2018 WNBL Finals
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| Dates | January 3 – January 21 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Suzy Batkovic | |||||||||
The 2018 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2017–18 season.[1]
Standings
| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Perth Lynx | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
| 2 | Sydney Uni Flames | 14 | 7 | 66.6 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | Townsville Fire | 14 | 7 | 66.6 | 21 | ||||
| 4 | Melbourne Boomers | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | ||||
| 5 | Adelaide Lightning | 11 | 10 | 52.3 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Canberra Capitals | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
| 7 | Dandenong Rangers | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
| 8 | Bendigo Spirit | 4 | 17 | 19.1 | 21 | ||||
Bracket
| Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Perth Lynx | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Boomers | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Boomers | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Townsville Fire | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Townsville Fire | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Sydney Uni Flames | 0 | |||||||
Finals
Semi-finals
(1) Perth Lynx vs. (4) Melbourne Boomers
3 January 2018 7:30 PM (AEDT) |
| Melbourne Boomers | 92–76 | Perth Lynx |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 28–23, 19–10, 17–21 | ||
| Pts: Cole 21 Rebs: Cambage 9 Asts: O'Hea 11 |
Pts: Kunek 22 Rebs: Dowe, Williams 8 Asts: Dowe, Whitcomb 3 | |
State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 2,257 Referees: Nicolas Fernandes, Mark Grist, Kylie Voevodin |
5 January 2018 6:30 PM (AWST) |
| Perth Lynx | 69–78 | Melbourne Boomers |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 26–15, 15–15, 16–30 | ||
| Pts: Williams 20 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Kunek, Whitcomb, Williams 3 |
Pts: Cambage 25 Rebs: Cambage 15 Asts: Purcell 6 | |
| Melbourne win series, 2–0 | ||
Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Attendance: 1,665 Referees: Sarah Carey, Mark Grist, Vanessa Devlin |
(2) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (3) Townsville Fire
4 January 2018 7:00 PM (AEST) |
| Townsville Fire | 78–49 | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–8, 18–11, 17–11 | ||
| Pts: Batkovic 19 Rebs: Batkovic 15 Asts: Mincy 4 |
Pts: Snell 11 Rebs: Hamson 10 Asts: Snell, Taylor 3 | |
6 January 2018 3:00 PM (AEDT) |
| Sydney Uni Flames | 65–68 | Townsville Fire |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 16–25, 16–15, 12–12 | ||
| Pts: Taylor 18 Rebs: Hamson 15 Asts: Snell 7 |
Pts: Batkovic, Wiese 14 Rebs: Batkovic 10 Asts: Wilson 6 | |
| Townsville win series, 2–0 | ||
Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales Attendance: 625 Referees: Nicolas Fernandes, Jason Kelly, Kylie Voevodin |
Grand Final
(3) Townsville Fire vs. (4) Melbourne Boomers
13 January 2018 6:30PM (AEST) |
| Townsville Fire | 69–64 | Melbourne Boomers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 10–10, 17–10, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Batkovic 16 Rebs: Batkovic 15 Asts: Donnelly, Mincy, Wilson 4 |
Pts: Cambage 26 Rebs: Cambage 13 Asts: O'Hea, Purcell 4 | |
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Sarah Carey, Vanessa Devlin, Nicolas Fernandes |
18 January 2018 7:30PM (AEDT) |
| Melbourne Boomers | 58–57 | Townsville Fire |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 11–18, 17–12, 15–10 | ||
| Pts: Cambage 19 Rebs: Purcell 10 Asts: Cole, O'Hea 3 |
Pts: Batkovic 23 Rebs: Batkovic 8 Asts: Wilson 4 | |
State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 3,655 Referees: Sarah Carey, Vanessa Devlin, Nicolas Fernandes |
21 January 2018 6:00PM (AEST) |
| Townsville Fire | 70–57 | Melbourne Boomers |
| Pts: Batkovic 28 Rebs: Batkovic 13 Asts: Batkovic, George, Wilson 3 |
Pts: Cambage 18 Rebs: Cambage, Smart 9 Asts: O'Hea 6 | |
| Townsville win series, 2–1 | ||
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Sarah Carey, Vanessa Devlin, Nicolas Fernandes |
Rosters
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References
- ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2017-12-29.