Illawarra struggled to keep pace with Sydney, falling short by 26 points in a game defined by shooting efficiency and turnover margin. Sydney outshot Illawarra from the field by 11.6 percentage points, converting 39 of 74 attempts (52.7%) compared to Illawarra's 41.0%. The Hawks also generated more scoring opportunities from the free-throw line, where they shot 83.3% (30/36) to Illawarra's 81.0% (17/21). Kendric Davis orchestrated the offense with 24 points and a game-high nine assists, while Tyler Robertson provided sharpshooting off the bench with 17 points on 70% shooting. Illawarra's shooting struggles were compounded by a turnover differential of four, though they did manage 12 offensive rebounds.
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Tyler HarveyT. Harvey (#1) (C) | 26:57 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -13 |
| ⭐ Sam FrolingS. Froling (#13) | 22:57 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -15 |
| ⭐ Mason PeatlingM. Peatling (#22) | 20:05 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 |
| ⭐ Wani Swaka Lo BulukW. Swaka Lo Buluk (#9) | 20:29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 |
| ⭐ Daniel GridaD. Grida (#11) | 16:26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -16 |
| Quentin PetersonQ. Peterson (#77) | 24:35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -21 |
| William HickeyW. Hickey (#6) | 18:59 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | -24 |
| Todd BlanchfieldT. Blanchfield (#21) | 23:47 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -11 |
| Johny NarkleJ. Narkle (#16) | 12:32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| Biwali BaylesB. Bayles (#14) | 04:56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Jonah AntonioJ. Antonio (#8) | 01:59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Kobe McDowell-WhiteK. McDowell-White (#10) | 01:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Luca YatesL. Yates (#19) | 04:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| TEAM TOTALS | - | 94 | 36 | 23 | 32-78 | 41.0 | 13-37 | 35.1 | 17-21 | 81.0 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | - |
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Kendric DavisK. Davis (#1) | 25:39 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 9-10 | 90.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +11 |
| ⭐ Tim SoaresT. Soares (#11) | 23:41 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +13 |
| ⭐ Xavier CooksX. Cooks (#10) (C) | 21:35 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +14 |
| ⭐ Makuach MaluachM. Maluach (#15) | 23:50 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 |
| ⭐ Jaylin GallowayJ. Galloway (#6) | 19:00 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +7 |
| Tyler RobertsonT. Robertson (#3) | 18:23 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +28 |
| Kouat NoiK. Noi (#12) | 18:23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +22 |
| Torrey CraigT. Craig (#2) | 18:14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +15 |
| Hunter GoodrickH. Goodrick (#5) | 04:56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Matthew DellavedovaM. Dellavedova (#8) | 20:00 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +8 |
| Shaun BruceS. Bruce (#7) | 06:26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 |
| TEAM TOTALS | - | 120 | 46 | 28 | 39-74 | 52.7 | 12-33 | 36.4 | 30-36 | 83.3 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Team | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra | 49.4% | 14.7% | 26.1% | 26.9% |
| Sydney | 60.8% | 10.9% | 33.3% | 48.6% |
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