CAIRNS (NBL) - A couple of weeks into the 2014-15 season and the CQ University Cairns Taipans are flying high as the only undefeated team in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL).

No other side in the top flight Down Under, in fact, has three victories.

The Taipans began the campaign with a 97-87 triumph at the Adelaide 36ers and followed with an 89-61 romp at Melbourne United.

On Friday at home, Cairns again took on Melbourne and whipped the visitors, 88-73, while on Sunday, the team scraped a 91-89 triumph at Wollongong Hawks.

The Hawks almost came from behind to stun the Taipans at the end. Trailing by two, the hosts fouled Matt Burston and he missed both attempts but Gary Ervin travelled on the Wollongong’s next possession to turn it back over to Cairns.

One of the heroes for Cairns has been 27-year-old Stephen Weigh, a former NBL title winner with Perth.

Weigh drilled three of four shots from beyond the arc against Wollongong, with two of the makes coming in the fourth quarter to help the Hawks keep their noses in front.

The native of Queensland has drilled 10 of his 17 attempts from long range on the season.

"He had a fantastic off-season (and) pre-season," said Taipans coach Aaron Fearne.

"He's started this year with a lot of confidence, you can see it with his body language.

"He can make the game a little bit difficult at times mentally when he's just free and loose and just hoops, he's great and that's what he's been with us."

Another key player in the team's four-game winning streak has been big man Cameron Tragardh, who has scored in double figures in all four games and grabbed at least six rebounds in each contest.

Cairns, still searching for their first NBL title, have equalled their best-ever start to the season.

Melbourne bounced back from their second loss to Cairns, meanwhile, by winning for the first time.

United thrashed the New Zealand Breakers 95-74 just several days after the surprise resignation of their Melbourne coach Chris Anstey.

The new man in charge on an interim basis, Darryl McDonald, said: "We played hard the whole time and that's the thing I've been preaching.

"It's amazing what hitting some shots can do, but it was about cutting hard and hitting screens hard and all those things helped us."

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