2019 WNBL Finals
Appearance
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Dates | 25 January – February 2019 | |||||||||
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MVP | Kelsey Griffin (CAN) | |||||||||
Preliminary final | Canberra def. Perth, 2–0 Adelaide def. Melbourne, 2–0 | |||||||||
The 2019 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2018–19 season.[1] The Townsville Fire were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for the finals series.
Standings
# | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
1 | Canberra Capitals | 16 | 5 | 76.1 | 21 | ||||
2 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
3 | Adelaide Lightning | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 21 | ||||
4 | Perth Lynx | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 21 | ||||
5 | Dandenong Rangers | 9 | 12 | 42.8 | 21 | ||||
6 | Townsville Fire | 9 | 12 | 42.8 | 21 | ||||
7 | Bendigo Spirit | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
8 | Sydney Uni Flames | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 21 |
Bracket
Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Canberra Capitals | 2 | |||||||
4 | Perth Lynx | 0 | |||||||
1 | Canberra Capitals | 2 | |||||||
3 | Adelaide Lightning | 1 | |||||||
3 | Adelaide Lightning | 2 | |||||||
2 | Melbourne Boomers | 0 |
Semi-finals
(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Perth Lynx
25 January 2019
7:00 PM (AEDT) |
Canberra Capitals | 95–76 | Perth Lynx |
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 10–27, 34–13, 23–20 | ||
Pts: Nurse 31 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Griffin, Mitchell, Wilson 7 |
Pts: McPhee 25 Rebs: McPhee 8 Asts: Farnworth 4 |
AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 2,212 Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly |
31 January 2019
6:30 PM (AWST) |
Perth Lynx | 75–91 | Canberra Capitals |
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 12–28, 23–17, 17–32 | ||
Pts: Ebzery, Schwagmeyer 17 Rebs: McPhee 19 Asts: Allen, Ebzery 4 |
Pts: Nurse 27 Rebs: Griffin 13 Asts: Wilson 12 | |
Canberra win series, 2–0 |
Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia
Attendance: 1,155 Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly |
(2) Melbourne Boomers vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning
27 January 2019
5:00 PM (AEDT) |
Melbourne Boomers | 60–76 | Adelaide Lightning |
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 20–24, 13–21, 12–20 | ||
Pts: Magbegor 14 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Allen 5 |
Pts: Seekamp 18 Rebs: Alexander 11 Asts: Seekamp 6 |
State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 2,213 Referees: Daniel Battye, Sarah Carey, Guy Richards |
31 January 2019
7:00 PM (ACDT) |
Adelaide Lightning | 100–92 | Melbourne Boomers |
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 22–26, 29–21, 24–23 | ||
Pts: Coffey 30 Rebs: Alexander, Coffey 9 Asts: Seekamp 12 |
Pts: Allen 29 Rebs: George 9 Asts: Allen 6 | |
Adelaide win series, 2–0 |
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 1,017 Referees: Daniel Battye, Sarah Carey, Guy Richards |
Grand Final
(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning
9 February 2019
5:30PM (AEDT) |
Canberra Capitals | 88–67 | Adelaide Lightning |
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 30–13, 20–18, 20–11 | ||
Pts: Nurse 23 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Mitchell 8 |
Pts: Nicholson 21 Rebs: Coffey 11 Asts: Seekamp 8 |
AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 4,120 Referees: Sarah Carey, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly |
13 February 2019
6:30PM (ACDT) |
Adelaide Lightning | 74–73 | Canberra Capitals |
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–21, 18–12, 19–17 | ||
Pts: Seekamp 19 Rebs: Alexander 11 Asts: Seekamp 5 |
Pts: Griffin 24 Rebs: Griffin 23 Asts: Mitchell 9 |
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 3,702 Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly |
16 February 2019
5:00PM (AEDT) |
Canberra Capitals | 93–73 | Adelaide Lightning |
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 24–21, 25–17, 19–11 | ||
Pts: Griffin 29 Rebs: Griffin 15 Asts: Mitchell 6 |
Pts: Planeta 15 Rebs: Alexander 7 Asts: Coffey, Nicholson 3 | |
Canberra win series, 2–1 |
AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 4,817 Referees: Daniel Battye, Craig Copes, Jason Kelly |
Rosters
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References
- ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-02-09.