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Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets
Thursday 8 October 2026, 19:30 Australia time
Cairns Taipans5th · ptsLWLLW
Brisbane Bullets8th · ptsWWLL
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Match summary
Cairns Taipans beat Brisbane Bullets 97-91.
Cairns Taipans have won two of their last five league matches. Brisbane Bullets have won two of their last four league matches.
Match info
- Competition
- NBL
- Start
- Thursday 8 October 2026, 19:30Australia time
- Ground
- Not in our data yet
- Referee
- Not published for this league
Box score
By quarter, then every player's numbers
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Taipans | 23 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 97 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 17 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 91 |
Cairns Taipans · Players
| Player | minutes | points | total_rebounds | assists | steals | blocks | turnovers | field_goals_made | field_goals_attempts | threepoint_goals_made | threepoint_goals_attempts | freethrows_goals_made | freethrows_goals_attempts | plus_minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keanu Pinder | 24 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Jack McVeigh | 32 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Jaylon Brown | 31 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Reyne Smith | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -11 |
| Malique Lewis | 30 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Shaun Bruce | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Luke Paul | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Kyrin Galloway | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Lloyd McVeigh | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Walter Brown | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Jonah Bolden | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Luca Yates | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Brody Nunn | 0 | 0 |
Brisbane Bullets · Players
| Player | minutes | points | total_rebounds | assists | steals | blocks | turnovers | field_goals_made | field_goals_attempts | threepoint_goals_made | threepoint_goals_attempts | freethrows_goals_made | freethrows_goals_attempts | plus_minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrell Harrison | 28 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Max Mackinnon | 31 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | -2 |
| Nate Hinton | 32 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Jaylin Williams | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Arnas Velicka | 33 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| Jacob Holt | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -14 |
| Mitch Norton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Lat Mayen | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Archie Woodhill | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Joshua Duach | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Harry Rouhliadeff | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Starters first, in bold. Numbers from our data feed.
Match stats
Full match
Cairns TaipansBrisbane Bullets- 34Rebounds50
- 24Assists18
- 9Steals9
- 6Blocks4
- 11Turnovers13
- 35Field goals made37
- 72Field goals attempted89
- 14Three-pointers made8
- 35Three-pointers attempted33
- 13Free throws made9
- 16Free throws attempted13
Form
Last five league matches, newest first
Cairns Taipans
- W3
Melbourne UnitedA107-95W - W3
New Zealand BreakersA75-98L - W2
AdelaideA69-83L - W2
Tasmania JackJumpersH93-87W - W1
SydneyA90-111L
Brisbane Bullets
- W3Tasmania JackJumpersH99-109L
- W3SydneyA78-93L
- W2
Illawarra HawksH103-95W - W2New Zealand BreakersH88-85W
Head-to-head
League meetings
These two teams have not met in this league in the seasons we hold.
NBL table
Latest table
| # | Team | P | Diff | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sydney | 5 | +50 | .600 |
| 4 | New Zealand Breakers | 7 | +31 | .571 |
| 5 | Cairns Taipans | 7 | -24 | .571 |
| 6 | Melbourne United | 6 | +19 | .500 |
| 7 | Adelaide | 7 | -22 | .429 |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 5 | -20 | .400 |
| 9 |  South East Melbourne | 6 | -1 | .333 |
| 10 | Illawarra Hawks | 7 | -58 | .143 |
Squad news
Injuries, suspensions and ban risk
Injuries and suspensions aren't published for the NBL.
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Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets questions.
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What was the score in Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets?
Cairns Taipans beat Brisbane Bullets 97-91.
When do Cairns Taipans and Brisbane Bullets play next?
Cairns Taipans: South East Melbourne v Cairns Taipans, 17 October at 06:30 UTC; Brisbane Bullets: Brisbane Bullets v South East Melbourne, 15 October at 08:30 UTC.
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