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| Dates | March 12 – 18 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Micaela Cocks Fire | |||||||||
| Preliminary Final | Townsville defeated SEQ, 91–71 | |||||||||
The 2016 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2015–16 season.
Playoff qualifying
| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Townsville Fire | 17 | 7 | 70.83 | 24 | |
| 2 | Perth Lynx | 16 | 8 | 66.67 | 24 | |
| 3 | Dandenong Rangers | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 | |
| 4 | South East Queensland Stars | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 | |
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 13 | 11 | 54.17 | 24 | |
| 6 | Bendigo Spirit | 12 | 12 | 50.00 | 24 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Lightning | 10 | 14 | 41.67 | 24 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Boomers | 8 | 16 | 33.33 | 24 | |
| 9 | University of Canberra Capitals | 2 | 22 | 8.33 | 24 | |
Bracket
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| 28 February – Townsville | 12, 18 March – Perth / Townsville | ||||||||||||
| Townsville Fire | 72 | Perth Lynx | 0 | ||||||||||
| Perth Lynx | 91 | 5 March – Townsville | Townsville Fire | 2 | |||||||||
| Townsville Fire | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 27 February – Dandenong | South East Queensland Stars | 71 | |||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 82 | ||||||||||||
| South East Queensland Stars | 86 | ||||||||||||
Semifinals
Major semifinal: (1) Townsville vs. (2) Perth
February 28, 2016 3:00 PM |
| Townsville Fire 72, Perth Lynx 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 18–27, 17–23, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Novosel 15 Rebs: George 11 Asts: Novosel 5 |
Pts: Laney 23 Rebs: Mijovic 9 Asts: Lavey 4 | |
| Perth wins | ||
| Townsville won 2–1 in the regular-season series |
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Elimination semifinal: (3) Dandenong vs. (4) South East Queensland
February 27, 2016 7:00 PM |
| Dandenong Rangers 82, South East Queensland Stars 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 19–17, 21–22, 20–31 | ||
| Pts: Blicavs 38 Rebs: Blicavs 9 Asts: Pickrel 4 |
Pts: Jarry 25 Rebs: Ibekwe 14 Asts: Ibekwe 5 | |
| SEQ wins | ||
| Dandenong won 2–1 in the regular-season series |
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Preliminary final
(1) Townsville vs. (4) South East Queensland
March 6, 2016 3:00 PM |
| Townsville Fire 91, South East Queensland Stars 71 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 21–21, 22–21, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Batkovic 31 Rebs: George 16 Asts: Cocks 8 |
Pts: Hooper 20 Rebs: two tied 8 Asts: Jarry 7 | |
| Townsville wins | ||
| SEQ won 2–1 in the regular-season series |
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Grand Final
Perth Lynx vs. Townsville Fire
Game 1
March 12, 2016 7:00 PM |
| Perth Lynx 57, Townsville Fire 73 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 16–20, 16–7, 7–28 | ||
| Pts: Whitcomb 20 Rebs: Laney 14 Asts: Whitcomb 4 |
Pts: Batkovic 25 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Cocks 5 | |
| Townsville leads series, 1–0 | ||
Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Referees: Damian Lyons, Robyn Manhire, Sarah Carey |
Game 2
March 18, 2016 7:00 PM |
| Townsville Fire 80, Perth Lynx 70 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 25–19, 12–25, 23–9 | ||
| Pts: Novosel 18 Rebs: Batkovic 16 Asts: Murray 4 |
Pts: two tied 16 Rebs: Whitcomb 10 Asts: two tied 4 | |
| Townsville wins series, 2–0 | ||
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Damian Lyons, Nathan Duranti, Sarah Carey |
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