NBL · 17 Oct 2026
South East Melbourne – Cairns Taipans
South East Melbourne beat Cairns Taipans 115–83 (NBL, 17 Oct 2026). Top scorers: N. Sobey 29 points (South East Melbourne), J. Bolden 17 points (Cairns Taipans). The result by quarter, both teams' season so far and their last games.
The game
South East MelbourneScore: 115–83
Cairns Taipans- Tip-off
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East Melbourne | 27 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 115 |
| Cairns Taipans | 35 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 83 |
Top scorers
South East Melbourne: N. Sobey 29, J. Hunter 19, A. Glover 14Cairns Taipans: J. Bolden 17, R. Smith 14, K. Pinder 11
Box score
South East Melbourne
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 2P | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Sobey | 26:34 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2/5 | 7/14 | 4/6 |
| A. Glover | 23:34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4/8 | 1/5 | 3/3 |
| Y. Morin | 21:16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 1/2 |
| D. Daniels | 22:17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 0/2 |
| D. Schwartz | 23:06 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 3/4 |
| J. Hunter | 18:44 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 8/8 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
| S. Mays | 18:46 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 2/2 |
| D. Foster | 12:55 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| P. Ryan | 11:19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| A. Aliir | 16:54 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| S. Davidson | 4:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
Cairns Taipans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 2P | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Smith | 25:24 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1/2 | 4/9 | 0/0 |
| K. Pinder | 20:16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5/8 | 0/2 | 1/2 |
| J. Brown | 23:19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4/8 | 0/4 | 0/0 |
| J. McVeigh | 21:54 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 3/3 |
| M. Lewis | 25:58 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| J. Bolden | 18:38 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5/6 | 2/4 | 1/3 |
| K. Galloway | 18:28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| L. Paul | 15:39 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| L. McVeigh | 4:23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| L. Yates | 4:23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 |
| S. Bruce | 13:13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1/2 | 0/4 | 0/0 |
| W. Brown | 8:25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
Players who played, the starters first. MIN minutes, PTS points, REB rebounds, AST assists; 2P, 3P and FT made/attempted, – where the numbers do not add up.
Both teams this season
South East Melbourne
5th in the table · 9 games: 4 W, 5 L · points 880:845
Form loss, win, loss, loss, win
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| v Cairns Taipans | 115–83 | W | |
| at Brisbane Bullets | 105–115 | L | |
| v Melbourne United | 99–104 | L | |
| v Illawarra Hawks | 113–96 | W | |
| at Perth | 88–92 | L |
Cairns Taipans
4th in the table · 10 games: 6 W, 4 L · points 917:949
Form loss, win, win, win, loss
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| at South East Melbourne | 83–115 | L | |
| at Illawarra Hawks | 110–100 | W | |
| v Brisbane Bullets | 97–91 | W | |
| at Melbourne United | 107–95 | W | |
| at New Zealand Breakers | 75–98 | L |
Form: the last five games, oldest on the left. W win, L loss.
