8:00 PM AEDT
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Australian basketball · 2026-27
Perth Wildcats vs Cairns Taipans — NBL Preview, 5 February 2027
Perth Wildcats vs Cairns Taipans: NBL tip-off 6:30 PM AWST on 5 February 2027 at RAC Arena. Watch in Australia: ESPN on Disney.
Times in Sydney
2026-27 · Round 20 · Upcoming
Friday 5 February 20279:30 PM AEDT6:30 PM AWST at the venue
Updated Not available. Scores and play-by-play are not live.
Perth Wildcats vs Cairns Taipans: highlights & replays
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Before tip-off
Regular-season results before this game. These records cover the fixtures available on this site.
Perth Wildcats
Ladder position when last checked: 2
Pre-game season record: 5–2 (7 games)
Points per game: 92.9 · Conceded: 95.1
Last five regular-season games
W
Perth Wildcats
103–102 
Melbourne United
23 Oct 2026, 9:30 PM AEDTL 
Sydney Kings
102–81
Perth Wildcats
17 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM AEDTW
Perth Wildcats
100–84 
New Zealand Breakers
10 Oct 2026, 9:30 PM AEDTW
Perth Wildcats
92–88 
South East Melbourne Phoenix
2 Oct 2026, 9:30 PM AESTW
Perth Wildcats
97–93
New Zealand Breakers
26 Sep 2026, 9:30 PM AEST 
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 AESTFeatured 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
Cairns Taipans
85–82
Perth Wildcats
2 Sep 2026, 5:30 PM AEST · 2026-27 · Red Energy Arena (Bendigo)
Perth Wildcats
102–87
Cairns Taipans
22 Aug 2026, 2:00 PM AEST · 2026-27 · Karratha LeisureplexLatest availability reports
Last updated: October 25, 3.00pm AEDT.
Full injury listAt the arena
Perth
Match information
Round 20 · 2026-27
Australian broadcasters: ESPN on Disney
Official fixture ↗Confirmed NBL line-ups
The confirmed starting five has not been announced here. Check again closer to tip-off.
NBL play-by-play
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NBL shot chart
0 recorded field-goal attempts · Orange: Perth Wildcats · Blue: Cairns Taipans
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 Perth Wildcats and Cairns Taipans
Thursday 29 October 2026
Saturday 31 October 2026
9:30 PM AEDT
Upcoming6:30 PM AWST at the venue
Match information: official NBL match centre. Missing statistics are shown as a dash.
Match details updated: Not available · Scores are not live.