2020–21 NBL regular season
The regular season of the 2020–21 NBL season , the 43rd season of the National Basketball League (Australia) , started in mid-January, with nine teams participating.[ 1] [ 2]
Games
Round 1
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26 January 2021
Brisbane Bullets
90 –87
Sydney Kings
Nissan Arena , Brisbane
14:00
Scoring by quarter: 26–28 , 21 –17, 21 –19, 22–23
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Pts : Law 27 Rebs : Harrison 11Asts : Sobey 7
boxscore report
Pts: Martin 26 Rebs: Martin 11Asts: Bruce , Louzada , Moller , Ware 3
Attendance: 3,406 Referees: Chris Reid, Marc Mill, Alex McEwan
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Round 4
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7 February 2021
South East Melbourne Phoenix
98 –82
The Hawks
State Basketball Centre , Melbourne
15:00
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 22 –16, 35 –22, 18–21
SBS Viceland
Pts : Adnam , Creek , Gliddon , Moore , Sykes 15 Rebs : Moore 14Asts : Sykes 7
boxscore report
Pts: Adel 17 Rebs: Froling 11Asts: Adell , Naar , Simon 3
Attendance: 2,175 Referees: Damian Lyons, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock
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Round 5
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15 February 2021
Adelaide 36ers
74–93
Brisbane Bullets
Adelaide Entertainment Centre , Adelaide
19:00
Scoring by quarter: 14–17 , 23–30 , 18–26 , 19–20
ESPN
Pts : Johnson 20 Rebs : Humphries , Johnson 8Asts : Giddey 8
boxscore
Pts: Law 27 Rebs: Law , Johnson 9Asts: Cadee , Sobey 5
Attendance: 5,183 Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, Daniel Troy
NBL Cup
Round 6
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5 March 2021
New Zealand Breakers
84–87
Melbourne United
John Cain Arena , Melbourne
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 20–23 , 19 –16, 19–20 , 26–28
ESPN
Pts : T. Webster 32 Rebs : Delany 9Asts : Delany , C. Webster , T. Webster , Weeks 2
boxscore report
Pts: Landale 23 Rebs: McCarron 7Asts: McCarron 7
Attendance: 3,421 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Nathan Durant, Mitch Hare
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Round 9
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10 March 2021
South East Melbourne Phoenix
97 –920 (OT)
Melbourne United
John Cain Arena , Melbourne
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 29 –24, 21 –18, 20–21 , 14–21 , Overtime: 13 –8
ESPN
Pts : Creek 31 Rebs : Creek 10Asts : Adnam 8
boxscore report
Pts: Goulding , Landale 9 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9Asts: Ili , McCarron 5
Attendance: 3,675 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Daniel Troy
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Round 10
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19 March 2021
Sydney Kings
103 –75
Melbourne United
Qudos Bank Arena , Sydney
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 25 –21, 35 –18, 27 –19, 16–17
ESPN
Pts : Hunter 18 Rebs : Martin , Moller 6Asts : Moller , Ware 6
boxscore report
Pts: Landale 18 Rebs: Ili , Landale 7Asts: Goulding 4
Attendance: 5,089 Referees: Michael Aylen, James Boyer, Ruben Woolcock
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21 March 2021
Sydney Kings
75 –73
Cairns Taipans
Qudos Bank Arena , Sydney
17:00
Scoring by quarter: 20–21 , 23 –16, 12–20 , 20 –16
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Pts : Martin , Ware 16 Rebs : Moller 8Asts : Louzada , Martin , Moller , Vasiljevic , Ware 2
boxscore report
Pts: Machado 21 Rebs: Oliver 7Asts: Machado 7
Attendance: 5,187 Referees: Scott Beker, Damian Lyons, Daniel Battye
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Round 11
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Round 12
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1 April 2021
Illawarra Hawks
63–95
South East Melbourne Phoenix
WIN Entertainment Centre , Wollongong
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 25 –15, 13–24 , 8–30 , 17–26
ESPN
Pts : Jessup 21 Rebs : Froling 11Asts : Harvey , Naar , Ogilvy , Simon 2
boxscore report
Pts: Broekhoff 26 Rebs: Wetzell 11Asts: Adnam , Gliddon , Wetzell 5
Attendance: 2,602 Referees: Scott Beker, James Boyer, Daniel Battye
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Round 13
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13 April 2021
New Zealand Breakers
79–85 0 (OT)
Perth Wildcats
Silverdome , Launceston
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 23 –9, 10–23 , 16–20 , 23 –20, Overtime: 7–13
ESPN
Pts : Delany 25 Rebs : Delany 9Asts : C. Webster 8
boxscore report
Pts: Cotton 34 Rebs: Bairstow , Mooney , Norton 9Asts: Cotton , Mooney 3
Attendance: 1,358 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Ruben Woolcock
Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
On 15 April 2021, the NBL announced that Round 16 would be the league's heritage round, with each team wearing their own heritage jersey.[ 3]
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1 May 2021
New Zealand Breakers
86 –84
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Silverdome , Launceston
17:30
Scoring by quarter: 28 –23, 18–24 , 18–20 , 22 –17
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Pts : Randolph 19 Rebs : Iverson 5Asts : Randolph , C. Webster , T. Webster 4
boxscore report
Pts: Mooney 25 Rebs: Mooney 9Asts: Blanchfield , Mooney , Norton 4
Attendance: 1,621 Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyons, Daniel Battye
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15 May 2021
Illawarra Hawks
73 –71
New Zealand Breakers
WIN Entertainment Centre , Wollongong
20:00
Scoring by quarter: 24–27 , 18 –8, 16 –15, 15–21
ESPN
Pts : Harvey 24 Rebs : Froling 12Asts : Coenraad , Grida , Harvey , Jessup , Simon 1
boxscore
Pts: Delany 20 Rebs: Delany 11Asts: McDowell-White 9
Attendance: 2,456 Referees: James Boyer, Mitch Hare, Craig Copes
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Round 19
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20 May 2021
New Zealand Breakers
89 –81
Sydney Kings
The Trusts Arena , Auckland
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 25 –13, 23 –15, 15–27
ESPN
Pts : Delany 28 Rebs : Delany 12Asts : McDowell-White 7
boxscore report
Pts: Ware 20 Rebs: Bruce , Hunter , Martin , Moller 5Asts: Bruce , Ware 3
Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Daniel Battye, Marty Davison
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Round 20
On 18 May 2021, Round 20 was announced as the league's annual Indigenous Round with each team wearing jersey's featuring indigenous artwork inspired by their local area.[ 4]
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28 May 2021
New Zealand Breakers
73–84
Illawarra Hawks
Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre , Pukekohe
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 16 –11, 23–26 , 14–23 , 20–24
ESPN
Pts : Delany 24 Rebs : Iverson , Randolph 8Asts : McDowell-White 5
boxscore report
Pts: Harvey 30 Rebs: Froling , Harvey , Simon 8Asts: Harvey 4
Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Nathan Durant, Marty Davidson, Ryan Jones
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Round 21
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3 June 2021
Illawarra Hawks
73–79
Sydney Kings
WIN Entertainment Centre , Wollongong
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 15–21 , 23–24 , 22 –14, 13–20
ESPN
Pts : Froling , Naar , White 12 Rebs : Froling 7Asts : Naar 6
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Pts: Martin 23 Rebs: Cooks , Martin 10Asts: Ware 8
Attendance: 3,217 Referees: Chris Reid, James Boyer, Nathan Durant
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Ladder
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2021. Source: NBL.com.au
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