Perth Wildcats vs SEM Phoenix: Pink Game Preview

Game Details
Perth Wildcats vs South East Melbourne Phoenix
3.30pm WST Sunday 24 April @ RAC Arena
Watch LIVE on ESPN – available via Kayo or Foxtel
Tickets

Context
Win, and the Wildcats are in the finals, lose and it depends on the result of Tasmania’s Saturday afternoon matchup against Melbourne United. It’s the final game of the 2021/22 regular season and Perth are looking to lock in fourth place.

Pre-game words
Scott Morrison on the scenario
“The message is always the same. We want to win every game. Everyone knows what needs to happen for us to keep playing. Everyone wants to keep playing, and everyone’s going to empty their tank and give it all they have.”

Scott Morrison on improved performance
“If we can build on this effort and get the job done on Sunday then I will definitely take it as a big positive, the improvements that we’ve had. I know we’re capable, I believe in the guys in there. They need to believe in themselves, because the s howed tonight their capable of taking it to another notch.”

Roster Availability 
No change to Friday's team.

Opponents to watch out for
Mitch Creek is the second-highest scoring player in the NBL behind the Wildcats Bryce Cotton, averaging 21.0 points per game. It’s his highest scoring season of his 11-year NBL career.

Last time they met
It was at John Cain Arena in February. Kyle Adnam top-scored with 24, while Vic Law had a team-high 22 for the Wildcats.

Fun Facts and Stats
It is the fifth annual Stronger In Pink game for Breast Cancer. The Wildcats have won four of the five, including one over the Phoenix in 2019. Their first pink game loss came last year in the final game of the regular season, as a depleted Wildcats side faced-off againt the eventual champion Melbourne United.

History
The two teams have met 10 times before, with the Wildcats winning seven.