2008 WNBL Finals

The 2008 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2007–08 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions but were defeated by Dandenong in the Semi Finals. The Adelaide Lightning won their fifth WNBL championship with a 92–82 win over the Sydney Uni Flames.[2]

2008 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Adelaide Lightning Vicki Valk 1
Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 0
Dates23 February – 8 March 2008
MVPRenae Camino (Adelaide)
Preliminary FinalAdelaide def. Dandenong,
74–64

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Adelaide Lightning21387.524
2 Sydney Uni Flames17770.8324
3 Canberra Capitals17770.8324
4 Dandenong Rangers12125024
5 Bulleen Boomers111345.8324
6 Townsville Fire101441.6724
7 Bendigo Spirit101441.6724
8 Christchurch Sirens91537.524
9 AIS81633.3324
10 Perth Lynx51920.8324

Bracket

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
1 Adelaide Lightning 71
2 Sydney Uni Flames 90
Adelaide Lightning 74 Sydney Uni Flames 82
Dandenong Rangers 64 Adelaide Lightning 92
3 Canberra Capitals 54
4 Dandenong Rangers 60 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Semi Finals

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames

23 February, 2008
Adelaide Lightning 7190 Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 20–19, 21–31, 18–23
Pts: Camino 20
Rebs: Camino 10
Asts: Phillips 5
Pts: Porter, Poto 17
Rebs: Poto 8
Asts: Veal 7

(3) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

22 February, 2008
Canberra Capitals 5460 Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 17–10, 9–20, 12–22
Pts: Bishop 15
Rebs: Beatty 10
Asts: Bevilaqua 4
Pts: Ryan 18
Rebs: Brogan 7
Asts: Three tied 2

Preliminary Final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

1 March, 2008
Adelaide Lightning 7464 Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 21–19, 22–19, 10–14
Pts: Camino 24
Rebs: Woosnam 12
Asts: Woosnam 9
Pts: Brogan 18
Rebs: Brogan 11
Asts: McInerny 5

Grand Final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames

8 March, 2008
Sydney Uni Flames 8292 Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 19–10, 17–24, 30–28
Pts: Porter 23
Rebs: Musselwhite 9
Asts: Poto 6
Pts: Camino 32
Rebs: Camino, Whittle 9
Asts: Foley 6

Rosters

References

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