2004 WNBL Finals
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| Dates | 6 – 21 February 2004 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Emily McInerny (Dandenong) | |||||||||
| Preliminary final | Sydney def. Adelaide 65–61 | |||||||||
The 2004 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2003–04 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Semi-finals by Adelaide. The Dandenong Rangers won the Grand Final over the Sydney Uni Flames, 63–53, taking home their first ever WNBL title.[2]
Standings
[edit]| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Dandenong Rangers | 17 | 4 | 80.0 | 21 | |
| 2 | Sydney Uni Flames | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21 | |
| 3 | Adelaide Lightning | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Canberra Capitals | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Townsville Fire | 12 | 9 | 57.0 | 21 | |
| 6 | Bulleen Boomers | 7 | 9 | 52.0 | 21 | |
| 7 | AIS | 5 | 16 | 24.0 | 21 | |
| 8 | Perth Lynx | 0 | 21 | 0.00 | 21 | |
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 85 | Dandenong Rangers | 63 | ||||||||||
| Sydney Uni Flames | 68 | Sydney Uni Flames | 53 | ||||||||||
| Sydney Uni Flames | 65 | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 72 | ||||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 63 | ||||||||||||
Semi-finals
[edit](1) Dandenong Rangers vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames
[edit]6 February 2004
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| Dandenong Rangers | 85–68 | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–13, 24–16, 12–19, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: Ryan 18 Rebs: Douglas 11 Asts: McInerny 5 |
Pts: Snell 36 Rebs: Hammonds, Snell 8 Asts: Hammonds, Snell 3 | |
(3) Adelaide Lightning vs. (4) Canberra Capitals
[edit]6 February 2004
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| Adelaide Lightning | 72–63 | Canberra Capitals |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 16–9, 17–15, 25–17 | ||
| Pts: Screen, Summerton 16 Rebs: Four players 7 Asts: Screen 4 |
Pts: Jackson 30 Rebs: Bailie, Jackson 9 Asts: Veal 7 | |
Preliminary final
[edit](2) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning
[edit]14 February 2004
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| Sydney Uni Flames | 65–61 | Adelaide Lightning |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 17–12, 14–17, 12–15 | ||
| Pts: Snell 21 Rebs: Snell 10 Asts: Musselwhite, Snell 2 |
Pts: Smith 13 Rebs: Brogan 12 Asts: Screen 5 | |
Grand Final
[edit](1) Dandenong Rangers vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames
[edit]21 February 2004
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| Dandenong Rangers | 63–53 | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 13–16, 16–12, 17–7 | ||
| Pts: Hamilton 18 Rebs: Douglas, Hamilton 11 Asts: Hamilton, McInerny 3 |
Pts: Snell 19 Rebs: Snell 8 Asts: Snell 3 | |
Rosters
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References
[edit]- ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Rangers win WNBL grand final". abc.net.au. 21 February 2004.
- ^ WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Rangers v Flames Archived April 8, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "WNBL semis wins to Adelaide, Dandenong". ABC News. abc.net.au. 6 February 2004.
- ^ Box Scores - Lightning v Capitals Archived April 8, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Capitals crash out in WNBL semis". ABC News. abc.net.au. 6 February 2004.
- ^ WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Flames v Lightning Archived April 2, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Flames book grand final appearance". ABC News. abc.net.au. 14 February 2004.
- ^ WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Rangers v Flames Archived April 8, 2004, at the Wayback Machine