NBL 2026-27 Round 3 results
9 October 2026
Round 3 ran from Thursday 1 October to Wednesday 7 October, and for the first time this season the home floor advantage disappeared: four home wins, four away wins, split right down the middle.
Full round 3 scores
| Home | Away | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasmania JackJumpers 84 | def | Melbourne United 82 | MyState Bank Arena |
| Illawarra Hawks 114 | def | Adelaide 36ers 92 | WIN Entertainment Centre |
| Perth Wildcats 92 | def | South East Melbourne Phoenix 88 | RAC Arena |
| Brisbane Bullets 99 | lost to | Tasmania JackJumpers 109 | Nissan Arena |
| Melbourne United 95 | lost to | Cairns Taipans 107 | John Cain Arena |
| South East Melbourne Phoenix 113 | def | Illawarra Hawks 96 | John Cain Arena |
| Adelaide 36ers 72 | lost to | New Zealand Breakers 88 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| Adelaide 36ers 91 | lost to | Melbourne United 96 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
The round in three lines
Tasmania JackJumpers played twice and won both -- 84-82 on their own floor over Melbourne United in the round's tightest finish, then 109-99 away at Brisbane three days later. Two games, two results, both ways.
Adelaide 36ers had the busiest week on the board, and the toughest. Three games, three losses -- a 22-point defeat at home to Illawarra Hawks, a 16-point loss to the New Zealand Breakers, then a 91-96 loss to Melbourne United to close the round.
South East Melbourne Phoenix's 113-96 win over Illawarra Hawks was the round's highest-scoring game at 209 points between them, just ahead of Brisbane's 99-109 shootout with Tasmania.
A round that splits evenly between home and away is the kind that actually tests a tipping comp -- the easy picks from rounds 1 and 2 don't repeat themselves. A TippingMates ladder updates the moment the last siren sounds, whichever way the results break.