Melbourne United vs Illawarra Hawks, 2023–24 Semi-final · Game 1
2023–24 · Semi-final · Game 1 · Thu 7 March 2024
John Cain Arena
Recap
United beat Hawks 115–106
Melbourne United beat Illawarra Hawks 115–106 at John Cain Arena in Game 1 of the 2023–24 Semi-final, on Thu 7 March 2024.
Matthew Dellavedova led all scorers with 30 points for the United on 10-of-18 shooting, including 6 threes, plus 10 assists and 4 steals; Sam Froling had 26 for the Hawks.
Player of the game
Melbourne United
- 30
- PTS
- 7
- REB
- 10
- AST
- +2
- +/-
10/18 FG · 6/10 3PT · 4/6 FT
Semi-final series
2023–24 finals- Game 1Melbourne United115Illawarra Hawks106
- Game 2Illawarra Hawks113Melbourne United108
- Game 3Melbourne United100Illawarra Hawks94
Leaders
Points
- DellavedovaMEL30
- FrolingILL26
- TraversMEL24
Rebounds
- ClarkILL12
- Lual-Acuil JrMEL9
- TraversMEL8
Assists
- DellavedovaMEL10
- RobinsonILL7
- IliMEL5
Threes
- DellavedovaMEL6
- GouldingMEL4
- ClarkILL4
Team stats
MELShootingILL
- Field goals 41/9245%
- Threes 13/3438%
- Free throws 11/1385%
53%43/81
44%14/32
60%15/25
The game
- Rebounds 41
- Assists 27
- Turnovers 13
- Steals 11
- Bench points 27
43
25
13
7
21
Box score
Melbourne United115
| Player | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Goulding | 18 | 3 | 1 | 40:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | +10 | |
| L. Travers | 24 | 8 | 1 | 36:24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10-16 | 2-5 | 2-4 | +10 | |
| M. Dellavedova | 30 | 7 | 10 | 35:37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10-18 | 6-10 | 4-6 | +2 | |
| S. Ili | 13 | 2 | 5 | 32:17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 4-5 | +10 | |
| J. Lual-Acuil Jr | 9 | 9 | 2 | 29:53 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | +13 | |
| I. Clark | 14 | 2 | 2 | 22:32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +8 | |
| A. Hukporti | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15:08 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | -4 | |
| K. Bowen | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 | |
| T. Krebs | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| F. Cameron | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 115 | 43 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 43-81 | 14-32 | 15-25 | |||
| Shooting | 53.1% | 43.8% | 60.0% |
Illawarra Hawks106
| Player | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Clark | 22 | 12 | 3 | 37:39 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8-19 | 4-9 | 2-2 | -9 | |
| S. Froling | 26 | 5 | 2 | 33:38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11-16 | 1-1 | 3-5 | -10 | |
| T. Harvey | 15 | 2 | 3 | 33:24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | -7 | |
| W. Swaka Lo Buluk | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -8 | |
| W. Hickey | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20:47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 | |
| J. Robinson | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25:35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 3-3 | -16 | |
| H. Lee | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18:11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 1-1 | +7 | |
| M. Peatling | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17:57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 | |
| T. Blanchfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 | |
| K. Adnam | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 106 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 41-92 | 13-34 | 11-13 | |||
| Shooting | 44.6% | 38.2% | 84.6% |
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