The Melbourne Tigers' late charge towards a playoffs berth has continued with an 89-87 home win over the Adelaide 36ers in a match that saw the lead change 14 times.
And the Wollongong Hawks had a 96 -75 home win over the Gold Coast Blaze.
Perth top the table from Townsville with Gold Coast third ahead of Wollongong, Adelaide, Melbourne. the New Zealand Breakers and Cairns.