Perth Wildcats vs Adelaide 36ers – Box Score, Shot Chart & Play-by-Play

NBL27Round 2Thu, 24 Sept, 9:30 pm AEST

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Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
PER	30	18	22	28	98
ADL	20	28	29	20	97

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Recap

Wildcats storm back from 13 down to beat 36ers

Perth Wildcats beat Adelaide 36ers 98–97 at RAC Arena in Round 2, recovering from 13 points down. The lead changed hands 10 times.

Bryce Cotton led all scorers with 37 points on 10-of-22 shooting, including 7 threes, plus 9 assists and 4 steals; Elijah Pepper had 25 for Wildcats.

An 11–0 run in the fourth quarter turned a 10-point deficit into a 1-point lead.

Wildcats scored 74 points in the paint to 53.

Key moments

Q2 03:35 – 01:49Run
9–0 36ers runPER 44–46 ADL
ADL: 36ers turned a 7-point deficit into a 2-point lead.
Q3 05:49 – 05:06Run
9–0 36ers runPER 56–67 ADL
ADL: 36ers stretched the lead from 2 to 11.
Q3 03:50Low point
Wildcats down 13PER 58–71 ADL
PER: The low point for Perth Wildcats, who came back to win.
Q4 08:19 – 06:36Run
11–0 Wildcats runPER 83–82 ADL
PER: Wildcats turned a 10-point deficit into a 1-point lead.
Q4 00:53Tied
Level at 93PER 93–93 ADL
ADL: Z. Cheatham tied it with free throw 2 of 2.
Q4 00:01Decider
Game-winnerPER 98–97 ADL
PER: E. Pepper: Jump shot (3PT).

Player of the game

Jo Lual-Acuil Jr

Wildcats · F

21
PTS: 11
REB: 2
AST: -6
+/-

8/14 FG · 0/1 3PT · 5/5 FT · Game Score 18.9

Points

E. PepperPER25

B. CottonADL37

Rebounds

J. Lual-Acuil JrPER11

Z. CheathamADL9

Assists

A. Dell'OrsoPER6

B. CottonADL9

Game flow

Perth Wildcats aheadAdelaide 36ers aheadScoring runs of 8+

Team comparison

PERTeam statsADL

Field goals
Threes (8/23 · 11/26)
Free throws (12/13 · 24/33)
Rebounds
Assists
Turnovers
Points in the paint
Bench points

More team stats

True shooting
Offensive rebounds
Steals
Blocks
Fouls
Second-chance points
Points off turnovers
Biggest lead
Best run
Time in front

Four factors · 75 possessions

Offensive rating
Effective FG%
Turnover rate
Offensive rebound %
Free throw rate

Lead changes 10 · Times tied 6

Perth Wildcats98

Perth Wildcats box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
5K. DoolittleF	37:55	12	8	5	1	1	1	3	4-7	1-2	3-3	+3	34
3D. WindlerG	35:00	16	4	3	1	0	2	4	6-13	2-6	2-2	-3	25
2A. Dell'OrsoG	34:25	20	1	6	3	0	4	2	9-12	2-5	0-0	+1	34
40E. PepperG	33:48	25	3	3	0	0	3	2	10-17	3-7	2-3	+12	28
0J. Lual-Acuil JrF	30:49	21	11	2	0	0	1	1	8-14	0-1	5-5	-6	39
24J. WagstaffF	10:33	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	+6	8
33J. WhittG	10:14	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	-14	2
26A. BrandtF	5:11	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	+8	3
25C. HuefnerF	2:05	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2	0
B. NeilsenF	Did not play
8T. KopaG	Did not play
17B. KnightG	Did not play
13M. SamG	Did not play
27A. Higgins-TitshaF	Did not play
9J. RillieG	Did not play
Team		98	31	24	5	1	12	18	39-67	8-23	12-13
Shooting									58.2%	34.8%	92.3%

Adelaide 36ers97

Adelaide 36ers box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
11B. CottonG	39:53	37	2	9	4	1	4	2	10-22	7-12	10-12	+1	64
31N. RakocevicFC	36:43	20	8	3	1	1	0	3	10-19	0-2	0-2	+8	40
45Z. CheathamF	34:15	21	9	5	0	0	1	4	6-9	2-4	7-11	-3	38
25J. RigoniF	20:02	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	1-2	0	6
2I. WhiteG	11:26	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	+1	7
12J. JenkinsG	20:49	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	3-9	1-4	0-0	+1	9
0M. KenyonG	18:24	2	5	1	2	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	2-2	-9	15
22K. RasmussenG	16:37	6	2	1	2	0	1	2	1-2	0-0	4-4	+3	14
14B. GrisctiFC	1:51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-7	0
42B. KuolG	Did not play
R. Brown	Did not play
23D. WilliamsG	Did not play
8I. HumphriesC	Did not play
1F. CameronG	Did not play
43H. WhiteG	Did not play
Team		97	35	23	9	2	7	16	31-67	11-26	24-33
Shooting									46.3%	42.3%	72.7%

Tap a column heading to sort. Advanced: TS% and eFG% credit threes and free throws; USG% is the share of team plays a player finished while on court.

39/67 · 58.2%

MadeMissed

Shooting by zone
Zone	FG	FG%	Lg
At the rim	19/21	90.5%▲	70.7%
In the paint	10/19	52.6%	48.7%
Mid-range	2/4	50%▲	40.9%
Corner 3	1/1	100%	36.3%
Above-the-break 3	7/22	31.8%	33.5%

Perth Wildcats rotation

Bars show each spell on court. Hover or tap one for its length and plus/minus.

Most-used lineups

Five-man units, by minutes together

Perth Wildcats lineups
Lineup	MIN	PTS	+/-
Dell'Orso ·Lual-Acuil Jr ·Doolittle ·Pepper ·Windler	21:31	51–41	+10
Dell'Orso ·Whitt ·Doolittle ·Pepper ·Wagstaff	4:01	11–10	+1
Brandt ·Doolittle ·Pepper ·Windler ·Wagstaff	3:50	12–8	+4
Dell'Orso ·Whitt ·Lual-Acuil Jr ·Doolittle ·Windler	3:09	5–16	-11
Dell'Orso ·Lual-Acuil Jr ·Doolittle ·Windler ·Wagstaff	2:12	4–4	0
Dell'Orso ·Huefner ·Lual-Acuil Jr ·Pepper ·Windler	1:43	2–2	0
Whitt ·Lual-Acuil Jr ·Doolittle ·Pepper ·Windler	1:22	3–7	-4
Dell'Orso ·Whitt ·Brandt ·Doolittle ·Windler	0:51	2–2	0

Start of Q1 · PER 0 – 0 ADL
Q1 09:12PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrDunk (2PT) · assist A. Dell'Orso2–0
Q1 08:51ADLB. CottonFree throw 1 of 22–1
Q1 08:51ADLB. CottonTiedFree throw 2 of 22–2
Q1 08:36PERA. Dell'OrsoDriving layup (2PT) · assist E. Pepper4–2
Q1 08:04PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrTurn around jump shot (2PT)6–2
Q1 07:39PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrLayup (2PT) · assist A. Dell'Orso8–2
Q1 07:21ADLZ. CheathamJump shot (3PT) · assist I. White8–5
Q1 07:02PERD. WindlerReverse layup (2PT) · assist J. Lual-Acuil Jr10–5
Q1 06:30ADLN. RakocevicDunk (2PT) · assist B. Cotton10–7
Q1 05:54PERA. Dell'OrsoFloating jump shot (2PT)12–7
Q1 05:21PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrFree throw 1 of 213–7
Q1 05:21PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrFree throw 2 of 214–7
Q1 04:46PERK. DoolittleFree throw 1 of 215–7
Q1 04:46PERK. DoolittleFree throw 2 of 216–7
Q1 04:30ADLZ. CheathamLayup (2PT) · assist B. Cotton16–9
Q1 04:30ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 1 of 116–10
Q1 04:15PERA. Dell'OrsoJump shot (3PT) · assist E. Pepper19–10
Q1 04:01ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 2 of 219–11
Q1 03:47PERA. Dell'OrsoPull up jump shot (2PT) · assist J. Wagstaff21–11
Q1 03:31PERE. PepperLayup (2PT) · assist A. Dell'Orso23–11
Q1 03:12ADLZ. CheathamLayup (2PT)23–13
Q1 03:04PERE. PepperDriving layup (2PT)25–13
Q1 02:53ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 1 of 225–14
Q1 02:53ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 2 of 225–15
Q1 02:42PERJ. WhittLayup (2PT) · assist J. Wagstaff27–15
Q1 01:50PERK. DoolittlePull up jump shot (3PT) · assist J. Wagstaff30–15
Q1 01:19ADLZ. CheathamDriving layup (2PT) · assist B. Cotton30–17
Q1 00:46ADLB. CottonJump shot (3PT) · assist M. Kenyon30–20
End of Q1 · PER 30 – 20 ADL
Start of Q2 · PER 30 – 20 ADL
Q2 09:05PERD. WindlerDunk (2PT) · assist A. Dell'Orso32–20
Q2 08:47ADLN. RakocevicLayup (2PT)32–22
Q2 08:17ADLM. KenyonFree throw 1 of 232–23
Q2 08:17ADLM. KenyonFree throw 2 of 232–24
Q2 07:33ADLN. RakocevicHook shot (2PT)32–26
Q2 07:20PERE. PepperPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist J. Whitt35–26
Q2 06:56ADLN. RakocevicLayup (2PT) · assist B. Cotton35–28
Q2 06:33ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT)35–31
Q2 06:12PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist D. Windler37–31
Q2 05:53ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (2PT)37–33
Q2 05:38PERK. DoolittleFade away (2PT)39–33
Q2 05:05ADLB. CottonDunk (2PT) · assist K. Rasmussen39–35
Q2 04:54PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrLayup (2PT) · assist K. Doolittle41–35
Q2 04:32ADLN. RakocevicLayup (2PT) · assist B. Cotton41–37
Q2 04:06PERE. PepperLayup (2PT)43–37
Q2 04:06PERE. PepperFree throw 1 of 144–37
Q2 03:35ADLJ. JenkinsPull up jump shot (2PT) · assist Z. Cheatham44–39
Q2 03:08ADLK. RasmussenFree throw 1 of 244–40
Q2 03:08ADLK. RasmussenFree throw 2 of 244–41
Q2 02:44ADLB. CottonFree throw 1 of 144–42
Q2 02:26ADLN. RakocevicTiedReverse layup (2PT) · assist B. Cotton44–44
Q2 01:49ADLZ. CheathamLead changeTip in (2PT)44–46
Q2 01:09PERA. Dell'OrsoTiedLayup (2PT)46–46
Q2 01:03PERD. WindlerLead changeFree throw 1 of 247–46
Q2 01:03PERD. WindlerFree throw 2 of 248–46
Q2 00:03ADLK. RasmussenFree throw 1 of 248–47
Q2 00:03ADLK. RasmussenTiedFree throw 2 of 248–48
End of Q2 · PER 48 – 48 ADL
Start of Q3 · PER 48 – 48 ADL
Q3 09:25ADLB. CottonLead changeFree throw 2 of 348–49
Q3 09:25ADLB. CottonFree throw 3 of 348–50
Q3 08:24PERA. Dell'OrsoTiedDriving layup (2PT)50–50
Q3 07:50ADLB. CottonLayup (2PT)50–52
Q3 07:13ADLN. RakocevicTurn around jump shot (2PT) · assist B. Cotton50–54
Q3 06:58PERE. PepperJump shot (3PT) · assist A. Dell'Orso53–54
Q3 06:47ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 2 of 253–55
Q3 06:22ADLI. WhitePull up jump shot (3PT) · assist Z. Cheatham53–58
Q3 06:03PERK. DoolittleLayup (2PT)55–58
Q3 06:03PERK. DoolittleFree throw 1 of 156–58
Q3 05:49ADLB. CottonFree throw 1 of 356–59
Q3 05:49ADLB. CottonFree throw 2 of 356–60
Q3 05:49ADLB. CottonFree throw 3 of 356–61
Q3 05:25ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT)56–64
Q3 05:06ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT)56–67
Q3 04:43PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrLayup (2PT)58–67
Q3 04:23ADLN. RakocevicLayup (2PT) · assist I. White58–69
Q3 03:50ADLB. CottonFree throw 1 of 258–70
Q3 03:50ADLB. CottonFree throw 2 of 258–71
Q3 03:25PERE. PepperPull up jump shot (2PT)60–71
Q3 02:41PERA. BrandtHook shot (2PT) · assist E. Pepper62–71
Q3 02:13ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT)62–74
Q3 01:58PERD. WindlerPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist K. Doolittle65–74
Q3 00:58PERD. WindlerPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist K. Doolittle68–74
Q3 00:31ADLZ. CheathamJump shot (3PT) · assist B. Cotton68–77
Q3 00:03PERE. PepperLayup (2PT) · assist J. Wagstaff70–77
End of Q3 · PER 70 – 77 ADL
Start of Q4 · PER 70 – 77 ADL
Q4 09:26PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrDunk (2PT) · assist D. Windler72–77
Q4 09:01ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT)72–80
Q4 08:32ADLK. RasmussenLayup (2PT)72–82
Q4 08:19PERE. PepperLayup (2PT) · assist J. Lual-Acuil Jr74–82
Q4 08:19PERE. PepperFree throw 1 of 175–82
Q4 07:44PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrLayup (2PT) · assist K. Doolittle77–82
Q4 07:44PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrFree throw 1 of 178–82
Q4 07:04PERA. Dell'OrsoStep back jump shot (3PT)81–82
Q4 06:36PERA. Dell'OrsoLead changeLayup (2PT) · assist D. Windler83–82
Q4 06:13ADLN. RakocevicLead changeJump shot (2PT) · assist J. Rigoni83–84
Q4 05:40PERA. Dell'OrsoLead changeTurn around jump shot (2PT)85–84
Q4 05:22ADLJ. JenkinsLead changeLayup (2PT) · assist N. Rakocevic85–86
Q4 04:52PERK. DoolittleLead changeTip in (2PT)87–86
Q4 04:20PERD. WindlerFloating jump shot (2PT)89–86
Q4 02:42ADLN. RakocevicFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist Z. Cheatham89–88
Q4 02:11PERE. PepperFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist A. Dell'Orso91–88
Q4 01:28PERD. WindlerDriving layup (2PT)93–88
Q4 01:23ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist N. Rakocevic93–91
Q4 00:53ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 1 of 293–92
Q4 00:53ADLZ. CheathamTiedFree throw 2 of 293–93
Q4 00:07ADLJ. JenkinsLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist N. Rakocevic93–96
Q4 00:06PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrFree throw 1 of 294–96
Q4 00:06PERJ. Lual-Acuil JrFree throw 2 of 295–96
Q4 00:05ADLJ. RigoniFree throw 2 of 295–97
Q4 00:01PERE. PepperLead changeJump shot (3PT)98–97
End of Q4 · PER 98 – 97 ADL