Cotton’s superb form continues as Perth beat Sixers
Bryce Cotton has produced another dazzling individual performance as the Perth Wildcats defeated the Adelaide 36ers.
Bryce Cotton has produced another dazzling individual performance as the Perth Wildcats defeated the Adelaide 36ers.
Bendigo have rallied from a 19-point deficit to stretch their unbeaten start to the WNBL season to six games with a 79-71 win over Southside Flyers in Ballarat.
The Sydney Kings shook off a poor first half to beat the Cairns Taipans 81-75 in Friday night's NBL match.
The Perth Wildcats earned revenge on the shorthanded Brisbane Bullets with Friday night's 117-89 home NBL victory.
Two wins from as many games in round five kept Perth Lynx within touching distance of WNBL leaders Bendigo Spirit, who extended their unbeaten run to seven.
Chris Goulding's hot hand was a first-half highlight before Melbourne United withstood a huge fightback from the Sydney Kings in a tough NBL victory.
NBL records tumbled in Perth as Bryce Cotton scored 59 points to lead the Wildcats past the NZ Breakers.
Bryce Cotton's 59-point haul was the best individual performance Perth coach John Rillie has seen in his involvement in the NBL stretching back to 1995.
Adelaide stars Montrezl Harrell and Kendric Davis face NBL suspensions after the league issued charges stemming from an ugly scuffle involving spectators.
Tasmania have clinched back-to-back NBL victories with a three-point win over Brisbane courtesy of eight three pointers from Milton Doyle.
Tasmania JackJumpers coach Scott Roth has been flooded with messages of support after speaking out about abuse directed at his players and their families.
Rob Edwards had a drought-breaking win in Cairns' sights before he picked up a fifth foul and New Zealand sprinted clear for an eight-point NBL victory.
Illawarra have beaten rivals Sydney for the second time this season, an all-round effort helping them to a 86-79 NBL victory in Wollongong.
Opals guard Sami Whitcomb has maintained her great early-season form to help Bendigo to a road double and a ladder-leading 5-0 start to the WNBL season
James Batemon stepped up in the absence of Casey Prather with nine three-pointers for the Brisbane Bullets to beat the Perth Wildcats.
An investigation by Basketball Australia and the NBL into "brutal" social media trolling of Tasmania JackJumpers players and their families is ongoing.
Australian guard Dyson Daniels was a huge contributor in Atlanta's tense 117-116 win over reigning champions Boston as the NBA Cup tipped off.
Josh Giddey was quiet in his first visit to Madison Square Garden with Chicago while Johnny Furphy scored his first NBA points and Jock Landale impressed.
Tasmania JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says players at the NBL club have been subjected to ugly online trolling, including a comment wishing for a miscarriage.
Chris Goulding fired off a game-high 46 points as Melbourne United rallied to beat the Perth Wildcats 106-97 in an entertaining NBL contest.
A pair of wins over Geelong United and the UC Capitals in round two have put the unbeaten Bendigo Spirit on top of the WNBL ladder.
Angus Glover was the star for South East Melbourne in a comfortable 97-74 victory over NBL battlers Cairns which put the Phoenix firmly in the finals hunt.
Cleveland are 9-0 for the first time in their 55-year NBA history, the red-hot Warriors beat champions Boston and Boomer Jack McVeigh debuted for Houston.
Melbourne United have extended their NBL winning streak against the Brisbane Bullets to 12 matches dating back to March 2021.
The power was still on inside the arena but nobody could watch on TV in a bizarre finish to the Brisbane Bullets-Melbourne United NBL clash.
Geelong United have endured a rude awakening in their WNBL debut, suffering a landslide 26-point loss to Townsville Fire in the season opener.
Ben Simmons has won bragging rights over countryman Josh Giddey, while Luke Travers became Australia's latest NBA player when he debuted for Cleveland.
The Brisbane Bullets have come back from being 12 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Taipans 92-88 in their NBL clash in Cairns.
The Sydney Flames opened their WNBL season in style after the Perth Lynx exacted revenge for last year's grand final series loss to the Southside Flyers.
The WNBL title race is wide open after an off-season of change, with newcomers Geelong United among those eyeing the championship.
Montrezl Harrell and Kendric Davis combined for 65 points as the Adelaide 36ers came from behind to beat the Cairns Taipans in overtime.