# 2005–06 NBL season

The 2005–06 NBL season was the 28th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league.

## Regular season

The 2005–06 regular season took place over 23 rounds between 2 September 2005 to 5 February 2006.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 2/09/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–111 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | 3,246 | boxscore |
| 2/09/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 102–93 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 4,392 | boxscore |
| 3/09/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 102–61 | Illawarra Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,636 | boxscore |
| 4/09/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 104–126 | Cairns Taipans | Trusts Stadium | 2,315 | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 8/09/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 99–85 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/09/2005 | Sydney Kings | 85–83 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,889 | boxscore |
| 10/09/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 115–105 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,753 | boxscore |
| 10/09/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 124–104 | New Zealand Breakers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/09/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 105–90 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,190 | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 14/09/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 108–97 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,061 | boxscore |
| 14/09/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 98–86 | Sydney Kings | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,837 | boxscore |
| 16/09/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 108–100 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 16/09/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 78–104 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/09/2005 | Sydney Kings | 112–101 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,533 | boxscore |
| 17/09/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 101–105 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,769 | boxscore |
| 18/09/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 112–94 | Hunter Pirates | Trusts Stadium | 1,790 | boxscore |
| 18/09/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 90–92 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/09/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 108–124 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,037 | boxscore |
| 18/09/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 83–85 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 21/09/2005 | Sydney Kings | 118–85 | Hunter Pirates | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,188 | boxscore |
| 23/09/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–113 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,057 | boxscore |
| 23/09/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 100–93 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,584 | boxscore |
| 23/09/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 99–94 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 5,122 | boxscore |
| 25/09/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 117–95 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/09/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 73–91 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,178 | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 28/09/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 107–116 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,913 | boxscore |
| 30/09/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 104–115 | Perth Wildcats | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,836 | boxscore |
| 1/10/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 88–95 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 1/10/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 109–108 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | 4,850 | boxscore |
| 1/10/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 105–91 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,375 | boxscore |
| 2/10/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 109–102 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Trusts Stadium | 2,340 | boxscore |
| 3/10/2005 | Sydney Kings | 128–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,688 | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 5/10/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 94–92 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/10/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 104–99 | Townsville Crocodiles | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,693 | boxscore |
| 7/10/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 87–95 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/10/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 116–87 | Hunter Pirates | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/10/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106–107 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | 2,381 | boxscore |
| 8/10/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 97–72 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,847 | boxscore |
| 9/10/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 86–77 | Illawarra Hawks | Trusts Stadium | 2,346 | boxscore |
| 9/10/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 104–83 | Hunter Pirates | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/10/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 112–101 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 1,876 | boxscore |
| 14/10/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 113–103 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 5,375 | boxscore |
| 15/10/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 92–75 | Hunter Pirates | Challenge Stadium | 4,107 | boxscore |
| 15/10/2005 | Sydney Kings | 116–104 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,301 | boxscore |
| 15/10/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 105–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,427 | boxscore |
| 16/10/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 86–112 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/10/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 93–119 | Hunter Pirates | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,667 | boxscore |
| 19/10/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 100–93 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 3,900 | boxscore |
| 19/10/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 94–121 | Adelaide 36ers | Trusts Stadium | 2,712 | boxscore |
| 22/10/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 94–85 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/10/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 96–99 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,537 | boxscore |
| 23/10/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 113–92 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Challenge Stadium | 3,552 | boxscore |
| 23/10/2005 | Sydney Kings | 106–88 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,274 | boxscore |
| 23/10/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 85–101 | Hunter Pirates | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/10/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 90–89 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/10/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 77–106 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | 1,875 | boxscore |
| 28/10/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 121–100 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/10/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 86–94 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/10/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 85–83 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,242 | boxscore |
| 29/10/2005 | Sydney Kings | 106–74 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,357 | boxscore |
| 29/10/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–101 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,943 | boxscore |
| 30/10/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 109–91 | Hunter Pirates | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,689 | boxscore |
| 30/10/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 93–104 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,391 | boxscore |
| 30/10/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 122–101 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 2/11/2005 | Sydney Kings | 124–91 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,068 | boxscore |
| 4/11/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 115–129 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/11/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 123–73 | New Zealand Breakers | State Sports Centre | 3,108 | boxscore |
| 5/11/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 100–92 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/11/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 90–98 | Cairns Taipans | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,136 | boxscore |
| 5/11/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 95–99 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,039 | boxscore |
| 5/11/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 92–119 | Illawarra Hawks | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/11/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 97–103 | Brisbane Bullets | Trusts Stadium | 2,700 | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 9/11/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 112–95 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 11/11/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 115–99 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 11/11/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 105–114 | Hunter Pirates | State Sports Centre | 2,886 | boxscore |
| 12/11/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 103–96 | Brisbane Bullets | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 8,000 | boxscore |
| 12/11/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 115–103 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 12/11/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 96–116 | Illawarra Hawks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,056 | boxscore |
| 12/11/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 113–130 | Sydney Kings | TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre | 1,867 | boxscore |
| 13/11/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 92–78 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,057 | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/11/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 102–95 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/11/2005 | Sydney Kings | 94–90 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/11/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 93–109 | Perth Wildcats | Trusts Stadium | 1,356 | boxscore |
| 19/11/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 90–94 | Sydney Kings | Sydney Super Dome | 4,509 | boxscore |
| 19/11/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 97–88 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/11/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 129–84 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/11/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 105–99 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,398 | boxscore |
| 20/11/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 74–95 | Perth Wildcats | TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre | 1,264 | boxscore |
| 20/11/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 102–104 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,698 | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 23/11/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 94–87 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/11/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 103–88 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/11/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 82–93 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/11/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 91–115 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | 2,622 | boxscore |
| 26/11/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 119–115 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/11/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 109–92 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 5,487 | boxscore |
| 27/11/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 117–102 | New Zealand Breakers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,788 | boxscore |
| 27/11/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 93–94 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,000 | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 30/11/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 130–109 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/12/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 98–121 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/12/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 101–91 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/12/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 104–98 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 4,783 | boxscore |
| 3/12/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 117–106 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,720 | boxscore |
| 3/12/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 103–85 | Hunter Pirates | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,464 | boxscore |
| 3/12/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 128–131 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,909 | boxscore |
| 3/12/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 103–107 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | 1,100 | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 7/12/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 110–107 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/12/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 108–90 | Cairns Taipans | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,557 | boxscore |
| 9/12/2005 | Sydney Kings | 122–95 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,385 | boxscore |
| 10/12/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 96–109 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 5,756 | boxscore |
| 10/12/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 118–128 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,984 | boxscore |
| 10/12/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 106–99 | Hunter Pirates | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,643 | boxscore |
| 10/12/2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 94–103 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 2,249 | boxscore |
| 11/12/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 107–117 | Brisbane Bullets | TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre | 1,124 | boxscore |
| 11/12/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 120–104 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 14/12/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 102–121 | Melbourne Tigers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,001 | boxscore |
| 16/12/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–100 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,843 | boxscore |
| 16/12/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 96–93 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,622 | boxscore |
| 17/12/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 97–84 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/12/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 102–114 | Hunter Pirates | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/12/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 108–99 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 17/12/2005 | Perth Wildcats | 115–93 | Brisbane Bullets | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/12/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 109–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Trusts Stadium | 2,039 | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 21/12/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–104 | Adelaide 36ers | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/12/2005 | Hunter Pirates | 96–85 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,622 | boxscore |
| 23/12/2005 | Melbourne Tigers | 102–89 | Illawarra Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,650 | boxscore |
| 23/12/2005 | Sydney Kings | 133–89 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,869 | boxscore |
| 23/12/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 118–103 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 1,842 | boxscore |
| 23/12/2005 | Brisbane Bullets | 128–90 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,350 | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 30/12/2005 | Cairns Taipans | 93–88 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/12/2005 | Illawarra Hawks | 136–97 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,727 | boxscore |
| 30/12/2005 | Sydney Kings | 109–92 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,842 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2005 | New Zealand Breakers | 82–105 | Hunter Pirates | Trusts Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/12/2005 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–73 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/12/2005 | Townsville Crocodiles | 106–105 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 4/01/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 116–113 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,802 | boxscore |
| 4/01/2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 121–108 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 6/01/2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 106–120 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,026 | boxscore |
| 6/01/2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 93–118 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/01/2006 | Hunter Pirates | 95–107 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 3,539 | boxscore |
| 7/01/2006 | Sydney Kings | 114–103 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,414 | boxscore |
| 7/01/2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 118–92 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 7/01/2006 | Cairns Taipans | 102–96 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,055 | boxscore |
| 8/01/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 98–87 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 11/01/2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 100–91 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/01/2006 | Sydney Kings | 123–96 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,331 | boxscore |
| 13/01/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 111–93 | Hunter Pirates | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,769 | boxscore |
| 13/01/2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 100–103 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,138 | boxscore |
| 14/01/2006 | Cairns Taipans | 110–104 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,886 | boxscore |
| 14/01/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 100–116 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 3,700 | boxscore |
| 14/01/2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 115–103 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/01/2006 | Hunter Pirates | 96–134 | Sydney Kings | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 3,058 | boxscore |
| 15/01/2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 59–80 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | 2,572 | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 18/01/2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 117–102 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/01/2006 | Sydney Kings | 93–83 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,758 | boxscore |
| 21/01/2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 111–91 | Hunter Pirates | Adelaide Arena | 6,149 | boxscore |
| 21/01/2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 116–112 | Townsville Crocodiles | Trusts Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/01/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 92–98 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,837 | boxscore |
| 21/01/2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 111–100 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,043 | boxscore |
| 22/01/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 91–81 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 25/01/2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 95–88 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 27/01/2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–93 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,823 | boxscore |
| 27/01/2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 111–108 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/01/2006 | Hunter Pirates | 98–116 | New Zealand Breakers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,322 | boxscore |
| 28/01/2006 | Cairns Taipans | 103–79 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,220 | boxscore |
| 28/01/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 94–91 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,676 | boxscore |
| 28/01/2006 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 99–110 | Sydney Kings | Sydney Super Dome | 3,623 | boxscore |
| 29/01/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 117–84 | Townsville Crocodiles | Marrara Indoor Stadium | 1,481 | boxscore |
| 29/01/2006 | Sydney Kings | 104–115 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,575 | boxscore |

### Round 23

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 1/02/2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 93–109 | Melbourne Tigers | Trusts Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/02/2006 | Hunter Pirates | 109–104 | Townsville Crocodiles | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,078 | boxscore |
| 3/02/2006 | Townsville Crocodiles | 90–107 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,047 | boxscore |
| 4/02/2006 | New Zealand Breakers | 94–108 | Melbourne Tigers | Trusts Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/02/2006 | Cairns Taipans | 107–84 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/02/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 90–89 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,917 | boxscore |
| 4/02/2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 120–77 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/02/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 112–89 | Hunter Pirates | Challenge Stadium | 3,800 | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte | 2005–06 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 32 | 26 | 6 | 81.25% | 3–2 | L2 | 15–1 | 11–5 | 3472 | 3094 | 112.22% |
| 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 32 | 25 | 7 | 78.13% | 3–2 | W2 | 15–1 | 10–6 | 3305 | 2984 | 110.76% |
| 3 | Wollongong Hawks$^1$ | 32 | 19 | 13 | 59.38% | 3–2 | W2 | 12–4 | 7–9 | 3231 | 3101 | 104.19% |
| 4 | Adelaide 36ers$^1$ | 32 | 19 | 13 | 59.38% | 2–3 | L3 | 14–2 | 5–11 | 3222 | 3277 | 98.32% |
| 5 | Cairns Taipans | 32 | 18 | 14 | 56.25% | 3–2 | W3 | 12–4 | 6–10 | 3200 | 3107 | 102.99% |
| 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53.13% | 4–1 | W4 | 12–4 | 5–11 | 3373 | 3280 | 102.84% |
| 7 | Perth Wildcats | 32 | 16 | 16 | 50.00% | 4–1 | W3 | 10–5 | 5–10 | 3219 | 3168 | 101.61% |
| 8 | Hunter Pirates | 32 | 13 | 19 | 40.63% | 1–4 | L1 | 8–8 | 5–11 | 3126 | 3315 | 94.30% |
| 9 | New Zealand Breakers$^2$ | 32 | 9 | 23 | 28.13% | 3–2 | L2 | 6–10 | 3–13 | 3179 | 3471 | 91.59% |
| 10 | Townsville Crocodiles$^2$ | 32 | 9 | 23 | 28.13% | 1–4 | L3 | 7–9 | 2–14 | 3283 | 3483 | 94.26% |
| 11 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 32 | 5 | 27 | 15.63% | 1–4 | L3 | 4–12 | 1–15 | 2994 | 3324 | 90.07% |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2006. 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 (2-1).
$^2$New Zealand Breakers won Head-to-Head (2-1).

## Finals
### Playoff bracket

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 112 | 84 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Adelaide 36ers | 103 | 5 | Cairns Taipans | 87 | 82 | X | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cairns Taipans | 88 | 5 | Cairns Taipans | 106 | | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 93 | 99 | 83 | X | X |
| 8 | Hunter Pirates | 80 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 100 | 103 | 88 | X | X |
| | | | | | | 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 94 | 106 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Wollongong Hawks | 101 | 7 | Perth Wildcats | 78 | 101 | X | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 91 | 7 | Perth Wildcats | 121 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Perth Wildcats | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Elimination Finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 8/02/2006 | Brisbane Bullets | 91–96 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,996 | boxscore |
| 9/02/2006 | Cairns Taipans | 88–80 | Hunter Pirates | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,726 | boxscore |
| 10/02/2006 | Illawarra Hawks | 101–121 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,345 | boxscore |
| 11/02/2006 | Adelaide 36ers | 103–106 (OT) | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | 5,492 | boxscore |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 14/02/2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 94–78 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,107 | boxscore |
| 15/02/2006 | Sydney Kings | 112–87 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,192 | boxscore |
| 16/02/2006 | Perth Wildcats | 101–106 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,400 | boxscore |
| 17/02/2006 | Cairns Taipans | 82–84 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,852 | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 24/02/2006 | Sydney Kings | 93–100 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,890 | boxscore |
| 26/02/2006 | Melbourne Tigers | 103–99 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 28/02/2006 | Sydney Kings | 83–88 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,561 | boxscore |

## All Star Game

* Fox Sports
* 23 December 2005 18:30
* boxscore report
| Aussie All Stars | World All Stars |
| Scoring by quarter: 44–23, 28–27, 40–33, 39–33 |||
| Pts: Anstey 23 Rebs: Bradtke 14 Asts: McDonald 10 | Pts: Groves 19 Rebs: Redhage, Rychart 13 Asts: Redhage, Rychart 5 |
| Aussie All Stars win, 151–116 |||
* Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney Attendance: 4,783

### Most Valuable Player

* Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers)

## Awards

The MVP was awarded to Chris Anstey of the Melbourne Tigers.
The Grand Final MVP was also awarded to Chris Anstey.
The Coach of the Year went to Alan Westover of the Melbourne Tigers who coached the team to the title.
The Rookie of the Year went to Mark Worthington of the Sydney Kings.

## All NBL Team

| # | Player | Team |
| PG | Brett Maher | Adelaide 36ers |
| SG | C. J. Bruton | Sydney Kings |
| SF | Cortez Groves | Wollongong Hawks |
| PF | Larry Abney | Townsville Crocodiles |
| C | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers |