2025-09-28

Adelaide 87 - 80 Brisbane

Adelaide defeated Brisbane 87-80 in a game defined by efficient shooting and a dominant third quarter. The 36-23 margin in the third quarter proved decisive, as Brisbane never recovered despite a strong fourth quarter performance. Adelaide's offense was balanced, shooting 52.5% from the field and 60.2% effective field goal percentage, while Brisbane struggled with 46.9% shooting. The key difference was in scoring efficiency, with Adelaide outscoring Brisbane 87-80 despite committing more turnovers (14 to Brisbane's 15). The home team also capitalized on opportunities at the free-throw line, hitting 94% of their attempts compared to 76% by the visitors. Bryce Cotton led the way for Adelaide with 39 points on 14-of-23 shooting, including 6-of-9 from deep, providing a steady offensive presence. Brisbane was paced by Casey Prather (20 points) and Tyrell Harrison (17 points, 12 rebounds), but the team's shooting from deep (26.9%) and inability to consistently generate offense in the fourth quarter allowed Adelaide to pull away late.

Score Flow

Adelaide

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Bryce CottonB. Cotton (#11) 36:59 39 3 6 14-23 60.9 6-9 66.7 5-5 100.0 0 3 1 0 3 1 +8
Isaac HumphriesI. Humphries (#8) 22:23 13 6 0 4-4 100.0 0-0 0.0 5-5 100.0 2 4 0 0 1 4 -2
Flynn CameronF. Cameron (#1) 23:59 9 2 4 3-6 50.0 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 0 2 1 0 2 2 +5
Zylan CheathamZ. Cheatham (#45) 34:26 8 14 5 3-5 60.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 3 11 3 0 3 2 +7
Dejan VasiljevicD. Vasiljevic (#34) (C) 32:32 5 1 0 2-9 22.2 1-7 14.3 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 3 -4
Isaac WhiteI. White (#2) 19:29 10 1 0 4-7 57.1 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0 1 0 0 3 2 +0
Michael HarrisM. Harris (#17) 08:35 3 1 0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 1 0 1 0 0 1 +14
Matt KenyonM. Kenyon 17:26 0 1 0 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 1 +2
Keanu RasmussenK. Rasmussen (#22) 04:14 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 +5
TEAM TOTALS - 87 31 15 31-59 52.5 9-29 31.0 16-17 94.1 6 25 7 0 14 17 -

Brisbane

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Casey PratherC. Prather (#23) 33:39 20 4 6 8-17 47.1 2-8 25.0 2-4 50.0 0 4 1 0 2 2 -5
Tyrell HarrisonT. Harrison (#24) (C) 29:14 17 12 3 7-8 87.5 0-0 0.0 3-4 75.0 6 6 3 0 2 3 -3
Alex DucasA. Ducas (#4) 36:03 16 2 1 5-11 45.5 3-7 42.9 3-3 100.0 0 2 1 0 1 0 +2
Jaylen AdamsJ. Adams (#2) 30:47 14 1 3 5-13 38.5 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 0 1 0 0 4 3 +0
Taine MurrayT. Murray 22:39 1 0 2 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 0 0 1 0 1 1 +0
Tohi Smith-MilnerT. Smith-Milner (#18) 18:57 7 3 2 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 1 2 0 0 1 4 +2
Lamar PattersonL. Patterson (#13) 10:06 5 2 2 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 1 -12
Tristan DeversT. Devers (#6) 11:56 0 0 0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -12
Jack PurchaseJ. Purchase (#12) 03:05 0 1 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -2
Tad DufelmeierT. Dufelmeier (#35) 03:39 0 0 0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -5
TEAM TOTALS - 80 32 19 30-64 46.9 7-26 26.9 13-17 76.5 11 21 6 0 15 16 -

Four Factors

Team eFG% TOV% ORB% FT Rate
Adelaide 60.2% 17.4% 22.2% 28.8%
Brisbane 52.3% 17.3% 30.6% 26.6%

eFG% (Effective Field Goal %): Adjusts FG% for 3-pointers being worth more

TOV% (Turnover Rate): Turnovers per 100 possessions (lower is better)

ORB% (Offensive Rebound Rate): % of available offensive rebounds grabbed

FT Rate: Free throw attempts relative to field goal attempts