2026-01-04

Brisbane 86 - 97 Adelaide

Adelaide defeated Brisbane 97-86, winning by 11 points. The game was decided in the third quarter, where Adelaide outscored Brisbane 30-20 to take a 68-58 lead into the final period. Brisbane struggled to contain Adelaide's perimeter shooting, particularly in the first half. Adelaide shot 49.15% from the field compared to Brisbane's 45.07%, with a significant disparity in three-point percentage (47.83% vs 20.0%). Adelaide also won the rebounding battle, grabbing 42 total rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive) compared to Brisbane's 30 (12 offensive, 18 defensive). Brisbane's 9 turnovers were fewer than Adelaide's 13, but Adelaide was more efficient in their scoring opportunities. Adelaide's offensive rating was superior, aided by a high free-throw rate and better effective field goal percentage.

Score Flow

Brisbane

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Alex DucasA. Ducas (#4) 32:20 18 3 0 5-14 35.7 4-13 30.8 4-4 100.0 1 2 0 1 1 3 -5
Terry TaylorT. Taylor (#32) 37:23 18 7 3 9-19 47.4 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 2 5 2 0 0 4 -18
Jacob HoltJ. Holt (#15) 25:39 15 7 0 6-9 66.7 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 4 3 2 1 1 4 -19
Mitch NortonM. Norton (#8) (C) 28:59 8 2 3 3-7 42.9 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0 2 1 0 2 2 -6
Sam McDanielS. McDaniel (#26) 06:14 2 1 0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 1 1 1 0 +4
Hunter MaldonadoH. Maldonado (#5) 28:47 16 1 9 4-13 30.8 0-4 0.0 8-9 88.9 0 1 2 0 3 2 -6
Tristan DeversT. Devers (#6) 18:32 7 3 1 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 4 -8
Tohi Smith-MilnerT. Smith-Milner (#18) 12:51 2 2 5 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1 1 3 0 1 4 +4
Callum DaltonC. Dalton (#9) 01:30 0 0 1 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 +4
Jack PurchaseJ. Purchase (#12) 07:50 0 2 0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -5
TEAM TOTALS - 86 30 22 32-71 45.1 5-25 20.0 17-21 81.0 12 18 11 3 9 24 -

Adelaide

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Bryce CottonB. Cotton (#11) (C) 37:47 23 4 7 7-13 53.9 5-6 83.3 4-5 80.0 0 4 2 1 4 0 +10
Flynn CameronF. Cameron (#1) 27:41 18 5 3 6-12 50.0 3-7 42.9 3-3 100.0 0 5 0 0 1 2 +16
Zylan CheathamZ. Cheatham (#45) 30:23 17 8 10 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.0 11-14 78.6 0 8 1 0 3 4 +18
Isaac HumphriesI. Humphries (#8) 21:27 16 3 1 8-10 80.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2 1 0 2 2 2 +1
Troy Brown JnrT. Brown Jnr (#23) 22:57 2 3 1 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 0 3 1 0 0 3 -3
Dejan VasiljevicD. Vasiljevic (#34) 21:05 8 0 0 3-7 42.9 2-5 40.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -6
Isaac WhiteI. White (#2) 12:17 7 1 1 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 0 1 0 0 2 0 +14
Nick RakocevicN. Rakocevic (#31) 18:35 5 7 1 0-8 0.0 0-1 0.0 5-8 62.5 5 2 1 1 0 3 +10
Matt KenyonM. Kenyon 07:56 1 1 1 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -5
TEAM TOTALS - 97 42 25 29-59 49.2 11-23 47.8 28-36 77.8 13 29 5 4 13 17 -

Four Factors

Team eFG% TOV% ORB% FT Rate
Brisbane 48.6% 10.1% 29.3% 29.6%
Adelaide 58.5% 14.8% 41.9% 61.0%

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