
26 January 2026 Brisbane Bullets 75–113 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 20–33, 21–41, 23–17
ESPN Pts: Maldonado 20
Rebs: Murray, Taylor 6
Asts: Murray 5
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Pts: Harvey 22
Rebs: McGee 10
Asts: Hickey 7
Attendance: 4,075

Round 19

28 January 2026 Brisbane Bullets 74–107 Adelaide 36ers Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 22–19, 9–16, 19–39
ESPN Pts: Holt 24
Rebs: Taylor 10
Asts: Maldonado 8
boxscore
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Pts: Cotton 22
Rebs: Cheatham 7
Asts: Cotton 8
Attendance: 2,441
28 January 2026 Perth Wildcats 101–93 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 25–19, 26–26, 26–16
ESPN Pts: Windler 23
Rebs: Windler 11
Asts: Henshall 9
boxscore
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Pts: Sobey 28
Rebs: Brown 14
Asts: Iwundu 4
Attendance: 6,245
29 January 2026 Sydney Kings 122–104 Illawarra Hawks Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 35–23, 28–29, 31–30
ESPN Pts: Soares 23
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Davis 9
boxscore
report
Pts: Harvey 25
Rebs: McGee 9
Asts: Froling, Hickey 5
Attendance: 7,740
30 January 2026 New Zealand Breakers 97–95 Melbourne United Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 21–27, 22–25, 26–22
Sky Sport Pts: López 32
Rebs: López 8
Asts: three players 3
boxscore
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Pts: Edwards 23
Rebs: Edwards 14
Asts: Doyle 9
Attendance: 4,917
30 January 2026 Cairns Taipans 96–93(OT) Tasmania JackJumpers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 27–22, 17–26, 13–19Overtime: 12–9
ESPN Pts: McVeigh 40
Rebs: Lee 10
Asts: Adnam 4
boxscore
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Pts: Deng 28
Rebs: Bannan 15
Asts: Campbell 6
Attendance: 3,862
31 January 2026 Adelaide 36ers 77–97 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 22–30, 16–23, 21–26
ESPN Pts: Cotton 26
Rebs: Cheatham 14
Asts: Cotton 6
boxscore
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Pts: Sobey 19
Rebs: Brown 13
Asts: Brown, Foxwell 5
Attendance: 10,047
31 January 2026 Illawarra Hawks 99–106 Perth Wildcats Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 24–23, 20–32, 25–26
ESPN Pts: Peterson 22
Rebs: McGee 11
Asts: Hickey, Peterson 6
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Pts: Doolittle 26
Rebs: Henshall 9
Asts: Henshall 6
Attendance: 4,234
1 February 2026 Tasmania JackJumpers 91–89 New Zealand Breakers Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 28–25, 25–24, 13–18
Network 10 Pts: Johnson 33
Rebs: Bannan 11
Asts: Campbell 9
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Pts: Brockington 24
Rebs: Brockington, Jackson-Cartwright 7
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 5
Attendance: 4,340
1 February 2026 Cairns Taipans 92–106 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 34–17, 20–28, 22–26, 16–35
10 Drama Pts: Barker 18
Rebs: King 9
Asts: Andrews 10
boxscore
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Pts: Davis 35
Rebs: Cooks, Davis 7
Asts: Dellavedova 7
Attendance: 4,002

Round 20

5 February 2026 New Zealand Breakers 83–114 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 32–35, 15–34, 16–28
Sky Sport Pts: Brockington 19
Rebs: Webster 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 5
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Pts: Clark 23
Rebs: Hunter, Lewis 10
Asts: Lewis 6
Attendance: 1,703
5 February 2026 Illawarra Hawks 100–99 Adelaide 36ers Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 18–30, 24–27, 31–21
ESPN Pts: Harvey, Hickey 22
Rebs: McGee 14
Asts: Hickey 10
boxscore
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Pts: Cotton 28
Rebs: Cheatham 12
Asts: Cotton 9
Attendance: 3,457
6 February 2026 Tasmania JackJumpers 114–70 Brisbane Bullets Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 33–14, 24–17, 30–17, 27–22
ESPN Pts: Marshall 31
Rebs: Bannan 9
Asts: Deng, Johnson 5
boxscore
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Pts: Maldonado 18
Rebs: Holt 9
Asts: Murray 3
Attendance: 4,340
6 February 2026 Perth Wildcats 98–84 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 28–18, 18–19, 30–25
ESPN Pts: Doolittle 32
Rebs: Windler 11
Asts: Henshall 5
boxscore
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Pts: Andrews 25
Rebs: King 8
Asts: Andrews 7
Attendance: 11,161
7 February 2026 New Zealand Breakers 106–95 Illawarra Hawks Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 33–25, 28–25, 23–30, 22–15
Sky Sport Pts: Brockington 27
Rebs: Jackson-Cartwright 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6
boxscore
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Pts: Blanchfield, Harvey 19
Rebs: Hickey 10
Asts: Hickey 9
Attendance: 2,750
7 February 2026 Melbourne United 76–87 Adelaide 36ers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 16–12, 14–26, 23–20
ESPN Pts: Goulding 18
Rebs: Edwards 8
Asts: Walker 4
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Pts: Rakocevic 20
Rebs: Rakocevic 12
Asts: Cameron 8
Attendance: 10,175
8 February 2026 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 88–114 Sydney Kings John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 25–22, 23–30, 11–29
Network 10 Pts: Brown, Sobey 15
Rebs: Hunter 7
Asts: Foxwell 7
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Pts: Davis 30
Rebs: Craig, Soares 6
Asts: Davis 9
Attendance: 10,175
8 February 2026 Brisbane Bullets 72–81 Cairns Taipans Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 23–19, 21–18, 15–20
10 Drama Pts: Taylor 25
Rebs: Holt 11
Asts: Norton 4
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Pts: McVeigh 22
Rebs: King 11
Asts: Andrews 10
Attendance: 5,443

Round 21

12 February 2026 Cairns Taipans 85–89 Melbourne United Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 27–21, 14–16, 25–33
ESPN Pts: McVeigh 25
Rebs: Andrews 9
Asts: Andrews 7
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Pts: Doyle 25
Rebs: Edwards 13
Asts: Krslovic 5
Attendance: 3,650
13 February 2026 Illawarra Hawks 94–120 Sydney Kings Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–34, 27–24, 23–26, 25–36
ESPN Pts: Harvey 16
Rebs: Peatling 9
Asts: Froling, Harvey 5
boxscore
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Pts: Davis 24
Rebs: Robertson, Soares 7
Asts: Davis 9
Attendance: 5,098
13 February 2026 Perth Wildcats 94–75 Brisbane Bullets Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 22–18, 25–18, 18–20
ESPN Pts: Doolittle 28
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 8
Asts: Doolittle 6
boxscore
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Pts: Maldonado 18
Rebs: Holt 7
Asts: Maldonado 7
Attendance: 11,447
14 February 2026 Adelaide 36ers 92–89 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 23–21, 20–21, 33–18
ESPN Pts: Cotton 42
Rebs: Cheatham 12
Asts: Cheatham 8
boxscore
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Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 25
Rebs: Bairstow 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 7
Attendance: 10,044
14 February 2026 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 120–104 Tasmania JackJumpers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 32–34, 35–22, 35–23, 18–25
ESPN Pts: Glover 21
Rebs: Glover 7
Asts: Sobey 9
boxscore
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Pts: Deng 36
Rebs: Bannan 10
Asts: Campbell 9
Attendance: 7,328
15 February 2026 Melbourne United 91–100 Illawarra Hawks John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 21–25, 18–23, 28–23
Network 10 Pts: Walker 30
Rebs: Edwards 9
Asts: Doyle 6
boxscore
report
Pts: McGee 22
Rebs: McGee 13
Asts: Peterson 6
Attendance: 10,175
15 February 2026 Sydney Kings 102–84 Perth Wildcats Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 27–16, 24–19, 23–20
10 Drama Pts: Davis 30
Rebs: Cooks 10
Asts: Davis 10
boxscore
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Pts: Doolittle 19
Rebs: Pepper 10
Asts: Wagstaff 3
Attendance: 13,613

Round 22

18 February 2026 Tasmania JackJumpers 70–103 Illawarra Hawks Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 16–28, 17–27, 19–22
ESPN Pts: Bannan, Campbell 17
Rebs: Johnson 6
Asts: three players 2
boxscore
report
Pts: Harvey 21
Rebs: Froling, McGee 10
Asts: Harvey 4
Attendance: 4,340
19 February 2026 New Zealand Breakers 115–84 Cairns Taipans Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 37–20, 27–22, 27–18
Sky Sport Pts: Mennenga 32
Rebs: Davison 11
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 13
boxscore
report
Pts: Andrews 24
Rebs: McVeigh 7
Asts: Andrews 7
Attendance: 1,791
19 February 2026 Melbourne United 95–91 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 19–19, 16–30, 27–19
ESPN Pts: Doyle 25
Rebs: Edwards 11
Asts: Walker 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Sobey 29
Rebs: Sobey 7
Asts: Lewis 4
Attendance: 8,919
20 February 2026 Brisbane Bullets 77–117 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 33–26, 17–32, 10–32, 17–27
ESPN Pts: Maldonado 16
Rebs: Ducas 6
Asts: Maldonado 6
boxscore
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Pts: Davis 31
Rebs: Cooks 8
Asts: Davis 8
Attendance: 4,932
20 February 2026 Perth Wildcats 86–74 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 29–17, 17–24, 21–16
ESPN Pts: Pepper 22
Rebs: Wagstaff 7
Asts: Doolittle 8
boxscore
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Pts: Rakocevic 18
Rebs: Cheatham 11
Asts: Cameron 7
Attendance: 13,574

NBL Ignite Cup

The NBL introduced the new NBL Ignite Cup tournament for the 2025–26 season, with all games except the championship final counting towards the regular-season standings.[16][17]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PP BP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 36ers 4 3 1 390 329 118.5 12 21 Ignite Cup final
2 New Zealand Breakers 4 3 1 441 385 114.5 11 20
3 Perth Wildcats 4 3 1 399 365 109.3 9.5 18.5
4 Melbourne United 4 2 2 390 359 108.6 9.5 15.5
5 Tasmania JackJumpers 4 2 2 349 338 103.3 8.5 14.5
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 4 2 2 408 402 101.5 8 14
7 Illawarra Hawks 4 2 2 372 397 93.7 7 13
8 Brisbane Bullets 4 1 3 334 411 81.3 6 9
9 Sydney Kings 4 1 3 350 381 91.9 5 8
10 Cairns Taipans 4 1 3 340 406 83.7 3.5 6.5
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2026. Source: Ignitecup.com.au


Championship game

22 February 2026 Adelaide 36ers 107–111 New Zealand Breakers Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 29–19, 28–34, 25–30
10 Drama Pts: Cotton 34
Rebs: Rakocevic 11
Asts: Cotton 9
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Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 29
Rebs: López, Te Rangi 8
Asts: López, Jackson-Cartwright 5
Attendance: TBC

Ladder

Pos 2025–26 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Kings 33 24 9 72.73% 5–0 W11 13–4 11–5 3276 2879 113.79%
2 Adelaide 36ers 33 23 10 69.70% 2–3 L1 12–5 11–5 3042 2890 105.26%
3 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 33 22 11 66.67% 3–2 L1 11–5 11–6 3324 3061 108.59%
4 Perth Wildcats 33 21 12 63.64% 4–1 W1 10–7 11–5 2996 2840 105.49%
5 Melbourne United 33 20 13 60.61% 2–3 W1 11–6 9–7 3041 2905 104.68%
6 Tasmania JackJumpers 33 14 19 42.42% 2–3 L2 6–10 8–9 2873 2884 99.62%
7 New Zealand Breakers 33 13 20 39.39% 2–3 W1 7–9 6–11 3022 3058 98.82%
8 Illawarra Hawks 33 13 20 39.39% 3–2 W2 7–9 6–11 3074 3205 95.91%
9 Cairns Taipans 33 9 24 27.27% 1–4 L2 4–13 5–11 2754 3194 86.22%
10 Brisbane Bullets 33 6 27 18.18% 0–5 L13 2–14 4–13 2710 3196 84.79%

Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.

Ladder progression

Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2025–26 NBL season
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Adelaide 36ers212233322111111111122
Brisbane Bullets37897777889999910101010101010
Cairns Taipans7477810910101010101010109999999
Illawarra Hawks99810810879888878878888
Melbourne United2121111111223234444555
New Zealand Breakers6101010998997677787787777
Perth Wildcats5643655554455555555444
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix1564322233332422223333
Sydney Kings856564445544343332211
Tasmania JackJumpers4335446666766666666666
Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: NBL.com.au

Finals

The 2026 NBL Finals will be played in March and April 2026, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five NBL Championship series. In the semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games.[18]

The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament. The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth spot.[19]

Playoff Bracket

Play-in / Seeding qualifierPlay-in gameSemifinalsChampionship
5Melbourne United821Sydney Kings10589X
6Tasmania JackJumpers684Perth Wildcats10475X
4Perth Wildcats951Sydney Kings112
5Melbourne United772Adelaide 36ers68
3S.E. Melbourne Phoenix1112Adelaide 36ers10492108
4Perth Wildcats943S.E. Melbourne Phoenix9710196


Awards

Pre-season

Regular season

Awards Night

Post season

NBL clubs in international competitions

Team Competition Progress Result W–L
Illawarra Hawks Intercontinental Cup Group stage Loss vs. Flamengo 1–2
Loss vs. NBA G League United
Fifth place Win vs. Utsunomiya Brex

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