Wildcats stumble against 36ers

Details
Perth Wildcats 70 Adelaide 36ers 82
RAC Arena
Box Score
14 April 2022

Summary
The Perth Wildcats got out to a slow start and aside from signs of a fightback in the second quarter, the game was always in Adelaide’s  control. The Wildcats welcomed back Mitch Norton and Michael Frazier II back into their lineup, as the Wildcats took a full squad into the game for just the third time this year. 

Reaction
Scott Morrison’s initial reaction
“In any shoving match, one person’s doing the shoving and one person’s getting shoved. And you can guess which one we were tonight… One team played tough, played hard and played to win, and one team came out soft.”

Mitch Norton on finding motivation
“For no reason does need to Scott need to come in and motivate usm if we need motivation, you’re in the wrong job. We’ve got signs on the wall in the locker room, and right now, they’re just words, they need to become actions. I thin kwe need to find why we play basketball.”

Player focus
Matt Hodgson had one of his best Wildcats games, finishing with 16 points, eight rebounds a block and a steal. Vic Law top-scored for Perth with 20. 

Key stats and facts
Adelaide scored 19 points from Perth turnovers to Perth’s four. The Wildcats struggled from deep with six threes from 22 attempts.
Perth averaged 80.3 points against Adelaide in four games this season - the lowest average by the Wildcats against any opponent.

Next game
The Perth Wildcats take on the Cairns Taipans on Saturday night as the Wildcats celebrate its 40th anniversary.