Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United

NBL

Final

Cairns Taipans

97–113

Melbourne United

Match events

Cairns TaipansMelbourne United

	1	2	3	4	T
Cairns Taipans	33	21	19	24	97
Melbourne United	26	25	34	28	113

1Lead changes

0Times tied

19Biggest leadMelbourne United

1st quarter

2:3422–21
8–0 run
End of quarter33–26

2nd quarter

Half-time54–51

3rd quarter

9:0354–56
Lead changeLuke Travers26ft three · ast Krslovic
8:3354–58
12–0 run
1:5068–80
10–0 run
End of quarter73–85

4th quarter

9:0173–89
9–0 run
9–0 run
6:1786–95
Full-time97–113

Player stats

United113

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
L. TraversF	29	14	5-11	1-3	3-3	7	4	5	2	0	1	6	2	+13
J. OduroNA	28	26	8-9	0-0	10-16	6	0	1	1	0	1	5	3	+10
S. WaardenburgF	26	12	4-9	1-5	3-3	5	3	0	2	1	1	4

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.ESPN16h 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.ESPN2d 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.

Interviews and press

John Rillie and Kristian Doolittle press conference vs Cairns Taipans - Round 8, NBL27NBL2d agoYouTube

NBL27 Round 8 | Perth Wildcats vs Cairns TaipansNBL2d agoYouTube

Perth Wildcats vs. Cairns Taipans - Game Highlights - Round 8, NBL27NBL2d agoYouTube

Where to watch

ESPNStreaming on Disney+ / Kayo / FoxtelEvery NBL27 game live on ESPN (ESPN available via Disney+, Foxtel, Kayo, Fetch).SubscriptionWatch on Disney+Watch on Kayo Watch on Foxtel

NineStreaming on 9NowTwo marquee free-to-air games per week, Saturday nights (two-year Nine deal from 2026). Not every game.Free to airWatch on Nine

Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Started: 7:30 pm Sydney time
Venue: To be confirmed
Competition: NBL

Form and ladder

Cairns TaipansMelbourne United

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Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 8 Nov, 3:01 am

Taipans97

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
K. PinderF	19	16	7-10	2-5	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	0	5	5	-11
M. LewisF	27	10	4-7	2-4	0-0	4	4	2	0	0	1	3	1	-13
J. McVeighF	34	19	6-13	2-7	5-5	4	7	3	2	0	0	4	1	-17
J. BrownF	28	8	4-9	0-4	0-0	1	7	6	1	0	1	0	3	-10
J. GallowayF	7	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	+13
Bench
J. BoldenF	24	7	3-6	1-4	0-0	7	3	2	2	3	1	6	4	-14
L. YatesF	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
K. GallowayF	18	11	3-6	2-4	3-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
L. PaulNA	6	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	-10
L. McVeighG	2	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	-2
R. SmithG	21	11	5-13	0-8	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	-6
S. BruceG	13	8	2-3	2-3	2-2	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	-8
Team		97	37-74	12-41	11-11	28	29	17	8	3	7	21	23

Didn't play: B. Nunn (Coach's decision)