# 2012 WNBL Finals

The 2012 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2011–12 season. The Bulleen Boomers were the defending champions but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Dandenong Rangers.

## Standings

| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GP |
| 1 | Adelaide Lightning | 18 | 4 | 81.8 | 22 |
| 2 | Bulleen Boomers | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | 22 |
| 3 | Dandenong Rangers | 14 | 8 | 63.4 | 22 |
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 13 | 9 | 59.0 | 22 |
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 13 | 9 | 59.0 | 22 |
| 6 | Bendigo Spirit | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 22 |
| 7 | Logan Thunder | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 22 |
| 8 | Canberra Capitals | 9 | 13 | 40.9 | 22 |
| 9 | West Coast Waves | 2 | 20 | 9.0 | 22 |
| 10 | AIS | 2 | 20 | 9.0 | 22 |

## Bracket

| Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Adelaide Lightning | 70 | | | | Bulleen Boomers | 70 |
| | | | 2 | Bulleen Boomers | 73 | | | | Dandenong Rangers | Dandenong Rangers | 94 |
| | | | | | | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | Dandenong Rangers | Dandenong Rangers | 91 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Dandenong Rangers | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Townsville Fire | 66 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 85 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 78 | | | | | | | | | |

## Elimination final
### (4) Townsville Fire vs. (5) Sydney Uni Flames

* 22 February 2012
* Boxscore
| Townsville Fire | 85–78 | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 23–25, 16–20, 16–11 |||
| Pts: Foley 21 Rebs: Foley 9 Asts: Flanagan 9 | | Pts: Denson 18 Rebs: King, Snell 8 Asts: Poto 5 |
* Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

## Semi-finals
### (1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers

* 25 February 2012
* Boxscore
| Adelaide Lightning | 71–73 | Bulleen Boomers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 11–13, 20–17, 21–18 |||
| Pts: Bishop 23 Rebs: Batkovic 7 Asts: Batkovic, Bishop, Lewis 3 | | Pts: Cambage 29 Rebs: Jarry 10 Asts: Leedham 3 |
* Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia

### (3) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Townsville Fire

* 26 February 2012
* Boxscore
| Dandenong Rangers | 77–66 | Townsville Fire |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 15–17, 18–25, 25–8 |||
| Pts: O'Hea 24 Rebs: Phillips 14 Asts: MacLeod 8 | | Pts: Payne 18 Rebs: Dowdell 9 Asts: Cocks 4 |
* Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria

## Preliminary final
### (1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (3) Dandenong Rangers

* 4 March 2012
* Boxscore
| Adelaide Lightning | 78–91 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 19–15, 19–23, 18–33 |||
| Pts: Batkovic 34 Rebs: Screen 8 Asts: Batkovic, Bishop 4 | | Pts: O'Hea 28 Rebs: Phillips 14 Asts: O'Hea 8 |
* Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia

## Grand Final
### (2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Dandenong Rangers

* 11 March 2012
| Bulleen Boomers | 70–94 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Pts: Cambage 22 Rebs: Cambage 14 | | Pts: MacLeod 22 Rebs: Phillips, O'Hea 7 Asts: MacLeod 9 |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 3,500