NBL Round 16: Cotton sparks second quarter surge to leave Bullets to big loss
The Brisbane Bullets’ push for the playoffs took another wrong turn on Wednesday when a horrid second quarter resulted in a 112-85 loss against the Perth Wildcats.
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The Brisbane Bullets’ push for the playoffs took another wrong turn on Wednesday when a horrid second quarter resulted in a 112-85 loss against the Perth Wildcats at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Brisbane were already skating on thin ice entering this game 1-4 from their last five outings. The home side dug their grave deeper when switching off in the opening five minutes of the second quarter.
It was detrimental.
After leading 24-18 early, Brisbane were sent spiralling deeper and deeper down a hole in the second frame after Bryce Cotton was the catalyst for a match-defining 38-15 second quarter surge by the visitors.
Cotton (36pts, 3asts, 2stl) caught fire scoring the first 10 points of the second before Keanu Pinder (19pts, 6rbs) and Dylan Windler (16pts, 3stls) helped pile on the pain to have Brisbane behind by as many as 29 points and wishing for a do-over.
At that moment, it was game, set, match for the boys in blue - not just in this game but perhaps for the season.
They have to win all of their final five fixtures to have any chance of sneaking into the play-in picture as the sixth seed.
WILDCATS RUN RIOT IN SECOND
The Bullets will likely be left to wonder what could have been in season 2025 after a dominant second quarter showing by the visitors sucked the life out of the BEC and Brisbane’s hopes of a playoff berth.
The ledger was level at 27 apiece entering the second frame before Cotton orchestrated a 38-15 second quarter rampage which could spell wraps for Brisbane, who were without key men Tyrell Harrison and James Batemon.
The ever-present Cotton quickly asserted himself with a 10-0 individual scoring run before a 15-0 team run saw the Wildcats extend their lead at 56-31 in a dazzling display of transition hoops.
“That’s inexcusable.. That’s just unprofessional,” NBA champion Andrew Bogut said in commentary when the Wildcats scored two quick, and easy, buckets in their second-quarter barrage of points (13-18 FG).
Indeed Cotton and Pinder will be the subject of Bullets’ players nightmares this week after the dynamic duo slammed Brisbane’s door to the playoffs next to shut with 55 points scored between them.
BANNAN GOES BANG
Makeshift centre Josh Bannan was a spearhead again for the Bullets after racking up 23 points and nine rebounds in Saturday’s 105-86 loss against the Phoenix.
With Tyrell Harrison out and the shorthanded Bullets playing small ball, Bannan rose to the plate. The powerful lefty scored the first eight points for Brisbane and assisted on Casey Prather’s first bucket scored through contact.
Everything Bannan touched turned to gold in the first five minutes and it handed Brisbane an early 14-9 lead. He finished the first with 13 points and went on to score 20.
Casey Prather’s 32-point effort was camouflaged by Brisbane’s lacklustre defence and protection of the ball.
Prather scored 17 points in the fourth quarter which resembled the Bullets’ brave but unfruitful comeback after being down almost 30 approaching half time.
PHOENIX BREEZES PAST CAIRNS
SEM Phoenix have continued their outstanding run under coach Josh King with a 113-102 victory over a valiant Cairns Taipans.
Phoenix gun Matt Hurt was immaculate from the opening tip-off at the Cairns Convention Centre, racking up 33 points (14-18 FG) and seven rebounds.
Hurt put on a show in front of his father - Richard Hurt who flew in from the United States - with a number of difficult deadeye shots.
With Phoenix prevailing 99-94 last time out in round 11, an arm wrestle ensued from the opening quarter, with Taipan’s point guard Taran Armstrong (20 points, 7-13 FG and six assists) knocking down shots from range and invading the paint in the opening half.
Taipans forward Pedro Bradshaw had a quiet opening quarter, before blitzing to life in the second quarter with 12 points while making his presence known on the defensive end (16 points, five rebounds and three steals).
Phoenix’s Jordan Hunter - who ranks first amongst qualified players for FG% (65.9%) this season - marked his 150th game milestone with a monster slam in the second quarter.
Hunter was a force racking up twelve offensive rebounds and 18 in total.
Phoenix’s poise in possession in the final quarter and their dominant rebounding performance led the way for a crushing second half that now propels the side to fifth after a dreadful start to the NBL25 campaign.
South East Melbourne are 12-5 since the 0-5 start that cost former coach Mike Kelly his job and have now won eight of their past ten.
WALTON WOES
Phoenix charged into the game with a huge hole in their backcourt, with Derrick Walton Jr out for the remainder of the season.
The explosive point guard suffered a left hamstring injury in the opening quarter in their victory against the Brisbane Bullets on Saturday.
Sharpshooter Nathan Sobey (26 points and seven rebounds) shouldered the majority of the playmaking burden, while Owen Foxwell racked up (Seven points and five assists).
Former Taipan Sobey scored a season-high 31 points against Brisbane on Saturday and continued his form against his former side.
Duo Hurt and Joe Wieskamp were both exceptional.
LAND OF GIANTS
Late in the opening quarter, Taipans coach Adam Forde opted for a triple threat big man line-up consisting of Sam Waardenburg, Akoldah Gak and Kyrin Galloway.
With Gak and Galloway protecting the rim, Waardenburg was released to play more of a perimeter role with Kyle Adnam and Rob Edwards making up the backcourt.
It was an intriguing five that could be the solution to rebounding woes that have cursed the Snakes this season.
The line-up was only seen once with Taipans going on to be punished on the glass, losing the total rebound count (51-31) and smashed on the offensive board (19-7).
After a long stint on the sidelines with a knee injury, Gak - who returned to the floor against Sydney Kings on Sunday playing 21 minutes - was a huge punch off the bench.
The 22-year old racked up (eight points and three rebounds).
The Taipans were close to full strength with only Jackson Makoi out of action after being stood down on Monday following his recent arrest and court appearance on domestic violence charges.
‘CLUTCH’ GOULDING’S INCREDIBLE BUZZER-BEATER SINKS BREAKERS
- Lance Jenkinson
Chris Goulding’s match-winning play for Melbourne United stunned New Zealand Breakers and the TSB Bank Stadium crowd in Monday’s night miracle 91-89 win.
How does this sharpshooting legend continue to find a way to drag United out of a pickle time and again?
The Breakers seemed destined for victory when shooting guard Matt Mooney launched up a three-point prayer to give the Breakers a one-point lead with 5.1 seconds left.
Up stepped Goulding to call game, launching a contested three pointer over Jonah Bolden to win it with 0.6 seconds left on the clock.
Outside of Goulding and a second half Shea Ili onslaught, it was as ugly as it gets for United, but a win’s a win, and perhaps their season can get back on track after a flat patch in their season.
Trailing by nine points at three quarter time, United found a way to break the Breakers resistance, which had been steadfast to that point.
United made it consecutive wins for the first time since the first week of December, backing up from Thursday’s stirring two-point win over Sydney Kings with the come-from-behind win.
With just two wins from their previous seven matches, United was desperate to string together wins, and they had to dig deep late.
INCREDIBLE CG
It took a Goulding special to clinch the win.
Goulding finished with 42 points, including 10-19 from three point land, to go with four rebounds and three assists.
A crucial steal late in the game showed how locked in at both ends Goulding was.
Ili was huge in the second half for United.
The former Breaker was a menace defensively and aggressive running the point.
He had 15 points and five assists, but a number of his effort plays were team lifters.
WHAT. A. SHOT.
— Melbourne United (@MelbUnited) January 13, 2025
A career-high 10 threes for our Captain.
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CRUCIAL WIN
This victory was massive for United in the context of the season.
It ensured that United kept hold of its top two spot, which has come under increasing threat in their recent form slump.
A loss would have seen United fall to fourth with away games against Illawarra Hawks on Saturday night, Perth Wildcats and Brisbane Bullets on the horizon.
Perhaps the road is where United is at its most comfortable, having won seven of its last eight away games, backing up from Thursday’s thrilling win over Sydney Kings.
IMPOSING FIGURE
United had to battle two big men down for most of the game.
The complexion of the game turned on the entry of Breakers’ seven-foot-six centre Tacko Fall.
The 29-year-old Senegalese’s height was immediately a problem with United centres Rob Loe and Marcus Lee playing him too physically and falling foul of the referee’s whistles.
Lee (four fouls) and Loe (three) were sent to the bench with four trouble, forcing the under-sized Akech Aliir and Kyle Bowen to battle with Fall, which they did so with some success.
The floor opened up for Breakers’ Mooney (19 points), Next Star Karim Lopez (19) and Sam Mennenga (18) to score freely with United focusing on double-teaming Fall.
Clock issues
The game had to be stopped late in the second quarter with the Breakers leading 42-38 due to clock issues in the stadium.
The shot clocks were not aligning with the game clocks, so manual shot clocks were brought in and placed on the baselines.
It gave United a chance to re-group from an ugly first half with 38 seconds left before the break.
36ERS CLIP HAWKS’ WINGS
- Jason Phelan
Adelaide 36ers’ dynamic duo Montrezl Harrell and Kendric Davis came up big time as the Sixers fought off a furious fightback by the Illawarra Hawks to score a much-needed three-point win on an emotional night for their club.
On an evening where the city mourned the tragic loss of Sixers’ legend Darryl Pearce, Adelaide led by as much as 25 points but that margin was slashed to just four with two minutes to play, thanks largely to a star turn by Sam Froling.
Harrell and Davis then combined for seven points in a frantic finale that ended when Tyler Harvey’s desperate three-point attempt rimmed out as the clock expired.
The stunning result means the Sixers pulled off a season sweep against the ladder leading Hawks, who dropped to a 15-8 record, while Adelaide improved to a 10-12 record that keeps its finals hopes alive.
Harrell and Davis finished with 26 and 25 points respectively and largely carried the offence in the second half after the home side scored a season-high 63 points in the first.
Froling was outstanding with a career-high 35 points and 3 rebounds, with Harvey next best on 15.
FIRESTARTER
Illawarra’s Mason Peatling received a bloody lip and coach Justin Tatum a tech foul in a fiery start.
Peatling left the floor with blood streaming from his mouth after copping an errant Isaac Humphries elbow and Tatum was whistled after he stormed onto the floor to remonstrate with referees after late skirmish as time ran out in the first quarter.
“They’ve gotta stop touching us,” an animated Tatum yelled at the officials as players jawed at each other.
With Harrell having plenty to say as well, Wells was in the thick of the action to ensure things didn’t get out of hand.
It was a heated end to an enthralling first term, with the Hawks scoring the first six points went on a barnstorming 29-8 run to lead 33-25 at the first break.
TREZ’S TRIPLES
Harrell led the way with a game-high 18 points at halftime, one of four Sixers in double figures as the home side registered a season-high 63 points in a devastating first half.
The fan favourite was typically physical in the paint, but also drained two three-pointers from two attempts to the delight of the adoring fans, with Adelaide 6-from-10 from long range in the first half to the Hawks’ 5-from-17.
Even Harrell’s free throws, which can be patchy to be fair, were on target at 4-from-4 shooting, Adelaide perfect from the strip at 15-from-15 to Illawarra’s 4-from-4 at the end of a surprising first half where the home side led by as much as 25 points before settling for a 20-point half-time lead.
FROLING FIRES
Froling had 14 points in the first half, but outscored the entire Adelaide team with 13 in a blistering third quarter.
The suddenly sputtering Sixers didn’t register their first points of the quarter until nearly five minutes had elapsed when Davis converted.
The star import played a lone hand in a bemusing quarter, scoring 10 of his side’s 12 points, with a Harrell bucket the only other contribution as the Hawks slashed the margin to 13 points at the final change.
DJ JOINS GREATS
In a pre-game ceremony, former fan favourite Daniel Johnson became just the fifth 36ers’ player to have his number retired and his jersey hung from the rafters of the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
KING OVERCOME CONTROVERSY
A farcical coaches challenge interpretation threatened to derail a much-needed Sydney Kings home victory against cellar dwellers Cairns.
The maligned rule reared its head once again after Xavier Cooks was incorrectly called for a foul on Taran Armstrong early in the fourth quarter.
Despite losing the ball, Cairns were given possession and Rob Edwards hit a three despite Akoldah Gak bowling over Bul Kuol, with an irate Kings coach Brian Goorjian given a technical foul.
The Kings should’ve had a six-point lead and possession, instead their lead was cut to just two with six minutes to play and a lengthy delay due to a shot clock issue.
They were able to overcome the setback, with Kouat Noi (27 pts, 4-8 3P) again getting it done off the bench with 10 points and a key offensive rebound over the concluding stages to seal the 91-87 victory.
After not playing a minute in the second half last start, Cam Oliver showed he can still make a big contribution with 15 points, 17 rebounds and two steals.
KINGS STARTING WOES CONTINUE
Another new starting five was tested by Brian Goorjian after he admitted he didn’t like the current starting unit following the loss to Melbourne United.
The veteran coach wanted to make a point of getting the crowd involved in the game early.
Izayah Le’Afa and Bul Kuol joined Xavier Cooks, Jaylen Adams and Alex Toohey in commencing proceedings.
After a perfect start with a Cooks steal and Kuol lay-up, the Kings conceded the next nine points.
With a week before their next home game against Tasmania, it will be interesting to see what unit he rolls with.
GALLOWAY KEEPS CAIRNS ALIVE
Cairns started hot from long-range, but eight missed attempts in a row coupled with a Kings run saw the home side post the first 10 points of the second quarter to take a 29-21 advantage.
Just as it looked like Sydney would open up a big buffer heading into the main break, a 10-point explosion from Kyrin Galloway saw the Taipans trail by just one heading into the third.
EBBS AND FLOWS
Sydney lacked energy coming out of the sheds as an 11-4 run to start the third put Cairns in front once again.
It prompted a swift time-out from Goorjian, with Cam Oliver and Toohey providing a spark to ignite a 12-1 run of their own.
Adam Forde responded with a time-out of his own and it helped the Taipans stem the flow of points, with Taran Armstrong (22 pts) scoring nine points in a row to finish the term as they trailed 64-62.
Cotton delivers masterclass in Wildcats thumping of Jackies
- Jon Tuxworth
He’s produced many masterclasses but Perth talisman Bryce Cotton’s red hot first half display against Tasmania is one of his best after the Wildcats delivered a brutal reality check to the JackJumpers in Sunday’s record 105-73 defeat at MyState Bank Arena.
The defeat was Tasmania’s biggest at home in its near four season history, eclipsing a 91-65 loss to Illawarra in March, 2022.
Cotton scored 26 first half points, including 7-9 three pointers, as well as six assists to set up a 22 point lead at the major break for the visitors.
He finished with 32 points in the 32-point win, a rare beat down of the injury-struck JackJumpers at their Hobart fortress.
It loomed as a battle between Perth’s Cotton-led high powered offence, and Tasmania’s stifling defence.
But they had no answer for the Wildcats superstar, who simply did what he liked in arguably the NBL’s toughest building to win.
Cotton played no part in the final quarter as both teams emptied their benches.
“We’re extremely happy, considering how they shot the ball in the first quarter, they shot the lights out,” Cotton told Fox Sports.
“Lucky we were able to hit shots too and weather the storm.”
Perth has won five of six matches on a tough road stretch, but after a clash in Brisbane on Wednesday the Wildcats play five of their last six games at home.
At halftime, commentator and league legend Derek Rucker described Perth’s dominance as “one of the best performances I’ve seen from a visiting team against (Jackies coach) Scott Roth here in Hobart.”
It’s difficult to argue as the Jackies came back down to earth after Friday’s emotional one-point overtime home win over Adelaide.
Despite entering the game in sixth, a win would have ensured the Jackies (now 12-11) leapfrogged the third-placed Wildcats (13-9) on the ladder.
But Perth’s 64-42 first half ensured their top two hopes are still alive, while the Jackies are fighting for their finals lives.
The Wildcats showed why they’re the league’s best offensive team, shooting 56 per cent from the field and 68 per cent from two point territory in the first half.
EMOTIONAL LETDOWN?
Perth are one of the league’s form teams, having now won five of their past six games.
But the JackJumpers might have found coming down from the delirious high of Friday’s comeback overtime home win over the 36ers too difficult.
After learning guard Sean Macdonald’s season was over in the lead-up Tasmania dug deep for a vital win.
However two games in three days, and the uphill battle of playing without Macdonald and injured star centre Will Magnay may be starting to take its toll.
Tasmania now faces three straight road games, beginning with New Zealand on Thursday.
UNWANTED RECORDS
Perth’s ruthless offensive first half display ensured the JackJumpers unwillingly rewrote the club record books.
The 64 points the Wildcats scored is the most Tasmania has conceded in a half since it entered the league in 2021-22.
It’s also their biggest home defeat, and just a point behind their biggest loss ever – at Illawarra earlier this season (109-76).
The defensive grit they’ve built their culture on was simply dismantled by a superb Cotton and his offsiders, who ran them out of their own gym in just their second loss in Hobart this season.
Perth owner Mark Arena may have given his troops more incentive to shoot the lights out.
Their 105 points was enough to eclipse Adelaide’s 103 points, also against Tasmania on Friday, to take the lead in the Summer Shootout.
The competition covers games through January, with teams nominating an away game where they look to score as many points as possible.
“We purposely chose the JJs as they are solid in defence and it challenges our guys,” Arena tweeted.
“In return we’ve decided that rather than split the money (if we win), 50/50 between the club and players, we’ll give 100 per cent to the players.”
They now have the number to beat.
Sobey stars as injuries sour Phoenix’s big win over Bullets
– Lance Jenkinson
The killer instincts of guard Nathan Sobey came to the fore as South East Melbourne Phoenix landed a major blow in the NBL play-in race.
Sobey had to step up big time with starting point guard Derrick Walton Jr sustaining a potentially season-ending hamstring injury in the first quarter to help Phoenix overturn an 11-point deficit to take down Brisbane Bullets 105-86 in the vital sixth-versus-seventh encounter at the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium on Saturday night.
Veteran Sobey typified the Phoenix’s next man up mentality, torching his former side with 31 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
And did he let the Bullets bench know all about it, beating his chest towards the opposition bench late in the game.
The 34-year-old was cut loose by the Bullets at the end of last season and left on bitter terms.
Sobey and young guard Owen Foxwell patrolled the back court with aplomb, with Foxwell providing the defensive intensity required to get Phoenix back from a precarious position.
HOT HURT
Phoenix star Matt Hurt was nigh on unstoppable at times.
The 24-year-old sliced through the Bullets defence like a hot knife through butter en route to a double-double 32 points and 12 rebounds.
Hurt scored the Phoenix’s first 11 points when the Bullets threatened to take the game by the scruff off the neck.
It was Phoenix’s seventh consecutive home win and they snapped a four-game losing streak against the Bullets, beating them for the first time in three tries this season.
The Phoenix is now two games clear in sixth place after winning seven of their past nine games, leaving the Bullets are two games outside.
Suggest the condition of the floor will be a big talking point tonight.
— Michael Randall (@MickRandallHS) January 11, 2025
Storms in Traralgon have made it very humid. Lots of players have slipped and it was a contributing factor in injuries to both Derrick Walton Jr and Josh Bannan.
DEVESTATED DERRICK
Is it season over for star Walton Jr?
The Phoenix will be sweating on scans after Walton Jr re-injured his left hamstring.
Walton Jr accelerated past a Bullets defender in the first quarter and lost his footing before hopping straight to the changerooms holding the back of his leg.
The 29-year-old screamed with pain and frustration knowing how serious the injury could potentially be.
BRILLIANT BANNAN
Makeshift centre Josh Bannan was superb for the Bullets.
With starting centre Tyrell Harrison out with concussion, the Bullets rolled out a smaller line-up and Bannan was outstanding with 21 first half points as part of a 23-point, nine-rebound game.
Bannan’s night ended on a sour note when he slipped on the court while trying to regain his footing and got up clutching at his knee.
Casey Prather put up 21 points and 11 rebounds, but was not as devastating as he had been over his previous 11 games, where he averaged 27.4 points per game.
NEXT MAN UP
Foxwell has thrived in bigger roles this season when minutes have presented.
When Walton Jr exited the game, the Phoenix needed an influx of energy and the 21-year-old provided it with a defensive play in the back court that forced a turnover on Mitch Norton.
It was a momentum turner in the game.
With Foxwell, Sobey and Angus Glover in the back court, the Phoenix just might have enough in the guard depth chart to cover for Walton Jr.
Phoenix import Joe Wieskamp continued his strong form with 16 points.
NBL SCOREBOARD
South East Melbourne Phoenix 105 (Hurt 32 Sobey 31 Wieskamp 16) d Brisbane Bullets 86 (Bannan 23 Prather 21 Cook 11).
At the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium in Traralgon.
Record breaking Hawks dispose of valiant Breakers
— Ryan Rosendale
Illawarra have heaped further pain on New Zealand’s season with an eight point win on Saturday night continuing to further cement the Hawks as NBL Championship favourites, despite a less than impressive second-half.
The struggling Breakers were no match for the Hawks who walked away winners 108-100 and claimed their second straight win after a shock loss to Cairns last Friday night.
Despite the visitors dragging the final margin back to single digits, the home side controlled play from the outfit, largely thanks to star duo Trey Kell III (31 points, three rebounds and two assists) and Tyler Harvey (19 points, three rebounds and two assists).
With Breakers star Parker Jackson-Cartwright still missing through suspension, it was Matt Mooney (33 points, eight assists and four rebounds) that led the way in defeat, with Sam Mennenga (24 points, four rebounds and two assists) also key in a second-half fightback.
After putting up their highest first-half score of the 40-minute era (69), the Hawks were outscored comfortably by the Breakers in the second-half (52-39) in a sign they still have plenty of improvement despite an impressive 15-7 standing heading into the back-end of the regular season.
Both sides will again front up on Monday with New Zealand set to host Melbourne in Wellington while Illawarra face Adelaide on the road.
Deng stars as JackJumpers steal miracle OT win against 36ers
Brayden May
Tasmania’s never die attitude has kept the JackJumpers in pole position in the race for the NBL’s top-six with a thrilling win over the Adelaide 36ers.
A Milton Doyle tip with just 0.2 seconds remaining proved to be the difference between the two sides in a 104-103 thriller at MyState Bank Arena.
The dying seconds were frantic with officials taking time to decide which team should have been awarded possession after a jump ball was called – both ball clubs believing they should have had it in their favour.
The JackJumpers received the ball and on their third shot attempt, after a Majok Deng miss and off-target tip from Doyle, did the home side hit the front.
Deng produced arguably his best performance of the season with 26 points and eight rebounds while Doyle rediscovered his scoring touch with 22 points and nine assists after not registering a field goal in his last outing.
Many had written the JackJumpers off during the week when Sean MacDonald was ruled out for the season with injury and Will Magnay still sidelined.
Adelaide point guard Kendric Davis had a career night with 39 points but it wasn’t enough.
THE HORROR TURNOVER
The 36ers would love to play the final minute of regulation again. Leading by five with 45 seconds remaining, the JackJumpers ran the floor off a missed 36ers shot with Jordan Crawford finding Majok Deng for the alley-oop.
From the inbound, the visitors inexcusably turned the ball over as Lat. Mayen threw an errant pass instead of taking the foul as Deng stepped into the three and levelled the game.
ROTH’S REF CONFUSION
JackJumpers coach Scott Roth was in the headlines this week after his post-match comments about officiating in Tuesday’s loss to Illawarra and his frustrations grew.
In the third quarter, he was left perplexed after an Adelaide coach’s challenge on the back of a foul call against Harrell for pushing Ian Hummer out using his forearm while chasing an offensive rebound.
Adelaide immediately challenged and while unsuccessful, a jump ball took place at centre court with the visitors winning the tip. Roth believed his side should have had possession.
Roth’s frustration only grew early in the last quarter when his own challenge was unsuccessful.
With Davis stuck in the corner and trapped by a Jackies’ double team, a foul was called on Anthony Drmic as the 36ers guard tried to call a time-out which isn’t possible in live play.
ADELAIDE’S MISSED CHANCE
When the 36ers had the game on their terms in the second term, scoring 31-11, it was largely due to their dominance on the inside.
Isaac Humphries made the most of his opportunities around the ring with 15 first-half points but wasn’t as involved in the second half.
He took just several shots after halftime with NBL champion Lanard Copeland suggesting the 36ers played “stupid basketball” during the third quarter as they relied more on the three-point shot.
INSTANT IMPACT
Roth pulled somewhat of a surprise when he threw Nicholas Stoddart into the starting line-up, after he made his debut last week, in MacDonald’s absence.
After taking the first shot of the game, which he missed, the 25-year-old then introduced himself to the competition with three triples in the first quarter.
“I think he’s just being who he is,” Jackies assistant coach Jarrad Weeks told the broadcast after the main break.
Originally published as NBL Round 16: Cotton sparks second quarter surge to leave Bullets to big loss
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