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Australian basketball · 2026-27
Cairns Taipans vs Melbourne United — NBL Preview, 31 October 2026
Cairns Taipans vs Melbourne United: NBL tip-off 6:30 PM AEST on 31 October 2026 at Cairns Convention Centre. Watch in Australia: ESPN on Disney · 9Now · 9Go!.
Times in Sydney
2026-27 · Round 7 · Upcoming
Saturday 31 October 20267:30 PM AEDT6:30 PM AEST at the venue
Updated Not available. Scores and play-by-play are not live.
Cairns Taipans vs Melbourne United: highlights & replays
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Before tip-off
Regular-season results before this game. These records cover the fixtures available on this site.
Cairns Taipans
Ladder position when last checked: 4
Pre-game season record: 5–4 (9 games)
Points per game: 90 · Conceded: 96
Last five regular-season games
W
Cairns Taipans
86–84 
New Zealand Breakers
25 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM AEDTL 
South East Melbourne Phoenix
115–83
Cairns Taipans
17 Oct 2026, 5:30 PM AEDTW 
Illawarra Hawks
100–110
Cairns Taipans
11 Oct 2026, 5:00 PM AEDTW
Cairns Taipans
97–91 
Brisbane Bullets
8 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM AEDTW 
Melbourne United
95–107
Cairns Taipans
3 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM AEST
Melbourne United
Ladder position when last checked: 7
Pre-game season record: 4–5 (9 games)
Points per game: 94.9 · Conceded: 92
Last five regular-season games
W
Melbourne United
105–95 
Sydney Kings
25 Oct 2026, 5:00 PM AEDTL 
Perth Wildcats
103–102
Melbourne United
23 Oct 2026, 9:30 PM AEDTL
Melbourne United
89–91
Illawarra Hawks
18 Oct 2026, 5:00 PM AEDTW
South East Melbourne Phoenix
99–104
Melbourne United
10 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM AEDTW 
Adelaide 36ers
91–96
Melbourne United
7 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM AEDTFeatured players
Current season averages for the featured players. These may include later games and do not confirm the starting five or player availability.
NBL head-to-head results
Melbourne United
95–107
Cairns Taipans
3 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM AEST · 2026-27 · John Cain Arena
Melbourne United
113–97
Cairns Taipans
29 Aug 2026, 6:30 PM AEST · 2026-27 · Casey StadiumLatest availability reports
Last updated: October 25, 3.00pm AEDT.
Full injury listAt the arena
Cairns
Match information
Round 7 · 2026-27
Australian broadcasters: ESPN on Disney · 9Now · 9Go!
Official fixture ↗Confirmed NBL line-ups
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NBL play-by-play
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NBL shot chart
0 recorded field-goal attempts · Orange: Cairns Taipans · Blue: Melbourne United
Filled circles: made · Crosses: missed. Point to a shot for details.
Field goals with a known court location are shown. Free throws are excluded; teams may shoot towards either basket.
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Next games for Cairns Taipans and Melbourne United
Thursday 29 October 2026
Monday 2 November 2026
7:30 PM AEDT
UpcomingMatch information: official NBL match centre. Missing statistics are shown as a dash.
Match details updated: Not available · Scores are not live.