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Postseason tournament of WNBL From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2008 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2007–08 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions but were defeated by Dandenong in the Semi-finals. The Adelaide Lightning won their fifth WNBL championship with a 92–82 win over the Sydney Uni Flames.[2]
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Dates | 23 February – 8 March 2008 | |||||||||
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MVP | Renae Camino (Adelaide) | |||||||||
Preliminary final | Adelaide def. Dandenong, 74–64 | |||||||||
# | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
1 | Adelaide Lightning | 21 | 3 | 87.5 | 24 | |
2 | Sydney Uni Flames | 17 | 7 | 70.83 | 24 | |
3 | Canberra Capitals | 17 | 7 | 70.83 | 24 | |
4 | Dandenong Rangers | 12 | 12 | 50 | 24 | |
5 | Bulleen Boomers | 11 | 13 | 45.83 | 24 | |
6 | Townsville Fire | 10 | 14 | 41.67 | 24 | |
7 | Bendigo Spirit | 10 | 14 | 41.67 | 24 | |
8 | Christchurch Sirens | 9 | 15 | 37.5 | 24 | |
9 | AIS | 8 | 16 | 33.33 | 24 | |
10 | Perth Lynx | 5 | 19 | 20.83 | 24 |
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
Adelaide Lightning | 71 | Sydney Uni Flames | 82 | ||||||||||
Sydney Uni Flames | 90 | Adelaide Lightning | 92 | ||||||||||
Adelaide Lightning | 74 | ||||||||||||
Dandenong Rangers | 64 | ||||||||||||
Canberra Capitals | 54 | ||||||||||||
Dandenong Rangers | 60 | ||||||||||||
22 February 2008 |
Canberra Capitals | 54–60 | Dandenong Rangers |
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 17–10, 9–20, 12–22 | ||
Pts: Bishop 15 Rebs: Beatty 10 Asts: Bevilaqua 4 |
Pts: Ryan 18 Rebs: Brogan 7 Asts: Three tied 2 |
1 March 2008 |
Adelaide Lightning | 74–64 | Dandenong Rangers |
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 21–19, 22–19, 10–14 | ||
Pts: Camino 24 Rebs: Woosnam 12 Asts: Woosnam 9 |
Pts: Brogan 18 Rebs: Brogan 11 Asts: McInerny 5 |
8 March 2008 |
Sydney Uni Flames | 82–92 | Adelaide Lightning |
Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 19–10, 17–24, 30–28 | ||
Pts: Porter 23 Rebs: Musselwhite 9 Asts: Poto 6 |
Pts: Camino 32 Rebs: Camino, Whittle 9 Asts: Foley 6 |
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