2015 WNBL Finals

The 2015 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2014–15 season.[1] The Bendigo Spirit were the two-time defending champions, however they were defeated in the Grand Final by the Townsville Fire. The 2014–15 WNBL Championship was Townsville's first title.

2015 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 1
Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 0
Dates21 February – 8 March 2015
MVPMia Newley (TSV)
Preliminary FinalBendigo def. Sydney, 1–0

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Townsville Fire17577.2722
2 Bendigo Spirit15768.1822
3 Dandenong Rangers121054.5522
4 Sydney Uni Flames111150.0022
5 Canberra Capitals111150.0022
6 Melbourne Boomers111150.0022
7 Adelaide Lightning71531.8222
8 West Coast Waves41818.1822

Bracket

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
22 February 2015 Townsville RSL Stadium
1 Townsville Fire 82
2 Bendigo Spirit 63
1 March 2015 Bendigo Stadium 8 March 2015 Townsville RSL Stadium
Bendigo Spirit 85 Townsville Fire 75
Sydney Uni Flames 77 Bendigo Spirit 65
21 February 2015 Dandenong Basketball Stadium
3 Dandenong Rangers 80
4 Sydney Uni Flames 89 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Semi Finals

(1) Townsville Fire vs. (2) Bendigo Spirit

22 February, 2015
2:00PM (AEST)
Townsville Fire 8263 Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 12–23, 22–7, 22–17
Pts: Francis 20
Rebs: Francis 14
Asts: McCully 10
Pts: Griffin 21
Rebs: Griffin 9
Asts: Oliver 3
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Referees: Toni Caldwell, Sean Myers

(3) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Sydney Uni Flames

21 February, 2015
3:00PM (AEDT)
Dandenong Rangers 8089 Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 23–16, 13–21, 18–32
Pts: Pondexter 27
Rebs: Taylor 7
Asts: Pondexter, Taylor 3
Pts: Cox 24
Rebs: Ruef 9
Asts: Mitchell 4
Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria
Referees: Scott Brown, Peter Houghton, Sarah Carey

Preliminary Final

(2) Bendigo Spirit vs. (4) Sydney Uni Flames

1 March, 2015
3:00PM (AEDT)
Bendigo Spirit 8577 Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 33–24, 20–26, 17–12, 15–15
Pts: Wilson 32
Rebs: Richards 15
Asts: Griffin 6
Pts: Johnson, Ruef 17
Rebs: Johnson 8
Asts: Ebzery 5
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria
Referees: Sarah Carey, Jason Kelly, Sean Myers

Grand Final

(1) Townsville Fire vs. (2) Bendigo Spirit

8 March, 2015
2:00PM (AEST)
Townsville Fire 7565 Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 26–16, 12–12, 16–14
Pts: Newley 23
Rebs: Batkovic 11
Asts: McCully 9
Pts: Snell 17
Rebs: Richards 17
Asts: Wilson 5
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Referees: Scott Brown, Jason Kelly, Sean Myers

Rosters

References

  1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.
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