{"id":83632,"date":"2026-01-31T07:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/wildcats-upset-phoenix-to-congest-nbl-top-five\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:34:41","slug":"wildcats-upset-phoenix-to-congest-nbl-top-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/wildcats-upset-phoenix-to-congest-nbl-top-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats upset Phoenix to congest NBL top-five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp\">Jan 28, 2026, 07:03 AM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Perth have overcome a slow start that cost them an Ignite Cup final spot to beat South East Melbourne and spice up the top-four race in the run towards the NBL&#8217;s finals series.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats trailed 30-18 late in the first term on Wednesday night before rallying to upset the second-placed Phoenix 101-93 on their home court at Perth&#8217;s RAC Arena.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nbl\/story\/_\/id\/47740037\/australia-basketball-future-looks-bright-national-performance-camp\" class=\"img-link\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The first-quarter deficit spoiled any chance the hosts had of unseating New Zealand in the in-season Ignite Cup tournament final, with Adelaide to play the Breakers for the $300,000 winner&#8217;s cheque on the Gold Coast on February 22.<\/p>\n<p>The bigger picture was that Perth improved to 17-11 to sit just one win back from fourth-placed Melbourne, who they lost to by one point on Sunday, with five regular-season games to play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A great response after our game on Sunday,&#8221; Perth coach John Rillie said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0128%2Fr1606892_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0128%2Fr1606892_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0128%2Fr1606892_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0128%2Fr1606892_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\"lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Nathan Sobey of the Phoenix goes to the basket against Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. of the Wildcats.\u00a0<cite>Paul Kane\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We stuck with it &#8230; we&#8217;ve played some good teams in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How we respond in tough situations, we did a good job of that today<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And in different moments we had different guys influence the outcome of the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Phoenix (19-9) remain second, but just one win ahead of Sydney and two back from leaders Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Sobey (28 points, eight rebounds) was hot early, with six-of-12 triples for the Phoenix, and John Brown III (20 points, 14 rebounds) was his usual self.<\/p>\n<p>But the Wildcats dragged it back behind a composed Ben Henshall (14 points, nine assists, five rebounds) and Elijah Pepper (22 points, six rebounds).<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Windler (23 points, 11 rebounds) then joined the party with some clutch late plays when the margin was inside five points while Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (18 points, six rebounds) also stood tall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was back and forth; in the third quarter we had a good lead, a bit of momentum but let him get going,&#8221; Phoenix coach Josh King said of Pepper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once he gets hot, he&#8217;s capable of making a lot of shots.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Credit to Perth, they&#8217;re undermanned, they played really hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nbl\/story\/_\/id\/47753157\/nbl-ignite-cup-round-19-perth-wildcats-upset-south-east-melbourne-phoenix-congest-top-five\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan 28, 2026, 07:03 AM ET Perth have overcome a slow start that cost them an Ignite Cup final spot to beat South East Melbourne and spice up the top-four race in the run towards the NBL&#8217;s finals series. 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