Adelaide 89 - 96 Brisbane

The Brisbane Bullets secured a 96-89 road victory over the Adelaide 36ers, establishing control early behind a 30-17 opening quarter and holding off a late charge in the fourth. Brisbane created their cushion primarily through superior shooting efficiency and interior scoring, establishing an effective field goal percentage of 57.4 percent compared to Adelaide's 43.8 percent. Although Adelaide trimmed the deficit to six points inside the final two minutes, Brisbane executed cleanly from the foul line and secured defensive stops to close out the contest.

Tyrell Harrison led Brisbane with 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes, well above his pre-game season scoring average of 15.6 points per game. Nate Hinton provided balanced perimeter production with 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting, seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals. For Adelaide, Bryce Cotton played the full 40 minutes and finished with 27 points and nine assists, though he was held to 9-of-25 shooting from the field and 2-of-12 from three-point range, below his 38.8 percent mark from deep entering the game. Frontcourt partners Nick Rakocevic (19 points, eight rebounds, six assists) and Zylan Cheatham (17 points, seven rebounds, nine assists) also contributed heavily in defeat.

Perimeter shooting and free-throw conversion were the defining statistical factors. Brisbane knocked down 13-of-37 attempts (35.1 percent) from three-point range, whereas Adelaide converted just 6-of-32 (18.8 percent). Adelaide protected the ball effectively with only nine turnovers to Brisbane's 17 and pulled down 21 offensive rebounds, but they struggled to capitalize, shooting just 40.0 percent from the field and 19-of-29 (65.5 percent) from the free-throw line compared to Brisbane's 11-of-14 (78.6 percent) from the stripe.

Key Stats

• Tyrell Harrison (Brisbane): 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST | 10-13 FG, 4-5 FT | +11 in 26 minutes
• Bryce Cotton (Adelaide): 27 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL | 9-25 FG, 2-12 3PT, 7-8 FT | 40:00 minutes played
• Nate Hinton (Brisbane): 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL | 8-13 FG (61.5%) | 25 EFF
• Three-point shooting: Brisbane 13-37 (35.1%) vs Adelaide 6-32 (18.8%)
• Free-throw shooting: Brisbane 11-14 (78.6%) vs Adelaide 19-29 (65.5%)