Illawarra Hawks vs Cairns Taipans – Box Score, Shot Chart & Play-by-Play

NBL27Round 4Sun, 11 Oct, 5:00 pm AEDT

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Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
ILL	27	23	27	23	100
CNS	28	29	29	24	110

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Recap

Taipans cruise past Hawks

Cairns Taipans beat Illawarra Hawks 110–100 at WIN Entertainment Centre in Round 4.

Jack McVeigh led all scorers with 32 points on 12-of-17 shooting, including 5 threes; Makur Maker had 18 for Hawks.

An 8–0 run in the first quarter broke a tie to go 8 up.

Hawks won the rebounding battle 42–30, and Taipans made 18 threes to 11.

In context

Makur Maker's 18 points were a career high (previous best: 15, against Adelaide 36ers in April 2022).
Jaylon Brown's 9 assists were a career high (previous best: 6, at Sydney Kings in September 2026).
Jonah Bolden's 4 blocks were a career high (previous best: 3, at Brisbane Bullets in October 2023).
This was Tyler Harvey's 200th NBL game.

Player of the game

More from Round 4

Illawarra Hawks100

Illawarra Hawks box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
30K. MartinF	5.1	8	3	0	26:13	0	0	2	4	2-8	1-3	3-3	-17
35M. DoyleG	5.1	0	1	5	24:33	1	0	2	1	0-5	0-5	0-0	0
9W. Swaka Lo BulukG	6.7	11	1	0	23:37	2	0	0	3	4-7	3-5	0-0	-16
13S. FrolingC	7.7	16	12	3	20:58	0	0	2	0	6-9	0-1	4-8	-11
1T. HarveyG	6.8	11	3	3	19:19	1	0	0	3	4-10	1-5	2-2	-4
6W. HickeyG	7.1	13	9	4	26:06	0	0	3	0	5-11	1-2	2-3	-10
44M. MakerF	8.0	18	9	1	17:05	0	0	2	3	6-7	2-2	4-4	+5
11D. GridaF	6.0	4	3	0	16:14	1	0	1	0	2-5	0-0	0-0	+6
24L. PattersonF	7.5	11	0	4	16:07	2	1	0	1	5-7	1-2	0-0	+4
5K. AdnamG	5.9	8	0	0	9:48	0	0	1	1	3-7	2-5	0-0	-7
25F. MacDonaldF	Did not play
10B. McGregorG	Did not play
16J. NarkleF	Did not play
Team		100	42	20		7	1	13	16	37-76	11-30	15-20
Shooting										48.7%	36.7%	75.0%

Cairns Taipans110

Cairns Taipans box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
9J. McVeighF	9.1	32	3	4	36:35	0	0	2	2	12-17	5-9	3-4	+4
33M. LewisF	6.5	7	6	2	32:44	1	0	1	3	3-6	1-4	0-0	+1
3J. BrownG	7.6	14	3	9	30:59	2	0	4	1	5-11	3-7	1-1	+9
2R. SmithG	7.0	14	1	1	26:10	0	0	1	0	5-10	4-7	0-0	+4
25K. PinderF	8.1	19	3	6	20:13	1	0	2	4	9-13	1-2	0-1	+16
43J. BoldenC	9.0	20	8	0	23:41	2	4	0	3	7-9	4-5	2-2	+14
7S. BruceG	6.3	2	2	4	11:47	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	2-2	+2
10L. PaulG	6.0	2	1	3	10:57	0	0	1	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	+7
14K. GallowayF	4.7	0	0	0	6:54	0	1	0	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	-7
1L. McVeighG	Did not play
22W. BrownF	Did not play
5B. NunnG	Did not play
Team		110	30	29		6	5	11	16	42-72	18-38	8-10
Shooting										58.3%	47.4%	80.0%

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

Start of Q1 · ILL 0 – 0 CNS
Q1 09:49CNSK. PinderLayup (2PT) · assist J. Brown0–2
Q1 09:27ILLW. Swaka Lo BulukLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Froling3–2
Q1 09:09CNSJ. McVeighLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown3–5
Q1 08:56ILLK. MartinLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Doyle6–5
Q1 08:22ILLT. HarveyTip in (2PT)8–5
Q1 08:12CNSJ. BrownTiedJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Pinder8–8
Q1 07:21CNSJ. McVeighLead changeFade away (2PT)8–10
Q1 07:11ILLT. HarveyTiedFloating jump shot (2PT)10–10
Q1 05:46CNSJ. BoldenJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown10–13
Q1 05:30ILLS. FrolingFree throw 1 of 211–13
Q1 05:16CNSJ. McVeighFade away (2PT)11–15
Q1 05:16CNSJ. McVeighFree throw 1 of 111–16
Q1 04:34ILLK. AdnamStep back jump shot (3PT)14–16
Q1 04:19ILLD. GridaTiedLayup (2PT)16–16
Q1 03:40CNSM. LewisReverse layup (2PT) · assist J. Brown16–18
Q1 02:59CNSJ. McVeighJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Bruce16–21
Q1 02:29CNSJ. BoldenJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Bruce16–24
Q1 02:17ILLK. AdnamDriving layup (2PT)18–24
Q1 02:04CNSJ. BrownPull up jump shot (2PT)18–26
Q1 01:45CNSJ. McVeighLayup (2PT) · assist J. Brown18–28
Q1 01:31ILLM. MakerDriving layup (2PT)20–28
Q1 01:08ILLK. AdnamPull up jump shot (3PT)23–28
Q1 00:50ILLL. PattersonDriving layup (2PT)25–28
Q1 00:11ILLM. MakerTip in (2PT)27–28
End of Q1 · ILL 27 – 28 CNS
Start of Q2 · ILL 27 – 28 CNS
Q2 09:36CNSK. PinderAlley oop (2PT) · assist S. Bruce27–30
Q2 09:22ILLS. FrolingReverse layup (2PT)29–30
Q2 09:06CNSJ. McVeighJump shot (3PT) · assist R. Smith29–33
Q2 08:36CNSJ. McVeighDriving layup (2PT)29–35
Q2 07:37CNSK. PinderLayup (2PT) · assist L. Paul29–37
Q2 07:30ILLK. MartinDriving layup (2PT) · assist M. Doyle31–37
Q2 07:30ILLK. MartinFree throw 1 of 132–37
Q2 06:55CNSL. PaulDunk (2PT) · assist K. Pinder32–39
Q2 06:21CNSR. SmithJump shot (3PT) · assist L. Paul32–42
Q2 05:48ILLS. FrolingReverse layup (2PT) · assist W. Hickey34–42
Q2 05:01CNSJ. BoldenPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist L. Paul34–45
Q2 04:24CNSR. SmithPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist K. Pinder34–48
Q2 04:05ILLW. HickeyDriving layup (2PT)36–48
Q2 04:05ILLW. HickeyFree throw 1 of 137–48
Q2 03:46CNSJ. BrownPull up jump shot (2PT)37–50
Q2 03:46CNSJ. BrownFree throw 1 of 137–51
Q2 03:19CNSJ. BrownPull up jump shot (3PT)37–54
Q2 03:10ILLK. MartinFree throw 1 of 238–54
Q2 03:10ILLK. MartinFree throw 2 of 239–54
Q2 02:31ILLM. MakerFree throw 1 of 240–54
Q2 02:31ILLM. MakerFree throw 2 of 241–54
Q2 02:13CNSR. SmithStep back jump shot (3PT)41–57
Q2 02:01ILLM. MakerJump shot (3PT) · assist T. Harvey44–57
Q2 01:23ILLM. MakerFree throw 1 of 245–57
Q2 01:23ILLM. MakerFree throw 2 of 246–57
Q2 01:05ILLD. GridaLayup (2PT) · assist L. Patterson48–57
Q2 00:41ILLW. HickeyDriving layup (2PT)50–57
End of Q2 · ILL 50 – 57 CNS
Start of Q3 · ILL 50 – 57 CNS
Q3 09:29ILLM. MakerDunk (2PT) · assist L. Patterson52–57
Q3 09:16CNSK. PinderFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist J. McVeigh52–59
Q3 08:59CNSR. SmithJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown52–62
Q3 08:34ILLL. PattersonTurn around jump shot (2PT)54–62
Q3 08:20CNSJ. McVeighPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist K. Pinder54–65
Q3 08:08ILLM. MakerDunk (2PT) · assist L. Patterson56–65
Q3 07:33ILLL. PattersonDriving layup (2PT)58–65
Q3 07:21CNSK. PinderDriving layup (2PT)58–67
Q3 07:05ILLM. MakerJump shot (3PT) · assist L. Patterson61–67
Q3 06:43CNSK. PinderJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Lewis61–70
Q3 06:27ILLW. Swaka Lo BulukJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Doyle64–70
Q3 05:33CNSK. PinderLayup (2PT) · assist J. McVeigh64–72
Q3 05:20ILLL. PattersonLayup (2PT) · assist W. Hickey66–72
Q3 05:09CNSK. PinderLayup (2PT) · assist J. Brown66–74
Q3 04:52CNSR. SmithLayup (2PT) · assist K. Pinder66–76
Q3 04:35ILLT. HarveyFloating jump shot (2PT)68–76
Q3 04:22CNSJ. McVeighLayup (2PT) · assist K. Pinder68–78
Q3 04:03ILLW. HickeyReverse layup (2PT) · assist S. Froling70–78
Q3 03:35ILLT. HarveyPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist S. Froling73–78
Q3 03:18CNSM. LewisStep back jump shot (2PT)73–80
Q3 02:52CNSJ. BoldenFree throw 1 of 273–81
Q3 02:52CNSJ. BoldenFree throw 2 of 273–82
Q3 02:26CNSJ. McVeighTurn around jump shot (2PT)73–84
Q3 02:05ILLT. HarveyFree throw 1 of 274–84
Q3 02:05ILLT. HarveyFree throw 2 of 275–84
Q3 01:35CNSJ. BoldenAlley oop (2PT) · assist S. Bruce75–86
Q3 00:42ILLS. FrolingLayup (2PT) · assist T. Harvey77–86
End of Q3 · ILL 77 – 86 CNS
Start of Q4 · ILL 77 – 86 CNS
Q4 08:55ILLS. FrolingLayup (2PT) · assist M. Doyle79–86
Q4 08:55ILLS. FrolingFree throw 1 of 180–86
Q4 08:17ILLS. FrolingLayup (2PT)82–86
Q4 07:59CNSJ. BoldenTip in (2PT)82–88
Q4 07:14CNSJ. BrownJump shot (3PT) · assist J. McVeigh82–91
Q4 06:24ILLS. FrolingTurn around jump shot (2PT) · assist T. Harvey84–91
Q4 05:58ILLW. Swaka Lo BulukJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Doyle87–91
Q4 05:42CNSJ. BoldenDriving layup (2PT)87–93
Q4 04:00ILLS. FrolingFree throw 1 of 288–93
Q4 04:00ILLS. FrolingFree throw 2 of 289–93
Q4 03:41CNSJ. McVeighJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown89–96
Q4 03:16ILLW. HickeyReverse layup (2PT)91–96
Q4 02:32CNSJ. BoldenJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Brown91–99
Q4 02:20ILLW. HickeyFree throw 2 of 292–99
Q4 02:08CNSK. PinderLayup (2PT)92–101
Q4 01:51ILLW. HickeyPull up jump shot (3PT)95–101
Q4 01:26CNSJ. McVeighDriving layup (2PT)95–103
Q4 01:06ILLW. Swaka Lo BulukLayup (2PT) · assist W. Hickey97–103
Q4 00:34CNSM. LewisJump shot (3PT) · assist J. McVeigh97–106
Q4 00:29ILLL. PattersonPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist M. Maker100–106
Q4 00:19CNSJ. McVeighFree throw 1 of 2100–107
Q4 00:19CNSJ. McVeighFree throw 2 of 2100–108
Q4 00:11CNSS. BruceFree throw 1 of 2100–109
Q4 00:11CNSS. BruceFree throw 2 of 2100–110
End of Q4 · ILL 100 – 110 CNS

Taipans cruise past Hawks

In context

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Game flow

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Threes

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