2014 WNBL Finals
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| Dates | 22 February – 9 March 2014 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Kelsey Griffin (BEN) | |||||||||
| Preliminary final | Townsville def. Dandenong, 1–0 | |||||||||
The 2014 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2013–14 season.[1] The Bendigo Spirit were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title by defeating the Townsville Fire.
Standings
| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Bendigo Spirit | 22 | 2 | 91.7 | 24 | |
| 2 | Dandenong Rangers | 16 | 8 | 66.6 | 24 | |
| 3 | Townsville Fire | 16 | 8 | 66.6 | 24 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Boomers | 14 | 10 | 58.5 | 24 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 12 | 50 | 24 | |
| 6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 10 | 14 | 41.7 | 24 | |
| 7 | Canberra Capitals | 10 | 14 | 41.7 | 24 | |
| 8 | Logan Thunder | 7 | 17 | 29.2 | 24 | |
| 9 | West Coast Waves | 1 | 23 | 4.2 | 24 | |
Bracket
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| 9 March 2014 – Bendigo Stadium | |||||||||||||
| Bendigo Spirit | 71 | Bendigo Spirit | 94 | ||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 62 | Townsville Fire | 83 | ||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Townsville Fire | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Townsville Fire | 78 | ||||||||||||
| Melbourne Boomers | 73 | ||||||||||||
Semi-finals
(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (2) Dandenong Rangers
23 February 2014 |
| Bendigo Spirit | 71–62 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–15, 20–14, 13–10 | ||
| Pts: Griffin 19 Rebs: Griffin 16 Asts: Harrower 10 |
Pts: O'Hea 16 Rebs: Pedersen 8 Asts: Mitchell 5 | |
(3) Townsville Fire vs. (4) Melbourne Boomers
22 February 2014 |
| Townsville Fire | 78–73 | Melbourne Boomers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 15–17, 21–23, 20–14 | ||
| Pts: Batkovic 24 Rebs: Batkovic 15 Asts: McCully 7 |
Pts: Allen 22 Rebs: Hegge 10 Asts: Madgen 7 | |
Preliminary final
(2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Townsville Fire
2 March 2014 |
| Dandenong Rangers | 71–74 | Townsville Fire |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 15–12, 17–18, 23–22 | ||
| Pts: O'Hea 27 Rebs: Pedersen 10 Asts: Mitchell, O'Hea 4 |
Pts: Cumming 15 Rebs: Batkovic 16 Asts: McCully 3 | |
Grand Final
(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (3) Townsville Fire
9 March 2014 |
| Bendigo Spirit | 94–83 | Townsville Fire |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 21–24, 24–28, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Griffin 28 Rebs: Griffin 15 Asts: Harrower 9 |
Pts: Batkovic 21 Rebs: Batkovic 9 Asts: McCully 6 | |
Rosters
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References
- ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-02-16.