1990 NBL Finals

The 1990 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1990 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Perth Wildcats defeated the Brisbane Bullets in three games (2-1) for their first NBL championship.

1990 NBL Finals
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration26 September - 28 October 1990
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)Seven Network
NBL Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats
  Runners-upBrisbane Bullets
Finals MVPRicky Grace

Format

The 1990 National Basketball League Finals started on 26 September and concluded on 28 October. The playoffs consisted of two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three Semi-finals and the best of three game Grand Final series. As the two top teams at the end of the regular season, the North Melbourne Giants and Eastside Melbourne Spectres both qualified for home court advantage during the Semi-finals.

Qualification

Qualified teams

TeamFinals
appearance
Previous
appearance
Previous best
performance
North Melbourne Giants3rd1989Champions (1989)
Eastside Melbourne Spectres6th1985Runner up (1981)
Brisbane Bullets8th1988Champions (1985, 1987)
Perth Wildcats4th1989Runner up (1987)
Melbourne Tigers2nd19895th in 1989
Sydney Kings2nd19894th in 1989

Ladder

# Team Pld W L
1 North Melbourne Giants 26 20 6
2 Eastside Melbourne Spectres 26 18 8
3 Brisbane Bullets 26 17 9
4 Perth Wildcats 26 17 9
5 Melbourne Tigers 26 17 9
6 Sydney Kings 26 16 10
7 Canberra Cannons 26 16 10
8 Illawarra Hawks 26 13 13
9 Adelaide 36ers 26 12 14
10 Geelong Supercats 26 11 15
11 Gold Coast Rollers 26 9 17
12 Hobart Devils 26 8 18
13 Newcastle Falcons 26 4 22
14 Westside Saints 26 3 23

Elimination finals

Game 1

26 September
Perth Wildcats 122, Melbourne Tigers 100
Scoring by quarter: 26-24, 29-29, 28-22, 39-25
Pts: Ricky Grace 30
Rebs: Kendal Pinder 11
Asts: Ricky Grace 7
Pts: Dave Colbert 52
Rebs: Dave Colbert 9
Asts: Nigel Purchase 4
Perth lead the series 1-0
Perth Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Geoff Weeks

Game 2

28 September
Melbourne Tigers 113, Perth Wildcats 123
Scoring by quarter: 24-21, 32-32, 28-31, 29-39
Pts: Dave Colbert 42
Rebs: Colbert, Simmons 9 each
Asts: Nigel Purchase 7
Pts: Kendal Pinder 29
Rebs: James Crawford 9
Asts: Mike Ellis 10
Perth win the series 2-0
The Glass House, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Geoff Weeks

Game 1

26 September
Sydney Kings 98, Brisbane Bullets 87
Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 24-24, 21-26, 28-18
Pts: Damian Keogh 26
Rebs: Mark Ridlen 13
Asts: Damian Keogh 5
Pts: Andre Moore 28
Rebs: Leroy Loggins 11
Asts: Derek Rucker 6
Sydney lead the series 1-0
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 5,006
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Ray Hunt

Game 2

28 September
Brisbane Bullets 124, Sydney Kings 96
Scoring by quarter: 30-30, 28-20, 38-21, 28-25
Pts: Derek Rucker 37
Rebs: Loggins, Moore 10 each
Asts: Derek Rucker 5
Pts: Steve Carfino 30
Rebs: Ridlen, Svaldenis 6 each
Asts: Carfino, Robilliard, Dalton 5 each
Series tied at 1-1
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Ray Hunt

Game 3

30 September
Brisbane Bullets 107, Sydney Kings 104
Scoring by quarter: 33-25, 28-23, 25-26, 21-30
Pts: Derek Rucker 46
Rebs: Andre Moore 9
Asts: Rucker, Fox 6 each
Pts: Mark Ridlen 35
Rebs: Mark Dalton 9
Asts: Steve Carfino 4
Brisbane wins the series 2-1
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Ray Hunt

Semi-finals

Game 1

6 October
Brisbane Bullets 121, Eastside Melbourne Spectres 111
Scoring by quarter: 38-30, 23-22, 26-26, 34-33
Pts: Andre Moore 36
Rebs: Andre Moore 13
Asts: Greg Fox 9
Pts: Darren Perry 22
Rebs: Dean Uthoff 12
Asts: Darren Perry 12
Brisbane lead the series 1-0
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Ray Hunt

Game 2

13 October
Eastside Melbourne Spectres 119, Brisbane Bullets 120
Scoring by quarter: 26-32, 31-28, 27-35, 29-18
Pts: Bruce Bolden 35
Rebs: Dean Uthoff 12
Asts: Bruce Bolden 8
Pts: Andre Moore 35
Rebs: Andre Moore 10
Asts: Greg Fox 10
Brisbane wins the series 2-0
The Glass House, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Ray Hunt

Game 1

6 October
Perth Wildcats 121, North Melbourne Giants 111
Scoring by quarter: 29-28, 28-30, 35-29, 29-24
Pts: Ricky Grace 39
Rebs: Kendal Pinder 14
Asts: Mike Ellis 12
Pts: Scott Fisher 27
Rebs: Scott Fisher 12
Asts: Joe Hillman 7
Perth lead the series 1-0
Perth Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks

Game 2

12 October
North Melbourne Giants 131, Perth Wildcats 110
Scoring by quarter: 31-23, 31-37, 35-23, 34-27
Pts: Scott Fisher 35
Rebs: Scott Fisher 14
Asts: Joe Hillman 4
Pts: Ricky Grace 25
Rebs: James Crawford 15
Asts: Mike Ellis 7
Series tied at 1-1
The Glass House, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks

Game 3

14 October
North Melbourne Giants 110, Perth Wildcats 112 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 20-25, 34-23, 26-30, 20-22, Overtime: 10-12
Pts: Scott Fisher 32
Rebs: Scott Fisher 21
Asts: Hillman, Fisher 4 each
Pts: Kendal Pinder 28
Rebs: Kendal Pinder 13
Asts: Ricky Grace 11
Perth win the series 2-1
The Glass House, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks

Grand Final series

The 1990 Grand Final series between the Brisbane Bullets and Perth Wildcats saw a then record aggregate attendance for an NBL Grand Final series with 34,580 attending the 3 games. Game 2 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre attracted a then record Australian indoor sporting attendance (and NBL record crowd) of 13,221.

Game 1

19 October
Perth Wildcats 112, Brisbane Bullets 106
Scoring by quarter: 32-20, 20-32, 32-23, 28-31
Pts: Ricky Grace 32
Rebs: James Crawford 14
Asts: Mike Ellis 9
Pts: Derek Rucker 27
Rebs: Andre Moore 14
Asts: Derek Rucker 10
Perth leads series 1-0
Perth Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Eddie Crouch

Game 2

26 October
Brisbane Bullets 106, Perth Wildcats 90
Scoring by quarter: 28-20, 23-17, 34-27, 21-26
Pts: Derek Rucker 27
Rebs: Andre Moore 13
Asts: Derek Rucker 7
Pts: James Crawford 22
Rebs: James Crawford 14
Asts: Ricky Grace 7
Series tied at 1-1
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 13,221
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Eddie Crouch

Game 3

28 October
Brisbane Bullets 86, Perth Wildcats 109
Scoring by quarter: 22-27, 25-31, 13-22, 26-29
Pts: Derek Rucker 21
Rebs: Andre Moore 9
Asts: Derek Rucker 5
Pts: Ricky Grace 25
Rebs: Kendal Pinder 8
Asts: Grace, Ellis 7 each
Perth wins series and NBL Championship 2–1
Grand Final MVP: Ricky Grace (Perth)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 13,159
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Bill Mildenhall

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References

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