Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans

NBL

Final

Melbourne United

95–107

Cairns Taipans

Match events

Melbourne UnitedCairns Taipans

	1	2	3	4	T
Melbourne United	14	32	35	14	95
Cairns Taipans	18	29	25	35	107

7Lead changes

4Times tied

12Biggest leadMelbourne United

1st quarter

5:038–9
Lead changeJonah Bolden26ft three · ast Brown
Lead changeCole AnthonyFree throw
3:1713–12
2:2714–16
Lead changeJack McVeigh5ft jumper
End of quarter14–17

2nd quarter

Half-time46–47

3rd quarter

Lead changeCole Anthony10ft jumper
8:5451–50
8:3651–52
Lead changeMalith Machar27ft three · ast Waardenburg
Lead changeMalith MacharLayup · ast Travers
8:1653–52
End of quarter79–67

4th quarter

8:2681–80
13–0 run
6:3283–86
Lead changeJaylon BrownFree throw
Full-time95–107

Player stats

Taipans107

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
K. PinderF	27	27	10-14	2-4	5-6	3	3	1	2	1	0	3	4	+5
M. LewisF	26	9	3-5	1-3	2-2	5	4	1	2	0	1	4	2	+6
J. McVeighF	37	20	7-18	1-7	5-5	3	4	1	3	0	0	3	3

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.

Where to watch

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Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Saturday 3 October 2026
Started: 7:30 pm Sydney time
Venue: To be confirmed
Competition: NBL

Form and ladder

Melbourne UnitedCairns Taipans

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Team lists

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Updated 7 Nov, 3:30 pm

United95

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
L. TraversF	27	10	4-9	0-3	2-3	8	3	4	1	0	2	6	3	-8
J. OduroNA	30	11	5-9	0-0	1-2	11	2	0	1	1	4	7	3	-9
S. WaardenburgF	24	4	0-7	0-3	4-4	6	1	4	1	0	1	5	1	-13
C. AnthonyF	29	40	11-26	2-7	16-17	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	5	-6
M. MacharF	14	14	5-7	3-4	1-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+6
Bench
F. KrslovicF	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	-2
J. InglesNA	25	8	3-6	0-3	2-3	4	2	2	1	0	1	3	3	-19
K. BowenF	14	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	+5
T. WilsonF	11	2	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	-1
S. IliG	17	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	-13
Team		95	32-75	5-24	26-30	42	11	14	4	1	10	32	24

Didn't play: J. Bradtke (Coach's decision), A. Shelley (Coach's decision), C. D'Angelo (Coach's decision)