Which, based on current evidence, is a very real possibility. Aside from the performance from the stripe, there was little to separate the sides throughout the encounter, with a one-sided run from Perth to close the second quarter the only time one team escaped the other's grasp.
The Breakers, having come into the contest with the best defence in the competition, would have perhaps been disappointed with their efforts overall, given Perth made only one of 13 attempts from beyond the arc.
Corey Webster drained four triples on his own to again lead the Breakers with 23 points on 60 per cent shooting, while Cedric Jackson enjoyed a typically all-action outing to record 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Neither side began particularly well at the offensive end, with the Breakers barely heading to the first break with an edge that would have been greater had they looked after the ball a bit better. Perth were the first side to open a minor gap, going in front by a game-high six midway through the second as Corey Prather began to find form and the Breakers continued to turn over the ball too often.
And the Wildcats soon capitalised on their opponents' lack of care, embarking on a 16-5 run that eventually doubled as the decisive factor in the game. Perth kept control in the third and found success by consistently getting the ball to their bigs in the interior, while also making the most of a rare cold spell from Webster.
The hosts took a 13-point lead into the final period but Webster quickly warmed up to haul the Breakers back into the contest, nailing back-to-back threes to ensure his side retained a glimmer of hope.
But the visitors were never able to creep back within a possession and their free throw woes were encapsulated by a pair of misses from Jackson that all but sealed the result.
Wildcats 86 (Beal 19, Prather 18, Jawai 15)
Breakers 80 (Webster 23, Cedric Jackson 15, Charles Jackson 11)
HT: 44-33
