2026-01-26

Brisbane 75 - 113 Illawarra

Illawarra defeated Brisbane by 38 points, with the game extending to a blowout after the third quarter. Illawarra led 22-11 in the first quarter and 56-31 at halftime, before adding 41 points in the third to seal the win. The victory was driven by efficiency on offense and a significantly more favorable turnover rate. Illawarra shot 55.7 percent from the field and recorded a turnover percentage of 9.9, allowing them to control the tempo. Brisbane shot just 42.2 percent and committed 14 turnovers, including a spike in the fourth quarter where they scored only 23 points. Rebounding was also a factor, with Illawarra outrebounding Brisbane 42-25, aided by 11 offensive rebounds that led to extra possessions.

Score Flow

Brisbane

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Hunter MaldonadoH. Maldonado (#5) 30:54 20 2 4 6-12 50.0 2-5 40.0 6-7 85.7 0 2 2 0 5 4 -28
Taine MurrayT. Murray 33:29 14 6 5 5-12 41.7 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 1 5 0 0 0 4 -26
Mitch NortonM. Norton (#8) (C) 28:23 12 1 3 5-9 55.6 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 0 1 2 0 1 3 -25
Terry TaylorT. Taylor (#32) 31:44 10 6 0 5-12 41.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 2 4 0 1 1 4 -31
Jacob HoltJ. Holt (#15) 21:23 7 3 3 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 1 2 0 0 3 4 -22
Jack PurchaseJ. Purchase (#12) 06:14 3 2 0 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -5
Tohi Smith-MilnerT. Smith-Milner (#18) 12:17 3 0 3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 -18
Tristan DeversT. Devers (#6) 18:41 2 0 0 1-5 20.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -26
Callum DaltonC. Dalton (#9) 10:59 2 1 1 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 3 3 -10
Jensen BradtkeJ. Bradtke (#50) 06:02 2 0 0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 +1
TEAM TOTALS - 75 25 19 27-64 42.2 8-32 25.0 13-16 81.2 6 19 5 1 14 26 -

Illawarra

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
JaVale McGeeJ. McGee 17:08 18 10 1 7-8 87.5 0-0 0.0 4-4 100.0 1 9 1 0 2 1 +7
Quentin PetersonQ. Peterson (#77) 17:08 15 2 4 5-8 62.5 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 0 2 1 0 1 0 +7
Mason PeatlingM. Peatling (#22) 19:17 2 1 1 0-6 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 -3
Wani Swaka Lo BulukW. Swaka Lo Buluk (#9) 19:38 0 2 1 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 2 0 1 1 1 +20
Biwali BaylesB. Bayles (#14) 16:32 0 3 2 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 3 1 0 2 1 -5
Tyler HarveyT. Harvey (#1) (C) 24:56 22 6 5 7-10 70.0 2-5 40.0 6-6 100.0 1 5 0 0 0 2 +50
William HickeyW. Hickey (#6) 20:44 17 3 7 6-9 66.7 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 1 2 1 0 0 3 +41
Sam FrolingS. Froling (#13) 18:00 14 5 5 4-6 66.7 0-0 0.0 6-6 100.0 3 2 0 1 2 2 +34
Daniel GridaD. Grida (#11) 15:30 13 3 0 5-6 83.3 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 1 2 2 0 0 0 +21
Todd BlanchfieldT. Blanchfield (#21) 22:53 10 5 1 4-9 44.4 1-6 16.7 1-1 100.0 1 4 1 0 0 0 +31
Johny NarkleJ. Narkle (#16) 03:26 2 0 0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10
Jackson BallJ. Ball (#2) 04:53 0 0 1 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -3
TEAM TOTALS - 113 42 28 39-70 55.7 8-24 33.3 27-27 100.0 11 31 7 2 9 12 -

Four Factors

Team eFG% TOV% ORB% FT Rate
Brisbane 48.4% 16.5% 16.2% 25.0%
Illawarra 61.4% 9.9% 36.7% 38.6%

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