West Wrap | Men's Round 11

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Johny Narkle had a performance for the ages with 28 fourth quarter points for Cockburn Cougars while Joondalup Wolves had 237 points with 32 threes in two NBL1 West wins with Sean Conway scoring 30 for Perth Redbacks, and Jack Browder 34 for Perry Lakes Hawks.

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FRIDAY

Perth Redbacks (92) defeated South West Slammers (81)

Sean Conway delivered another 30 points and the Perth Redbacks kept themselves in the playoff hunt with the 92-81 home win over the South West Slammers

The Redbacks were back home at Belmont Oasis trying to snap a four-game losing streak while the Slammers arrived having lost 12 straight after winning the opening match of 2026.

The Redbacks went into quarter-time leading 24-21 before the home team had another 25 points to 20 in the second term to be leading 49-41 by the half-time interval.

The Slammers hit back in the third period with a 10-0 run to cut that Redbacks lead back to four at three quarter-time, but Perth responded again with 23 points to 16 in the final term on the way to the 11-point home victory.

The win improves the Redbacks to a 5-7 record with Conway ending up with 30 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals with 12/20 field goal shooting.

Nick Floyd added 19 points and 13 rebounds on 8/12 shooting, Isaac Etter 14 points, nine assists and three boards, Luke Phillips 12 points, two rebounds and two assists, and Malakye Cunningham six points and eight assists.

The Slammers have now lost 13 straight at 1-13 with Philmon Gebrhiwet having a big night with 35 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists on 5/16 shooting from beyond the arc.

Eythan House also had 12 points on 5/9 shooting with Devan Craig adding nine points, six rebounds and four assists, Dante Matakatea eight points and three boards, and Jhaylon Martinez seven points and eight rebounds.

East Perth Eagles (83) lost to Kalamunda Eastern Suns (96)

The Kalamunda Eastern Suns came from 11 points down to lead by 19 themselves and end up beating the East Perth Eagles 96-83 with Joe Cook-Green, Marley Sam and Terrandus Smith combining for 72 points.

Both teams have shown their best is capable of beating anyone this season and they came into Friday night's match up at Morley Sport and Recreation Centre trying to put pressure back on for a top four position.

East Perth did start well with their athletic, big and versatile front court of Lat Mayen, David Okwera and De'Sean Parsons helping them build an 11-point lead in the second quarter.

But the dynamic Kalamunda back court of Cook-Green and Sam along with the all-round talents of Smith helped the Eastern Suns take charge in the second half to build a 19-point lead and score the 13-point victory.

The win improves the Eastern Suns to a 9-3 record to enhance their top four prospects ahead of a clash with a Wolves team they are battling over for one of those positions.

There was plenty to like in the performance from the Suns even without Travis Fee, Jordan Simpson and Reece Maxwell with Cook-Green starring with 30 points and nine assists with 12/20 field goal shooting.

Smith added 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals with 4/9 three-point shooting while Sam had another 20 points, six assists, four boards and three steals, and Lewis Thomas nine points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists.

It's a tough loss for East Perth who have now lost five of their past six to be 6-7 and to be just clinging to a top eight spot ahead of a road trip to Rockingham.

Lat Mayen ended up top scoring for East Perth with 19 points, four rebounds and two assists on 8/11 field goal shooting with Nick Filpo adding 13 points and five rebounds, and De'Sean Parsons 12 points, six boards, six assists and two steals.

Mitch Benger had a breakout performance late with a couple of three-pointers for eight points and two steals while Sharif Watson returned for his first game of the season after injury for seven points, six rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes.

Joondalup Wolves (113) defeated Warwick Senators (84)

The Joondalup Wolves showcased their firepower once more in the Battle of Joondalup to beat the Warwick Senators 113-84 on the way to a fifth straight victory.

It's getting to the point where it's the last gasp saloon time for the Senators on the back of playing in last year's Grand Final and they did add former South East Melbourne Phoenix and Tasmania JackJumpers NBL centre Tristan Forsyth to fill the roster spot initially intended for Ben Henshall.

Warwick came into the game at Arena Joondalup having won just four of 13 games so far this season as they took on a Joondalup team with plenty of momentum having won their past four matches.

It was a flying start from the Wolfpack with 30 points to 19 in the first quarter before that lead blew out to 23 in the second term with the home team putting up another 36 points to 24.

That saw Joondalup leading 66-43 already at half-time with that lead continuing to grow and getting out to 29 points in the third frame, and 30 in the fourth before they won by 29 and improved to 10-3 with the five straight wins.

Sharif Black delivered another 25 points and two assists with 5/9 three-point shooting with Caleb Davis contributing 20 points, six boards and five assists with 6/9 shooting from behind the arc.

Gabe Chadinha added 19 points and six rebounds, CJ Turnage 17 points, eight boards and three assists, Damon Ballantyne 12 points and two assists, and Taylor Young 11 points and nine assists.

The Senators slip further from playoff calculations at 4-10 with Will Tschetter providing another 27 points, five rebounds and two assists with Forsyth having 15 points and eight rebounds first up fresh off his season in the Netherlands that just finished less than a month ago.

SATURDAY

South West Slammers (88) lost to Perry Lakes Hawks (92)

The South West Slammers led for a lot of the evening chasing that drought breaking win but the Perry Lakes Hawks finished strongly for the eventual 92-88 win on the back of another 34 points from rising star fresh out of college Jack Browder.

The Slammers were back home at Eaton Recreation Centre coming off a loss on the road to the Perth Redbacks to the night before to make it 12 in-a-row as they hosted a Hawks team clinging to a place in the bottom part of the top eight.

The Slammers started well to open up an early eight-point edge and to go into quarter-time leading 21-18 but the Hawks managed to get on top narrowly 48-46 by half-time.

The lead continued to fluctuate right through the second half but the Slammers did lead by as much as six in the third frame, and were leading by four with just under eight minutes to play, and two with four minutes left.

But Perry Lakes took over from there to close out the game with 15 points to nine over the last four minutes with most of the damage done at the foul line as the visitors secured the four-point victory.

The win improves the Hawks to a 6-7 record in seventh position with Jack Browder shining once more with 34 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Cam Huefner added 27 points, six rebounds and three assists, Andreas Grubisa 14 points, four boards, three steals and two assists, and Jack Kingswood eight points and two boards.

Despite the Slammers leading for 27 minutes of the game, they fell to a 13th consecutive defeat with Philmon Gebrhiwet putting up 25 points, six assists and three rebounds.

Dante Matakatea added 14 points, four rebounds and three assists, Jhaylon Martinez 15 points, eight boards and three assists, Devan Craig 11 points and six rebounds, Jack Flynn nine points, five boards and two blocks, and Pharell Keats eight points and seven rebounds.

Mandurah Magic (75) lost to Lakeside Lightning (91)

Rather than getting their squad together, the Mandurah Magic were down three key players by the second half with the Lakeside Lightning taking full advantage for the 91-75 victory.

The Magic were back home at Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre and needing to start getting on a roll but that wasn’t helped with both Jock Perry and Matt Kenyon not suiting up as they hosted the Lightning.

Then to make matters worse import guard Michael Dupree appeared to injure a hamstring midway through the second quarter.

Lakeside took control from there and went into half-time with the 50-37 lead and then that advantage got out to 21 points in the third period, and 24 in the fourth on the way to the eventual 16-point win.

The win keeps the Lightning right in the playoff mix with a 5-9 record with Michael Imariagbe putting up another 24 points, seven rebounds and two assists with 9/14 field goal shooting while Michael Garbellini added 24 points and four rebounds on 6/8 three-point shooting.

Yahui Sun added 19 points with 5/7 shooting from downtown too with Isaiah Lewis also having eight points and four assists, Josh Davey seven points and 13 rebounds, and Corey Shervill three points, eight boards and four assists.

Mandurah slips to 4-10 with the loss with Michael Christmas stepping up for 35 points, nine rebounds and three steals with Lachlan Bertram adding 27 points, six boards and four assists in 5/11 three-point shooting.

Ryan Blanchett also had nine points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in his 248th game but they just didn’t have enough help with the rest of the team managing just four points on 1/14 shooting.

Goldfields Giants (82) lost to Cockburn Cougars (91)

Johny Narkle produced one of the more remarkable fourth quarter performances you will ever see anywhere with 28 points in the last 10 minutes as he ended up with 40 to lead the Cockburn Cougars to the 91-82 win over the Goldfields Giants.

The Giants were back home in Kalgoorlie at Evolution Mining Stadium trying to stay in the playoff mix hosting a Cougars team trying to bounce back from blowing one late last Friday night at home to the Joondalup Wolves.

Cockburn started well with 25 points to 19 in the first quarter before Goldfields had 29 to 20 in the second to go into half-time leading 48-45.

The Giants then led by as much as eight in the third term and were on top still 66-62 at three quarter-time, but then it was time for Narkle to sparkle like only he can.

In the fourth quarter alone, Narkle scored 28 points on the back of shooting 10/14 from the field, 4/5 from three-point territory and 4/6 at the free-throw line.

He did it all too with knocking down those four triples along with several and-one plays when he took the ball at the basket and put the Cougars on his back to lead them to the nine-point victory.

The one and only fourth quarter point scored for the Cougars not by Narkle was the late free-throw from Fletcher Klasztorny.

Narkle ended the night with 40 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals with 15/28 shooting from the floor, 5/13 from deep and 5/8 at the foul line.

Rowan Mackenzie added 13 points, six rebounds and six assists, Akeem Springs 10 points and two assists, and Seva Chan nine points, three boards and two assists.

The Giants are now 3-9 following the loss with Josh Duach finishing with 23 points, eight rebounds and three assists with Lino Manhom adding 17 points and 12 boards, Jerome Reid 16 points and six rebounds with 4/9 three-point shooting, and Michael Jok 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

Rockingham Flames (120) defeated East Perth Eagles (86)

The Rockingham Flames flexed their muscles once more with Adelaide 36ers NBL26 trio Isaac White, Blake Jones and Michael Harris combining for 74 points in the 120-86 win over the East Perth Eagles.

The Flames were back home at Mike Barnett Sports Complex in top spot and having won six straight with the Eagles arriving having lost five of the last six including the previous night at home to the Kalamunda Eastern Suns.

Rockingham shot quickly out of the blocks with 34 points to 20 in the first quarter and were never headed from there going on to lead by as much as 26 points in the second frame, 35 in the third and 40 in the fourth.

The Flames ended up winning by 34 points to improve to an 11-2 record with seven consecutive wins with Isaac White putting up another 32 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals with 12/15 shooting form the field and 5/7 from downtown.

Blake Jones added 22 points, 11 rebounds and three assists on 10/15 shooting, Michael Harris 20 points, six boards and five assists, Tevin Jackson 15 points and two assists with 5/7 three-point shooting, and Emmett Naar nine points, nine assists, seven rebounds and two steals.

The Eagles have now lost six of the last seven to be 6-8 and clinging to eighth position with De'Sean Parsons ending up with 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists on 8/15 shooting.

Nick Filpo added 11 points and five assists, David Okwera 10 points, six assists and four rebounds, Ioannis Dimakopoulos 10 points, five boards, four assists and two steals, and Kai Kabugua 10 points, three rebounds and two steals.

Kalamunda Eastern Suns (118) lost to Joondalup Wolves (124)

The teams combined for 242 in 40 minutes in quite the offensive showcase but a combined 85 points from CJ Turnage, Taylor Young and Sharif Black saw the Joondalup Wolves stay hot beating the Eastern Suns 124-118.

Both teams were fresh off Friday night wins as well with the Wolves winning at home over the Warwick Senators and the Eastern Suns downing the East Perth Eagles on the road.

It was quite an offensive performance from both teams from the start as they combined for 61 points in the first quarter, 63 in the second, 61 in the third and finally 57 in the fourth.

In the end a 37-point third quarter from the Wolfpack was the difference even though the Eastern Suns kept on fighting and got back within a point late in the piece before the visitors to Ray Owen Sports Centre secured the six-point win.

The Wolves have now won six straight to be emerging nicely as championship contenders and they put 124 points on the board and seemingly did it with ease with three players scoring 22 points or more, and another four with at least eight points.

CJ Turnage ended up with 22 points in a monster second half for 35 in the game to go with 12 rebounds and eight assists with 14/19 field goal shooting, 4/5 from three-point range and 3/4 at the foul line.

Taylor Young also delivered 28 points and four assists with 4/7 shooting from downtown while Sharif Black had 20 points to half-time ended up with just 22 having only played 20:47 in the finish.

Caleb Davis chimed in with 11 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks, Gabe Chadinha 11 points on 3/5 three-point shooting, 297-game captain Jordan Wellsteed nine points and five rebounds, and Ben Geel eight points on 4/4 shooting.

Joe Cook-Green finished with 34 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Suns on 4/7 three-point shooting and going 13/25 from the field.

Terrandus Smith added 26 points and five steals with 5/13 shooting from behind the three-point line with Marley Sam adding to his resume further with 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

Lewis Thomas also had 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Kalamunda with 3/5 three-point shooting.