# 1991 NBL season

The 1991 NBL season was the 13th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

## Clubs

| Club | Location | Home Venue | Capacity | Founded | Head coach |
| Adelaide 36ers | Adelaide, South Australia | Apollo Stadium | 3,000 | 1982 | Don Shipway |
| Brisbane Bullets | Brisbane, Queensland | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 13,500 | 1979 | Brian Kerle |
| Canberra Cannons | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | AIS Arena | 5,200 | 1979 | Mel Dalgleish |
| Eastside Spectres | Melbourne, Victoria | Burwood Stadium | 2,000 | 1979 | Brian Goorjian |
| Geelong Supercats | Geelong, Victoria | Geelong Arena | 2,000 | 1982 | Barry Barnes |
| Gold Coast Rollers | Gold Coast, Queensland | Carrara Indoor Stadium | 2,992 | 1990 | Dave Claxton |
| Hobart Tassie Devils | Hobart, Tasmania | Derwent Entertainment Centre | 5,400 | 1983 | |
| Illawarra Hawks | Wollongong, New South Wales | Illawarra Basketball Stadium | 2,000 | 1979 | Dave Lindstrom |
| Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne, Victoria | The Glass House | 7,200 | 1931 | Lindsay Gaze |
| Newcastle Falcons | Newcastle, New South Wales | Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium | 2,200 | 1979 | |
| North Melbourne Giants | Melbourne, Victoria | The Glass House | 7,200 | 1980 | Bruce Palmer |
| Perth Wildcats | Perth, Western Australia | Perth Entertainment Centre | 8,200 | 1982 | Murray Arnold |
| Southern Melbourne Saints | Melbourne, Victoria | The Glass House | 7,200 | 1979 | Gary Fox |
| Sydney Kings | Sydney, New South Wales | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 12,500 | 1988 | Bob Turner |

## Regular season

The 1991 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 6 April 1991 and 22 September 1991.
1991 saw Melbourne Tigers superstar Andrew Gaze became the first player to score 1,000 points in an NBL regular season. He scored 1,007 points in 26 games at 38.7 points per game. For his efforts he was awarded the first of what would eventually become a league record seven NBL Most Valuable Player awards as well as his 6th straight selection to the All NBL team.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 6/04/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 126–119 | North Melbourne Giants | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/04/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 108–106 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/04/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 93–97 | Canberra Cannons | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/04/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 122–111 | Eastside Spectres | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/04/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 130–118 | Illawarra Hawks | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/04/1991 | Sydney Kings | 97–116 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/04/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 104–102 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/04/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 112–109 | Geelong Supercats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 120–91 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 105–97 | Hobart Tassie Devils | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 119–110 | Geelong Supercats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 120–109 | Melbourne Tigers | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/04/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 133–102 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/04/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 110–107 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/04/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 149–143 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/04/1991 | Sydney Kings | 95–100 | North Melbourne Giants | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/04/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 121–105 | Canberra Cannons | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/04/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 113–102 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/04/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 105–110 | Perth Wildcats | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/04/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 114–80 | Newcastle Falcons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/04/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 115–92 | Gold Coast Cougars | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/04/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 141–103 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/04/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 116–99 | Sydney Kings | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 126–119 | Newcastle Falcons | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 106–126 | Geelong Supercats | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 117–131 | Gold Coast Cougars | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 148–103 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/04/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 102–90 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 2/05/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 122–116 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/05/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 99–98 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/05/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 117–118 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/05/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 104–109 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/05/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 145–104 | Illawarra Hawks | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/05/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 105–90 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/05/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 127–132 | Melbourne Tigers | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/05/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 117–134 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/05/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 108–127 | Sydney Kings | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 10/05/1991 | Sydney Kings | 110–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/05/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 93–126 | Eastside Spectres | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/05/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 118–134 | North Melbourne Giants | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/05/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 124–120 | Canberra Cannons | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 99–100 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 123–108 | Eastside Spectres | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 130–157 | North Melbourne Giants | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 100–93 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 114–105 | Adelaide 36ers | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 17/05/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 103–105 | Geelong Supercats | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/05/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 90–103 | Gold Coast Cougars | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/05/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 117–104 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/05/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 121–116 | Geelong Supercats | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/05/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 121–118 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/05/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 139–105 | Newcastle Falcons | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/05/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 117–127 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/05/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 120–115 | Gold Coast Cougars | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 24/05/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 98–80 | Eastside Spectres | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/05/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 118–111 | Melbourne Tigers | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/05/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 108–95 | Geelong Supercats | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 125–123 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 88–114 | North Melbourne Giants | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 106–108 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 115–116 | Eastside Spectres | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1991 | Sydney Kings | 103–91 | Geelong Supercats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 31/05/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 115–104 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/05/1991 | Sydney Kings | 111–109 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/05/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 119–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/05/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 157–128 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 121–108 | Melbourne Tigers | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 110–104 | Brisbane Bullets | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 116–106 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 109–90 | Newcastle Falcons | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/06/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 108–112 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 7/06/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 99–97 | Newcastle Falcons | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/06/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 126–113 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/06/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 116–90 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/06/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 136–118 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/06/1991 | Sydney Kings | 120–107 | Newcastle Falcons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/06/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 106–107 | Illawarra Hawks | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/06/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 104–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/06/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 94–107 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 14/06/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 106–107 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/06/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 118–130 | Geelong Supercats | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/06/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 99–102 | Brisbane Bullets | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/06/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 121–106 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/06/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 116–123 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 21/06/1991 | Sydney Kings | 107–116 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/06/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 114–108 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/06/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 136–85 | Southern Melbourne Saints | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/06/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 114–112 | Adelaide 36ers | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/06/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 104–114 | North Melbourne Giants | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/06/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 89–95 | Perth Wildcats | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 28/06/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 103–106 | Eastside Spectres | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/06/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 119–112 | Brisbane Bullets | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/06/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 93–90 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/06/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 103–111 | Sydney Kings | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/06/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 145–119 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/06/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 122–120 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/06/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 105–93 | North Melbourne Giants | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 5/07/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 121–85 | Canberra Cannons | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/07/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 90–83 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/07/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 107–118 | North Melbourne Giants | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/07/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 116–108 | Eastside Spectres | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 92–79 | Canberra Cannons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 128–117 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1991 | Sydney Kings | 106–91 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 107–119 | North Melbourne Giants | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 107–150 | Eastside Spectres | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/07/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 111–107 | Geelong Supercats | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/07/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 120–112 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/07/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 99–94 | Sydney Kings | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/07/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 107–109 | Gold Coast Cougars | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/07/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 127–131 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/07/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 142–111 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/07/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–133 | Geelong Supercats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 25/07/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 100–110 | Gold Coast Cougars | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/07/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 94–115 | Perth Wildcats | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/07/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 114–101 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/07/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 109–102 | Gold Coast Cougars | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/07/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 133–111 | Sydney Kings | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/07/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 90–94 | Canberra Cannons | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/07/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 158–186 | Melbourne Tigers | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/07/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 103–100 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 2/08/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 109–101 | North Melbourne Giants | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/08/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 101–118 | Brisbane Bullets | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/08/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 107–106 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 118–109 | North Melbourne Giants | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 107–84 | Eastside Spectres | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 96–112 | Gold Coast Cougars | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 128–101 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 126–117 | Sydney Kings | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 9/08/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 96–108 | Eastside Spectres | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/08/1991 | Sydney Kings | 92–87 | Eastside Spectres | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/08/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 85–120 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/08/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 117–116 | Illawarra Hawks | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/08/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 116–107 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/08/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 121–113 | North Melbourne Giants | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/08/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 125–151 | North Melbourne Giants | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/08/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 107–123 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/08/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 118–106 | Canberra Cannons | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/08/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 83–99 | Eastside Spectres | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/08/1991 | Sydney Kings | 102–113 | Gold Coast Cougars | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/08/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 131–135 | Adelaide 36ers | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/08/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 103–104 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 23/08/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 114–111 | Canberra Cannons | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/08/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 115–116 | Perth Wildcats | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/08/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 109–111 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/08/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 110–101 | Adelaide 36ers | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/08/1991 | Sydney Kings | 96–85 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/08/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 114–128 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/08/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 99–108 | Perth Wildcats | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 30/08/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 108–78 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/08/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 132–117 | Geelong Supercats | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/08/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 133–117 | Newcastle Falcons | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/08/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 136–107 | Gold Coast Cougars | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/08/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 120–119 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/08/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 106–101 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/08/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 113–117 | Geelong Supercats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/08/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 106–102 | Gold Coast Cougars | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/09/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 130–114 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 6/09/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 117–86 | Gold Coast Cougars | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/09/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 105–114 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/09/1991 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 113–131 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/09/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 126–129 | Newcastle Falcons | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/09/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 123–111 | Gold Coast Cougars | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/09/1991 | Brisbane Bullets | 110–109 | Newcastle Falcons | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/09/1991 | Illawarra Hawks | 106–125 | Sydney Kings | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/09/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 131–119 | Southern Melbourne Saints | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/09/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 116–121 | Eastside Spectres | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 23

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 13/09/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 133–116 | Brisbane Bullets | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/09/1991 | Sydney Kings | 124–102 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/09/1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | 139–151 | Geelong Supercats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/09/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 110–98 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/09/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 112–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/09/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 114–97 | Illawarra Hawks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/09/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 102–103 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 24

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 20/09/1991 | Gold Coast Cougars | 133–137 | Illawarra Hawks | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/09/1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 120–110 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/09/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 117–98 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/09/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 98–99 | Perth Wildcats | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/09/1991 | Sydney Kings | 132–114 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/09/1991 | Canberra Cannons | 118–131 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/09/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 119–102 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/09/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 142–122 | Melbourne Tigers | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte | 1991 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Perth Wildcats | 26 | 22 | 4 | 84.62% | 5–0 | W8 | 12–1 | 10–3 | 2750 | 2508 | 109.65% |
| 2 | Eastside Spectres$^1$ | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 5–0 | W5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 2932 | 2792 | 105.01% |
| 3 | Geelong Supercats$^1$ | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 3–2 | W2 | 11–2 | 6–7 | 3143 | 2980 | 105.47% |
| 4 | Adelaide 36ers$^2$ | 26 | 16 | 10 | 61.54% | 4–1 | L1 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 3028 | 2876 | 105.29% |
| 5 | Melbourne Tigers$^2$ | 26 | 16 | 10 | 61.54% | 3–2 | L2 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 3104 | 3044 | 101.97% |
| 6 | North Melbourne Giants$^2$ | 26 | 16 | 10 | 61.54% | 3–2 | W1 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 3047 | 2840 | 107.29% |
| 7 | Sydney Kings$^3$ | 26 | 14 | 12 | 53.85% | 4–1 | W4 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 2821 | 2775 | 101.66% |
| 8 | Gold Coast Cougars$^3$ | 26 | 14 | 12 | 53.85% | 0–5 | L6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 2781 | 2805 | 99.14% |
| 9 | Brisbane Bullets | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50.00% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 2912 | 2968 | 98.11% |
| 10 | Canberra Cannons$^4$ | 26 | 9 | 17 | 34.62% | 1–4 | L1 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 2741 | 2781 | 98.56% |
| 11 | Southern Melbourne Saints$^4$ | 26 | 9 | 17 | 34.62% | 1–4 | L2 | 6–7 | 3–10 | 2872 | 3094 | 92.82% |
| 12 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 26 | 8 | 18 | 30.77% | 1–4 | L2 | 6–7 | 2–11 | 2811 | 3047 | 92.25% |
| 13 | Illawarra Hawks | 26 | 6 | 20 | 23.08% | 2–3 | L1 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 3032 | 3196 | 94.87% |
| 14 | Newcastle Falcons | 26 | 5 | 21 | 19.23% | 2–3 | W1 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 2803 | 3071 | 91.27% |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 1991. Source: NBL.com.au
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
$^1$Head-to-Head between Eastside Spectres and Geelong Supercats (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against(+1).
$^2$3-way Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers (3-1), Melbourne Tigers (2-2) and North Melbourne Giants (1-3).
$^3$Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Gold Coast Cougars (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+8).
$^4$Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Southern Melbourne Saints (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+44).

## Finals
### Playoff bracket

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | 1 | Perth Wildcats | 102 | 105 | X | | | | | |
| 4 | Adelaide 36ers | 129 | 132 | X | 4 | Adelaide 36ers | 99 | 104 | X | | | | | |
| 5 | Melbourne Tigers | 115 | 96 | X | | | | | | 1 | Perth Wildcats | 109 | 81 | 90 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Eastside Spectres | 83 | 86 | 80 |
| | | | | | 2 | Eastside Spectres | 99 | 115 | X | | | | | |
| 3 | Geelong Supercats | 139 | 116 | 113 | 6 | North Melbourne Giants | 93 | 104 | X | | | | | |
| 6 | North Melbourne Giants | 119 | 136 | 125 | | | | | | | | | | |
There were two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three semifinals, and then best of three grand final series. All three of these finals were sudden death.

### Elimination Finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 25/09/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 139–119 | North Melbourne Giants | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |
| 25/09/1991 | Melbourne Tigers | 115–129 | Adelaide 36ers | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |
| 27/09/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 136–116 | Geelong Supercats | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |
| 27/09/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 132–96 | Melbourne Tigers | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |
| 29/09/1991 | Geelong Supercats | 113–125 | North Melbourne Giants | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |

### Semifinals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 4/10/1991 | North Melbourne Giants | 93–99 | Eastside Spectres | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |
| 5/10/1991 | Adelaide 36ers | 99–102 | Perth Wildcats | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |
| 10/10/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 105–104 | Adelaide 36ers | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |
| 11/10/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 115–104 | North Melbourne Giants | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/10/1991 | Eastside Spectres | 83–109 | Perth Wildcats | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |
| 25/10/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 81–86 | Eastside Spectres | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |
| 27/10/1991 | Perth Wildcats | 90–80 | Eastside Spectres | {{{venue}}} | {{{crowd}}} | boxscore |

## 1991 NBL statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 38.7 |
| Rebounds per game | James Bullock | Newcastle Falcons | 16.0 |
| Assists per game | Butch Hays | Adelaide 36ers | 9.0 |
| Steals per game | Bobby Locke | Geelong Supercats | 3.0 |
| Blocks per game | John Dorge | Geelong Supercats | 4.3 |
| Free throw percentage | Leroy Loggins | Brisbane Bullets | 91.1% |

## NBL awards

* Most Valuable Player: Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
* Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Peter Hansen, Perth Wildcats
* Best Defensive Player: Terry Dozier, Geelong Supercats
* Most Improved Player: Andrew Parkinson, Southern Melbourne Saints
* Rookie of the Year: Andrew Vlahov, Perth Wildcats
* Coach of the Year: Murray Arnold, Perth Wildcats

## All NBL Team

| # | Player | Team |
| PG | Ricky Grace | Perth Wildcats |
| SG | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers |
| SF | Scott Fisher | North Melbourne Giants |
| PF | Mark Davis | Adelaide 36ers |
| C | Mike Mitchell | Gold Coast Cougars |