2012 WNBL Finals
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| Dates | 22 February – 11 March 2012 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Kathleen MacLeod (Dandenong) | |||||||||
| Preliminary final | Dandenong 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 | |||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Adelaide Lightning | 18 | 4 | 81.8 | 22 | |
| 2 | Bulleen Boomers | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | 22 | |
| 3 | Dandenong Rangers | 14 | 8 | 63.4 | 22 | |
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 13 | 9 | 59.0 | 22 | |
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 13 | 9 | 59.0 | 22 | |
| 6 | Bendigo Spirit | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 22 | |
| 7 | Logan Thunder | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 22 | |
| 8 | Canberra Capitals | 9 | 13 | 40.9 | 22 | |
| 9 | West Coast Waves | 2 | 20 | 9.0 | 22 | |
| 10 | AIS | 2 | 20 | 9.0 | 22 | |
Bracket
| Elimination Final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Adelaide Lightning | 70 | Bulleen Boomers | 70 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bulleen Boomers | 73 | Dandenong Rangers | 94 | ||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dandenong Rangers | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
Elimination final
(4) Townsville Fire vs. (5) Sydney Uni Flames
22 February 2012
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| Townsville Fire | 85–78 | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 23–25, 16–20, 16–11 | ||
| Pts: Foley 21 Rebs: Foley 9 Asts: Flanagan 9 |
Pts: Denson 18 Rebs: King, Snell 8 Asts: Poto 5 | |
Semi-finals
(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers
25 February 2012
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| Adelaide Lightning | 71–73 | Bulleen Boomers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 11–13, 20–17, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Bishop 23 Rebs: Batkovic 7 Asts: Batkovic, Bishop, Lewis 3 |
Pts: Cambage 29 Rebs: Jarry 10 Asts: Leedham 3 | |
(3) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Townsville Fire
26 February 2012
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| Dandenong Rangers | 77–66 | Townsville Fire |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 15–17, 18–25, 25–8 | ||
| Pts: O'Hea 24 Rebs: Phillips 14 Asts: MacLeod 8 |
Pts: Payne 18 Rebs: Dowdell 9 Asts: Cocks 4 | |
Preliminary final
(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (3) Dandenong Rangers
4 March 2012
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| Adelaide Lightning | 78–91 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 19–15, 19–23, 18–33 | ||
| Pts: Batkovic 34 Rebs: Screen 8 Asts: Batkovic, Bishop 4 |
Pts: O'Hea 28 Rebs: Phillips 14 Asts: O'Hea 8 | |
Grand Final
(2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Dandenong Rangers
11 March 2012
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| Bulleen Boomers | 70–94 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Pts: Cambage 22 Rebs: Cambage 14 |
Pts: MacLeod 22 Rebs: Phillips, O'Hea 7 Asts: MacLeod 9 |
Rosters
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References
- ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-03-07.