# 1982 NBL season

The 1982 NBL season was the fourth season of the National Basketball League (NBL).

## Regular season

The 1982 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 6 February 1982 and 11 July 1982. Each team played 26 games, against every opponent twice.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 6/02/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 93–82 | St. Kilda Saints | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/02/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 95–105 | Newcastle Falcons | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/02/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 74–105 | Geelong Cats | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/02/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 98–91 | Launceston Casino City | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/02/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 84–87 | Coburg Giants | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/02/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 77–78 | St. Kilda Saints | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/02/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 68–62 | Coburg Giants | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/02/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 104–91 | Launceston Casino City | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 13/02/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 95–88 | Westate Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/02/1982 | Geelong Cats | 88–101 | Coburg Giants | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/02/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 78–82 | Sydney Supersonics | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/02/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 87–88 | Adelaide City Eagles | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/02/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 79–92 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/02/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 66–94 | Nunawading Spectres | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/02/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 92–90 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/02/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 101–88 | Westate Wildcats | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/02/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 79–74 | Adelaide City Eagles | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/02/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 95–112 | Coburg Giants | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 18/02/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 91–76 | Launceston Casino City | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/02/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 83–69 | Canberra Cannons | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/02/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 114–77 | St. Kilda Saints | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/02/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 91–99 | Brisbane Bullets | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/02/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 99–101 | Newcastle Falcons | Devonport Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/02/1982 | Coburg Giants | 60–57 | Canberra Cannons | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/02/1982 | Geelong Cats | 94–91 | Newcastle Falcons | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/02/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 79–86 | St. Kilda Saints | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 26/02/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 92–82 | Bankstown Bruins | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/02/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 81–62 | Canberra Cannons | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/02/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 94–83 | Sydney Supersonics | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/02/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 81–92 | Brisbane Bullets | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/02/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 103–101 | Newcastle Falcons | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/02/1982 | Coburg Giants | 98–74 | Bankstown Bruins | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/02/1982 | Geelong Cats | 88–98 | Brisbane Bullets | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/02/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 115–100 | Newcastle Falcons | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/02/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 70–67 | Canberra Cannons | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 5/03/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 106–83 | Sydney Supersonics | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/03/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 77–65 | Canberra Cannons | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/03/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 96–72 | Geelong Cats | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/03/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 87–82 | Coburg Giants | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/03/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 86–91 | St. Kilda Saints | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/03/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 83–74 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/03/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 90–74 | Bankstown Bruins | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/03/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 79–81 | Nunawading Spectres | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/03/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 91–84 | Illawarra Hawks | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/03/1982 | Geelong Cats | 82–75 | Launceston Casino City | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 13/03/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 94–103 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/03/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 62–68 | St. Kilda Saints | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/03/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 77–75 | Nunawading Spectres | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/03/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 89–97 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 20/03/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 76–92 | Adelaide City Eagles | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/03/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 87–98 | West Adelaide Bearcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/03/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 82–94 | Nunawading Spectres | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/03/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 73–82 | St. Kilda Saints | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/03/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 99–105 | Adelaide City Eagles | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/03/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 76–78 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/03/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 66–83 | St. Kilda Saints | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/03/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 91–101 | Geelong Cats | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 26/03/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 93–86 | Newcastle Falcons | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/03/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 109–89 | Brisbane Bullets | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/03/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 81–80 | Bankstown Bruins | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/03/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 76–82 | Brisbane Bullets | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/03/1982 | Geelong Cats | 90–65 | Bankstown Bruins | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/03/1982 | Coburg Giants | 81–92 | Newcastle Falcons | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/03/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 85–77 | St. Kilda Saints | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 2/04/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 84–92 | Westate Wildcats | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/04/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 121–103 | Westate Wildcats | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/04/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 76–65 | Brisbane Bullets | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/04/1982 | Geelong Cats | 96–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/04/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 78–72 | Canberra Cannons | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/04/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 97–88 | Coburg Giants | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/04/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 83–73 | Brisbane Bullets | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/04/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 129–100 | Westate Wildcats | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/04/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 82–90 | Illawarra Hawks | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/04/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 68–81 | Coburg Giants | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 17/04/1982 | Coburg Giants | 87–73 | St. Kilda Saints | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/04/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 104–90 | Newcastle Falcons | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/04/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 112–79 | Launceston Casino City | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/04/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 76–82 | Canberra Cannons | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 23/04/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 78–91 | Nunawading Spectres | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/04/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 74–81 | Nunawading Spectres | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/04/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 125–103 | Westate Wildcats | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/04/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 85–77 | St. Kilda Saints | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/04/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 96–70 | Launceston Casino City | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/04/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 79–86 | Westate Wildcats | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/04/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 66–67 | St. Kilda Saints | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/04/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 110–83 | Launceston Casino City | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 1/05/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 85–90 | Coburg Giants | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/05/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 93–73 | Launceston Casino City | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/05/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 106–83 | Nunawading Spectres | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/05/1982 | Geelong Cats | 94–75 | Westate Wildcats | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/05/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 88–84 | Launceston Casino City | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/05/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 73–102 | Coburg Giants | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/05/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 96–94 | Adelaide City Eagles | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/05/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 74–73 | Nunawading Spectres | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 8/05/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 75–61 | Sydney Supersonics | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/05/1982 | Coburg Giants | 77–90 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/05/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 86–84 | Bankstown Bruins | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/05/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 103–105 | Geelong Cats | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/05/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 92–109 | Newcastle Falcons | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/05/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 78–60 | Sydney Supersonics | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/05/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 118–82 | Bankstown Bruins | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/05/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 72–74 | Geelong Cats | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 14/05/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 77–94 | Westate Wildcats | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/05/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 100–85 | Westate Wildcats | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/05/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 98–93 | Coburg Giants | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/05/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 110–91 | Canberra Cannons | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/05/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 84–85 | Nunawading Spectres | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/05/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 73–84 | Newcastle Falcons | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/05/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 76–82 | Coburg Giants | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/05/1982 | Geelong Cats | 93–64 | Canberra Cannons | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/05/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 104–79 | Nunawading Spectres | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/05/1982 | Coburg Giants | 78–77 | Nunawading Spectres | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/05/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 73–74 | Geelong Cats | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 21/05/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 86–75 | Brisbane Bullets | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/05/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 95–82 | Launceston Casino City | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/05/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 101–83 | Sydney Supersonics | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/05/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 83–86 | Geelong Cats | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/05/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 91–89 | Illawarra Hawks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/05/1982 | Coburg Giants | 66–58 | Brisbane Bullets | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/05/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 101–90 | Launceston Casino City | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/05/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 96–71 | Sydney Supersonics | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/05/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 84–99 | Geelong Cats | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 104–97 | Illawarra Hawks | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 28/05/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 96–85 | Westate Wildcats | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/05/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 101–54 | Westate Wildcats | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/05/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 94–80 | Bankstown Bruins | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/05/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 87–88 | Adelaide City Eagles | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/05/1982 | Geelong Cats | 74–73 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/05/1982 | Coburg Giants | 110–90 | Westate Wildcats | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/05/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 81–63 | Bankstown Bruins | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/05/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 85–83 | Adelaide City Eagles | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/06/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 78–86 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 5/06/1982 | Geelong Cats | 83–72 | Sydney Supersonics | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/06/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 92–59 | Bankstown Bruins | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/06/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 96–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/06/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 120–96 | Illawarra Hawks | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/06/1982 | Coburg Giants | 85–76 | Geelong Cats | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/06/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 87–80 | Sydney Supersonics | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/06/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 81–61 | Bankstown Bruins | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/06/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 77–78 | Newcastle Falcons | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 11/06/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 70–80 | Sydney Supersonics | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/06/1982 | Geelong Cats | 90–77 | St. Kilda Saints | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/06/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 88–78 | Newcastle Falcons | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/06/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 103–87 | Canberra Cannons | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/06/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 98–92 | Newcastle Falcons | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/06/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 107–71 | Canberra Cannons | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/06/1982 | Coburg Giants | 109–51 | Sydney Supersonics | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/06/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 81–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 18/06/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 85–93 | Illawarra Hawks | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/06/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 106–119 | Adelaide City Eagles | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/06/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 86–71 | Coburg Giants | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/06/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 89–97 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/06/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 87–60 | Bankstown Bruins | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/06/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 95–81 | Illawarra Hawks | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/06/1982 | Geelong Cats | 98–83 | Adelaide City Eagles | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/06/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 77–63 | Sydney Supersonics | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/06/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 75–64 | Coburg Giants | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 26/06/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 88–89 | Geelong Cats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/06/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 90–86 | Adelaide City Eagles | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/06/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 101–73 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/06/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 87–91 | Geelong Cats | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/06/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 116–95 | Adelaide City Eagles | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/06/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 77–60 | Brisbane Bullets | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/06/1982 | Coburg Giants | 91–78 | Illawarra Hawks | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 2/07/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 110–95 | Adelaide City Eagles | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/07/1982 | Illawarra Hawks | 92–90 | Canberra Cannons | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/07/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 99–87 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/07/1982 | Geelong Cats | 84–74 | Nunawading Spectres | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/07/1982 | Launceston Casino City | 83–81 | Nunawading Spectres | Dowling Street Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/07/1982 | Brisbane Bullets | 70–69 | Canberra Cannons | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/07/1982 | Coburg Giants | 91–86 | Adelaide City Eagles | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/07/1982 | Bankstown Bruins | 81–117 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Bankstown Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/07/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 93–80 | Sydney Supersonics | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 9/07/1982 | Westate Wildcats | 85–89 | Launceston Casino City | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/07/1982 | Adelaide City Eagles | 104–103 | Geelong Cats | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/07/1982 | Canberra Cannons | 85–75 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/07/1982 | St. Kilda Saints | 119–87 | Illawarra Hawks | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/07/1982 | Newcastle Falcons | 89–71 | Bankstown Bruins | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/07/1982 | Coburg Giants | 112–85 | Launceston Casino City | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/07/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 110–81 | Geelong Cats | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/07/1982 | Sydney Supersonics | 83–85 | Brisbane Bullets | Alexandria Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/07/1982 | Nunawading Spectres | 103–73 | Illawarra Hawks | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte | 1982 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 26 | 21 | 5 | 80.77% | 4–1 | W2 | 12–1 | 9–4 | 2525 | 2177 | 115.99% |
| 2 | Geelong Cats | 26 | 20 | 6 | 76.92% | 3–2 | L2 | 11–2 | 9–4 | 2310 | 2183 | 105.82% |
| 3 | Nunawading Spectres | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73.08% | 3–2 | W1 | 13–0 | 6–7 | 2209 | 1993 | 110.84% |
| 4 | Coburg Giants | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69.23% | 3–2 | W3 | 11–2 | 7–6 | 2260 | 2067 | 109.34% |
| 5 | Newcastle Falcons$^1$ | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 5–0 | W5 | 11–2 | 6–7 | 2395 | 2258 | 106.07% |
| 6 | St. Kilda Saints$^1$ | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 4–1 | W4 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 2185 | 2090 | 104.55% |
| 7 | Adelaide City Eagles | 26 | 15 | 11 | 57.69% | 1–4 | W1 | 10–3 | 5–8 | 2457 | 2356 | 104.29% |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46.15% | 2–3 | W1 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 2059 | 2119 | 97.17% |
| 9 | Illawarra Hawks | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42.31% | 1–4 | L2 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 2382 | 2444 | 97.46% |
| 10 | Westate Wildcats | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38.46% | 1–4 | L1 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 2260 | 2431 | 92.97% |
| 11 | Canberra Cannons | 26 | 8 | 18 | 30.77% | 2–3 | W1 | 7–6 | 1–12 | 2132 | 2221 | 95.99% |
| 12 | Sydney Supersonics | 26 | 7 | 19 | 26.92% | 0–5 | L6 | 5–8 | 2–11 | 2022 | 2232 | 90.59% |
| 13 | Launceston Casino City | 26 | 5 | 21 | 19.23% | 3–2 | L1 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 2231 | 2483 | 89.85% |
| 14 | Bankstown Bruins | 26 | 2 | 24 | 07.69% | 1–4 | L2 | 2–11 | 0–13 | 1948 | 2321 | 83.93% |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 1982. 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 Newcastle Falcons and St. Kilda Saints (1-1). Newcastle Falcons won For and Against (+2).

## Finals

The NBL finals series in 1982 consisted of two semifinal games, and one championship-deciding grand final. All three of these finals games were sudden death.

### Playoff bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 94 | | | |
| 4 | Coburg Giants | 74 | | | |
| 4 | Coburg Giants | 74 | 1 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 80 |
| | | | 2 | Geelong Cats | 74 |
| 2 | Geelong Cats | 71 | 2 | Geelong Cats | 74 |
| 3 | Nunawading Spectres | 59 | | | |

### Semifinals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 16/07/1982 | Geelong Cats | 71–59 | Nunawading Spectres | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/07/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 94–74 | Coburg Giants | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 18/07/1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 80–74 | Geelong Cats | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

## Awards
### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points | Reg Biddings | Adelaide City Eagles | 782 pts / 26 games |
| Rebounds per game | George Morrow | Newcastle Falcons | 15.0 rpg / 26 games |
| Field goal percentage | Ian Manson | Geelong Cats | 64.3% (56/87) |
| Free throw percentage | Reg Biddings | Adelaide City Eagles | 88.3% (182/206) |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Al Green (West Adelaide Bearcats)
* Best Defensive Player: Phil Smyth (St Kilda Saints)
* Coach of the Year: Cal Bruton (Geelong Cats)
* All-NBL Team:
** George Morrow (Newcastle Falcons)
** James Crawford (Geelong Cats)
** Leroy Loggins (West Adelaide Bearcats)
** Phil Smyth (St Kilda Saints)
** Larry Sengstock (Brisbane Bullets)