The Adelaide 36ers will look to bounce back from their recent defeat when they host South East Melbourne Phoenix in round 5 of the National Basketball League match on Thursday.
Adelaide would be disappointed with their last result, as they fell 79-103 to the Sydney Kings last time out. Despite their first loss of this season, the home team sits at the second spot in the NBL leaderboard with three wins in their four outings.
Meanwhile, SEM Phoenix registered their second victory in the league after beating the New Zealand Breakers 87-81 in their recent outing. With 2 wins from 3 matches, they are currently sitting at 4th on the NBL standings.
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Where to watch 36ers vs. SEM Phoenix today: TV channel, live stream
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Kayo
36ers vs. SEM Phoenix will air nationally in Australia on ESPN while viewers can stream the game live on Kayo.
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Free-to-air TV coverage is available for Sunday's two matches at 2:30 p.m. AEDT and 4:30 p.m. AEDT on Network 10.
36ers vs. SEM Phoenix start time
- Date: Thursday, Oct. 16
- Time: 7:30 p.m. AEDT
36ers vs. SEM Phoenix will begin at 7:00 p.m. ACDT (local time) on Thursday, Oct. 16. The game will be played at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.
Here's how that time translates across Australia:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Thu, Oct. 16 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Australian Central Daylight Time | Thu, Oct. 16 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Australian Western Standard Time | Thu, Oct. 16 | 4:30 p.m. |
NBL 2025 fixture schedule this week
All times AEDT
Thursday, October 16
- 36ers vs. Phoenix (7:30 p.m.)
Friday, October 17
- Breakers vs. JackJumpers (5:30 p.m.)
- Bullets vs. United (7:30 p.m.)
Saturday, October 18
- Taipans vs. 36ers (5:30 p.m.)
- Phoenix vs. Hawks (8:00 p.m.)
Sunday, October 19
- United vs. Breakers (2:30 p.m.)
- Kings vs. Wildcats (4:30 p.m.)