Perth Wildcats v South East Melbourne Phoenix

NBL

Final

Perth Wildcats

92–88

South East Melbourne Phoenix

Match events

Perth WildcatsSouth East Melbourne Phoenix

	1	2	3	4	T
Perth Wildcats	26	22	22	22	92
South East Melbourne Phoenix	24	22	21	21	88

13Lead changes

11Times tied

6Biggest leadPerth Wildcats

1st quarter

Lead changeDylan Windler26ft three · ast Pepper
9:233–2
8:293–5
Lead changeSkylar Mays27ft three · ast Sobey
Lead changeAnthony Dell'Orso3ft jumper · ast Pepper
7:257–5
End of quarter26–24

2nd quarter

5:1633–35
Lead changeAngus GloverLayup · ast Daniels
Lead changeElijah Pepper12ft floating jump · ast Huefner
4:0637–35
3:2537–38
Lead changeAkech Allir25ft three · ast Sobey
Lead changeKristian Doolittle4ft pullup jump

3rd quarter

1:5161–62
Lead changeAngus Glover28ft three · ast Mays
Lead changeDylan WindlerLayup · ast Doolittle
1:3064–62
End of quarter70–67

4th quarter

Full-time92–88

Player stats

Phoenix88

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
J. HunterC	25	11	4-9	1-5	2-2	6	2	1	0	1	2	4	2	-5
D. SchwartzNA	26	8	3-7	1-4	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	-1
S. MaysNA	28	17	7-17	3-8	0-0	5	7	1	0	0	3	2

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportSouth East Melbourne Phoenix part ways with import Skylar MaysThe South East Melbourne Phoenix have parted ways with import Skylar Mays, with the team informing the American of the decision on Tuesday.ESPN12h ago

Match reportNBL issues memo to all teams regarding public ref criticismThe NBL sent a memo to all 10 teams in an effort to crack down on public criticism of referees, according to a document obtained by ESPN.ESPN1d ago

Match reportMcVeigh, Cairns shoot down Perth in NBLJack McVeigh, Jaylon Brown and Shaun Bruce have led a three-point party from Cairns, who extended the Wildcats' woes with an eight-point win in Perth.

Where to watch

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Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Friday 2 October 2026
Started: 9:30 pm Sydney time
Venue: To be confirmed
Competition: NBL

Form and ladder

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Team lists

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Updated 7 Nov, 3:29 pm

Wildcats92

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
A. BrandtF	14	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	+7
K. DoolittleF	36	22	7-12	2-4	6-8	7	8	2	1	0	0	7	4	+5
A. Dell'OrsoF	24	22	7-12	3-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	+4
E. PepperG	35	25	8-20	2-9	7-7	3	2	4	1	0	1	2	0	+5
D. WindlerF	31	14	5-10	1-2	3-4	9	4	1	1	1	3	6	2	+5
Bench
C. HuefnerF	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0
J. WagstaffF	20	5	1-6	1-3	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	-5
M. SamF	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	+4
J. WhittF	14	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	+1
J. RillieG	9	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6
Team		92	30-63	9-25	23-26	30	20	10	3	2	9	21	20

Didn't play: A. Higgins-Titsha (Coach's decision), T. Kopa (Coach's decision)