Phoenix 99-94 Taipans (Dec 7, 2024) Play-by-Play

Cairns Taipans

3-15

	1	2	3	4	T
CNS	28	22	32	12	94
PNX	39	24	12	24	99

South East Melbourne Phoenix

9-9

Nathan Sobey makes 4-foot shot
Jordan Hunter misses 8-foot two point shot
Tanner Groves blocks Matt Hurt 's 3-foot shot
Nathan Sobey misses shot
Jordan Hunter makes shot
Nathan Sobey misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nathan Sobey misses 27-foot three point jumper
Malique Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hunter makes layup (Nathan Sobey assists)
Nathan Sobey makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Malique Lewis makes shot
Nathan Sobey makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Joe Wieskamp makes 28-foot three point jumper (Angus Glover assists)
Owen Foxwell misses jumper
Joe Wieskamp misses 26-foot three point jumper
Joe Wieskamp makes 9-foot two point shot (Owen Foxwell assists)
Malique Lewis misses 10-foot two point shot
Matt Hurt makes 3-foot two point shot
Nathan Sobey makes 3-foot shot
Angus Glover makes shot
Kyrin Galloway blocks Joe Wieskamp 's 2-foot layup
Angus Glover makes 28-foot three point jumper (Thomas Vodanovich assists)
Joe Wieskamp makes layup (Angus Glover assists)
Nathan Sobey misses shot
Thomas Vodanovich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tanner Groves blocks Matt Kenyon 's 4-foot shot
Sam Waardenburg blocks Nathan Sobey 's 3-foot shot
Matt Hurt misses 4-foot jumper
Nathan Sobey misses three point jumper
Matt Hurt makes 5-foot two point shot
Joe Wieskamp misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malique Lewis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nathan Sobey assists)
Joe Wieskamp makes 24-foot three point jumper (Owen Foxwell assists)
Sam Waardenburg blocks Malique Lewis 's 4-foot shot
Joe Wieskamp misses 27-foot three point jumper
Owen Foxwell misses 28-foot three point jumper
Matt Hurt misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malique Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joe Wieskamp misses 26-foot three point jumper
Joe Wieskamp makes 10-foot two point shot
Angus Glover makes 29-foot three point jumper (Owen Foxwell assists)
Joe Wieskamp makes layup
Owen Foxwell makes 3-foot shot
Jordan Hunter makes dunk (Angus Glover assists)
Angus Glover makes 26-foot three point jumper (Owen Foxwell assists)
Jordan Hunter makes layup (Angus Glover assists)
Angus Glover misses two point shot
Sam Waardenburg blocks Matt Hurt 's 7-foot two point shot
Nathan Sobey misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nathan Sobey makes shot
Matt Hurt misses 9-foot two point shot
Matt Kenyon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Malique Lewis misses shot
Malique Lewis makes shot
Joe Wieskamp misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Kenyon misses two point shot
Jordan Hunter misses shot
Jordan Hunter misses shot
Alex Higgins-Titsha blocks Owen Foxwell 's 4-foot shot
Nathan Sobey makes 2-foot shot
Angus Glover makes 2-foot shot
Kyrin Galloway blocks Joe Wieskamp 's 4-foot shot
Nathan Sobey misses 27-foot three point jumper
Angus Glover misses 24-foot three point jumper
Angus Glover makes shot
Nathan Sobey makes 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Hurt makes 9-foot two point shot
Nathan Sobey makes 3-foot shot
Malique Lewis misses layup
Ben Ayre misses three point jumper
Nathan Sobey misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Matt Hurt misses three point jumper
Nathan Sobey makes 29-foot three point jumper (Owen Foxwell assists)
Matt Hurt makes layup (Owen Foxwell assists)
Malique Lewis misses 29-foot three point jumper
Matt Hurt misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Matt Hurt makes 5-foot two point shot
Nathan Sobey misses shot
Nathan Sobey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Hurt makes layup (Nathan Sobey assists)
Nathan Sobey misses 33-foot three point jumper
Tanner Groves makes 5-foot two point shot
Rob Edwards misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
Taran Armstrong makes 3-foot shot
Taran Armstrong makes 3-foot shot
Pedro Bradshaw misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tanner Groves misses 27-foot three point jumper
Pedro Bradshaw misses 3-foot two point shot
Sam Waardenburg makes layup (Tanner Groves assists)
Sam Waardenburg makes 3-foot shot
Sam Waardenburg misses 12-foot two point shot
Taran Armstrong makes 27-foot three pointer
Sam Waardenburg misses shot
Pedro Bradshaw makes layup
Sam Waardenburg makes 3-foot shot
Tanner Groves makes 4-foot jumper (Jackson Makoi assists)
Kyle Adnam misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Rob Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Taran Armstrong misses layup
Alex Higgins-Titsha makes 3-foot dunk
Rob Edwards makes 3-foot shot
Rob Edwards makes 5-foot shot
Sam Waardenburg makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Alex Higgins-Titsha makes layup (Sam Waardenburg assists)
Jonah Antonio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tanner Groves misses layup
Pedro Bradshaw makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Tanner Groves makes layup (Sam Waardenburg assists)
Pedro Bradshaw misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sam Waardenburg misses 4-foot two point shot
Pedro Bradshaw misses jumper
Tanner Groves misses 27-foot three point jumper
Sam Waardenburg makes 3-foot shot
Tanner Groves misses 16-foot jumper
Rob Edwards misses 3-foot two point shot
Rob Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kyrin Galloway misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Taran Armstrong makes 26-foot three point shot
Rob Edwards makes 2-foot shot
Sam Waardenburg makes layup (Taran Armstrong assists)
Rob Edwards misses dunk
Pedro Bradshaw makes 24-foot three point jumper (Taran Armstrong assists)
Taran Armstrong makes 5-foot shot
Tanner Groves makes layup (Taran Armstrong assists)
Rob Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Waardenburg assists)
Angus Glover blocks Pedro Bradshaw 's 24-foot three point jumper
Matt Kenyon blocks Taran Armstrong's shot
Rob Edwards misses shot
Rob Edwards makes 2-foot shot
Rob Edwards makes 3-foot shot
Pedro Bradshaw misses dunk
Rob Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Taran Armstrong misses alley oop dunk shot
Kyrin Galloway makes 5-foot dunk (Alex Higgins-Titsha assists)
Kyrin Galloway makes 3-foot dunk
Rob Edwards misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Rob Edwards makes 9-foot two point shot
Pedro Bradshaw misses shot
Alex Higgins-Titsha misses layup
Jackson Makoi misses shot
Alex Higgins-Titsha misses shot
Jonah Antonio makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kyrin Galloway assists)
Matt Hurt blocks Tanner Groves 's 3-foot shot
Tanner Groves misses 26-foot three point jumper
Taran Armstrong misses layup
Pedro Bradshaw misses 23-foot three point jumper
Taran Armstrong misses 28-foot three point jumper
Tanner Groves misses 7-foot hook shot
Tanner Groves misses 19-foot jumper
Rob Edwards makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Kyrin Galloway assists)
Taran Armstrong misses two point shot
Rob Edwards misses 9-foot two point shot
Pedro Bradshaw misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nathan Sobey blocks Rob Edwards 's 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Taran Armstrong misses shot
Taran Armstrong misses 23-foot three point shot
Rob Edwards makes layup (Sam Waardenburg assists)
Jackson Makoi misses 10-foot two point shot
Jonah Antonio makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jackson Makoi assists)
Jonah Antonio makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jackson Makoi assists)
Jonah Antonio misses 26-foot three point jumper

TAIPANS

PHOENIX

TIME		CNS	PNX
10:00	Tanner Groves vs. Jordan Hunter	0	0
9:45	Nathan Sobey makes 4-foot shot	0	2
9:45	Tanner Groves personal foul	0	2
9:45	Nathan Sobey makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
9:36	Taran Armstrong bad pass	0	3
9:22	Jordan Hunter misses 8-foot two point shot	0	3
9:18	Taran Armstrong defensive rebound	0	3
9:14	Tanner Groves makes 5-foot two point shot	2	3
9:14	Jordan Hunter personal foul	2	3
9:14	Tanner Groves misses free throw 1 of 1	2	3
9:12	Matt Hurt defensive rebound	2	3
8:52	Tanner Groves blocks Matt Hurt 's 3-foot shot	2	3
8:52	Tanner Groves defensive rebound	2	3
8:44	Rob Edwards misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	3
8:43	South East Melbourne Phoenix defensive team rebound	2	3
8:30	Nathan Sobey misses shot	2	3
8:27	Jordan Hunter offensive rebound	2	3
8:27	Jordan Hunter makes shot	2	5
8:20	Taran Armstrong makes 3-foot shot	4	5
8:04	Nathan Sobey misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	5
8:00	Angus Glover offensive rebound	4	5
7:59	Nathan Sobey misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	5
7:56	Sam Waardenburg defensive rebound	4	5
7:53	Taran Armstrong makes 3-foot shot	6	5
7:36	Malique Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	5
7:32	Matt Hurt offensive rebound	6	5
7:29	Jordan Hunter makes layup (Nathan Sobey assists)	6	7
7:18	Pedro Bradshaw misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	7
7:11	Matt Hurt defensive rebound	6	7
7:07	Nathan Sobey makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	6	10
6:56	Tanner Groves misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	10
6:52	Pedro Bradshaw offensive rebound	6	10
6:50	Pedro Bradshaw misses 3-foot two point shot	6	10
6:47	Matt Hurt defensive rebound	6	10
6:46	Malique Lewis makes shot	6	12
6:46	Taran Armstrong personal foul	6	12
6:46	Malique Lewis makes free throw 1 of 1	6	13
6:46	Jordan Hunter substitution out	6	13
6:37	Sam Waardenburg makes layup (Tanner Groves assists)	8	13
6:29	Nathan Sobey makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	16
6:19	Matt Hurt personal foul	8	16
6:19	Tanner Groves makes free throw 1 of 2	9	16
6:19	Tanner Groves makes free throw 2 of 2	10	16
6:05	Joe Wieskamp makes 28-foot three point jumper (Angus Glover assists)	10	19
5:54	Sam Waardenburg makes 3-foot shot	12	19
5:54	Joe Wieskamp personal foul	12	19
5:54	Nathan Sobey substitution out	12	19
5:54	Sam Waardenburg makes free throw 1 of 1	13	19
5:28	Sam Waardenburg misses 12-foot two point shot	13	21
5:24	Matt Hurt defensive rebound	13	21
5:16	Owen Foxwell misses jumper	13	21
5:12	Taran Armstrong defensive rebound	13	21
5:04	Owen Foxwell personal foul	13	21
5:04	Tanner Groves makes free throw 1 of 2	14	21
5:04	Tanner Groves misses free throw 2 of 2	14	21
5:02	Malique Lewis defensive rebound	14	21
4:59	Joe Wieskamp misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	21
4:55	Owen Foxwell offensive rebound	14	21
4:53	Joe Wieskamp makes 9-foot two point shot (Owen Foxwell assists)	14	23
4:52	Angus Glover substitution out	14	23
4:52	Matt Kenyon substitution in	14	23
4:52	Tanner Groves substitution out	14	23
4:32	Taran Armstrong makes 27-foot three pointer	17	23
4:15	Malique Lewis misses 10-foot two point shot	17	23
4:11	Pedro Bradshaw defensive rebound	17	23
3:54	Owen Foxwell personal foul	17	23
3:54	Rob Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2	17	23
3:54	Rob Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
3:54	Owen Foxwell substitution out	18	23
3:54	Nathan Sobey substitution in	18	23
3:28	Sam Waardenburg misses shot	18	25
3:25	Pedro Bradshaw offensive rebound	18	25
3:23	Pedro Bradshaw makes layup	20	25
3:11	Matt Hurt makes 3-foot two point shot	20	27
3:00	Sam Waardenburg makes 3-foot shot	22	27
2:46	Nathan Sobey makes 3-foot shot	22	29
2:33	Matt Kenyon personal foul	22	29
2:33	Matt Hurt substitution out	22	29
2:33	Angus Glover substitution in	22	29
2:33	Sam Waardenburg substitution out	22	29
2:33	Taran Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 2	23	29
2:33	Taran Armstrong makes free throw 2 of 2	24	29
2:33	Jackson Makoi substitution in	24	29
2:26	Angus Glover makes shot	24	31
2:26	Rob Edwards personal foul	24	31
2:26	Angus Glover makes free throw 1 of 1	24	32
2:24	Rob Edwards bad pass (Joe Wieskamp steals)	24	32
2:11	Tanner Groves makes 4-foot jumper (Jackson Makoi assists)	26	32
2:11	Kyrin Galloway blocks Joe Wieskamp 's 2-foot layup	26	32
2:11	Jackson Makoi defensive rebound	26	32
1:58	Angus Glover makes 28-foot three point jumper (Thomas Vodanovich assists)	26	35
1:52	Jackson Makoi bad pass (Matt Kenyon steals)	26	35
1:49	Joe Wieskamp makes layup (Angus Glover assists)	26	37
1:36	Jackson Makoi bad pass (Nathan Sobey steals)	26	37
1:33	Matt Kenyon substitution out	26	37
1:33	Jordan Hunter substitution in	26	37
1:33	Kyle Adnam substitution in	26	37
1:26	Nathan Sobey misses shot	26	37
1:23	Joe Wieskamp offensive rebound	26	37
1:21	Thomas Vodanovich misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	37
1:18	Rob Edwards defensive rebound	26	37
1:11	Joe Wieskamp personal foul	26	37
1:11	Joe Wieskamp substitution out	26	37
1:11	Rob Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	27	37
1:11	Rob Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	28	37
0:53	Rob Edwards defensive rebound	28	37
0:35	Kyle Adnam misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	37
0:32	Thomas Vodanovich defensive rebound	28	37
0:13	Tanner Groves blocks Matt Kenyon 's 4-foot shot	28	37
0:11	Matt Kenyon offensive rebound	28	37
0:11	Tanner Groves personal foul	28	37
0:11	Matt Kenyon makes free throw 1 of 2	28	38
0:11	Matt Kenyon makes free throw 2 of 2	28	39
0:11	Jordan Hunter substitution out	28	39
0:02	Rob Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	28	39
0:00	Nathan Sobey defensive rebound	28	39
0:00	End of the 1st Quarter	28	39

Regular Season Series

PNX leads 2-0

Taipans
74
Phoenix
97

Game 1

11/9

Taipans
94
Phoenix
99

Game 2

12/7

Phoenix
Taipans

Game 3

1/14

John Cain Arena

4:00 AM, December 7, 2024

Melbourne, VIC

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Illawarra	12	5	.706	-	W4
Melbourne	13	8	.619	1	W1
Sydney	11	8	.579	2	L1
Tasmania	10	8	.556	2.5	W7
Brisbane	9	8	.529	3	W2
Perth	10	9	.526	3	L1
South East Melbourne	9	9	.500	3.5	W2
Adelaide	7	10	.412	5	L2
New Zealand	7	11	.389	5.5	L8
Cairns	3	15	.167	9.5	L14

United start their road trip off with a win over Taipans

Melbourne United fight off a late three-quarter surge to beat the Cairns Taipans away from home.

Chris Goulding hits from way outside the arc

Chris Goulding pulls the catch and shoot three from downtown for his third three of the first term for Melbourne United.

Matthew Dellavedova and Marcus Lee link up with alley-oop

Matthew Dellavedova draws the defence and lobs to Marcus Lee for an alley-oop slam.

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