# 2022 WNBL Finals

The 2022 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2021–22 season. The Southside Flyers were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for the finals series. The WNBL Finals schedule was announced 10 March 2022. The Melbourne Boomers won their second championship, defeating Perth in the Grand Final series, 2–1.

## Standings

| # | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GP |
| 1 | Melbourne Boomers | 12 | 5 | 70.5 | 17 |
| 2 | Perth Lynx | 11 | 5 | 68.7 | 16 |
| 3 | Canberra Capitals | 11 | 6 | 64.7 | 17 |
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 17 |
| 5 | Bendigo Spirit | 7 | 9 | 43.7 | 16 |
| 6 | Townsville Fire | 7 | 10 | 41.1 | 17 |
| 7 | Southside Flyers | 5 | 12 | 29.4 | 17 |
| 8 | Sydney Uni Flames | 4 | 13 | 23.5 | 17 |

## Bracket

| Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Melbourne Boomers | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 0 | 1 | Melbourne Boomers | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Perth Lynx | 1 |
| 3 | Canberra Capitals | 0 | 2 | Perth Lynx | 1 |
| 2 | Perth Lynx | 1 | | | |

## Semi-finals
### (1) Melbourne Boomers vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning

* 24 March 2022 7:00 PM (AEDT)
* Box Score
| Melbourne Boomers | 95–64 | Adelaide Lightning |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 19–21, 30–12, 33–5 |||
| Pts: Allen 24 Rebs: George 8 Asts: George 8 | | Pts: Smith 17 Rebs: Talbot 10 Asts: Talbot 6 |
* Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 1,423 Referees: Madison Crowley-Long, Calia Hanks, Jack Taylor
* 26 March 2022 4:30 PM (ACDT)
* Box Score
| Adelaide Lightning | Melbourne Boomers |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 9–17, 14–14, 10–18 |||
| Pts: Smith 24 Rebs: Talbot 12 Asts: Talbot 8 | Pts: Allen 15 Rebs: Magbegor 12 Asts: Madgen 4 |
| Melbourne win series, 2–0 |||
* The Lights Community and Sports Centre, Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 505 Referees: Haylee Cole, Byron Geddes, Guy Richards

### (2) Perth Lynx vs. (3) Canberra Capitals

* 24 March 2022 6:30 PM (AWST)
* Box Score
| Perth Lynx | Canberra Capitals |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 29–18, 18–16, 21–20 |||
| Pts: Whitcomb 20 Rebs: Whitcomb 11 Asts: Young 5 | Pts: Smart 18 Rebs: Griffin 11 Asts: Wilson 6 |
| Perth win series, 1–0 |||
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Attendance: 879 Referees: Craig Copes, Elliot Green, Daniel Troy

#### Notes

* $^a$ Perth-Canberra semi-final was not able to be played as a best-of-three series due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Canberra team. After Game 2 in Canberra was cancelled, it was initially postponed to a best-of-two series determined by points spread. However the rescheduled Game 2 in Perth was also cancelled after Canberra were unable to field a team. Perth advanced to the Grand Final with a 1–0 series win.

## Grand Final
### (1) Melbourne Boomers vs. (2) Perth Lynx

* 2 April 2022 5:00 PM (AEDT)
* Box Score
| Melbourne Boomers | 71–98 | Perth Lynx |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 14–33, 18–16, 21–22 |||
| Pts: Mitchell 17 Rebs: Madgen 8 Asts: Madgen 5 | | Pts: Garbin 25 Rebs: Scherf 12 Asts: Whitcomb 6 |
* Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 1,206 Referees: Haylee Cole, Madison Crowley-Long, Tayla Flint
* 6 April 2022 7:00 PM (AWST)
* Box Score
| Perth Lynx | 75–76 | Melbourne Boomers |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 11–17, 17–17, 19–17 |||
| Pts: Mabrey 30 Rebs: Sharp 12 Asts: Young 3 | | Pts: Allen 29 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Madgen 7 |
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Guy Richards, Travis Stewart, Jack Taylor
* 9 April 2022 5:00 PM (AEST)
* Box Score
| Melbourne Boomers | 84–66 | Perth Lynx |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–17, 20–9, 15–24 |||
| Pts: George, Magbegor 17 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Allen 7 | | Pts: Young 18 Rebs: Whitcomb 6 Asts: Garbin 4 |
* Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 2,523 Referees: Daniel Battye, Elliot Green, James Griguol