JackJumpers pip Cairns to extend NBL winning run
After a sluggish start to the season, defending NBL champions Tasmania have secured their fourth straight victory, beating Cairns by nine points.
After a sluggish start to the season, defending NBL champions Tasmania have secured their fourth straight victory, beating Cairns by nine points.
Minor injuries kept Melbourne United's Marcus Lee and Ian Clark sidelined against New Zealand, but the import pair are expected to play against Brisbane.
Casey Prather and Tyrell Harrison starred as the Bullets crushed the Adelaide 36ers by 19 points in their NBL clash in Brisbane.
Nathan Sobey has starred as South East Melbourne Phoenix overcame a horror third quarter to defeat Cairns Taipans by five points in NBL action.
The Brisbane Bullets have lived up to their name with a brilliant shooting performance that sealed their upset defeat of NBL heavyweights Melbourne United.
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.