# 2017 WNBL Finals

The 2017 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2016–17 season. The Sydney Uni Flames defeated the Dandenong Rangers 2–0, to win their fourth WNBL Championship title.

## Playoff qualifying

| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder | WNBL Championship Ladder |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GP |
| 1 | Sydney Uni Flames | 18 | 6 | 75.00 | 24 |
| 2 | Dandenong Rangers | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 |
| 3 | Perth Lynx | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 |
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 14 | 10 | 58.33 | 24 |
| 5 | Canberra Capitals | 13 | 11 | 54.17 | 24 |
| 6 | Bendigo Spirit | 13 | 11 | 54.17 | 24 |
| 7 | Melbourne Boomers | 5 | 19 | 20.83 | 24 |
| 8 | Adelaide Lightning | 3 | 21 | 12.50 | 24 |

## Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Sydney Uni Flames | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 0 | 1 | Sydney Uni Flames | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Dandenong Rangers | 0 |
| 3 | Perth Lynx | 1 | 2 | Dandenong Rangers | 0 |
| 2 | Dandenong Rangers | 2 | | | |

## Finals
### Semifinals
#### (1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (4) Townsville Fire

* 25 February 2017
* Boxscore
| Sydney Uni Flames | 111–69 | Townsville Fire |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 27–21, 38–14, 21–18 |||
| Pts: Wilson 27 Rebs: Hamson 10 Asts: Snell 5 | | Pts: Batkovic 18 Rebs: Batkovic 10 Asts: Batkovic 5 |
* Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
* 3 March 2017
* Boxscore
| Townsville Fire | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 11–16, 24–18, 13–21 |||
| Pts: Murray 16 Rebs: Batkovic 17 Asts: Wilson 4 | Pts: Tupaea 18 Rebs: Tupaea 10 Asts: Mitchell 7 |
| Sydney win series, 2–0 |||
* Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

#### (2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Perth Lynx

* 25 February 2017
* Boxscore
| Dandenong Rangers | 73–66 | Perth Lynx |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 25–9, 16–17, 12–26 |||
| Pts: Cumming 25 Rebs: Blicavs 8 Asts: Clydesdale 5 | | Pts: Whitcomb 24 Rebs: Whitcomb 13 Asts: Edmondson, Lavey 3 |
* Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria
* 3 March 2017
* Boxscore
| Perth Lynx | 91–71 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 18–15, 15–24, 28–10 |||
| Pts: Whitcomb 41 Rebs: Whitcomb 9 Asts: Whitcomb 4 | | Pts: Cumming 30 Rebs: Kennedy 9 Asts: Clydesdale 5 |
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia
* 5 March 2017
* Boxscore
| Dandenong Rangers | Perth Lynx |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 15–17, 19–25, 21–9 |||
| Pts: Cumming 22 Rebs: Kennedy 8 Asts: Cumming 4 | Pts: Whitcomb 20 Rebs: Mijović 7 Asts: Lavey 5 |
| Dandenong win series, 2–1 |||
* Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria

### Grand Final
#### (1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (2) Dandenong Rangers

* 11 March 2017
* Boxscore
| Sydney Uni Flames | 91–82 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 20–26, 23–20, 22–14 |||
| Pts: Wilson 22 Rebs: Hamson 8 Asts: Mitchell 6 | | Pts: Blicavs 25 Rebs: Blicavs 8 Asts: Cumming, Todhunter 6 |
* Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
* 17 March 2017
* Boxscore
| Dandenong Rangers | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 15–22, 11–20, 14–17 |||
| Pts: Cumming 17 Rebs: Blicavs, Novosel 6 Asts: Novosel 3 | Pts: Mitchell, Snell 15 Rebs: Snell 11 Asts: Mitchell 4 |
| Sydney win series, 2–0 |||
* Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria