# 2002–03 NBL season

The 2002–03 NBL season was the 25th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league.

## Regular season

The 2002–03 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 2 October 2002 and 1 March 2003.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 2/10/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–92 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/10/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 94–88 | Townsville Crocodiles | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/10/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 109–98 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/10/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 105–111 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/10/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 116–104 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/10/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 95–85 | Victoria Giants | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 9/10/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 93–110 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/10/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 90–77 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/10/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 88–96 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/10/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 122–106 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/10/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 88–110 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/10/2002 | Victoria Giants | 105–95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/10/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 108–100 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/10/2002 | Victoria Giants | 130–102 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/10/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 106–101 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/10/2002 | Sydney Kings | 119–102 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/10/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 103–92 | Canberra Cannons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/10/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 92–101 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/10/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 92–105 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/10/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 108–117 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/10/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 94–122 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 23/10/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 90–87 | Illawarra Hawks | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/10/2002 | Sydney Kings | 120–75 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/10/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 96–93 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/10/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 117–91 | West Sydney Razorbacks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/10/2002 | Victoria Giants | 97–104 | Illawarra Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/10/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 92–116 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/10/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 92–103 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 30/10/2002 | Victoria Giants | 135–129 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/11/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–103 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/11/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 83–90 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/11/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 104–96 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/11/2002 | Sydney Kings | 95–87 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/11/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 115–111 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 6/11/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 91–105 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/11/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 111–104 | Victoria Giants | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/11/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 130–127 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/11/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 108–102 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/11/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 118–99 | Victoria Giants | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/11/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 118–104 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/11/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 111–85 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 13/11/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 119–93 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/11/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 92–78 | Canberra Cannons | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/11/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 113–90 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/11/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 123–111 | Victoria Giants | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/11/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 103–95 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/11/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 91–95 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/11/2002 | Sydney Kings | 98–100 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 20/11/2002 | Victoria Giants | 112–106 | Brisbane Bullets | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/11/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 103–87 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/11/2002 | Victoria Giants | 96–100 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/11/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 107–97 | Illawarra Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/11/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 123–107 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/11/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 106–107 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/11/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–87 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 27/11/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 71–86 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/11/2002 | Sydney Kings | 102–74 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/11/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–106 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/11/2002 | Victoria Giants | 74–114 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/11/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 94–84 | Cairns Taipans | Shoalhaven Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/11/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 98–99 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/11/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 100–85 | Canberra Cannons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/11/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 116–105 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/11/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 91–96 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 4/12/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 103–96 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/12/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 101–113 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/12/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 95–96 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/12/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 93–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/12/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 109–114 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/12/2002 | Victoria Giants | 102–133 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 10/12/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 94–111 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/12/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 107–106 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/12/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 88–77 | Victoria Giants | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/12/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 103–91 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/12/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 106–91 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/12/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 115–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/12/2002 | Sydney Kings | 87–92 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/12/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 117–91 | Victoria Giants | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 18/12/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–99 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/12/2002 | Sydney Kings | 92–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/12/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 115–91 | Victoria Giants | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/12/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 111–107 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/12/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 122–114 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/12/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 79–92 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/12/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–83 | Victoria Giants | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/12/2002 | Victoria Giants | 91–98 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/12/2002 | Sydney Kings | 114–95 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/12/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 88–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/12/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 90–115 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/12/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 94–89 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/12/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 112–114 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/12/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–105 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 31/12/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 78–87 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/12/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 121–110 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/12/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 103–91 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/01/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 75–86 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,520 | boxscore |
| 3/01/2003 | Sydney Kings | 112–96 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,975 | boxscore |
| 4/01/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 104–99 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 4/01/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 109–89 | Illawarra Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 4,400 | boxscore |
| 4/01/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 105–121 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/01/2003 | Victoria Giants | 99–107 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | 3,000 | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 8/01/2003 | Victoria Giants | 114–100 | Canberra Cannons | Geelong Arena | 1,050 | boxscore |
| 8/01/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 101–82 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,215 | boxscore |
| 10/01/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 98–96 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,183 | boxscore |
| 10/01/2003 | Sydney Kings | 111–83 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,163 | boxscore |
| 11/01/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 115–86 | Victoria Giants | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 11/01/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 100–82 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | 7,750 | boxscore |
| 11/01/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–109 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 12/01/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 87–79 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,566 | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 15/01/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 94–86 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,455 | boxscore |
| 15/01/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 112–77 | Victoria Giants | State Sports Centre | 3,086 | boxscore |
| 17/01/2003 | Victoria Giants | 112–107 | Cairns Taipans | Bendigo Stadium | 1,095 | boxscore |
| 17/01/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 89–98 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,271 | boxscore |
| 18/01/2003 | Canberra Cannons | 100–96 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | 3,131 | boxscore |
| 18/01/2003 | Sydney Kings | 122–108 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 7,124 | boxscore |
| 18/01/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 107–115 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,861 | boxscore |
| 18/01/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 119–97 | Canberra Cannons | Challenge Stadium | 4,306 | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 22/01/2003 | Sydney Kings | 103–111 | Victoria Giants | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,635 | boxscore |
| 22/01/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 87–76 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,569 | boxscore |
| 22/01/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–81 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 24/01/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 115–108 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | 7,418 | boxscore |
| 25/01/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 87–106 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | 3,048 | boxscore |
| 25/01/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 106–88 | Brisbane Bullets | Challenge Stadium | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 25/01/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 71–95 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,475 | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 29/01/2003 | Canberra Cannons | 80–108 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | 2,651 | boxscore |
| 29/01/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 96–111 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,980 | boxscore |
| 29/01/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 128–105 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | 6,667 | boxscore |
| 1/02/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 91–87 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,956 | boxscore |
| 1/02/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 111–85 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 1/02/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–101 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | 4,112 | boxscore |
| 1/02/2003 | Victoria Giants | 106–109 | Townsville Crocodiles | Dandenong Stadium | 2,154 | boxscore |
| 1/02/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 123–88 | Canberra Cannons | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,300 | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 5/02/2003 | Canberra Cannons | 99–91 | Victoria Giants | AIS Arena | 2,349 | boxscore |
| 5/02/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 97–99 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 3,868 | boxscore |
| 7/02/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 122–104 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 7,593 | boxscore |
| 8/02/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 103–88 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 8/02/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–104 | Victoria Giants | State Sports Centre | 3,413 | boxscore |
| 8/02/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 93–87 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,382 | boxscore |
| 8/02/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 108–103 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,410 | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/02/2003 | Canberra Cannons | 84–81 | Cairns Taipans | AIS Arena | 1,956 | boxscore |
| 12/02/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 90–95 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,669 | boxscore |
| 14/02/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 100–116 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 14/02/2003 | Victoria Giants | 98–106 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | 4,765 | boxscore |
| 15/02/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 124–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Challenge Stadium | 3,596 | boxscore |
| 15/02/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 103–93 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 15/02/2003 | Sydney Kings | 111–84 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,540 | boxscore |
| 18/02/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 106–91 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Bunbury Stadium | 1,500 | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/02/2003 | Canberra Cannons | 90–104 | Cairns Taipans | AIS Arena | 1,564 | boxscore |
| 20/02/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 120–75 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 21/02/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 66–79 | Canberra Cannons | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,890 | boxscore |
| 21/02/2003 | Victoria Giants | 77–102 | Cairns Taipans | Dandenong Stadium | 1,979 | boxscore |
| 22/02/2003 | Canberra Cannons | 94–106 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 1,450 | boxscore |
| 22/02/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 97–99 | Victoria Giants | Adelaide Arena | 7,597 | boxscore |
| 22/02/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 89–96 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,305 | boxscore |
| 23/02/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 93–90 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | 3,246 | boxscore |
| 23/02/2003 | Sydney Kings | 100–87 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,087 | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/02/2003 | Canberra Cannons | 93–140 | Illawarra Hawks | Southern Cross Stadium | 1,350 | boxscore |
| 26/02/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 108–99 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,430 | boxscore |
| 26/02/2003 | Sydney Kings | 114–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,105 | boxscore |
| 27/02/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 124–94 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,265 | boxscore |
| 28/02/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 85–108 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,300 | boxscore |
| 1/03/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 106–104 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 1/03/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 118–88 | Victoria Giants | Challenge Stadium | 3,667 | boxscore |
| 1/03/2003 | Canberra Cannons | 103–113 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Southern Cross Stadium | 1,979 | boxscore |
| 1/03/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 128–109 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,159 | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte | 2002–03 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings$^1$ | 30 | 22 | 8 | 73.33% | 4–1 | W4 | 11–4 | 11–4 | 3166 | 2780 | 113.88% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats$^1$ | 30 | 22 | 8 | 73.33% | 4–1 | W4 | 14–1 | 8–7 | 3175 | 2960 | 106.72% |
| 3 | Townsville Crocodiles | 30 | 19 | 11 | 63.33% | 5–0 | W16 | 12–3 | 7–8 | 3068 | 3004 | 102.13% |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60.00% | 2–3 | W2 | 11–4 | 7–8 | 3053 | 2897 | 105.38% |
| 5 | Adelaide 36ers | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53.33% | 2–3 | L3 | 9–6 | 7–8 | 3198 | 3162 | 101.14% |
| 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50.00% | 4–1 | W1 | 10–5 | 5–10 | 2953 | 2908 | 101.55% |
| 7 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 30 | 14 | 16 | 46.67% | 3–2 | W3 | 10–5 | 4–11 | 3020 | 3072 | 98.31% |
| 8 | Cairns Taipans | 30 | 13 | 17 | 43.33% | 3–2 | W1 | 8–7 | 5–10 | 2897 | 2913 | 99.45% |
| 9 | Canberra Cannons | 30 | 11 | 19 | 36.67% | 1–4 | L4 | 8–7 | 3–12 | 2832 | 3049 | 92.88% |
| 10 | Victoria Giants | 30 | 9 | 21 | 30.00% | 2–3 | L1 | 6–9 | 3–12 | 2945 | 3225 | 91.32% |
| 11 | Brisbane Bullets | 30 | 6 | 24 | 20.00% | 0–5 | L9 | 4–11 | 2–13 | 2797 | 3134 | 89.25% |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2003. Source: NBL.com.au
$^1$Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (2-1).

## Finals
### Playoff bracket

| Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 124 | 91 | 114 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Townsville Crocodiles | 107 | 113 | 99 | | | | | |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 101 | 104 | 114 | 3 | Townsville Crocodiles | 107 | 113 | 99 | | | | | |
| 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 89 | 108 | 89 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 89 | 108 | 89 | | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 98 | 117 | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Perth Wildcats | 94 | 101 | X |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 119 | 91 | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Perth Wildcats | 94 | 101 | X |
| 5 | Adelaide 36ers | 116 | 99 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Adelaide 36ers | 116 | 99 | 86 | 2 | Perth Wildcats | 121 | 113 | X | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 90 | 84 | X | | | | | |
| 3 | Townsville Crocodiles | 87 | 101 | X | 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 90 | 84 | X | | | | | |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 97 | 102 | X | | | | | | | | | | |

### Qualifying Finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 8/03/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 89–101 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 8/03/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 116–119 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 6,563 | boxscore |
| 8/03/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 97–87 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,391 | boxscore |
| 10/03/2003 | Sydney Kings | 104–108 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,501 | boxscore |
| 12/03/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 91–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 3,611 | boxscore |
| 12/03/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–102 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 15/03/2003 | Sydney Kings | 114–89 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,395 | boxscore |
| 16/03/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 94–86 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 3,082 | boxscore |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 20/03/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 107–124 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 21/03/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 90–121 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,479 | boxscore |
| 26/03/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 113–84 | Illawarra Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 3,421 | boxscore |
| 26/03/2003 | Sydney Kings | 91–113 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 7,284 | boxscore |
| 29/03/2003 | Sydney Kings | 114–99 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,025 | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 3/04/2003 | Sydney Kings | 98–94 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 10,439 | boxscore |
| 6/04/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 101–117 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4,700 | boxscore |

## 2002–03 NBL statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Chris Williams | Sydney Kings | 23.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers | 12.9 |
| Assists per game | Ricky Grace | Perth Wildcats | 8.0 |
| Steals per game | Darryl McDonald | Victoria Titans | 2.4 |
| Blocks per game | Reginald Poole | Canberra Cannons | 2.2 |
| Free throw percentage | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 89.3% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | James Harvey | Perth Wildcats | 43.8% |

## NBL awards

* Most Valuable Player: Chris Williams, Sydney Kings
* Rookie of the Year: Gary Boodnikoff, Sydney Kings
* Best Defensive Player: Glen Saville, Wollongong Hawks
* Best Sixth Man: Stephen Black, Perth Wildcats
* Most Improved Player: Matt Burston, Perth Wildcats
* Coach of the Year: Ian Stacker, Townsville Crocodiles

## All NBL Team

| # | Player | Team |
| PG | Ricky Grace | Perth Wildcats |
| SG | Shane Heal | Sydney Kings |
| SF | Brett Maher | Adelaide 36ers |
| PF | Chris Williams | Sydney Kings |
| C | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers |