Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers – Box Score, Shot Chart & Play-by-Play

NBL27Round 4Sun, 11 Oct, 3:00 pm AEDT

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Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
SYD	18	26	12	22	78
ADL	18	23	20	23	84

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Recap

36ers beat Kings

Adelaide 36ers beat Sydney Kings 84–78 at Afterpay Arena in Round 4.

Xavier Cooks led all scorers with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, plus 8 rebounds; John Jenkins III had 20 for 36ers.

36ers made 17 threes to 8, and Kings scored 52 points in the paint to 31.

In context

Adelaide 36ers won at Sydney Kings for the first time since February 2025, after 5 straight losses there.
John Jenkins III's 6 threes matched a career high, last reached at Sydney Kings in March 2026.

Player of the game

Matt Kenyon

36ers · G

7.9

More from Round 4

Rebounds

Assists

Threes

JenkinsADL6
CottonADL4
KenyonADL3

Sydney Kings78

Sydney Kings box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
1K. DavisG	6.7	16	5	7	35:21	2	0	4	2	6-19	1-8	3-5	-11
10X. CooksF	8.6	22	8	3	34:25	0	1	2	2	8-11	1-2	5-6	-1
2T. CraigF	5.8	5	8	2	32:05	1	1	1	2	2-11	1-7	0-0	-4
11A. CarrF	6.1	8	5	2	22:27	0	1	3	4	4-6	0-2	0-0	-19
8M. DellavedovaG	6.7	5	4	6	20:45	0	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	-9
15M. MaluachG	7.2	12	5	1	25:38	0	0	1	0	5-7	2-4	0-2	+7
3T. RobertsonG	6.4	8	2	0	13:19	0	0	2	1	3-4	2-2	0-0	+6
4W. JohnstonG	5.9	0	1	3	9:39	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+1
9H. WesselsC	5.5	2	2	0	6:21	0	0	0	3	1-3	0-0	0-0	0
13P. MacharG	Did not play
14J. SpurginF	Did not play
7J. StoneG	Did not play
5B. HansonG	Did not play
Team		78	43	24		3	3	13	14	31-67	8-28	8-13
Shooting										46.3%	28.6%	61.5%

Adelaide 36ers84

Adelaide 36ers box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
11B. CottonG	7.1	17	2	8	38:50	2	0	3	2	6-20	4-13	1-1	+6
45Z. CheathamF	7.2	10	10	4	36:16	0	0	3	3	4-5	2-2	0-0	+5
31N. RakocevicFC	7.3	16	9	4	33:18	0	0	3	1	5-9	0-3	6-12	+1
25J. RigoniF	6.6	6	5	2	21:07	1	0	0	2	2-7	2-7	0-0	+9
22K. RasmussenG	5.2	4	1	1	15:05	0	0	0	1	2-8	0-4	0-0	-6
12J. JenkinsG	6.9	20	0	0	28:45	1	0	1	3	7-18	6-17	0-0	+1
0M. KenyonG	7.9	11	8	3	18:05	1	1	0	3	4-5	3-3	0-0	+4
9C. WebsterG	5.5	0	1	0	8:00	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	+8
23D. WilliamsG	–	0	0	0	0:34	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
14B. GrisctiFC	Did not play
2I. WhiteG	Did not play
Team		84	42	22		5	2	11	15	30-74	17-50	7-13
Shooting										40.5%	34.0%	53.8%

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Start of Q1 · SYD 0 – 0 ADL
Q1 09:42SYDX. CooksFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova2–0
Q1 09:14ADLN. RakocevicFree throw 1 of 22–1
Q1 09:14ADLN. RakocevicTiedFree throw 2 of 22–2
Q1 08:33ADLK. RasmussenLead changeFade away (2PT)2–4
Q1 06:25SYDM. DellavedovaTiedTurn around jump shot (2PT)4–4
Q1 05:21ADLZ. CheathamJump shot (3PT) · assist B. Cotton4–7
Q1 05:12SYDX. CooksDriving layup (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova6–7
Q1 04:53ADLJ. JenkinsPull up jump shot (3PT)6–10
Q1 04:38SYDX. CooksJump shot (3PT) · assist T. Craig9–10
Q1 03:35ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT)9–13
Q1 03:12SYDH. WesselsDunk (2PT) · assist A. Carr11–13
Q1 01:56SYDX. CooksTiedLayup (2PT) · assist W. Johnston13–13
Q1 01:39ADLN. RakocevicFree throw 1 of 213–14
Q1 01:29SYDT. RobertsonLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist W. Johnston16–14
Q1 00:38SYDX. CooksHook shot (2PT)18–14
Q1 00:16ADLN. RakocevicDriving layup (2PT)18–16
Q1 00:01ADLM. KenyonTiedReverse layup (2PT)18–18
End of Q1 · SYD 18 – 18 ADL
Start of Q2 · SYD 18 – 18 ADL
Q2 09:34SYDX. CooksFree throw 1 of 219–18
Q2 09:34SYDX. CooksFree throw 2 of 220–18
Q2 09:09ADLJ. JenkinsLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist Z. Cheatham20–21
Q2 07:53ADLN. RakocevicLayup (2PT)20–23
Q2 07:53ADLN. RakocevicFree throw 1 of 120–24
Q2 07:39SYDX. CooksFree throw 1 of 221–24
Q2 07:39SYDX. CooksFree throw 2 of 222–24
Q2 07:20ADLZ. CheathamTip in (2PT)22–26
Q2 06:47ADLZ. CheathamFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist B. Cotton22–28
Q2 06:26ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT)22–31
Q2 06:14SYDK. DavisEuro step (2PT)24–31
Q2 05:52SYDT. CraigPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist K. Davis27–31
Q2 05:32ADLN. RakocevicDunk (2PT) · assist B. Cotton27–33
Q2 05:17SYDK. DavisDriving layup (2PT)29–33
Q2 05:01ADLB. CottonDriving layup (2PT) · assist N. Rakocevic29–35
Q2 05:01ADLB. CottonFree throw 1 of 129–36
Q2 04:29SYDM. MaluachJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Davis32–36
Q2 04:05ADLJ. JenkinsJump shot (3PT) · assist N. Rakocevic32–39
Q2 03:33SYDT. RobertsonJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Davis35–39
Q2 02:46ADLJ. JenkinsFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist B. Cotton35–41
Q2 02:25SYDM. MaluachJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Davis38–41
Q2 02:06SYDM. MaluachDunk (2PT) · assist X. Cooks40–41
Q2 01:28SYDK. DavisLead changePull up jump shot (2PT)42–41
Q2 00:40SYDT. RobertsonLayup (2PT) · assist K. Davis44–41
End of Q2 · SYD 44 – 41 ADL
Start of Q3 · SYD 44 – 41 ADL
Q3 09:38ADLN. RakocevicFree throw 1 of 244–42
Q3 09:38ADLN. RakocevicFree throw 2 of 244–43
Q3 09:24SYDK. DavisFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova46–43
Q3 08:50SYDX. CooksLayup (2PT) · assist K. Davis48–43
Q3 08:31ADLZ. CheathamJump shot (3PT) · assist K. Rasmussen48–46
Q3 07:42SYDA. CarrLayup (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova50–46
Q3 07:06ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (2PT) · assist N. Rakocevic50–48
Q3 06:04ADLK. RasmussenTiedDriving layup (2PT) · assist Z. Cheatham50–50
Q3 05:40SYDA. CarrAlley oop dunk (2PT) · assist X. Cooks52–50
Q3 04:30ADLN. RakocevicTiedDunk (2PT) · assist B. Cotton52–52
Q3 03:35SYDT. CraigFade away (2PT)54–52
Q3 03:18ADLJ. JenkinsLead changePull up jump shot (3PT) · assist M. Kenyon54–55
Q3 02:34ADLM. KenyonJump shot (3PT) · assist B. Cotton54–58
Q3 01:07SYDX. CooksLayup (2PT) · assist M. Maluach56–58
Q3 00:22ADLJ. RigoniJump shot (3PT) · assist N. Rakocevic56–61
End of Q3 · SYD 56 – 61 ADL
Start of Q4 · SYD 56 – 61 ADL
Q4 09:44SYDA. CarrDunk (2PT) · assist X. Cooks58–61
Q4 09:19ADLJ. JenkinsJump shot (3PT) · assist J. Rigoni58–64
Q4 09:05ADLJ. JenkinsPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist M. Kenyon58–67
Q4 06:12SYDM. DellavedovaJump shot (3PT) · assist W. Johnston61–67
Q4 05:53ADLJ. RigoniPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist Z. Cheatham61–70
Q4 05:41SYDK. DavisPull up jump shot (3PT)64–70
Q4 05:28ADLM. KenyonJump shot (3PT) · assist Z. Cheatham64–73
Q4 04:48ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT)64–76
Q4 04:36SYDM. MaluachPull up jump shot (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova66–76
Q4 04:02SYDK. DavisDriving layup (2PT) · assist M. Dellavedova68–76
Q4 03:11SYDK. DavisFree throw 2 of 269–76
Q4 02:52ADLN. RakocevicFloating jump shot (2PT) · assist B. Cotton69–78
Q4 02:32SYDA. CarrFloating jump shot (2PT)71–78
Q4 02:10ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT)71–81
Q4 01:59SYDK. DavisFree throw 1 of 272–81
Q4 01:59SYDK. DavisFree throw 2 of 273–81
Q4 01:05ADLM. KenyonJump shot (3PT) · assist B. Cotton73–84
Q4 00:59SYDX. CooksLayup (2PT) · assist K. Davis75–84
Q4 00:59SYDX. CooksFree throw 1 of 176–84
Q4 00:03SYDM. MaluachDunk (2PT)78–84
End of Q4 · SYD 78 – 84 ADL

36ers beat Kings

In context

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Game flow

The game

Points

Rebounds

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Threes

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