Cairns Taipans 66–76 Melbourne United — NBL, 26 Dec 2024
Melbourne United beat Cairns Taipans 76–66 in NBL on 26 Dec 2024 at Cairns Convention Centre. Quarter-by-quarter scoring and the full box score are below.
26 December 2024·Round 14·Cairns Convention Centre·Game Finished
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Taipans | 13 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 66 |
| Melbourne United | 25 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 76 |
Cairns Taipans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 2P | 3P | FT | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||
| T. Groves | 32:16 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7/10 | 4/7 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 70% |
| S. Waardenburg | 25:21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 5/6 | 33% |
| R. Edwards | 27:46 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2/12 | 2/7 | 0/5 | 2/2 | 17% |
| T. Armstrong | 32:54 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1/9 | 0/3 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 11% |
| P. Bradshaw | 16:57 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 20% |
| Bench | |||||||||
| K. Adnam | 15:04 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 50% |
| J. Antonio | 12:16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 67% |
| K. Galloway | 20:00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 29% |
| A. Higgins-Titsha | 17:26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 25% |
| Total | 66 | 27 | 14 | 22/63 | 13/31 | 9/32 | 13/21 | 35% | |
Melbourne United
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 2P | 3P | FT | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||
| C. Goulding | 24:58 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6/17 | 2/4 | 4/13 | 3/5 | 35% |
| J. White | 27:11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5/8 | 4/4 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 63% |
| M. Lee | 20:14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 67% |
| M. Dellavedova | 28:18 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2/8 | 1/3 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 25% |
| S. Ili | 16:02 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 33% |
| Bench | |||||||||
| I. Clark | 23:16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6/11 | 6/10 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 55% |
| T. Krebs | 10:56 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3/7 | 2/3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 43% |
| R. Loe | 19:46 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2/8 | 2/3 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 25% |
| F. Cameron | 16:30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0% |
| K. Bowen | 12:49 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0% |
| Total | 76 | 53 | 16 | 29/74 | 22/36 | 7/38 | 11/15 | 39% | |
Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United
Melbourne United beat Cairns Taipans 76-66 in the NBL Round 14, Cairns Convention Centre, 26 December 2024, by 10 points.
Cairns Taipans scored 13, 16, 22, 15 by quarter; Melbourne United scored 25, 21, 13, 17. Melbourne United took 3 of the 4 quarters.
T. Groves led Cairns Taipans with 20 points; C. Goulding led Melbourne United with 19 points.
Both clubs are covered here with their full season record, and every game carries a quarter-by-quarter breakdown and a complete box score.
Recent Form
Cairns TaipansLWLLL
- L27 Sept 26AAdelaide69-83
- W23 Sept 26HTasmania JackJumpers93-87
- L20 Sept 26ASydney90-111
- L19 Feb 26ANew Zealand Breakers84-115
- L12 Feb 26HMelbourne United85-89
Melbourne UnitedWLLWW
- W24 Sept 26ASouth East Melbourne86-61
- L19 Sept 26HAdelaide95-97
- L07 Mar 26APerth77-95
- W05 Mar 26HTasmania JackJumpers82-68
- W19 Feb 26HSouth East Melbourne95-91
Head-to-head
- 12 Feb 26Cairns Taipans85-89Melbourne United
- 07 Jan 26Melbourne United92-93Cairns Taipans
- 24 Oct 25Cairns Taipans67-94Melbourne United
- 12 Oct 25Melbourne United95-60Cairns Taipans
- 27 Oct 24Melbourne United106-63Cairns Taipans
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