# 1998–99 NBL season

The 1998–99 NBL season was the 21st season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league. This season marked the first summer season for the NBL. The Townsville Suns were renamed the Townsville Crocodiles

## Regular season

The 1998–99 regular season took place over 23 rounds between 9 October 1998 and 14 March 1999.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 9/10/1998 | Illawarra Hawks | 76–100 | Newcastle Falcons | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/10/1998 | Brisbane Bullets | 110–78 | Canberra Cannons | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/10/1998 | Melbourne Tigers | 99–80 | Victoria Titans | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/10/1998 | Perth Wildcats | 106–96 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/10/1998 | Townsville Crocodiles | 91–84 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/10/1998 | Sydney Kings | 97–103 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/10/1998 | Perth Wildcats | 70–75 | Sydney Kings | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/10/1998 | Melbourne Tigers | 109–101 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/10/1998 | Canberra Cannons | 89–104 | West Sydney Razorbacks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/10/1998 | Victoria Titans | 110–94 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/10/1998 | Townsville Crocodiles | 86–99 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/10/1998 | Newcastle Falcons | 89–87 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 23/10/1998 | Canberra Cannons | 98–109 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/10/1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 94–89 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/10/1998 | Illawarra Hawks | 83–80 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/10/1998 | Newcastle Falcons | 100–84 | Sydney Kings | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 30/10/1998 | Perth Wildcats | 96–111 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/10/1998 | Newcastle Falcons | 95–98 | Canberra Cannons | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/10/1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 109–72 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/10/1998 | Brisbane Bullets | 95–80 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/10/1998 | Sydney Kings | 92–101 | Victoria Titans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 6/11/1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 95–112 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/11/1998 | Brisbane Bullets | 84–101 | Newcastle Falcons | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/11/1998 | Victoria Titans | 100–111 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/11/1998 | Perth Wildcats | 95–98 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/11/1998 | Canberra Cannons | 111–88 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/11/1998 | Townsville Crocodiles | 96–102 | Newcastle Falcons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/11/1998 | Melbourne Tigers | 112–105 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 13/11/1998 | Victoria Titans | 97–83 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/11/1998 | Illawarra Hawks | 100–91 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/11/1998 | Canberra Cannons | 99–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/11/1998 | Sydney Kings | 102–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/11/1998 | Perth Wildcats | 77–97 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 20/11/1998 | Melbourne Tigers | 102–87 | Townsville Crocodiles | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/11/1998 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 81–92 | Victoria Titans | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/11/1998 | Canberra Cannons | 122–106 | Newcastle Falcons | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/11/1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 96–112 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/11/1998 | Illawarra Hawks | 88–86 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/11/1998 | Newcastle Falcons | 96–97 | Melbourne Tigers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 27/11/1998 | Melbourne Tigers | 102–97 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/11/1998 | Canberra Cannons | 99–101 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/11/1998 | Townsville Crocodiles | 93–80 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/11/1998 | Victoria Titans | 86–83 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/11/1998 | Newcastle Falcons | 84–94 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 4/12/1998 | Victoria Titans | 101–73 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/12/1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 101–90 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/12/1998 | Townsville Crocodiles | 120–107 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/12/1998 | Illawarra Hawks | 83–86 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/12/1998 | Melbourne Tigers | 109–90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/12/1998 | Perth Wildcats | 93–90 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/12/1998 | Newcastle Falcons | 87–78 | Victoria Titans | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/12/1998 | Sydney Kings | 93–72 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/12/1998 | Brisbane Bullets | 105–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 11/12/1998 | Illawarra Hawks | 97–108 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/12/1998 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 107–87 | Canberra Cannons | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/12/1998 | Victoria Titans | 92–80 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/12/1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 111–98 | Newcastle Falcons | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/12/1998 | Brisbane Bullets | 95–103 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/12/1998 | Townsville Crocodiles | 96–110 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/12/1998 | Sydney Kings | 82–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/12/1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 105–92 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/12/1998 | Illawarra Hawks | 86–60 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/12/1998 | Melbourne Tigers | 99–110 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/12/1998 | Brisbane Bullets | 106–93 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/12/1998 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 91–107 | Newcastle Falcons | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/12/1998 | Victoria Titans | 72–87 | Townsville Crocodiles | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/12/1998 | Victoria Titans | 91–93 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/12/1998 | Sydney Kings | 107–102 | Newcastle Falcons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/12/1998 | Melbourne Tigers | 102–91 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/12/1998 | Perth Wildcats | 96–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/12/1998 | Newcastle Falcons | 83–93 | Illawarra Hawks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/12/1998 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–94 | Adelaide 36ers | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 31/12/1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 104–90 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/12/1998 | Illawarra Hawks | 110–94 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/12/1998 | Townsville Crocodiles | 74–65 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/01/1999 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 92–87 | Melbourne Tigers | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/01/1999 | Canberra Cannons | 113–90 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/01/1999 | Brisbane Bullets | 82–99 | Victoria Titans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/01/1999 | Newcastle Falcons | 77–105 | Perth Wildcats | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 8/01/1999 | Canberra Cannons | 94–109 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/01/1999 | Townsville Crocodiles | 116–68 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/01/1999 | Illawarra Hawks | 96–89 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/01/1999 | Newcastle Falcons | 82–98 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/01/1999 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 77–89 | Victoria Titans | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 15/01/1999 | Illawarra Hawks | 110–94 | Newcastle Falcons | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/01/1999 | Townsville Crocodiles | 90–89 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/01/1999 | Sydney Kings | 108–73 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/01/1999 | Perth Wildcats | 84–85 | Victoria Titans | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/01/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 105–87 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/01/1999 | Brisbane Bullets | 104–118 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/01/1999 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 78–72 | Sydney Kings | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 22/01/1999 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 79–92 | Townsville Crocodiles | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/01/1999 | Canberra Cannons | 84–89 | Illawarra Hawks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/01/1999 | Perth Wildcats | 101–93 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/01/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–72 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/01/1999 | Sydney Kings | 98–109 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 29/01/1999 | Newcastle Falcons | 77–97 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/01/1999 | Brisbane Bullets | 86–85 | Victoria Titans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/01/1999 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 102–97 | Perth Wildcats | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/01/1999 | Illawarra Hawks | 84–77 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/01/1999 | Townsville Crocodiles | 96–71 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/01/1999 | Sydney Kings | 98–105 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 5/02/1999 | Canberra Cannons | 88–99 | Victoria Titans | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/02/1999 | Newcastle Falcons | 95–93 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/02/1999 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 89–86 | Townsville Crocodiles | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/02/1999 | Melbourne Tigers | 96–84 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/02/1999 | Sydney Kings | 89–108 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/02/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 96–84 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/02/1999 | Victoria Titans | 94–74 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/02/1999 | Perth Wildcats | 116–93 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/02/1999 | Newcastle Falcons | 100–109 | Sydney Kings | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/02/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 89–70 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/02/1999 | Canberra Cannons | 106–93 | Newcastle Falcons | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/02/1999 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 86–100 | Brisbane Bullets | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/02/1999 | Melbourne Tigers | 101–89 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/02/1999 | Illawarra Hawks | 86–85 | Victoria Titans | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/02/1999 | Brisbane Bullets | 87–84 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/02/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 96–89 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/02/1999 | Victoria Titans | 101–95 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/02/1999 | Townsville Crocodiles | 85–83 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/02/1999 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–88 | Perth Wildcats | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/02/1999 | Sydney Kings | 68–95 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/02/1999 | Melbourne Tigers | 106–94 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/02/1999 | Victoria Titans | 98–87 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/02/1999 | Perth Wildcats | 84–82 | Canberra Cannons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/02/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–90 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/02/1999 | Brisbane Bullets | 92–100 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/02/1999 | Newcastle Falcons | 93–98 | Townsville Crocodiles | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 4/03/1999 | Townsville Crocodiles | 118–113 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/03/1999 | Victoria Titans | 101–75 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/03/1999 | Perth Wildcats | 105–84 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/03/1999 | Canberra Cannons | 115–119 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/03/1999 | Melbourne Tigers | 86–92 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/03/1999 | Sydney Kings | 119–101 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/03/1999 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 92–77 | Illawarra Hawks | Whitlam Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 23

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/03/1999 | Melbourne Tigers | 81–89 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/03/1999 | Illawarra Hawks | 96–79 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/03/1999 | Brisbane Bullets | 83–98 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/03/1999 | Sydney Kings | 98–91 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/03/1999 | Victoria Titans | 97–89 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/03/1999 | Canberra Cannons | 97–107 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/03/1999 | Townsville Crocodiles | 92–107 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/03/1999 | Perth Wildcats | 111–113 | Newcastle Falcons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte | 1998–99 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Adelaide 36ers | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69.23% | 4–1 | W3 | 11–3 | 7–5 | 2572 | 2379 | 108.11% |
| 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 2–3 | L3 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 2573 | 2472 | 104.09% |
| 3 | Wollongong Hawks$^1$ | 26 | 16 | 10 | 61.54% | 4–1 | W1 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 2332 | 2328 | 100.17% |
| 4 | Victoria Titans$^1$ | 26 | 16 | 10 | 61.54% | 4–1 | W4 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 2339 | 2245 | 104.19% |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets$^2$ | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50.00% | 1–4 | W1 | 6–6 | 7–7 | 2476 | 2462 | 100.57% |
| 6 | Perth Wildcats$^2$ | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50.00% | 3–2 | L1 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 2463 | 2424 | 101.61% |
| 7 | Townsville Crocodiles$^3$ | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46.15% | 3–2 | L2 | 9–4 | 3–10 | 2429 | 2397 | 101.33% |
| 8 | West Sydney Razorbacks$^3$ | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46.15% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 2375 | 2446 | 97.10% |
| 9 | Sydney Kings$^4$ | 26 | 9 | 17 | 34.62% | 2–3 | W2 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 2411 | 2559 | 94.22% |
| 10 | Newcastle Falcons$^4$ | 26 | 9 | 17 | 34.62% | 1–4 | W1 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 2421 | 2544 | 95.17% |
| 11 | Canberra Cannons | 26 | 8 | 18 | 30.77% | 1–4 | L2 | 5–8 | 3–10 | 2462 | 2597 | 94.80% |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 1999. 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.
$^1$Wollongong Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).
$^2$Brisbane Bullets won Head-to-Head (2-1).
$^3$Townsville Crocodiles won Head-to-Head (2-1).
$^4$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 | Adelaide 36ers | 93 | 99 | X | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Wollongong Hawks | 81 | 98 | X | | | | | |
| 1 | Adelaide 36ers | 99 | 97 | X | 3 | Wollongong Hawks | 81 | 98 | X | | | | | |
| 6 | Perth Wildcats | 87 | 80 | X | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Perth Wildcats | 87 | 80 | X | | | | | | 1 | Adelaide 36ers | 104 | 82 | 80 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Victoria Titans | 94 | 88 | 69 |
| 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 100 | 98 | X | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Victoria Titans | 94 | 88 | 69 |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 85 | 92 | X | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 85 | 92 | X | 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 77 | 87 | X | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Victoria Titans | 80 | 94 | X | | | | | |
| 3 | Wollongong Hawks | 65 | 82 | X | 4 | Victoria Titans | 80 | 94 | X | | | | | |
| 4 | Victoria Titans | 96 | 91 | X | | | | | | | | | | |

### Qualifying Finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/03/1999 | Victoria Titans | 96–65 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/03/1999 | Perth Wildcats | 87–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/03/1999 | Brisbane Bullets | 85–100 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/03/1999 | Melbourne Tigers | 98–92 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/03/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 97–80 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/03/1999 | Illawarra Hawks | 82–91 | Victoria Titans | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 2/04/1999 | Illawarra Hawks | 81–93 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/04/1999 | Victoria Titans | 80–77 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/04/1999 | Melbourne Tigers | 87–94 | Victoria Titans | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/04/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 99–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/04/1999 | Victoria Titans | 94–104 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Park | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/04/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 82–88 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/04/1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 80–69 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |

## 1998–99 NBL statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 33.5 |
| Rebounds per game | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers | 12.0 |
| Assists per game | Darryl McDonald | Victoria Titans | 8.2 |
| Steals per game | Darryl McDonald | Victoria Titans | 8.2 |
| Blocks per game | Simon Dwight | West Sydney Razorbacks | 3.0 |
| Free throw percentage | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 89.4% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | John Rillie | West Sydney Razorbacks | 47.5% |

## NBL awards

* Most Valuable Player: Steve Woodberry, Brisbane Bullets
* Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Brett Maher, Adelaide 36ers
* Rookie of the Year: Damien Ryan, Canberra Cannons
* Best Defensive Player: Darnell Mee, Adelaide 36ers
* Best Sixth Man: Bruce Bolden, West Sydney Razorbacks
* Most Improved Player: C.J. Bruton, Wollongong Hawks
* Coach of the Year: Lindsay Gaze, Melbourne Tigers & Brendan Joyce, Wollongong Hawks

## All NBL Team

| # | Player | Team |
| PG | Steve Woodberry | Brisbane Bullets |
| SG | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers |
| SF | Lanard Copeland | Melbourne Tigers |
| PF | Kevin Brooks | Adelaide 36ers |
| C | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers |