Perth Wildcats go two-from-two in Perth

Details

Perth Wildcats 97 defeated Adelaide 36ers 91

HBF Arena, Joondalup

Box Score

11 September 2022

Summary

Replicating their fast start on Friday night, the Perth Wildcats came out with aggression and pace, holding a nine-point lead after the first quarter. Brady Manek took the court for the first time in Wildcats colours and gave the fans what they wanted to see, points, rebounds and the epic strawberry hair/beard combo. Luke Travers continued his fine form across the board, finishing with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals. Adelaide closed the gap in the second half from the hot hand of Craig Randall, who finished with a game-high 29 points. Wildcats development player Michael Harris impressed with his speed and shooting, while Bryce Cotton shared the ball around, finishing with 13 points and five assists.

Reaction

John Rillie was pleased to go two-from-two in the pre-season.

“At the end of the day we’re just playing to win, and we won both games,” he said.

“Pre-season is about opportunity; a lot of people get an opportunity but what you do with your opportunity leads to more.

“As you’ve seen, we have shown that we have good depth right now, we’re not going to live and die by what we’ve seen over the last two games but it’s a great indicator with so many people contributing in such a significant way.”

Player focus

Fan-favourite Brady Manek made his debut in red and did not disappoint. In just 21 minutes on court, he finished with a team-high 15 points and five rebounds.

Next game

The Perth Wildcats travel to Darwin for the NBL Blitz, facing Cairns Taipans on Saturday 17 September in the first of three games.