Wildcats snap Sydney’s streak

Game details

Perth Wildcats 111 defeat Sydney Kings 104

RAC Arena

Box Score

20 January 2022

Summary

The Perth Wildcats have snapped Sydney’s six-game winning streak in front of a huge Red Army crowd at RAC Arena. In an upset win, Wildcats held the lead for the first half, before Sydney clawed their way back in it in the third to take the lead. A 17-0 run in the fourth saw Wildcats take back the lead and retain it to secure the incredible win. Bryce Cotton and Brady Manek finished with 21 points each, while Dejan Vasiljevic managed a game-high 26 points for Sydney.

Reaction

John Rillie shares his thoughts post-game.

“Tonight, was our best collection of moving through plays and staying composed and pushing through,” he said.

“We’re finding a nice groove but we’ve got to re-load for Sunday now.

“I like where we’re heading, I still think we’ve got room to improve, keep getting better, but we’re playing well.”

Player focus

Bryce Cotton finished with an equal team-high 21 points, and a career-high 11 assists.

Next game

Perth Wildcats fly to Melbourne to take on the SEM Phoenix on Sunday at State Basketball Centre, tip-off at 11am WST.