2016–17 NBL season
Australian basketball season
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The 2016–17 NBL season was the 39th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2016 and February 2017,[2] followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2017.
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| League | National Basketball League | |||||||||
| Season | 2016–17 | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 October 2016 – 5 March 2017 | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | |||||||||
| TV partners | Australia: New Zealand: Online: | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Season champions | Adelaide 36ers | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Jerome Randle (Adelaide) | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Perth Wildcats (8th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Illawarra Hawks | |||||||||
| Semi-finalists | Adelaide 36ers Cairns Taipans | |||||||||
| Finals MVP | Bryce Cotton (Perth) | |||||||||
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| Attendance | 725,749[1] (6,048 per game) | |||||||||
During the off-season Townsville Crocodiles folded with Brisbane Bullets returning.
Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by Fox Sports, in the second year of a five-year deal, with one game per week simulcast on SBS. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster.
Pre-season
2016 NBL All-Australian Tour of China
| 6 May | China | 57–49 | NBL All-Australian Team | Guangxi Sports Center Gymnasium, Nanning, China |
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| 8 May | China | 64–72 | NBL All-Australian Team | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China |
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| Fox Sports | Attendance: collapsible |
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| 10 May | China | 65–76 | NBL All-Australian Team | Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China |
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| Fox Sports | Attendance: 18,000 |
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NBL All-Australian Team won the series 2–1.
2016 Australian Basketball Challenge
A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams and two invited CBA teams was held on 23–26 September 2016 at Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane. The winner will receive the fourth annual Loggins–Bruton Cup.
| 23 September 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 109–66 | Tianjin Ronggang Gold Lions | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 23 September 2016 | Sydney Kings | 94–65 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 23 September 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 117–73 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 24 September 2016 | Cairns Taipans | 93–83 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 24 September 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 123–75 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 24 September 2016 | Melbourne United | 133–62 | Tianjin Ronggang Gold Lions | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 24 September 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 83–79 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 25 September 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 68–79 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 25 September 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 98–77 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 25 September 2016 | Tianjin Ronggang Gold Lions | 93–102 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 25 September 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 97–100 | Melbourne United | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 26 September 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 81–69 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 26 September 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 103–89 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 26 September 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 61–91 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 26 September 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 94–86 | Melbourne United | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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Illawarra Hawks are pre-season champions.
Regular season
Round 1
| 6 October 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 72–65 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 9–20, 21–20, 29–14, 13–11 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 6,619 |
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| 7 October 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 76–71 | Melbourne United | Vector Arena, Auckland |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 23–15, 8–21, 28–19 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: 5,639 |
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| 7 October 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 122–88 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 24–34, 34–10, 33–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 3,247 |
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| 8 October 2016 | Sydney Kings | 73–77 | Brisbane Bullets | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 20–21, 16–18, 23–21 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 8,035 |
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| 8 October 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 84–74(OT) | Cairns Taipans | Perth Arena, Perth |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 12–15, 16–25, 21–20, Overtime: 16–6 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 12,701 |
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| 9 October 2016 | Melbourne United | 79–87 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 22–27, 16–22, 21–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 8,519 |
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Round 2
| 13 October 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 84–88 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 27–26, 12–23, 22–17 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 3,000 |
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| 14 October 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–98 | Melbourne United | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–32, 22–25, 26–18 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 6,000 |
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| 14 October 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 75–73 | New Zealand Breakers | Perth Arena, Perth |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 25–11, 8–23, 20–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 12,169 |
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| 15 October 2016 | Sydney Kings | 92–78 | Cairns Taipans | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 19–15, 23–27, 27–12 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 5,246 |
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| 16 October 2016 | Melbourne United | 95–83 | Illawarra Hawks | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 26–20, 29–18, 20–20 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 7,512 |
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| 16 October 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 93–96(OT) | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 25–17, 16–21, 19–24, Overtime: 10–13 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 3,500 |
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Round 3
| 20 October 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 78–92 | Sydney Kings | North Shore Events Centre, Auckland |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 24–27, 20–22, 16–20 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 20 October 2016 | Melbourne United | 78–70 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 29–10, 16–20, 21–24 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 5,080 |
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| 21 October 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 83–67 | Cairns Taipans | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 17–16, 18–20, 19–15 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 21 October 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 80–73 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 22–13, 24–21, 17–19 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 11,534 |
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| 22 October 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 88–82 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 24–20, 14–26, 24–19 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 23 October 2016 | Melbourne United | 69–72 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 23–24, 14–22, 17–16 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 8,655 |
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| 24 October 2016 | Sydney Kings | 90–73 | Illawarra Hawks | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 28–22, 25–6, 12–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 4
| 27 October 2016 | Cairns Taipans | 83–75 | Melbourne United | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 30–16, 16–17, 18–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 28 October 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 81–76 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 23–21, 20–17, 14–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 29 October 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 119–93 | Adelaide 36ers | Vector Arena, Auckland |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 35–19, 27–24, 30–25, 27–25 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: 5,542 |
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| 30 October 2016 | Sydney Kings | 87–78 | Brisbane Bullets | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 23–12, 23–23, 28–26 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 30 October 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 83–98 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 18–25, 24–21, 18–25 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 5
| 4 November 2016 | Melbourne United | 92–98(OT) | New Zealand Breakers | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 23–14, 30–21, 13–21, Overtime: 9–15 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 5 November 2016 | Cairns Taipans | 64–57 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 16–17, 14–13, 18–17 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 5 November 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 106–103 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Arena, Perth |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 31–26, 23–27, 23–32 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 6 November 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 86–70 | Brisbane Bullets | Vector Arena, Auckland |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 27–17, 16–21, 21–9 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 6 November 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 82–73 | Melbourne United | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 20–10, 12–20, 29–23 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 7 November 2016 | Sydney Kings | 79–77 | Cairns Taipans | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 23–14, 15–19, 25–22 | ||||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 6
| 10 November 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 86–73 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 20–11, 23–27, 24–13 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 11 November 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 79–86 | Cairns Taipans | Vector Arena, Auckland |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 18–22, 22–20, 17–27 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 12 November 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 74–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 18–17, 17–20, 11–24 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 12 November 2016 | Melbourne United | 71–87 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 15–20, 15–14, 12–24 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 13 November 2016 | Cairns Taipans | 76–84 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 27–28, 17–24, 16–15 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 13 November 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 86–87(OT) | New Zealand Breakers | Perth Arena, Perth |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 20–27, 19–17, 19–16, Overtime: 7–8 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 7
| 17 November 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 93–80 | Sydney Kings | Perth Arena, Perth |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 29–27, 14–18, 21–16 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 18 November 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 100–85 | Illawarra Hawks | North Shore Events Centre, Auckland |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 33–16, 24–22, 23–31, 20–16 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 18 November 2016 | Melbourne United | 84–79 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 16–10, 28–35, 20–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 19 November 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–105 | Brisbane Bullets | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 27–25, 20–34, 21–15 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 19 November 2016 | Sydney Kings | 83–72 | Perth Wildcats | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 17–25, 20–12, 23–18 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 20 November 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 109–78 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 30–24, 27–20, 26–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 8
| 24 November 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 83–101 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–36, 20–21, 17–20, 28–24 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 26 November 2016 | Melbourne United | 95–92 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 23–20, 21–22, 25–28 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 27 November 2016 | Cairns Taipans | 91–80 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 28–20, 12–19, 26–23 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 27 November 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 85–89 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 17–28, 17–21, 22–16 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 28 November 2016 | Sydney Kings | 85–91 | Adelaide 36ers | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 19–25, 23–21, 18–25 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 9
| 1 December 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 75–90 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Arena, Perth |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 11–21, 25–16, 21–25 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 2 December 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 95–91 | Illawarra Hawks | North Shore Events Centre, Auckland |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 16–26, 23–23, 28–17 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 3 December 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 84–89 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 16:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 17–21, 22–21, 24–20 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 3 December 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 92–86(OT) | Perth Wildcats | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 21–17, 22–24, 12–20, Overtime: 12–6 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 4,709 |
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| 4 December 2016 | Melbourne United | 98–74 | New Zealand Breakers | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 28–18, 22–13, 28–23 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 10,300 |
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| 5 December 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 93–99 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 19–27, 22–26, 27–21 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 10
| 8 December 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 82–75 | Brisbane Bullets | Vector Arena, Auckland |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 16–19, 24–16, 19–20 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 9 December 2016 | Cairns Taipans | 78–86 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 19–22, 18–17, 15–31 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 9 December 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 92–89 | Melbourne United | Perth Arena, Perth |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 31–30, 17–14, 22–18, 22–27 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 10 December 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 101–92 | New Zealand Breakers | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 29–19, 25–23, 28–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 10 December 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 88–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 23–20, 22–23, 21–29 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 11 December 2016 | Sydney Kings | 81–88 | Melbourne United | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 23–21, 18–28, 24–19 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 12 December 2016 | Cairns Taipans | 83–96 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 27–19, 14–32, 22–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 11
| 15 December 2016 | New Zealand Breakers | 69–57 | Perth Wildcats | Vector Arena, Auckland |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 16–8, 21–23, 15–11 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 16 December 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 82–80 | Sydney Kings | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 10–16, 15–23, 26–15 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 17 December 2016 | Cairns Taipans | 99–82 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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| 16:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 19–32, 28–11, 26–18 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 17 December 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 100–90 | Melbourne United | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 30–26, 29–23, 21–18 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 18 December 2016 | Sydney Kings | 96–103 | Adelaide 36ers | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 25–24, 23–30, 22–24 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 6,488 |
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| 19 December 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 85–91(OT) | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 17–24, 19–21, 24–14, Overtime: 8–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 12
| 22 December 2016 | Adelaide 36ers | 78–74 | Perth Wildcats | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 17–21, 18–16, 19–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 6,328 |
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| 23 December 2016 | Sydney Kings | 75–87 | Illawarra Hawks | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–18, 25–17, 12–29 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 26 December 2016 | Melbourne United | 97–59 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 23–13, 20–12, 33–10 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 13
| 29 December 2016 | Cairns Taipans | 78–79 | Melbourne United | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 23–18, 20–24, 14–17 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 30 December 2016 | Sydney Kings | 85–80 | New Zealand Breakers | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 23–22, 15–21, 24–17 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 31 December 2016 | Illawarra Hawks | 87–95 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 23–24, 25–19, 15–26 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 31 December 2016 | Brisbane Bullets | 93–76 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 24–19, 22–24, 29–15 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 1 January 2017 | Melbourne United | 104–73 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 33–26, 16–8, 28–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 3,500 |
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Round 14
| 5 January 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 117–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 37–27, 30–15, 29–19, 21–24 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 8,104 |
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| 6 January 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 65–63 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 11–11, 17–19, 14–17, 23–16 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 7 January 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 106–88 | Melbourne United | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
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| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 32–26, 25–20, 24–17 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 7 January 2017 | Sydney Kings | 74–80 | Perth Wildcats | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 16–11, 20–19, 20–23 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 8 January 2017 | New Zealand Breakers | 95–113 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre, Auckland |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 20–31, 32–25, 23–26 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 9 January 2017 | Brisbane Bullets | 68–72 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 22–12, 16–10, 17–28 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 15
| 12 January 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 100–73 | Melbourne United | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 24–18, 24–17, 35–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 7,106 |
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| 13 January 2017 | New Zealand Breakers | 92–74 | Sydney Kings | Vector Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 19–15, 17–25, 32–13 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 13 January 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 85–80 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 14–19, 24–17, 24–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 14 January 2017 | Melbourne United | 92–85 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 23–14, 28–29, 18–17 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 3,500 |
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| 14 January 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 84–95 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 20–24, 22–25, 18–29 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 13,611 |
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| 15 January 2017 | Brisbane Bullets | 82–84 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 22–21, 18–18, 21–31 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 16 January 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 80–78 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 14–19, 26–22, 21–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 16
| 19 January 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 101–68 | Brisbane Bullets | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 29–22, 23–15, 20–16 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 7,436 |
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| 20 January 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 86–95 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 21–27, 14–26, 20–19 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 20 January 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 84–78(OT) | Cairns Taipans | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 20–19, 10–16, 20–17, Overtime: 12–6 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 21 January 2017 | Brisbane Bullets | 88–71 | Melbourne United | Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 24–12, 22–23, 25–16 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 21 January 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–73 | Sydney Kings | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 20–9, 23–22, 19–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 8,096 |
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| 22 January 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 85–79 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 23–23, 22–15, 18–26 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 22 January 2017 | New Zealand Breakers | 86–82 | Perth Wildcats | Vector Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 19–16, 15–13, 32–35 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 17
| 26 January 2017 | New Zealand Breakers | 81–94 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 17–23, 18–22, 22–28 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 27 January 2017 | Brisbane Bullets | 77–80 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 18–12, 23–23, 19–21 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 28 January 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 95–92 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 19–20, 27–21, 24–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 28 January 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 73–71 | Melbourne United | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 25–19, 14–16, 18–17 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 29 January 2017 | Sydney Kings | 84–57 | New Zealand Breakers | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 22–13, 26–7, 13–18 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 29 January 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 97–83 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 30–19, 22–25, 31–19 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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Round 18
| 3 February 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 90–73 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 24–11, 17–20, 19–19 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 3 February 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 94–63 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 24–17, 21–12, 20–14 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 4 February 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–88 | New Zealand Breakers | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 29–27, 27–12, 15–27 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 4 February 2017 | Sydney Kings | 76–89 | Melbourne United | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 21–15, 16–15, 21–29 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 11,005 |
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| 5 February 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 85–77 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–22, 24–18, 25–18 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 4,086 |
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| 6 February 2017 | Melbourne United | 78–72 | Illawarra Hawks | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 17–22, 21–15, 20–20 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 6,947 |
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Round 19
| 9 February 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 89–85 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 31–27, 15–23, 25–17 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 10 February 2017 | New Zealand Breakers | 88–70 | Melbourne United | North Shore Events Centre, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 17–20, 20–15, 30–17 | |||
| Sky Sport | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 10 February 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 101–74 | Sydney Kings | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 27–18, 16–13, 29–19 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 11 February 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 106–79 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 33–18, 31–16, 23–19, 19–26 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 11 February 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 89–98 | Cairns Taipans | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 28–24, 17–33, 20–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: not available |
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| 12 February 2017 | Melbourne United | 94–96 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 18–25, 18–23, 29–27 | |||
| Fox Sports | boxscore | Attendance: 9,545 |
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Ladder
| Pos | 2016–17 NBL season | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
| 1 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 1–4 | L4 | 9–5 | 8–6 | 2582 | 2505 | 103.07% |
| 2 | Cairns Taipans1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W3 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2305 | 2301 | 100.17% |
| 3 | Perth Wildcats1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W2 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2294 | 2257 | 101.64% |
| 4 | Illawarra Hawks1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | W1 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2486 | 2444 | 101.72% |
| 5 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50.00% | 3–2 | W2 | 9–5 | 5–9 | 2353 | 2387 | 98.58% |
| 6 | Melbourne United2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | L2 | 9–5 | 4–10 | 2351 | 2337 | 100.60% |
| 7 | Sydney Kings2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | L2 | 7–7 | 6–8 | 2295 | 2311 | 99.31% |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 1–4 | L4 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2268 | 2392 | 94.82% |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 February 2017. Source: NBL.com.au
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
13-way Head-to-Head between Cairns Taipans (5-3), Perth Wildcats (4-4) and Illawarra Hawks (3-5).
2Melbourne United won Head-to-Head (3-1).
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
| 2016–17 NBL season | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cairns Taipans | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Melbourne United | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Perth Wildcats | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Sydney Kings | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Finals
The 2016–17 National Basketball League finals were played in late February and March 2017, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final series and the best-of-five Grand Final series. In the semi-finals, the higher seed hosted the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosted the first, third and fifth games.
Playoff Seedings
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
Playoff bracket
| Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Adelaide 36ers | 93 | 94 | 98 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Illawarra Hawks | 78 | 100 | 106 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 89 | 89 | 95 | X | X | |||||||||
| 4 | Illawarra Hawks | 77 | 77 | 86 | X | X | |||||||||
| 2 | Cairns Taipans | 69 | 66 | X | |||||||||||
| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 91 | 74 | X | |||||||||||
Semi-finals
Adelaide 36ers (1) vs. Illawarra Hawks (4)
| 16 February 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 93–78 (Series: Adelaide leads series, 1–0) |
Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 28–15, 21–23, 20–13 | |||
| Fox Sports | Pts: Randle 26 Rebs: Hodgson 11 Asts: Randle, Sobey 4 |
boxscore | Pts: Coenraad 26 Rebs: Ogilvy 9 Asts: Kay 4 |
Attendance: 5,056 |
| 19 February 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 100–94 (Series: Series tied, 1–1) |
Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 26–27, 25–29, 21–16 | |||
| Fox Sports | Pts: Coenraad, Norton 17 Rebs: Ogilvy 11 Asts: Kay 5 |
boxscore | Pts: Randle 20 Rebs: Hodgson 8 Asts: Randle 7 |
Attendance: 3,500 |
| 23 February 2017 | Adelaide 36ers | 98–106 (Series: Illawarra wins series, 2–1) |
Illawarra Hawks | Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 24–29, 22–26, 34–24 | |||
| Fox Sports | Pts: Randle 26 Rebs: Teys 8 Asts: Randle, Sobey 6 |
boxscore | Pts: Clarke 20 Rebs: Forman, Holyfield 6 Asts: Coenraad, Martin 4 |
Attendance: 7,203 |
Cairns Taipans (2) vs. Perth Wildcats (3)
| 17 February 2017 | Cairns Taipans | 69–91 (Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) |
Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 16–17, 20–22, 12–21 | |||
| Fox Sports | Pts: Trice 15 Rebs: McCarron 7 Asts: Gliddon 5 |
boxscore | Pts: Cotton 34 Rebs: Knight 6 Asts: Cotton 5 |
Attendance: 5,200 |
| 20 February 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 74–66 (Series: Perth wins series, 2–0) |
Cairns Taipans | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 21–14, 15–22, 22–22 | |||
| Fox Sports | Pts: Prather 24 Rebs: Prather 10 Asts: Cotton, Prather 4 |
boxscore | Pts: Trice 22 Rebs: Gliddon 8 Asts: Trice 5 |
Attendance: 10,993 |
Grand final
Perth Wildcats (3) vs. Illawarra Hawks (4)
| 26 February 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 89–77 (Series: Perth leads series, 1–0) |
Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 21–16, 26–20, 21–15 | |||
| Fox Sports | Pts: Prather 22 Rebs: Knight 11 Asts: Martin, Prather 5 |
boxscore | Pts: Ellis 12 Rebs: Ogilvy 6 Asts: Clarke 6 |
Attendance: 10,828 |
| 1 March 2017 | Illawarra Hawks | 77–89 (Series: Perth leads series, 2–0) |
Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 21–22, 14–23, 18–26 | |||
| Fox Sports | Pts: Clarke, Ogilvy 21 Rebs: Ogilvy 10 Asts: Kay 5 |
boxscore | Pts: Cotton 20 Rebs: Brandt 11 Asts: Martin, Prather 6 |
Attendance: 5,036 |
| 5 March 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 95–86 (Series: Perth wins series, 3–0) |
Illawarra Hawks | Perth Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 20–24, 25–22, 24–23 | |||
| Fox Sports | Pts: Cotton 45 Rebs: Brandt, McKay 7 Asts: Brandt, Prather 4 |
boxscore | Pts: Clarke 30 Rebs: Ogilvy 7 Asts: Clarke, Harris, Kay, Norton 3 |
Attendance: 13,611 |
Awards
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Chris Goulding | Melbourne United |
| November | Brad Newley | Sydney Kings |
| December | Kevin Lisch | Sydney Kings |
| January | Jerome Randle | Adelaide 36ers |
Coach of the Month
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Andrew Gaze | Sydney Kings |
| November | Joey Wright | Adelaide 36ers |
| December | Joey Wright | Adelaide 36ers |
| January | Joey Wright | Adelaide 36ers |
Pre-season
- Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Cameron Gliddon, Cairns Taipans
Season
- Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Jerome Randle, Adelaide 36ers[3]
- Rookie of the Year: Anthony Drmic, Adelaide 36ers[4]
- Best Defensive Player: Torrey Craig, Brisbane Bullets[5]
- Best Sixth Man: Rotnei Clarke, Illawarra Hawks[6]
- Most Improved Player: Nathan Sobey, Adelaide 36ers[7]
- Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Joey Wright, Adelaide 36ers[8]
- Referee of the Year: Vaughan Mayberry[9]
- All-NBL First Team:
- All-NBL Second Team:
Finals
- Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Bryce Cotton, Perth Wildcats