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TYSON Walker, working tirelessly throughout his time on court defending NBL lead scorer Bryce Cotton in the top-of-the-table showdown today in Melbourne, captured his own slice of history when he sank the corner threeball that in turn sank the 36ers, keeping United's undefeated record intact at 9-0.

Then within two hours, Tasmania completed the greatest single quarter comeback of the season when it raced from a 16-point deficit inside the final period to beat the Kings on Nick Marshall's driving last shot, right on the buzzer.

That extraordinary JackJumpers' 90-89 great escape marked the fourth game of Round 6 to be secured by a single point, putting to the sword the recent bloated narrative of the NBL suffering from "too many blow outs".

Jaylin Galloway (18 points at 70 per cent, 3-of-4 threes), enjoying his best game of the season, pushed Sydney 84-68 clear inside the game's final eight minutes, Marshall cutting the deficit to 14 at the 7:08 mark.

Instrumental in pushing the Kings into the lead off a 24-14 third quarter, Galloway continued to dominate and when the JackJumpers lost Bryce Hamilton to five fouls - including the now obligatory tech foul refs are revelling in currently dispensing - Sydney appeared home.

It still led 85-70 inside the final seven minutes, though it was quickly trimmed to 10 by Marshall free throws, then his giant 3-point basket.

Josh Bannan (18 points at 60 per cent, 9 rebounds) aced a triple and sphincters were tightening in Sydney, the Kings taking time-out.

Two Galloway dunks bumped the buffer back to 89-78 with 3:29 to go and the relief was palpable. That said, it was short-lived, Tyger Campbell pulling it back to 80-89, then Bannan to 82-89 after an errant Kendric Davis 3-point attempt.

No-one could have guessed Sydney would not score again or that Tasmania would finish on a 12-0 tear, especially when Will Magnay aborted three free throws with the Jackies just 86-89 in arrears.

Matthew Dellavedova escaped potential upgraded penalties on his two late fouls but Ben Ayre coolly converted both free throws on Delly's second hard foul, 14 seconds left, Sydney ahead 89-88.

Forced to foul, the Jackies put Kouat Noi to the free throw line, arguably the Kings best from the stripe. Incredibly, he strong-armed both but, even more incredibly, the ball went out over the baseline off Bannan and Magnay, making it Sydney's to inbounds with 6.0 seconds left.

Wisely the Kings had their worst - possibly the league's worst - FT shooter, Xavier Cooks inbound the ball, but Magnay read and intercepted his pass, Ayre pounced, pushed the ball upcourt, got it to Marshall who penetrated and under enormous pressure, scored the biggest basket of his career, the siren ringing in his ears.

In Melbourne, Walker had an early indicator of what he was going to be in for when he was called for a foul on Cotton's first shot of the game, just 30 seconds into the contest and a foul which replays revealed was, as he insisted at the time, a clean block.

Cotton had 15 points by halftime but finished with 22 on 7-of-17 shooting, six turnovers accompanying his six assists.

With Cotton less of a factor, it was Zylan Cheatham who enjoyed his best game in 36ers colours, compiling a season-best 21 points at 78 per cent, 12 boards and nine assists to go oh-so-close to a coveted triple-double.

Isaac Humphries also continued to flourish, although all the big men in the game were hamstrung by foul woes as the match progressed.

United took modest control in the third quarter, building an eight-point lead, the game's biggest.

Cotton briefly took advantage of Dash Daniels and Adelaide was quickly back in contention, then down the stretch, led 75-69 inside the final three minutes on a Humphries dunk.

Finn Delany bobbed up with several important decisions as United dragged it back to 76-77 when Milton Doyle nailed a three, the star import remembering it was "winning time".

Jesse Edwards (25 points on 10-of-10 shooting) threw down a dunk after an errant Cotton floater but Dejan Vasiljevic spliced a three for an 80-78 lead inside the final minute.

Hustling Vasiljevic near the centre line, Chris Goulding forced an over-and-back violation for a final Melbourne possession, some 16 seconds left. Doyle rose for the killer three but it missed, Edwards soaring for the offensive rebound and able to tap the ball to Walker, stepping back behind the line to ice the game with a 3-point swish.

The 36ers took time-out for Vasiljevic to take a very long range three which managed to catch iron, but nothing else.

Round 6

Perth Wildcats 110 (Lual-Acuil 24, Pepper, Doolittle 18, Rillie, Henshall 10; Doolittle 8 rebs; Russo-Nance, Doolittle 4 assts) d Cairns Taipans 78 (Schofield 16, Smith 13, Stattman, Andrews, Adnam 10; Galloway 8 rebs; Smith 5 assts) at the Taipanadrome, Cairns Convention Centre. Crowd: 3,317 Q-Q: 30-22, 30-20, 28-20, 22-16. Ignite Cup Pts: Perth 7, Cairns 0

Brisbane Bullets 84 (Prather 23, Patterson 20, Harrison 16, Adams 14, Murray 10; Prather 12 rebs; Adams 4 assts) d New Zealand Breakers 83 (Mennenga 27, Jackson-Cartwright 17, Brockington 12; 4 with 6 rebs; Jackson-Cartwright 5 assts) at HeartBreakers Hotel, Eventfinda Stadium. Crowd: N/a

South East Melbourne Phoenix 112 (Sobey 33, Maldonado, Foxwell 17, Hunter 15, Aliir, Iwundu 10; Foxwell 6 rebs; Foxwell 8 assts) d Sydney Kings 95 (Davis 31, Soares 24, Noi, Dellavedova 14; 4 with 5 rebs; Davis 6 assts) at the Firepit, John Cain Arena. Crowd: 3,786

Melbourne United 94 (Goulding 14, Walker 13, Delany 11, Edwards, Doyle 10; Doyle, Delany 6 rebs; Walker, Doyle 4 assts) d Cairns Taipans 67 (Smith, Andrews 13, Schofield 11, Higgins-Titsha 10; Mag, Lee 10 rebs; Andrews 5 assts) at the Taipanadrome, Cairns Convention Centre. Crowd: 3,505

South East Melbourne Phoenix 109 (Sobey 29, Brown, Hunter 12, Glover, Aliir 10; Lewis 8 rebs; Maldonado 7 assts) d Brisbane Bullets 86 (Prather 18, Harrison 14, Adams 13, Murray, Patterson 12; Harrison 10 rebs; Adams 7 assts) at the Bullethhole, Brisbane Entertainment Centre. Crowd: N/a

Illawarra Hawks 85 (McGee, Harvey 24, Swaka Lo Buluk 11; McGee 11 rebs; Harvey 8 assts) d Perth Wildcats 84 (Lual-Acuil 18, Henshall 17, Pepper 12; Lual-Acuil 12 rebs; Doolittle 5 assts) at the Jungle, RAC Arena. Crowd: 12,497

Melbourne United 81 (Edwards 25, Goulding 14, Delany 13, Doyle 10; Krslovic 8 rebs; Doyle 5 assts) d Adelaide 36ers 80 (Cotton 22, Cheatham 21, Humphries 18, Vasiljevic 11; Cheatham 12 rebs; Cheatham 9 assts) at the UN, John Cain Arena. Crowd: 10,175

Tasmania Jack Jumpers 90 (Hamilton, Bannan 18, Magnay 15, Marshall 14, Campbell 10; Bannan 9 rebs; Campbell 7 assts) d Sydney Kings 89 (Davis 22, Galloway 18, Soares 13, Noi 12; Cooks 8 rebs; Dellavedova 6 assts) at the Kingdome, Qudos Bank Arena. Crowd: 11,023

TOMORROW: What We Learnt #6