2025-12-30

Sydney 95 - 70 Brisbane

Sydney secured a comfortable 25-point victory over Brisbane, largely dictated by efficiency on offense and turnover margin. Brisbane shot just 34.9% from the field but managed to keep the game within reach through three-point shooting, making 10-of-33 attempts (30.3%). Sydney countered with a more balanced attack, finishing 37-of-74 from the floor (50%) and capitalizing on their interior presence. Xavier Cooks led the charge with a highly efficient 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while Tim Soares added 14 points and 7 rebounds. Brisbane's Sam McDaniel was their top scorer with 18 points, going 4-of-7 from deep, but the team's turnovers (17) and inability to convert second-chance opportunities contributed to the margin. Sydney controlled the second half, outscoring Brisbane 45-40, to seal the win.

Score Flow

Sydney

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Xavier CooksX. Cooks (#10) 20:11 20 5 4 7-8 87.5 0-0 0.0 6-11 54.5 1 4 1 1 4 2 +23
Kendric DavisK. Davis (#1) 25:57 14 2 7 5-16 31.2 0-4 0.0 4-6 66.7 0 2 2 0 3 2 +26
Tim SoaresT. Soares (#11) 27:14 14 7 2 6-9 66.7 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 2 5 2 1 1 3 +20
Bul KuolB. Kuol (#42) 17:50 9 6 1 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 1 5 1 0 1 2 +22
Matthew DellavedovaM. Dellavedova (#8) (C) 19:53 4 0 5 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0 0 1 1 0 2 +11
Makuach MaluachM. Maluach (#15) 17:20 11 3 1 5-7 71.4 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 0 3 0 0 2 2 +8
Kouat NoiK. Noi (#12) 18:41 10 6 1 4-8 50.0 2-6 33.3 0-0 0.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -3
Hunter GoodrickH. Goodrick (#5) 12:38 6 8 0 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 4 4 0 0 1 1 +5
Goc MalualG. Malual (#20) 01:20 3 0 0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +5
Tyler RobertsonT. Robertson (#3) 09:26 2 1 0 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 +3
Jaylin GallowayJ. Galloway (#6) 20:05 2 3 3 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 3 1 1 0 3 +4
Shaun BruceS. Bruce (#7) 05:48 0 0 2 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
Lueth AwanL. Awan (#21) 03:47 0 0 0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 +2
TEAM TOTALS - 95 47 26 37-74 50.0 5-25 20.0 16-25 64.0 11 36 8 4 13 18 -

Brisbane

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Mitch NortonM. Norton (#8) (C) 25:39 15 1 6 4-7 57.1 1-3 33.3 6-6 100.0 1 0 0 0 3 3 -8
Tyrell HarrisonT. Harrison (#24) 21:29 12 7 0 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 6-8 75.0 1 6 0 0 3 2 -14
Javon Freeman-LibertyJ. Freeman-Liberty (#1) 32:29 4 7 3 2-11 18.2 0-4 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 7 1 0 4 1 -30
Terry TaylorT. Taylor (#32) 23:32 2 4 4 1-11 9.1 0-4 0.0 0-0 0.0 2 2 3 1 1 2 -18
Alex DucasA. Ducas (#4) 09:20 0 1 1 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 -14
Sam McDanielS. McDaniel (#26) 29:17 18 2 4 7-12 58.3 4-7 57.1 0-0 0.0 0 2 0 0 1 2 -11
Tohi Smith-MilnerT. Smith-Milner (#18) 16:29 12 4 0 4-7 57.1 4-7 57.1 0-0 0.0 0 4 1 0 1 1 -7
Tristan DeversT. Devers (#6) 18:47 4 3 1 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 1 2 2 0 1 4 -8
Jacob HoltJ. Holt (#15) 18:32 3 6 0 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 0 6 0 3 1 2 -11
Jack PurchaseJ. Purchase (#12) 04:32 0 0 0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4
TEAM TOTALS - 70 38 19 23-66 34.8 10-33 30.3 14-18 77.8 7 31 7 4 17 18 -

Four Factors

Team eFG% TOV% ORB% FT Rate
Sydney 53.4% 13.3% 26.2% 33.8%
Brisbane 42.4% 18.7% 16.3% 27.3%

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