Brisbane Bullets vs Illawarra Hawks – Box Score, Shot Chart & Play-by-Play

NBL27Round 2Fri, 25 Sept, 7:30 pm AEST

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Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
BRI	25	25	23	30	103
ILL	18	24	24	29	95

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Recap

Bullets beat Hawks

Brisbane Bullets beat Illawarra Hawks 103–95 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Round 2.

Max Mackinnon led all scorers with 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting, including 6 threes, plus 12 rebounds in a double-double; Tyler Harvey had 20 for Hawks.

A 14–0 run in the first quarter stretched the lead from 2 to 16.

Hawks had 44 bench points to 18 and scored 19 points off turnovers to 11.

In context

Max Mackinnon's 31 points were a career high and a first 30-point NBL game.
Johny Narkle's 15 points were a career high (previous best: 6, at Tasmania JackJumpers in February 2026).
Brisbane Bullets ended a 7-game losing run against Illawarra Hawks, their first win in the matchup since January 2024.
Nate Hinton had a first NBL double-double: 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Max Mackinnon had a first NBL double-double: 31 points and 12 rebounds.

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Threes

Brisbane Bullets103

Brisbane Bullets box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
4N. HintonG	7.9	16	10	2	33:18	4	0	2	2	5-11	1-4	5-7	+5
1A. VelickaG	7.6	17	4	11	31:51	2	1	3	2	6-18	2-8	3-5	-1
3M. MackinnonG	9.6	31	12	2	29:50	1	0	0	2	11-16	6-8	3-3	+10
24T. HarrisonFC	7.1	17	5	4	23:55	0	0	6	0	8-12	0-0	1-3	+5
2J. WilliamsF	6.4	4	4	1	22:16	0	1	0	0	2-5	0-3	0-0	+13
11L. MayenG	6.0	4	6	0	19:39	1	1	0	3	1-7	0-3	2-2	-3
8M. NortonG	6.1	2	2	3	14:49	0	0	0	1	1-5	0-3	0-0	+15
15J. HoltF	6.9	12	4	0	14:29	0	0	1	1	5-7	0-0	2-3	0
14H. RouhliadeffF	5.0	0	1	0	9:53	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	-4
5J. DuachG	Did not play
6A. WoodhillF	Did not play
13R. BrutonG	Did not play
Team		103	51	23		8	3	12	12	39-83	9-29	16-23
Shooting										47.0%	31.0%	69.6%

Illawarra Hawks95

Illawarra Hawks box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
30K. MartinF	5.8	8	3	0	33:01	1	0	0	4	3-11	2-6	0-0	-6
13S. FrolingC	7.0	10	10	3	32:05	0	0	1	4	5-8	0-0	0-2	-6
35M. DoyleG	6.8	16	5	5	24:58	0	0	4	3	7-14	2-8	0-0	-8
6W. HickeyG	6.2	11	6	0	18:42	0	2	2	3	4-10	0-1	3-4	-21
9W. Swaka Lo BulukG	6.2	6	0	0	12:18	0	0	0	0	2-2	2-2	0-0	-11
1T. HarveyG	7.0	20	6	4	32:20	1	1	3	2	8-23	4-11	0-0	-5
16J. NarkleF	7.7	15	4	2	22:16	1	1	1	2	6-8	1-3	2-6	+12
24L. PattersonF	6.8	5	3	4	15:32	0	1	0	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	+8
21T. BlanchfieldG	–	4	1	0	4:48	1	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	0-0	+2
22M. PeatlingF	–	0	1	1	4:00	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-2	-5
25F. MacDonaldF	Did not play
Team		95	44	19		4	6	11	19	39-83	12-34	5-14
Shooting										47.0%	35.3%	35.7%

Tap a column heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating.

Start of Q1 · BRI 0 – 0 ILL
Q1 09:42BRIJ. WilliamsDunk (2PT) · assist A. Velicka2–0
Q1 09:08BRIA. VelickaJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Mackinnon5–0
Q1 08:47BRIN. HintonDriving layup (2PT)7–0
Q1 08:24ILLS. FrolingTip in (2PT)7–2
Q1 07:54BRIM. MackinnonFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist A. Velicka9–2
Q1 07:29ILLW. HickeyDriving layup (2PT)9–4
Q1 07:08ILLM. DoylePull up jump shot (2PT)9–6
Q1 06:46ILLM. DoylePull up jump shot (2PT)9–8
Q1 06:21BRIT. HarrisonLayup (2PT)11–8
Q1 06:06ILLW. HickeyTurn around jump shot (2PT)11–10
Q1 05:30BRIJ. HoltLayup (2PT) · assist A. Velicka13–10
Q1 04:38ILLJ. NarkleLayup (2PT) · assist M. Doyle13–12
Q1 04:07BRIA. VelickaDriving layup (2PT)15–12
Q1 03:05ILLT. HarveyFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist M. Peatling15–14
Q1 02:50ILLT. BlanchfieldLead changeLayup (2PT)15–16
Q1 02:39BRIA. VelickaLead changePull up jump shot (3PT)18–16
Q1 02:10BRIJ. HoltTip in (2PT)20–16
Q1 00:52ILLJ. NarkleFree throw 1 of 220–17
Q1 00:52ILLJ. NarkleFree throw 2 of 220–18
Q1 00:37BRIT. HarrisonTurn around jump shot (2PT)22–18
Q1 00:17BRIM. MackinnonJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Norton25–18
End of Q1 · BRI 25 – 18 ILL
Start of Q2 · BRI 25 – 18 ILL
Q2 09:17BRIM. MackinnonLayup (2PT)27–18
Q2 09:01BRIM. MackinnonPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist N. Hinton30–18
Q2 09:01BRIM. MackinnonFree throw 1 of 131–18
Q2 08:42BRIM. MackinnonPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist M. Norton34–18
Q2 08:19ILLS. FrolingTurn around jump shot (2PT)34–20
Q2 07:55ILLW. Swaka Lo BulukJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Froling34–23
Q2 07:40BRIT. HarrisonTurn around jump shot (2PT) · assist A. Velicka36–23
Q2 07:11BRIT. HarrisonLayup (2PT) · assist A. Velicka38–23
Q2 06:42BRIM. NortonDriving layup (2PT) · assist T. Harrison40–23
Q2 06:20ILLT. HarveyPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist S. Froling40–26
Q2 06:01BRIA. VelickaFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist T. Harrison42–26
Q2 05:22ILLT. HarveyLayup (2PT) · assist L. Patterson42–28
Q2 05:06BRIJ. WilliamsHook shot (2PT)44–28
Q2 04:27BRIJ. HoltHook shot (2PT) · assist A. Velicka46–28
Q2 03:26ILLJ. NarkleLayup (2PT)46–30
Q2 02:57ILLT. HarveyJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Narkle46–33
Q2 02:46BRIN. HintonDriving layup (2PT) · assist A. Velicka48–33
Q2 02:46BRIN. HintonFree throw 1 of 149–33
Q2 02:03ILLS. FrolingLayup (2PT) · assist L. Patterson49–35
Q2 01:06ILLT. HarveyPull up jump shot (3PT)49–38
Q2 00:33ILLL. PattersonPull up jump shot (2PT)49–40
Q2 00:15BRIA. VelickaFree throw 1 of 250–40
Q2 00:02ILLM. DoyleDriving layup (2PT)50–42
End of Q2 · BRI 50 – 42 ILL
Start of Q3 · BRI 50 – 42 ILL
Q3 09:37BRIT. HarrisonLayup (2PT)52–42
Q3 09:23ILLM. DoyleFloating jump shot (2PT)52–44
Q3 09:05BRIT. HarrisonHook shot (2PT) · assist A. Velicka54–44
Q3 09:05BRIT. HarrisonFree throw 1 of 155–44
Q3 08:27ILLT. HarveyLayup (2PT) · assist J. Narkle55–46
Q3 07:54BRIT. HarrisonDunk (2PT)57–46
Q3 07:29BRIM. MackinnonPull up jump shot (3PT)60–46
Q3 07:05ILLM. DoyleJump shot (3PT)60–49
Q3 06:46ILLJ. NarkleLayup (2PT) · assist T. Harvey60–51
Q3 06:04BRIM. MackinnonJump shot (3PT) · assist N. Hinton63–51
Q3 05:46ILLJ. NarkleJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Doyle63–54
Q3 05:32BRIJ. HoltAlley oop (2PT) · assist A. Velicka65–54
Q3 05:24ILLM. DoyleJump shot (3PT) · assist L. Patterson65–57
Q3 04:28ILLK. MartinLayup (2PT)65–59
Q3 04:13BRIL. MayenLayup (2PT)67–59
Q3 03:57ILLS. FrolingLayup (2PT) · assist M. Doyle67–61
Q3 02:22ILLW. HickeyLayup (2PT)67–63
Q3 01:33BRIM. MackinnonFloating jump shot (2PT)69–63
Q3 01:19BRIT. HarrisonAlley oop (2PT) · assist M. Mackinnon71–63
Q3 00:57BRIM. MackinnonLayup (2PT) · assist T. Harrison73–63
Q3 00:22ILLW. Swaka Lo BulukJump shot (3PT)73–66
End of Q3 · BRI 73 – 66 ILL
Start of Q4 · BRI 73 – 66 ILL
Q4 09:48BRIN. HintonDriving layup (2PT)75–66
Q4 09:23BRIN. HintonDunk (2PT)77–66
Q4 09:11ILLW. HickeyFree throw 1 of 277–67
Q4 09:11ILLW. HickeyFree throw 2 of 277–68
Q4 08:35ILLW. HickeyFree throw 2 of 277–69
Q4 08:26BRIJ. HoltDunk (2PT) · assist A. Velicka79–69
Q4 08:09ILLK. MartinStep back jump shot (3PT)79–72
Q4 08:01BRIN. HintonFree throw 1 of 280–72
Q4 08:01BRIN. HintonFree throw 2 of 281–72
Q4 07:52ILLT. HarveyPull up jump shot (3PT)81–75
Q4 07:35BRIJ. HoltFree throw 1 of 282–75
Q4 07:35BRIJ. HoltFree throw 2 of 283–75
Q4 07:26ILLT. HarveyFloating jump shot (2PT)83–77
Q4 06:24BRIA. VelickaFloating jump shot (2PT)85–77
Q4 06:24BRIA. VelickaFree throw 1 of 186–77
Q4 06:09ILLJ. NarkleLayup (2PT) · assist S. Froling86–79
Q4 05:35BRIA. VelickaFree throw 1 of 287–79
Q4 05:24ILLJ. NarkleFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist T. Harvey87–81
Q4 04:50ILLM. DoylePull up jump shot (2PT)87–83
Q4 03:31BRIA. VelickaDriving layup (2PT)89–83
Q4 03:19ILLS. FrolingLayup (2PT) · assist M. Doyle89–85
Q4 02:36ILLK. MartinJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Doyle89–88
Q4 02:20BRIM. MackinnonLayup (2PT) · assist M. Norton91–88
Q4 01:59ILLW. HickeyTurn around jump shot (2PT)91–90
Q4 01:37BRIM. MackinnonJump shot (3PT) · assist T. Harrison94–90
Q4 01:21BRIN. HintonFree throw 1 of 295–90
Q4 01:21BRIN. HintonFree throw 2 of 296–90
Q4 00:44BRIN. HintonJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Williams99–90
Q4 00:18BRIL. MayenFree throw 1 of 2100–90
Q4 00:18BRIL. MayenFree throw 2 of 2101–90
Q4 00:14ILLT. BlanchfieldLayup (2PT) · assist L. Patterson101–92
Q4 00:08BRIM. MackinnonFree throw 1 of 2102–92
Q4 00:08BRIM. MackinnonFree throw 2 of 2103–92
Q4 00:01ILLL. PattersonJump shot (3PT) · assist T. Harvey103–95
End of Q4 · BRI 103 – 95 ILL

Bullets beat Hawks

In context

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Wednesday 23 September

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Game flow

The game

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Threes

Saturday 26 September

Sunday 27 September