NBL25 round 20 stat attack: Kings vs Hawks

The final game of the NBL25 regular season is here for the Sydney Kings and it's against NSW rivals Illawarra.

All three of the season's previous meetings have been tight affairs and Friday's Freeway Series showdown is slated to be exactly the same.

Before the two Adrian Hurley Cup opponents hit the hardwood from 7.30pm on ESPN, check out the key stats below.

SYDNEY KINGS

• Sydney has won the second half in each of its last 11 games after trailing at half-time.
• Sydney has won the fourth quarter in 11 of its last 12 games after trailing at three-quarter-time.
• Sydney holds a 6-0 record when Kouat Noi records 4+ three-pointers this season.
• Sydney has won each of its last four away games.
• Sydney has won six of its last seven games against Illawarra at WIN Entertainment Centre.
• Sydney has won the fourth quarter in 15 of its last 18 games.
• Sydney ranks first in the league for opponent field goal percentage this season (42.2).
• Kouat Noi ranks second among qualified players for free-throw percentage (90.2) this season.
• Five different Sydney players have scored 25+ points in a game this season - most in the league.
• Sydney ranks first in the league for points allowed per possession this season (1.11).
• Sydney ranks first in the league for opponent points per game this season (87.9).
• Sydney ranks first in the league for blocks per game this season (4.8).
• Sydney ranks first for bench points per game (36.2) this season.
• Sydney ranks ninth in the league for opponent offensive rebounds per game this season (14.2).
• Xavier Cooks has a career average of 10.4 rebounds per game against Illawarra - most against any opponent.
• Alex Toohey scored a career-high 25 points in his last outing against Illawarra in Round 13, this season.
• Sydney is +159 with Xavier Cooks on the floor and -66 when he's off this season - the best on/off split differential in the league.
• Xavier Cooks is the only Sydney player to have started every game this season.
• Sydney is allowing just 84.8 points per 40 minutes while Bul Kuol is on the floor this season - the lowest mark of any qualified player in the league.
• Makuach Maluach recorded a career-high five assists in his last appearance.
• Xavier Cooks has recorded 11 double-doubles this season.
• Jaylen Adams ranks first among qualified players for steals per game (1.7) this season.
• Xavier Cooks ranks second among qualified players for blocks per game (1.3) this season.
• Kouat Noi ranks second among qualified players for points per 36 minutes (26.2) this season.
• Kouat Noi ranks second among qualified players for three-pointers made per 36 minutes (4.1) this season.
• Alex Toohey and Xavier Cooks are tied for first in the league for total steals + blocks (63) this season.

ILLAWARRA HAWKS

• Illawarra has won each of its last 14 games when allowing fewer than 90 points.
• Illawarra has won the third quarter in eight of its last nine games after trailing at half-time.
• Illawarra has won each of its last five games against Sydney.
• Illawarra has won the first quarter in each of its last five home games.
• Illawarra has won each of its last four home games.
• Illawarra ranks first in the league for field goal percentage this season (48.9).
• Tyler Harvey ranks 4th amongst qualified players for free-throw (89.8) this season.
• Illawarra ranks first in the league for rebound percentage this season (52.3).
• Ten different Illawarra players have scored 15+ points in a game this season - most in the league.
• Illawarra ranks first in the league for points per game this season (101.6). No team has averaged 100+ points across a season since New Zealand and Melbourne in 2008/09. They need just 54 points against Sydney to maintain that triple-figure average.
• Illawarra ranks first in the league for Q1 points per game this season (26.8).
• Illawarra ranks first in the league for point differential per game this season (+9.9).
• Illawarra ranks first in the league for offensive rebounds per game this season (13.9).
• Illawarra ranks first for points in the paint per game (51.1) this season.
• Illawarra ranks first for second-chance points per game (15.4) this season.
• Illawarra ranks first in the league for turnovers per game this season (9.6).
• Illawarra ranks first in the league for points per possession this season (1.25).
• Illawarra ranks first in the league for net rating this season (+12.2).
• Illawarra ranks eighth in the league for opponent three-point field goals made per game this season (10.6).
• Tyler Harvey has recorded 67 career three-pointers against Sydney - most against any opponent.
• William Hickey recorded a career-high nine assists in his last appearance.
• Trey Kell III has a career average of 21.8 points per game against Sydney - most against any opponent.
• Lachlan Olbrich is one of only two qualified players in the league with a higher field goal percentage (61.4%) than free-throw percentage (56.4) this season.
• Wani Swaka Lo Buluk has recorded 15 career three-pointers against Sydney - most against any opponent.
• Todd Blanchfield has hit 3+ three-pointers in four consecutive appearances - the longest active streak of any player in the league.
• Sam Froling has a career average of 8.1 rebounds per game against Sydney - most against any opponent.
• William Hickey ranks first in the league for plus-minus (+250) this season.
• Sam Froling ranks second among qualified players for points in the paint per game (12.9) this season.
• Wani Swaka Lo Buluk ranks third among qualified players for three-point percentage (44.1) this season.
• Hyunjung Lee ranks third among qualified players for assist/turnover ratio (3.9) this season. Since the beginning of Round 10, he's recorded 24 assists to just three turnovers.
• Tyler Harvey ranks forth among qualified players for three-pointers made per game (3.0) this season.