Wildcats Fall Short in The Jungle

Game details

Perth Wildcats 81 defeated by Melbourne United 84

RAC Arena

Box Score

14 October 2022

Summary

In what was an incredibly intense and physical game, the Wildcats have recorded their first loss of the season to the visiting Melbourne United. The home side started slow but managed to close the gap to just 5 points and quarter time. The brilliance of Bryce Cotton kept the Wildcats within reach, assisted by the hand of Brady Manek, who finished with three three-pointers. Xavier Rathan-Mayes stood out for Melbourne, finishing with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Isaac Humphries managed 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Reaction

John Rillie shares his thoughts on the game.

"Disapointing to lose the game, what I like is we have great fight and character, what we've got to address is how we styart games."

Player focus

Despite the result tonight, Bryce Cotton was outstanding for the Wildcats, finishing with 32 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

Next game

Perth Wildcats fly to Tasmania to take on the JackJumpers on Saturday October 22, tip-off 5pm WST.