2008 WNBL Finals
Postseason tournament of WNBL
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The 2008 WNBL Finals was 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]
Dates23 February – 8 March 2008
MVPRenae Camino (Adelaide)
Preliminary finalAdelaide def. Dandenong,
74–64
74–64
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| Dates | 23 February – 8 March 2008 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Renae Camino (Adelaide) | |||||||||
| Preliminary final | Adelaide def. Dandenong, 74–64 | |||||||||
Standings
| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Adelaide Lightning | 21 | 3 | 87.5 | 24 | |
| 2 | Sydney Uni Flames | 17 | 7 | 70.83 | 24 | |
| 3 | Canberra Capitals | 17 | 7 | 70.83 | 24 | |
| 4 | Dandenong Rangers | 12 | 12 | 50 | 24 | |
| 5 | Bulleen Boomers | 11 | 13 | 45.83 | 24 | |
| 6 | Townsville Fire | 10 | 14 | 41.67 | 24 | |
| 7 | Bendigo Spirit | 10 | 14 | 41.67 | 24 | |
| 8 | Christchurch Sirens | 9 | 15 | 37.5 | 24 | |
| 9 | AIS | 8 | 16 | 33.33 | 24 | |
| 10 | Perth Lynx | 5 | 19 | 20.83 | 24 | |
Bracket
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 71 | Sydney Uni Flames | 82 | ||||||||||
| Sydney Uni Flames | 90 | Adelaide Lightning | 92 | ||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 64 | ||||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 54 | ||||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 60 | ||||||||||||
Semi-finals
(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames
(3) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers
22 February 2008 |
| Canberra Capitals | 54–60 | 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 | 74–64 | 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 | 82–92 | 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
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