2007 WNBL Finals
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| Dates | 2 – 17 February 2007 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Tracey Beatty (Canberra) | |||||||||
| Preliminary final | Canberra def. Adelaide, 82–74 | |||||||||
The 2007 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2006–07 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, defeating the Sydney Uni Flames 73–59.[2] The 2007 Championship would be Canberra's fifth overall title.
Standings
[edit]| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Sydney Uni Flames | 16 | 5 | 76.2 | 21 | |
| 2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | |
| 3 | Adelaide Lightning | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | |
| 4 | Dandenong Rangers | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | |
| 5 | Bulleen Boomers | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | |
| 6 | Townsville Fire | 10 | 11 | 47.6 | 21 | |
| 7 | Perth Lynx | 3 | 18 | 14.3 | 21 | |
| 8 | AIS | 1 | 20 | 4.8 | 21 | |
Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| Sydney Uni Flames | 74 | Sydney Uni Flames | 59 | ||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 65 | Canberra Capitals | 73 | ||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 61 | ||||||||||||
Semi-finals
[edit](1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (2) Canberra Capitals
[edit]2 February 2007 |
| Sydney Uni Flames | 74–65 | Canberra Capitals |
| Pts: Porter 19 Rebs: Fallon, Porter 8 Asts: Three tied 3 | Pts: Beatty 14 Rebs: Loffhagen 12 Asts: Abrams 7 |
Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre, Sydney, New South Wales |
(3) Adelaide Lightning vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers
[edit]2 February 2007 |
| Adelaide Lightning | 66–61 | Dandenong Rangers |
| Pts: Foley 21 Rebs: Rasmussen 14 Asts: Rasmussen 6 | Pts: O'Hea 28 Rebs: O'Hea 6 Asts: MacLeod 4 |
Preliminary final
[edit](2) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning
[edit]10 February 2007 |
| Canberra Capitals | 82–74 | Adelaide Lightning |
| Pts: Bibby 23 Rebs: Abrams, Bishop 6 Asts: Bevilaqua 4 | Pts: Gahan 20 Rebs: Gahan 10 Asts: King 3 |
Grand Final
[edit](1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (2) Canberra Capitals
[edit]17 February 2007 |
| Sydney Uni Flames | 59–73 | Canberra Capitals |
| Pts: Porter 15 Rebs: Musselwhite 7 Asts: Poto 3 | Pts: Hurst 15 Rebs: Beatty 12 Asts: Bevilaqua 4 |
Penrith Sports Stadium, Penrith, New South Wales |
Rosters
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References
[edit]- ^ "MEDIA GUIDE – WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Capitals clinch WNBL title". ABC News. abc.net.au. 17 February 2007.