Will Magnay is sure Dakota Mathias will be fine for Brisbane. Scott Roth called the nose injury "more of a bloody nose and a little bit of a laceration"; Mathias returned to finish the game. Roth said Tasmania had its first normal full practice in about four weeks.
Josh Bannan's first Tasmania JackJumpers game ended early after foul trouble including technicals. Will Magnay: "he knows he has to be better in those moments... Obviously, the techs never help." Coach Scott Roth said Taran Armstrong "still has a lot of rust on him."
Kody Stattmann and Biwali Bayles get a second chance at the Tasmania JackJumpers. If they meet club standards, coach Scott Roth said, "They have a good chance to stay with us the entire season." Will Magnay, 100 games in: "I'll never play anywhere else in the NBL."