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MELBOURNE United again was the round’s biggest NBL winner after Stephen Holt put on a first-half show, then Chris Goulding a second-half in the win in Sydney, followed by a largely “wind-assisted” victory over the Breakers at home where, yes, they got all the breaks.

SYDNEY, beaten at home by Melbourne, then producing a record 39-point first quarter and a record 64-point first half before blowing a 25-point lead to lose in Adelaide – Josh Childress also on charges for his verbal spray at the officials post-match – takes out the biggest loser tag.

IN contrast in the WNBL, Sydney was the biggest winner after first comfortably seeing off league under-achiever Canberra before setting the reigning champion Fire alight in Townsville.

BEATEN by Dandenong in the Melbourne derby, then by SEQ in Rachel Jarry’s return “home”, Melbourne took a tumble to be the round’s biggest loser.
 

NBL Round 5

TOWNSVILLE CROCODILES 89 (J Jett 22 C Steindl 15 N Kay 14 B Conklin 14; Steindl, Kay 8 rebs; Jett 5 assts) d PERTH WILDCATS 77 (J Wagstaff 19 C Prather 13 M Knight 12 T Jervis 10; Jervis, 6 rebs; Martin 3 assts) at Townsville Entertainment Centre. NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS 98 (T Wesley 26 Ch Jackson 21 C Webster 20 Ce Jackson 11 T Abercrombie 10; Ch Jackson 10 rebs; Ce Jackson 13 assts) d ADELAIDE 36ERS 88 (D Johnson 20 E Ere 15 L Walker 14 M Creek 12 J Randle 12; Johnson 15 rebs; Randle 10 assts) at North Shore Events Centre. MELBOURNE UNITED 105 (C Goulding 31 S Holt 23 T Blanchfield 14 G Jackson 14 D Kickert 10; Majok 8 rebs; Kickert 7 assts) d SYDNEY KINGS 94 (M Thornton 25 A Harrington 20 J Khazzouh 15 T Garlepp 11; 3 with 6 rebs; Carter, Markovic 3 assts) at Qantas Credit Union Arena. ILLAWARRA HAWKS 96 (A Ogilvy 36 K Penney 17 K Lisch 16 T Coenraad 13; Ogilvy 11 rebs; Lisch 6 assts) d CAIRNS TAIPANS 88 (M Starks 20 T Craig 17 C Gliddon 10; 3 with 6 rebs; Burston 5 assts) at WIN Entertainment Centre. PERTH WILDCATS 85 (J Beal 16 M Knight 15 C Prather 15 J Kenny 12 N Jawai 11 J Wagstaff 10; Knight 7 rebs; Jawai 7 assts) d TOWNSVILLE CROCODILES 77 (J Jett 13 C Steindl 13 B Conklin 11 M Djeric 10; Conklin 11 rebs; Maynard 4 assts) at Perth Arena. ADELAIDE 36ERS 99 (J Randle 33 A Petrie 23 D Johnson 15; Petrie 9 rebs; Randle 6 assts) d SYDNEY KINGS 98 (J Khazzouh 18 A Harrington 18 T Garlepp 16 J Cadee 15 D Prewster 12 M Thornton 12; Harrington 12 rebs; Cadee 5 assts; ) at Titanium Security Arena. MELBOURNE UNITED 87 (C Goulding 21 S Holt 21 G Jackson 10; Majok 10 rebs; Tomlinson 4 assts) d NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS 86 (T Abercrombie 24 Ce Jackson 16 C Webster 15 Ch Jackson 13; Ce Jackson 14 rebs; Ce Jackson 10 assts) at Hisense Arena.

WNBL Round 5

SYDNEY UNI FLAMES 68 (C Swords 17 K Ebzery 15 J Tinkle 12; Swords 10 rebs; Tupaea 4 assts) d CANBERRA CAPITALS 45 (S Talbot 19 C Wilson 8 R Montgomery 6; Talbot 11 rebs; Montgomery, Talbot 2 assts) at Brydens Stadium. DANDENONG RANGERS 75 (S Blicavs 16 S Cumming 15 A Pickrel 11 A Todhunter 11; Blicavs 9 rebs; 3 with 2 assts) d MELBOURNE BOOMERS 69 (T Madgen 21 B Smart 18 E Penaluna 10; Penaluna 10 rebs; Garrick 5 assts) at Dandenong Basketball Stadium. BENDIGO SPIRIT 84 (G Richards 33 B Snell 15 K Wilson 11 K Griffin 10; Griffin, Richards 10 rebs; Wilson 8 assts) d SEQ STARS 79 (L Mansfield 22 R Jarry 19 D Stallworth 11; Ibekwe 13 rebs; Mansfield 5 assts) at Bendigo Stadium. SYDNEY UNI FLAMES 73 (K Ebzery 24 T Tupaea 14 C Swords 14; Swords 11 rebs; Tupaea 4 assts) d TOWNSVILLE FIRE 70 (S Batkovic 25 C George 13 N Novosel 10; George 14 rebs; george 5 assts) at Townsville RSL Stadium. SEQ STARS 78 (I Ibekwe 20 L Mansfield 17 R Jarry 14 N Payne 10; Stallworth 7 rebs; Mansfield 7 assts) d MELBOURNE BOOMERS 63 (A Kunek 17 M Garrick 15 T Madgen 12 E Penaluna 11; Penaluna 14 rebs; Madgen 5 assts) at State Basketball Centre. PERTH LYNX 65 (T Lavey 16 S Whitcomb 12 B Laney 12 L Tomlinson 10; Laney 11 rebs; Laney 6 assts) d ADELAIDE LIGHTNING 52 (M Ruef 14 M Dombkins 8 M Yaeger 8; Ruef 12 rebs; Mitchell 3 assts) at Wayville Sports Centre.