Adelaide secured an 87-76 victory over Melbourne, primarily driven by superior shooting efficiency and rebounding. The 36ers finished with a 48.4% field goal percentage compared to Melbourne's 35.8%, and they converted 17 of 19 free-throw attempts (89.5%). Adelaide also held a 44-40 advantage on the boards, which helped mitigate the impact of their 16 turnovers.
Melbourne struggled to find rhythm, posting an effective field goal percentage of just 42.6% while attempting 38 three-pointers and making only 11 (28.9%). Despite winning the turnover battle 12-16 and generating 14 offensive rebounds, United could not overcome their shooting woes. Adelaide's frontcourt was instrumental in the win, with Nick Rakocevic and Zylan Cheatham combining for 39 points and 21 rebounds.
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Chris GouldingC. Goulding (#43) (C) | 23:08 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -11 |
| ⭐ Tyson WalkerT. Walker (#2) | 28:05 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14 |
| ⭐ Finn DelanyF. Delany (#7) | 27:17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -12 |
| ⭐ Jesse EdwardsJ. Edwards (#14) | 24:59 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -5 |
| ⭐ Dash DanielsD. Daniels (#4) | 12:29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Milton DoyleM. Doyle (#35) | 25:23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 |
| Tanner KrebsT. Krebs (#13) | 17:09 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 |
| Kyle BowenK. Bowen (#15) | 12:47 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| Shea IliS. Ili (#51) | 14:50 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Fabijan KrslovicF. Krslovic (#18) | 14:02 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| TEAM TOTALS | - | 76 | 40 | 19 | 29-81 | 35.8 | 11-38 | 28.9 | 7-11 | 63.6 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 22 | - |
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Zylan CheathamZ. Cheatham (#45) | 34:44 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7-13 | 53.9 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +10 |
| ⭐ Bryce CottonB. Cotton (#11) (C) | 39:39 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +10 |
| ⭐ Flynn CameronF. Cameron (#1) | 34:17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6 |
| ⭐ Isaac HumphriesI. Humphries (#8) | 19:20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 |
| ⭐ John JenkinsJ. Jenkins (#12) | 21:00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Nick RakocevicN. Rakocevic (#31) | 25:59 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +13 |
| Matt KenyonM. Kenyon | 00:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Isaac WhiteI. White (#2) | 06:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +6 |
| Dejan VasiljevicD. Vasiljevic (#34) | 18:39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | - | 87 | 44 | 20 | 31-64 | 48.4 | 8-25 | 32.0 | 17-19 | 89.5 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Team | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 42.6% | 12.3% | 28.0% | 13.6% |
| Adelaide | 54.7% | 18.1% | 23.5% | 29.7% |
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