Wildcats start slow then finish strong, outclass Phoenix by 31
THINGS seemed relatively even following a quarter of play in last night’s clash between the South East Melbourne Phoenix and the Perth Wildcats. But, it was the visitors that ran away with the contest in the subsequent 30 minutes, as the reigning premiers convincingly handled matters, 106-75. Promising signs early on came by way of […]
CBL South West: Redbacks pile on points as Portland coasts to victory
THE top two teams in the Country Basketball League (CBL) South West division recorded big wins on the weekend to position themselves strongly ahead of finals in a fortnight. The unbeaten Ararat Redbacks showed no mercy against the winless Bellarine Storm, running out a whopping 35-point winner in front of home fans. In the other […]
VJBL Grading Phase One complete: Top side from each pool move through to next stage
THE final round of Victorian Junior Basketball (VJBL) grading came to a close over the weekend with the top side in each pool progressing to the next stage leaving the other teams that finished second and third respectively to battle it out in the upcoming crossover stage. Here are the teams from both the Under […]
United make it half a dozen wins with three-point Hawks triumph
MELBOURNE United has remained undefeated in the 2021 National Basketball League (NBL) season, knocking off the Illawarra Hawks, 91-88. In the first game returning to the WIN Entertainment Centre, as well as returning Illawarra back to the club’s name, the Hawks were up for the fight early, and never gave in throughout one of the […]
CBL North West: Braves hit the road with mixed results
ROUND 5 of the Country Basketball League (CBL) North West competition tipped off over the weekend with Bendigo Braves featuring heavily across the men’s and women’s competitions. NORTH WEST MEN’S: In the North West Men’s competition, top of the table Bendigo Braves had a mixed bag of results, retaining top spot by two points, but […]
NBL21 – Round 5 preview: Top of the table clash opens round
WITH the National Basketball League (NBL) Cup fast approaching, the final round before all the teams descend on Melbourne takes place. Round 5 of NBL action begins tonight from 7.30pm with the ladder already taking shape in the competition. THE HAWKS vs. MELBOURNE UNITED Wednesday, February 10 @ 7.30pm WIN Entertainment Centre Opening the round […]
CBL Gippsland: Warragul Warriors and Korumburra Eagles impress
THERE was no shortage of Country Basketball League action over the weekend as teams went head to head in the Gippsland division. The Eagles tasted success in both men’s outings, while it was the same fate for Warragul Warriors in the women’s as they created separation on top of the ladder. GIPPSLAND MEN’S It was […]
Cairns topple Breakers in bottom two clash
THE final game of National Basketball League (NBL) Round 4 saw the Cairns Taipans get back onto the winners list toppling the struggling New Zealand Breakers (84-67). Sitting second last on the ladder, the win created some separation as the Taipans made it two wins from eight appearances while keeping the Breakers winless. Cairns raced […]
CBL North East: Seymour claim top spot in both the men’s and women’s league
ROUND 5 of the Country Basketball League (CBL) North East division played host to some close encounters, especially in the men’s league, while in the women’s there were a number of blowouts as Wangaratta and Myrtleford collected big wins. Despite the loss, Seymour still holds onto top spot in the women’s league, while they also […]
Melbourne United prevail in come-from-behind win against Perth Wildcats
THE National Basketball League (NBL) battle between Melbourne United and Perth Wildcats continued last night with the game once again going down to the wire as United prevailed in the tight tussle (75-71). There was not much separating the two sides throughout the entire contest as they locked horns and the lead ebbed and flowed. […]
Phoenix end Hawks unbeaten start to the season
SOUTH East Melbourne Phoenix got the job done against the top of the table The Hawks in convincing fashion (98-82) to notch up their third win of the season. It was an even start to the game before the Phoenix found their rhythm and ran away with it in the third and end the Hawks […]
Kings reign supreme against 36ers, dominate Adelaide by 19
LEAVING South Australia with their heads held high and travelling back home, the Sydney Kings put on a clinic against the Adelaide 36ers, trouncing one of the season’s best performers to this point, 94-75, and edging ever so closer to fourth position in the NBL standings. The frontcourt duo of Isaac Humphries and Daniel Johnson […]
