
A powerhouse performance from Mitch Creek has inspired South East Melbourne Phoenix to an impressive 87-77 victory over the Cairns Taipans in the first NBL clash to be staged at the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium.
Creek played all but two minutes of Tuesday night's clash and delivered 26 points, eight rebounds and seven steals as the third-placed Phoenix broke out of their recent shooting slump to improve their season record to 5-2.