2012 WNBL Finals

2012 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Dandenong RangersMark Wright1
Bulleen BoomersTom Maher0
Dates22 February – 11 March 2012
MVPKathleen MacLeod(Dandenong)
Preliminary finalDandenong def. Adelaide, 91–78

The 2012 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2011–12 season.[1] The Bulleen Boomers were the defending champions but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Dandenong Rangers.

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team WLPCTGP
1 Adelaide Lightning18481.822
2 Bulleen Boomers15768.222
3 Dandenong Rangers14863.422
4 Townsville Fire13959.022
5 Sydney Uni Flames13959.022
6 Bendigo Spirit121054.522
7 Logan Thunder121054.522
8 Canberra Capitals91340.922
9 West Coast Waves2209.022
10 AIS2209.022

Bracket

Elimination final

(4) Townsville Fire vs. (5) Sydney Uni Flames

22 February 2012
Townsville Fire85–78Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter:30–22, 23–25, 16–20, 16–11
Pts:Foley 21Rebs:Foley 9Asts:Flanagan 9Pts:Denson 18Rebs:King, Snell 8Asts:Poto 5

Semi-finals

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers

25 February 2012
Adelaide Lightning71–73Bulleen Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 11–13, 20–17, 21–18
Pts:Bishop 23Rebs:Batkovic 7Asts:Batkovic, Bishop, Lewis 3Pts:Cambage 29Rebs:Jarry 10Asts:Leedham 3

(3) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Townsville Fire

26 February 2012
Dandenong Rangers77–66Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter:19–16, 15–17, 18–25, 25–8
Pts:O'Hea 24Rebs:Phillips 14Asts:MacLeod 8Pts:Payne 18Rebs:Dowdell 9Asts:Cocks 4

Preliminary final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (3) Dandenong Rangers

4 March 2012
Adelaide Lightning78–91Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter:22–20, 19–15, 19–23, 18–33
Pts:Batkovic 34Rebs:Screen 8Asts:Batkovic, Bishop 4Pts:O'Hea 28Rebs:Phillips 14Asts:O'Hea 8

Grand Final

(2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Dandenong Rangers

Rosters

References

  1. ^"MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-03-07.