NBL25 round eight stat attack: Kings vs Phoenix

The Sydney Kings will look to make it two straight home wins on Friday night when they host South East Melbourne at Qudos Bank Arena.

The Indigenous Round fixture will pit the Hoops Capital side against a number of former championship Kings, including Jordi Hunter, Angus Glover, Derrick Walton Jr and Tom Vodanovich.

Ahead of the round eight clash, check out all the key stats.

SYDNEY KINGS

• Sydney has won each of its last 26 games when allowing fewer than 80 points.
• Sydney has won the second half in 15 of its last 19 games at Qudos Bank Arena after trailing at half-time.
• Sydney has won four of its last five home games against South East Melbourne.
• Heading into round eight, Sydney ranks first in the league for opponent field goal percentage this season (41.3).
• Heading into round eight, Xavier Cooks ranks third among qualified players for field goal percentage (59.7) this season.
• This season, 43.7 per cent of Sydney's scoring has come from the bench - highest mark in the league heading into Round 8.
• Six different Sydney players have scored 20+ points in a game this season - most in the league heading into round eight.
• Heading into round eight, Sydney ranks first in the league for opponent points per game this season (83.5).
• Heading into round eight, Sydney ranks first for second-chance points per game (15.8) this season.
• Sydney ranks first for bench points per game (38.6) this season.
• Heading into round eight, Sydney ranks 2nd in the league for points allowed per possession this season (1.07).
• Heading into round eight, Sydney ranks 10th in the league for opponent free throw attempts per game this season (21.8).
• Cameron Oliver has a career average of 2.8 three-pointers made per game against South East Melbourne - most against any opponent.
• Heading into round eight, Xavier Cooks is one of only two qualified players ranked top 10 in the league for both points (16.9) and rebounds (8.5) per game this season.
• Cameron Oliver has a career average of 21.3 points per game against SE Melbourne - most against any opponent.
• Xavier Cooks is the only qualified player in the league to be leading their team in points (16.9) and rebounds (8.5) per game this season.
• Bul Kuol - 100th game.
• Xavier Cooks recorded a career-high 10 assists in his last outing against SE Melbourne.
• Heading into round eight, Jaylen Adams ranks first among qualified players for steals per game (2.4) this season.
• Heading into round eight, Shaun Bruce ranks first among qualified players for true shooting percentage (78.1) this season.
• Heading into round eight, Alex Toohey ranks first in the league for plus-minus (+92) this season.

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SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE PHOENIX

• South East Melbourne has won the fourth quarter in each of its last five games.
• South East Melbourne has won each of its last three away games.
• Heading into round eight, Jordi Hunter ranks first among qualified players for field goal percentage (65.1) this season.
• South East Melbourne reached 100 points for the first time this season in round seven vs Perth.
• Nathan Sobey is 24-25 from the free-throw line since the beginning of round four.
• Angus Glover scored 17 points against Perth in round seven - the most he's scored in any game since the 2019-20 season.
• Joe Wieskamp is shooting just 50.0% from the free-throw line this season - the worst shooting percentage of all qualified players in the league.
• South East Melbourne has allowed fewer than 90 points in each of its last six games - the team's equal-longest streak since 2020-21.
• South East Melbourne has recorded 8+ three-pointers in each of its last six games - team's equal-longest streak since 2021-22.
• Heading into round eight, SE Melbourne ranks 1st in the league for first quarter opponent points per game this season (19.6).
• SE Melbourne has a 7-2-1 W/L/D record in the fourth quarters this season - the best record in the league.
• Heading into round eight, South East Melbourne ranks 10th in the league for free throw percentage this season (72.1).
• Heading into round eight, South East Melbourne ranks 10th in the league for offensive rebounds per game this season (10.3).
• Matt Hurt is the only qualified player in the league to be leading their team in blocks per game (1.0) and three-point shooting percentage (39.7%) this season.
• Ben Ayre has recorded 15 career three-pointers against Sydney - equal-most against any opponent.
• Matt Hurt has scored 15+ points in 10 consecutive appearances - the longest active streak of any player in the league.
• Matt Hurt has recorded 1+ threes, 1+ blocks and 1+ steals in three consecutive appearances - the longest active streak of any player in the league.
• Matt Hurt is the only qualified player to have made 2+ threes in every game this season.
• Heading into round eight, Matt Hurt ranks 1st amongst qualified players for points per game (20.6) this season.