The 2020 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2019–20 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, taking home their ninth WNBL Championship.
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| Dates | 16 February – March 2020 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Olivia Époupa (CBR) | |||||||||
| Preliminary final | Southside def. Adelaide, 2–0 Canberra def. Melbourne, 2–1 | |||||||||
The WNBL Finals schedule was announced 2 February 2020.[2]
Standings
edit| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 17 | 4 | 80.9 | 21 | ||||
| 2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | ||||
| 5 | Perth Lynx | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
| 7 | Bendigo Spirit | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 | ||||
| 8 | Townsville Fire | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 | ||||
Bracket
edit| Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Canberra Capitals | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Boomers | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Canberra Capitals | 2 | |||||||
Semi-finals
edit(1) Southside Flyers vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning
edit18 February 2020
7:30 PM (AEDT) |
| Southside Flyers | 68–65 | Adelaide Lightning |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 17–14, 22–7, 12–19 | ||
| Pts: Russell 20 Rebs: Russell 19 Asts: Cole, Mitchell 4 |
Pts: Nicholson 14 Rebs: Talbot, Turner 9 Asts: Talbot 6 | |
Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria
Attendance: 1,269 Referees: Calia Hanks, Jason Kelly, Jack Taylor |
22 February 2020
7:00 PM (ACDT) |
| Adelaide Lightning | 79–82 | Southside Flyers |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 17–24, 20–15, 16–16 | ||
| Pts: Turner 25 Rebs: Turner 18 Asts: Seekamp 11 |
Pts: Cole 19 Rebs: Cole 10 Asts: Mitchell 9 | |
| Southside win series, 2–0 | ||
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 1,806 Referees: Craig Copes, Madi Crowley-Long, Shahrad Shafaghi |
(2) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Melbourne Boomers
edit16 February 2020
5:30 PM (AEDT) |
| Canberra Capitals | 84–70 | Melbourne Boomers |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 16–17, 18–16, 27–15 | ||
| Pts: Nurse 25 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Époupa 6 |
Pts: Allen 17 Rebs: George 8 Asts: Allen 5 | |
AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 2,492 Referees: Daniel Battye, Vanessa Devlin, Jacqui Dover |
23 February 2020
6:00 PM (AEDT) |
| Melbourne Boomers | 88–76 | Canberra Capitals |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 26–16, 15–16, 24–26 | ||
| Pts: Allen 25 Rebs: Magbegor 9 Asts: George 5 |
Pts: Griffin, Nurse 17 Rebs: Froling, Griffin 7 Asts: Nurse 4 | |
State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 3,116 Referees: James Griguol, Guy Richards, Kylie Voevodin |
26 February 2020
7:30 PM (AEDT) |
| Canberra Capitals | 77–64 | Melbourne Boomers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 15–12, 22–22, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Tolo 20 Rebs: Griffin 9 Asts: Époupa 9 |
Pts: Cunningham 14 Rebs: George 12 Asts: George 4 | |
| Canberra win series, 2–1 | ||
AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 2,201 Referees: Daniel Battye, Jason Kelly, Madi Crowley-Long |
Grand Final
edit(1) Southside Flyers vs. (2) Canberra Capitals
edit1 March 2020
5:00 PM (AEDT) |
| Southside Flyers | 80–82 | Canberra Capitals |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 27–21, 22–20, 11–19 | ||
| Pts: Cole 23 Rebs: Russell 9 Asts: Cole 7 |
Pts: Nurse 19 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Époupa 6 | |
Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria
Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Craig Copes, Jack Taylor, Kylie Voevodin |
4 March 2020
7:30 PM (AEDT) |
| Canberra Capitals | 71–68 | Southside Flyers |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 19–21, 21–9, 15–14 | ||
| Pts: Tolo 19 Rebs: Griffin 13 Asts: Époupa 11 |
Pts: Cole 23 Rebs: Russell 13 Asts: Cole, O'Hea 3 | |
| Canberra win series, 2–0 | ||
AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 4,481 Referees: James Griguol, Jason Kelly, Guy Richards |
Rosters
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References
edit- ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "WNBL20 Finals". wnbl.com.au.