2025-10-23

S.E Melbourne 112 - 95 Sydney

S.E Melbourne secured a 17-point victory over Sydney with a strong offensive performance across all quarters. The result was driven by superior efficiency and ball movement, as S.E Melbourne connected on 40 of 76 field goals (52.6%) and 16 of 33 three-pointers (48.5%). Sydney, while shooting 48.3% from the field, struggled from deep, making just 4 of 16 attempts. The difference in offensive rebounding was notable, with S.E Melbourne grabbing 14 offensive boards compared to Sydney's 7, which contributed to a 30-53 edge in total rebounds. Nathan Sobey led the charge for the winners with 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting, while Kendric Davis matched him with 31 points for the Breakers but could not overcome the deficit. Sydney showed better free-throw accuracy (81.4%) but committed nine turnovers, allowing the 36ers to capitalize and maintain control.

Score Flow

S.E Melbourne

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Nathan SobeyN. Sobey (#20) 30:41 33 5 5 12-20 60.0 6-11 54.5 3-5 60.0 1 4 0 0 2 4 +3
Owen FoxwellO. Foxwell (#30) 23:50 17 6 8 7-12 58.3 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 2 4 0 0 1 3 +7
Jordan HunterJ. Hunter (#1) (C) 20:05 15 3 1 5-6 83.3 3-3 100.0 2-4 50.0 0 3 0 0 1 5 +11
John Brown IIIJ. Brown III 26:35 3 5 1 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3 2 1 0 0 5 +7
Malique LewisM. Lewis (#33) 27:35 3 3 2 1-7 14.3 1-5 20.0 0-0 0.0 1 2 3 3 0 4 +19
Hunter MaldonadoH. Maldonado (#24) 17:08 17 4 1 5-6 83.3 2-2 100.0 5-9 55.6 1 3 0 0 0 4 +15
Akech AliirA. Aliir (#7) 17:17 10 5 3 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 0.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 +3
Wes IwunduW. Iwundu (#25) 10:59 10 0 0 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 3-3 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 +6
Angus GloverA. Glover (#5) 17:20 4 4 4 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 +11
Daniel FosterD. Foster (#11) 08:41 0 0 1 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 +3
TEAM TOTALS - 112 40 26 40-76 52.6 16-33 48.5 16-25 64.0 14 26 4 4 5 30 -

Sydney

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Kendric DavisK. Davis (#1) 30:35 31 5 6 8-14 57.1 1-3 33.3 14-18 77.8 0 5 0 0 1 3 -8
Tim SoaresT. Soares (#11) 30:59 24 5 1 7-11 63.6 2-4 50.0 8-9 88.9 1 4 1 0 1 3 -6
Matthew DellavedovaM. Dellavedova (#8) (C) 28:17 14 1 2 5-13 38.5 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 0 1 1 0 2 1 -10
Jaylin GallowayJ. Galloway (#6) 22:23 9 3 0 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 4-6 66.7 0 3 0 0 1 1 -9
Xavier CooksX. Cooks (#10) 19:50 3 3 0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0 3 0 2 2 5 -6
Kouat NoiK. Noi (#12) 24:29 14 5 1 5-8 62.5 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 1 4 0 0 0 2 -21
Tyler RobertsonT. Robertson (#3) 00:38 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3
Hunter GoodrickH. Goodrick (#5) 04:44 0 1 1 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1
Shaun BruceS. Bruce (#7) 02:56 0 1 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 +3
Makuach MaluachM. Maluach (#15) 15:50 0 1 0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 0 1 0 1 1 -15
Bul KuolB. Kuol (#42) 19:23 0 5 3 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 2 3 0 0 1 5 -9
TEAM TOTALS - 95 33 14 28-58 48.3 4-16 25.0 35-43 81.4 7 26 3 2 9 21 -

Four Factors

Team eFG% TOV% ORB% FT Rate
S.E Melbourne 63.2% 5.4% 35.0% 32.9%
Sydney 51.7% 10.5% 21.2% 74.1%

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