# 2016 WNBL Finals

The 2016 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2015–16 season.

## Playoff qualifying

| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GP |
| 1 | Townsville Fire | 17 | 7 | 70.83 | 24 |
| 2 | Perth Lynx | 16 | 8 | 66.67 | 24 |
| 3 | Dandenong Rangers | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 |
| 4 | South East Queensland Stars | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 |
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 13 | 11 | 54.17 | 24 |
| 6 | Bendigo Spirit | 12 | 12 | 50.00 | 24 |
| 7 | Adelaide Lightning | 10 | 14 | 41.67 | 24 |
| 8 | Melbourne Boomers | 8 | 16 | 33.33 | 24 |
| 9 | University of Canberra Capitals | 2 | 22 | 8.33 | 24 |

## Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 28 February – Townsville | 28 February – Townsville | 28 February – Townsville | | | | 12, 18 March – Perth / Townsville | 12, 18 March – Perth / Townsville | 12, 18 March – Perth / Townsville |
| Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire | 72 | | | | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx | 0 |
| Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx | 91 | 5 March – Townsville | 5 March – Townsville | 5 March – Townsville | Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire | 2 |
| | | | Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire | 91 | | | |
| 27 February – Dandenong | 27 February – Dandenong | 27 February – Dandenong | South East Queensland Stars | South East Queensland Stars | 71 | | | |
| Dandenong Rangers | Dandenong Rangers | 82 | | | | | | |
| South East Queensland Stars | South East Queensland Stars | 86 | | | | | | |

## Semifinals
### Major semifinal: (1) Townsville vs. (2) Perth

* February 28, 2016 3:00 PM
* SF1
Townsville Fire 72, Perth Lynx 91 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 18–27, 17–23, 17–15 |||
| Pts: Novosel 15 Rebs: George 11 Asts: Novosel 5 | Pts: Laney 23 Rebs: Mijovic 9 Asts: Lavey 4 |
| Perth wins |||
* Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Sean Myers, Sarah Carey, Nathan Durant
Townsville won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
November 28, 2015
Report
Townsville Fire 91, Perth Lynx 81
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
December 31, 2015
Report
Perth Lynx 71, Townsville Fire 77
Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia
February 19, 2016
Report
Perth Lynx 82, Townsville Fire 69
Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia :

### Elimination semifinal: (3) Dandenong vs. (4) South East Queensland

* February 27, 2016 7:00 PM
* SF2
Dandenong Rangers 82, South East Queensland Stars 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 19–17, 21–22, 20–31 |||
| Pts: Blicavs 38 Rebs: Blicavs 9 Asts: Pickrel 4 | Pts: Jarry 25 Rebs: Ibekwe 14 Asts: Ibekwe 5 |
| SEQ wins |||
* Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Referees: Damian Lyons, Robyn Manhire, Jon Chapman
Dandenong won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
October 16, 2015
Report
Dandenong Rangers 89, South East Queensland Stars 81
Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria
January 2, 2016
Report
South East Queensland Stars 66, Dandenong Rangers 72
Logan Metro, Logan, Queensland
February 21, 2016
Report
Dandenong Rangers 64, South East Queensland Stars 88
Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria :

## Preliminary final
### (1) Townsville vs. (4) South East Queensland

* March 6, 2016 3:00 PM
* PF
Townsville Fire 91, South East Queensland Stars 71 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 21–21, 22–21, 17–15 |||
| Pts: Batkovic 31 Rebs: George 16 Asts: Cocks 8 | Pts: Hooper 20 Rebs: two tied 8 Asts: Jarry 7 |
| Townsville wins |||
* Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: David Bull, Jason Kelly, Todd Spain
SEQ won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
November 20, 2015
Report
South East Queensland Stars 85, Townsville Fire 88
Logan Metro, Logan, Queensland
December 18, 2015
Report
South East Queensland Stars 95, Townsville Fire 75
Logan Metro, Logan, Queensland
January 9, 2016
Report
Townsville Fire 80, South East Queensland Stars 90
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland :

## Grand Final
### Perth Lynx vs. Townsville Fire
#### Game 1

* March 12, 2016 7:00 PM
* Game 1
Perth Lynx 57, Townsville Fire 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 16–20, 16–7, 7–28 |||
| Pts: Whitcomb 20 Rebs: Laney 14 Asts: Whitcomb 4 | Pts: Batkovic 25 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Cocks 5 |
| Townsville leads series, 1–0 |||
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Referees: Damian Lyons, Robyn Manhire, Sarah Carey

#### Game 2

* March 18, 2016 7:00 PM
* Game 2
Townsville Fire 80, Perth Lynx 70 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 25–19, 12–25, 23–9 |||
| Pts: Novosel 18 Rebs: Batkovic 16 Asts: Murray 4 | Pts: two tied 16 Rebs: Whitcomb 10 Asts: two tied 4 |
| Townsville wins series, 2–0 |||
* Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Damian Lyons, Nathan Duranti, Sarah Carey