Wildcats finish 2022 on a high

Game details

Perth Wildcats 107 defeat Illawarra Hawks 97

WIN Entertainment Centre

Box Score

27 December 2022

Summary

The Perth Wildcats have wrapped up 2022 with a bang, finishing with their highest score of the season and defeating Illawarra Hawks at WIN Entertainment Centre. It was a tough-fought game on the road, with the visitors holding strong and returning the winners list. Corey Webster impressed with a team-high 25 points, while Brady Manek stuffed the stats sheet with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Tyler Harvey was Illawarra’s best, managing 28 points.

Reaction

John Rillie shared his thoughts on the game.

“We played a good 20 minutes,” he said.

“Illawarra got on a good roll in the third quarter, but it was good to see how we responded.

“You can see we have some players that relish in the moment and different guys stood up at different times so it was pleasing to weather the storm, we got the stops and executed well on offence.”

Player focus

Brady Manek was outstanding, finishing with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, his first double-double of the season.

Next game

Perth Wildcats face New Zealand Breakers on Wednesday 4 January, 2:30pm WST tip-off.