It was a horror show for the Illawarra Hawks on Saturday night, hammered 116-76 by the South East Melbourne Phoenix at John Cain Arena.

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The defending NBL champions have dropped to a 1-4 record after the 40-point drubbing in Melbourne.

The Hawks were undone by poor ball handling, coughing up the pill 25 times, and a red-hot Angus Glover.

Glover and his Phoenix teammates tormented Illawarra in a horror second quarter for the visitors.

The Phoenix outscored the Hawks 36-17 in the term, to go to the halftime break leading 66-40 at halftime.

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