NBL1 North Recap | Friday Men's Round 7

A Jason Cadee triple-double and Isaac White going close to producing his own were among the standout performances in Round 7 of the NBL1 North action on Friday night Jeremy Kendle and Darnell Robateau also producing match-winning performances.

There were four matches in Friday night's NBL1 North Men's competitions with victories for the Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder and Sunshine Coast Phoenix.

Round 7 NBL1 North Men's action began on Friday night with Jason Cadee and Tanner Krebs again leading the Gold Coast Rollers to a 107-96 victory at home to the Rockhampton Rockets.

Cadee hit seven three-pointers on his way to 32 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a stunning triple-double for the Rollers with Krebs adding 26 points and six boards. Matthew McCarthy did all he could for the Rockets with 33 points and 10 rebounds.

The Ipswich Force then had to battle hard to overcome the travelling Mackay Meteors 80-72 at JBS Stadium.

Isaac White delivered 24 points, nine rebounds and eight steals in the win for Ipswich while Kyrin Galloway finished with 26 points and eight rebounds for Mackay in the beginning of their triple-header road weekend.

The Sunshine Coast Phoenix overcame a slow start to also score a thrilling 79-73 victory against the Brisbane Capitals at Maroochydore Stadium.

Darnell Robateau had 23 points and six rebounds for Sunshine Coast with Mason Bragg contributing 17 points and seven assists. Max Mackinnon put up 29 points and six rebounds for Brisbane.

It was a tight affair as well at Early Settler Stadium with the visiting Logan Thunder ending up beating the Cairns Marlins 84-81.

Jeremy Kendle starred once more for the Thunder with 26 points, five rebounds and five assists with Obi Kyei impressive with 17 points and nine boards. Lat Mayen put up 29 points and seven rebounds for Cairns.

Round 7 in the NBL1 North competition continues on Saturday evening at 7pm with the Brisbane Capitals at home to the Gold Coast Rollers with the Northside Wizards also taking on the South West Metro Pirates.

Then at 7.30pm, the Red City Roar host the Mackay Meteors in the second leg of their triple-header with USC Rip City also playing the Southern Districts Spartans.

Then at 8pm on Saturday night it's the Townsville Heat hosting the Logan Thunder before at 8.30pm it's the North Gold Coast Seahawks at home to the Rockhampton Rockets.

The round then wraps up on Sunday at 1pm with the South West Metro Pirates hosting the Mackay Meteors at Hibiscus Sports Stadium. 

NBL1 NORTH – 2022 MEN'S SEASON
ROUND 7 – FRIDAY NIGHT

GOLD COAST ROLLERS 107 defeated ROCKHAMPTON ROCKETS 96

In the end the individual brilliance of Jason Cadee and Tanner Krebs helped to deliver the Gold Coast Rollers a hard earned 11-point home win against the Rockhampton Rockets on Friday night.

The Rollers were back on their home deck at Carrara Stadium to open Round 7 in the NBL1 North competition but they didn’t have things all their own way especially with the Rockets benefiting from the presence of the newly arrived Matthew McCarthy.

It was Rockhampton who started strongly with McCarthy proving quite the impactful big man at both ends of the floor. He helped the Rockets score 11 straight points to lead by as much as 12 during the first quarter.

Gold Coast warmed to the challenge, though, and had assumed a 48-45 lead by half-time before Jason Cadee hit three triples in the third quarter alone to help the Rollers extend their advantage to as much as 14 points.

From there, the Rollers ended up recording the 107-96 victory to a 6-1 record on the season to maintain their hold on top spot while the Cyclones are now 4-4 following the defeat.

It was quite the stunning all-round performance from 342-game NBL veteran Jason Cadee. He not only nailed 7/12 from three-point range and scored 32 points, but he delivered a triple-double also including 10 rebounds and 10 assists while playing all but nine seconds of the game.

Cadee's Brisbane Bullets teammate Tanner Krebs was also outstanding for the Rollers with 26 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals while young gun Preston Le Gassick added 18 points and three assists.

Devon Sullivan is a new arrival for Gold Coast following the departure of Lamar Patterson and he showed some exciting signs what he can provide as a big man presence with 14 points and seven rebounds in his 15 minutes.

Speaking of impressive big men, Matthew McCarthy finished with 33 points, 10 rebounds and two steals for Rockhampton on the back of shooting 13/18 from the floor and 3/6 from downtown.

Damian Prgomet worked hard too for Rockhampton with 26 points, nine rebounds and a brilliant block on a driving Tanner Krebs.

Kendall Stephens added 18 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Kai Woodfall 13 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds.

 

IPSWICH FORCE 80 defeated MACKAY METEORS 72

The Mackay Meteors couldn’t quite maintain their fast start on the road on Friday night with the stars of the Ipswich Force stepping up in the second half for the eventual eight-point victory.

Mackay arrived at JBS Stadium beginning their second three-game road trip weekend inside three weeks and the Meteors opened up the game against the Force strongly to break away after a tight first quarter.

The Meteors were able to open up a double-digit advantage during the second quarter and by the half-time break the visitors were leading 36-28.

Ipswich needed to respond but with the NBL experience of Majok Deng and Isaac White, and then the exciting attributes of Henry Pwono in their line-up, they were able to turn the momentum their way.

Pwono set the tone with a couple of energetic dunks and getting in the passing lanes to force some turnovers and to get out and run. The Force built on that to put up 31 points to 16 in the third quarter.

They were able to capitalise on that to end up winning 80-72 to improve to a 4-5 record on the season while the Meteors are now 6-3 with two more road games to come this weekend against the Red City Roar on Saturday and the South West Metro Pirates on Sunday.

Illawarra Hawks NBL guard Isaac White finished the evening with 24 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and four assists for Ipswich with Cairns Taipans star Majok Deng adding 18 points and 12 boards.

But a lot of the excitement for the Force was courtesy of Henry Pwono who delivered 20 points, nine rebounds and two assists. Jason Ralph also had 12 points, five assists, four steals and two rebounds.

Kyrin Galloway had an impressive night for Mackay with 26 points and eight rebounds with Malok Majak contributing 15 points and 10 rebounds, Jaylin Galloway nine points and seven boards, and Biwali Bayles eight points, seven rebounds and three assists.

 

CAIRNS MARLINS 81 lost to LOGAN THUNDER 84

Logan Thunder began their road double in Round 7 of the NBL1 North season impressively with a narrow three-point win against the Cairns Marlins on Friday night.

The Marlins hosted the Thunder at Early Settler Stadium with the Thunder starting impressively away from home with 23 points to 13 in the opening quarter.

Cairns were able to turn things back around in the second quarter with 26 points to 16 of their own and that meant scores were all square at 39-39 by the half-time break.

The momentum shifts continued and went the way of the Thunder in the third quarter. 

The visitors went on an 11-0 run to end leading 61-54 by three quarter-time, and while the Marlins continued to fight in the last term, Logan ended up having all the answers to hold on for the 84-81 victory.

The result improves Logan to a 3-3 record on the season ahead of Saturday night's trip to Townsville while the defeat leaves the Marlins 4-4.

Jeremy Kendle showed his quality once more to lead the charge for the Thunder with 26 points, five rebounds and five assists while shooting 11/22 from the field and 4/4 from the free-throw line.

Obi Kyei played some impressive NBL basketball with the Adelaide 36ers not too long ago and showed he still has plenty to offer on the court with 17 points and nine rebounds for Logan.

Rasmus Bach added 15 points, six rebounds and three assists, Michael Cedar nine points and five boards, and Tom Howard eight points and five rebounds.

Lat Mayen did all he could to try and lift Cairns to the victory with 29 points and seven rebounds on 11/17 shooting.

Kody Stattman added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Marlins fresh off signing in the NBL for the Taipans while Deba George added 11 points and three steals, and Ben Ayre nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.

 

SUNSHINE COAST PHOENIX 79 defeated BRISBANE CAPITALS 73

The Sunshine Coast Phoenix were able to hold out the Brisbane Capitals for a six-point win at home in NBL1 North action on Friday night.

The Phoenix hosted the Capitals at Maroochydore Stadium to open the Round 7 action and it was the visiting Brisbane team who started impressively to end up leading 27-17 by quarter-time.

The Capitals lead grew to as much as 15 during the second quarter but Sunshine Coast were able to work their way back into the contest and limit the Brisbane lead to 44-38 by the half-time break.

Things remained tight throughout the second half with no more than the final six-point margin ever separating the Phoenix and Caps.

Max Mackinnon was having his best game of the season for Brisbane and when he scored two points more with 1:30 remaining, it was just a one-point ball game. 

The biggest shot of the game was then made in front of the bench from Jamaal Robateau to give Sunshine Coast the four-point lead, and from there they went on to score the 79-73 victory.

The victory sees Sunshine Coast improve to a 6-3 record on the season while Brisbane is now 3-5 following the defeat.

Darnell Robateau finished the contest with 23 points and six rebounds in the win for the Phoenix with Mason Bragg running the team well as point guard with 17 points, seven assists and four rebounds.

Jamaal Robateau added 14 points for Sunshine Coast, Jonathan Janssen 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Nelson Kahler nine points, 11 rebounds and three emphatic blocked shots.