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

The 2015 WNBL Finals was 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.

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

SemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
22 FebruaryTownsville RSL Stadium 8 MarchTownsville RSL Stadium
Townsville Fire82Townsville Fire75
Bendigo Spirit63 1 March – Bendigo StadiumBendigo Spirit65
Bendigo Spirit85
21 February – Dandenong Basketball StadiumSydney Uni Flames77
Dandenong Rangers80
Sydney Uni Flames89

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
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Scott Brown, Jason Kelly, Sean Myers

Rosters

References

  1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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