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| Dates | February 25 – March 17 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Leilani Mitchell Flames | |||||||||
The 2017 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2016–17 season. [1] The Sydney Uni Flames defeated the Dandenong Rangers 2–0, to win their fourth WNBL Championship title.
Playoff qualifying
| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Sydney Uni Flames | 18 | 6 | 75.00 | 24 | |
| 2 | Dandenong Rangers | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 | |
| 3 | Perth Lynx | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 | |
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 14 | 10 | 58.33 | 24 | |
| 5 | Canberra Capitals | 13 | 11 | 54.17 | 24 | |
| 6 | Bendigo Spirit | 13 | 11 | 54.17 | 24 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Boomers | 5 | 19 | 20.83 | 24 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Lightning | 3 | 21 | 12.50 | 24 | |
Bracket
| Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Sydney Uni Flames | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Townsville Fire | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Sydney Uni Flames | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Dandenong Rangers | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Perth Lynx | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Dandenong Rangers | 2 | |||||||
Finals
Semifinals
(1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (4) Townsville Fire
25 February 2017
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| Sydney Uni Flames | 111–69 | Townsville Fire |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 27–21, 38–14, 21–18 | ||
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Pts:
Wilson 27 Rebs: Hamson 10 Asts: Snell 5 |
Pts:
Batkovic 18 Rebs: Batkovic 10 Asts: Batkovic 5 | |
Brydens Stadium,
Sydney,
New South Wales
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3 March 2017
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| Townsville Fire | 61–76 | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 11–16, 24–18, 13–21 | ||
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Pts:
Murray 16 Rebs: Batkovic 17 Asts: Wilson 4 |
Pts:
Tupaea 18 Rebs: Tupaea 10 Asts: Mitchell 7 | |
| Sydney win series, 2–0 | ||
(2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Perth Lynx
25 February 2017
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| Dandenong Rangers | 73–66 | Perth Lynx |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 25–9, 16–17, 12–26 | ||
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Pts:
Cumming 25 Rebs: Blicavs 8 Asts: Clydesdale 5 |
Pts:
Whitcomb 24 Rebs: Whitcomb 13 Asts: Edmondson, Lavey 3 | |
3 March 2017
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| Perth Lynx | 91–71 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 18–15, 15–24, 28–10 | ||
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Pts:
Whitcomb 41 Rebs: Whitcomb 9 Asts: Whitcomb 4 |
Pts:
Cumming 30 Rebs: Kennedy 9 Asts: Clydesdale 5 | |
5 March 2017
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| Dandenong Rangers | 81–63 | Perth Lynx |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 15–17, 19–25, 21–9 | ||
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Pts:
Cumming 22 Rebs: Kennedy 8 Asts: Cumming 4 |
Pts:
Whitcomb 20 Rebs: Mijović 7 Asts: Lavey 5 | |
| Dandenong win series, 2–1 | ||
Grand Final
(1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (2) Dandenong Rangers
11 March 2017
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| Sydney Uni Flames | 91–82 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 20–26, 23–20, 22–14 | ||
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Pts:
Wilson 22 Rebs: Hamson 8 Asts: Mitchell 6 |
Pts:
Blicavs 25 Rebs: Blicavs 8 Asts: Cumming, Todhunter 6 | |
Brydens Stadium,
Sydney,
New South Wales
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17 March 2017
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| Dandenong Rangers | 62–75 | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 15–22, 11–20, 14–17 | ||
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Pts:
Cumming 17 Rebs: Blicavs, Novosel 6 Asts: Novosel 3 |
Pts:
Mitchell,
Snell 15 Rebs: Snell 11 Asts: Mitchell 4 | |
| Sydney win series, 2–0 | ||
Rosters
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References
- ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2017-02-14.