Round 2 of NBL Season 22 and it finished with one of the matches of the year in Perth.
A double-overtime thriller between the Perth Wildcats and the Brisbane Bullets to finish off the round, and it was the Bullets that came out on top.
Here are the NBL Fantasy Scores for Round 2 of NBL 22.
Tasmania JackJumpers vs Adelaide 36ers
Tasmania 80 – Adelaide 83
(36ers by 3 Points)
The JackJumpers put in another spirited performance on their home court, but it wasn’t enough to topple the 36ers, who were desperate for a win.
Adelaide import Dusty Hannahs found some much-needed form in the win for Adelaide with 15 Points in a good overall team effort.
Sharpshooter Clint Steindl scored 22 Points, and Point Guard Josh Magette had another decent outing with 8 assists.
| Name | Fantasy Score | Name | Fantasy Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.Steindl | 37 | D.Hannahs | 36 |
| J.Adams | 33 | M.McCarron | 31 |
| J.Magette | 32 | C.Bairstow | 27 |
| J.McVeigh | 27 | T.Withers | 23 |
| S.McDaniel | 20 | M.King | 20 |
| M.McIntosh | 16 | I.Humphries | 19 |
| J.Bairstow | 13 | T.Dufelmeier | 16 |
| W.Magnay | 12 | D.Johnson | 16 |
| F.Krslovic | 11 | E.Malou | 15 |
| M.Kenyon | 7 | ||
| J.Weeks | 4 | ||
| J.Perry | -2 |
South East Melbourne Phoenix vs New Zealand Breakers
South East Melbourne 95 – New Zealand 88
(Phoenix by 7 Points)
The Breakers put up more of a fight in their second consecutive match against the Phoenix, but the Phoenix were still too strong.
Mitch Creek had a match-high 36 Points and was well supported by Xavier Munford and Kyle Adnam.
For the Breakers, we got to see the skills of young gun Hugo Besson, who led the team with 26 Points, and the ball was in his hands a lot in the closing stages.
| Name | Fantasy Score | Name | Fantasy Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Creek | 53 | W.McDowell-White | 39 |
| X.Munford | 45 | H.Besson | 36 |
| K.Adnam | 30 | F.Delany | 24 |
| Z.Qi | 28 | Y.Wetzell | 24 |
| I.Le’Afa | 20 | O.Dieng | 20 |
| R.Broekhoff | 15 | R.Bach | 13 |
| C.Gliddon | 14 | K.Galloway | 9 |
| D.Pineau | 13 | R.Loe | 4 |
| R.TeRangi | 9 | P.Siva | 2 |
| T.Smith-Milner | 6 |
Sydney Kings vs Illawarra Hawks
Sydney 84 – Illawarra 92
(Hawks by 8 Points)
The Hawks brought the defence again and forced the Kings into 18 turnovers, which resulted in an extra 26 points.
Duop Reath continues to impress and led the way with 27 Points and 7 Rebounds. Sam Froling just missed a double-double, and Antonius Cleveland provided many headaches for the Kings with his elite skill set.
The Kings were beaten, but Angus Glover had a good game, and Xavier Cooks had a double-double.
| Name | Fantasy Score | Name | Fantasy Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| X.Cooks | 54 | A.Cleveland | 58 |
| S.Bruce | 36 | D.Reath | 54 |
| A.Glover | 32 | S.Froling | 48 |
| W.Swaka Lo Buluk | 22 | T.Harvey | 32 |
| J.Martin | 22 | X.Rathan-Mayes | 28 |
| B.Bayles | 17 | J.Jessup | 23 |
| T.Vodanovich | 14 | H.Froling | 11 |
| Mat.Maker | 12 | T.Coenraad | 5 |
| Mak.Maker | 10 | A.Ogilvy | 4 |
| J.Galloway | 2 | I.White | 4 |
| A.Gak | 2 | ||
Cairns Taipans vs Tasmania JackJumpers
Cairns 69 – Tasmania 62
(Taipans by 7 Points)
This was a big test for the Taipans at home, but they stepped up and managed to defeat and in-form JackJumpers side.
New Cairns Import Tahjere McCall has impressed so far and racked up 20 Points and 8 Rebounds in this encounter. The Taipans always seem to be in games when Kouat Noi hits his shots, and he was again a factor with 17 Points.
It was a low scoring affair in Cairns, but Tasmania’s Point Guard, Josh Magette, still filled the stats sheet with 19 Points, 6 Rebounds and 5 Assists.
| Name | Fantasy Score | Name | Fantasy Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.McCall | 52 | J.Magette | 55 |
| S.Zimmerman | 43 | S.McDaniel | 27 |
| K.Noi | 28 | C.Steindl | 25 |
| J.Kenny | 24 | M.Kenyon | 13 |
| M.Deng | 21 | J.Bairstow | 13 |
| S.Machado | 12 | J.Adams | 10 |
| K.Pinder | 10 | W.Magnay | 9 |
| N.Jawai | 8 | J.McVeigh | 6 |
| B.Kuol | 8 | M.McIntosh | 5 |
| J.Weeks | 4 | ||
| F.Krslovic | 4 | ||
| J.Perry | 0 |
Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix
Melbourne 86 – South East Melbourne 94
(Phoenix by 8 Points)
The Phoenix were too good for United on a Sunday, and Mitch Creek threw down one of the dunks of the season so far.
Creek was good in the win and racked up similar stats to previous seasons with 16 Points, 7 Rebounds and 5 Assists. However, the most impressive player in this game was big man Zhou Qi for the Phoenix. He showed a lot of confidence around the bucket and racked up a double-double to go with a massive 7 Blocks.
Matthew Dellavedova impressed in this match, almost registering a double-double, and Joe Lual-Acuil was also good defensively with 7 rejections.
| Name | Fantasy Score | Name | Fantasy Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Dellavedova | 75 | Z.Qi | 79 |
| J.Lual-Acuil | 54 | M.Creek | 41 |
| B.Newley | 35 | I.Le’Afa | 31 |
| S.Ili | 20 | R.Broekhoff | 30 |
| D.Barlow | 15 | X.Munford | 25 |
| M.Peatling | 12 | K.Adnam | 25 |
| C.Agada | 12 | R.TeRangi | 12 |
| A.Hukporti | 10 | D.Pineau | 9 |
| Z.Triplett | 4 | C.Gliddon | 8 |
| D.Okwera | 3 | T.Smith-Milner | 2 |
| W.Hickey | 0 | ||
| D.Prewster | -2 |
Adelaide 36ers vs New Zealand Breakers
Adelaide 98 – New Zealand 85
(36ers by 13 Points)
The Breakers got the early jump on the 36ers, but were outclassed in the second half.
In a dominant display, the 36ers outscored them 56-36 in the second half to run out comfortable winners.
Dusty Hannahs led the way with 25 Points, and Daniel Johnson was also productive on the offensive end with 22.
NBL Fantasy participants will like the productivity of Mitch McCarron as he racked up 13 Rebounds in the win as the NBL Fantasy scoring system rewards rebounding immensely.
The Breakers lost the match, but Hugo Besson was again impressive, and Will McDowell-White proved he can play the point guard spot.
| Name | Fantasy Score | Name | Fantasy Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.Bairstow | 74 | W.McDowell-White | 63 |
| M.McCarron | 49 | H.Besson | 42 |
| D.Hannahs | 40 | Y.Wetzell | 37 |
| D.Johnson | 37 | R.Bach | 13 |
| T.Withers | 29 | R.Loe | 11 |
| I.Humphries | 17 | O.Dieng | 9 |
| E.Malou | 15 | F.Delany | 8 |
| H.Harris | 13 | K.Galloway | 6 |
| T.Dufelmeier | 13 | I.Davidson | 3 |
| M.King | 2 | ||
Perth Wildcats vs Brisbane Bullets
Perth 94 – Brisbane 97 (Double-Overtime)
(Bullets by 3 Points)
This was the match of the season so far, and the Bullets needed double-overtime to upset the Wildcats at home.
The Bullets had three stars in this clash, with Nathan Sobey, Lamar Patterson and Robert Franks having big games. Patterson came up big in the closing stages and hit some massive shots.
For the Wildcats, former Brisbane Bullet Vic Law racked up 29 Points, and Bryce Cotton got off to a slow start, but ended up with 19.
| Name | Fantasy Score | Name | Fantasy Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Majok | 50 | N.Sobey | 68 |
| L.Travers | 47 | R.Franks | 59 |
| V.Law | 41 | T.Harrison | 55 |
| B.Cotton | 40 | L.Patterson | 46 |
| T.Blanchfield | 34 | J.Cadee | 35 |
| J.Wagstaff | 25 | A.Drmic | 17 |
| K.White | 17 | D.Deng | 12 |
| K.Zunic | 6 | C.Liu | 11 |
| O.Hayes-Brown | 3 | T.Krebs | 5 |
| J.Purchase | 0 | T.Digbeu | 2 |
To see the NBL Fantasy Scores for previous Rounds, click the links below.