List of 2016–17 WNBL season results

2016–17 WNBL regular season
League	Women's National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	7 October 2016 – 19 February 2017
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Finals

The 2016–17 WNBL season is the 37th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. The regular season began on October 7, 2016 when the Sydney Uni Flames host the Perth Lynx and is scheduled to conclude on February 19, 2017.

Team standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Sydney Uni Flames	18	6	75.00	24
2	Dandenong Rangers	15	9	62.50	24
3	Perth Lynx	15	9	62.50	24
4	Townsville Fire	14	10	58.33	24
5	Canberra Capitals	13	11	54.17	24
6	Bendigo Spirit	13	11	54.17	24
7	Melbourne Boomers	5	19	20.83	24
8	Adelaide Lightning	3	21	12.50	24

Regular season

Round 1

7 October, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	90–93	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 21–21, 21–23, 22–23
Pts: Hamson 19 Rebs: Hamson 17 Asts: Mitchell, Snell 9		Pts: Mijović 30 Rebs: Mijović, Hamblin 9 Asts: Wright 6

Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales Referees: Mark Caldwell, Nicolas Fernandez, Guy Richards

8 October, 2016 3:00pm

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	69–71	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 16–18, 13–18, 15–21
Pts: Mansfield 17 Rebs: Gwathmey, Tolo 10 Asts: Mansfield 6		Pts: Blicavs 23 Rebs: Scherf 9 Asts: Novosel 2

Southern Cross Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Referees: Simon Cosier, Robert Rice, Jack Taylor

8 October, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	77–63 (OT)	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 18–10, 16–12, 15–18, Overtime: 16–2
Pts: Raincock-Ekunwe 16 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 11 Asts: Griffin 5		Pts: Hodges 20 Rebs: Hodges 9 Asts: Logic 4

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria Referees: Chris Clark, Daniel Battye, Craig Copes

9 October, 2016 1:00pm

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	84–62	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 22–16, 27–14, 16–14
Pts: Batkovic 25 Rebs: Batkovic 11 Asts: Wilson 6		Pts: Whitcomb 25 Rebs: Burton 8 Asts: three tied 1

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Scott Brown, Kylie Voevodin, Aaron Gilboy

9 October, 2016 3:00pm

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	75–69	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 17–19, 11–14, 22–18
Pts: Kunek 21 Rebs: Black 11 Asts: Kunek 4		Pts: Hodges 21 Rebs: Hodges 10 Asts: Logic 7

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Referees: Jason Kelly, Sarah Carey, David Baddock

Round 2

14 October, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	70–64	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 14–13, 19–17, 22–24
Pts: Ruef 18 Rebs: Tolo 16 Asts: Mansfield 4		Pts: Logic 19 Rebs: Planeta 13 Asts: Logic 3

Southern Cross Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Referees: Simon Cosier, Robert Rice, Chris Vogelsinger

15 October, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	59–44	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 18–12, 16–11, 7–13
Pts: Raincock-Ekunwe 18 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 14 Asts: Oliver 3		Pts: Novosel 9 Rebs: three tied 4 Asts: Clydesdale, Novosel 2

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria Referees: Chris Clark, Jason Kelly, Justin Hamilton

15 October, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	85–88	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 22–19, 21–17, 17–25
Pts: Smart 19 Rebs: Bygate 8 Asts: Kunek 7		Pts: Mijović 27 Rebs: Hamblin 7 Asts: Whitcomb 5

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Referees: Sarah Carey, Daniel Battye, Kahli Symons

16 October, 2016 1:00pm

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	85–56	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 24–9, 23–19, 16–18
Pts: Standish 18 Rebs: Standish 8 Asts: Cloud 4		Pts: Hodges 20 Rebs: Hodges 10 Asts: Logic 7

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Kylie Voevodin, Scott Brown, Aaron Gilboy

16 October, 2016 5:00pm

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	94–74	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 26–26, 21–19, 21–13
Pts: Cumming 31 Rebs: Cumming 12 Asts: Novosel 9		Pts: Whitcomb 23 Rebs: Mijović 9 Asts: Edmondson 6

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Referees: Todd Spain, David Baddock, Jason Taylor

16 October, 2016 5:00pm

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	80–89	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 21–25, 19–23, 17–24
Pts: Mitchell 20 Rebs: Hamson 10 Asts: Mitchell 9		Pts: Tolo 38 Rebs: Ruef 14 Asts: Mansfield, Ruef 6

Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales Referees: James Boyer, Mark Caldwell, Shahrad Shafaghi

Round 3

21 October, 2016 5:00pm

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	61–66	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 17–22, 11–13, 25–16
Pts: Hodges 14 Rebs: Roberts 12 Asts: Logic 8		Pts: Kunek 17 Rebs: Kunek, Thompson 6 Asts: Kunek 5

Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia Referees: Nathan Wieland, Michelle Aylen, Nicki Ireland

21 October, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	69–74	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 32–20, 13–19, 15–18, 9–17
Pts: Raincock-Ekunwe 17 Rebs: Griffin 8 Asts: Griffin 5		Pts: Taylor, Wilson 15 Rebs: Boag 7 Asts: Mitchell 5

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria Referees: Jon Chapman, Todd Spain, Daniel Battye

21 October, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	92–65	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 20–14, 32–17, 16–12
Pts: Cumming 21 Rebs: Blicavs, Scherf 8 Asts: Clydesdale, Cumming 6		Pts: Batkovic 18 Rebs: Batkovic 10 Asts: Standish 5

Dandenong Stadium Dandenong, Victoria Referees: David Baddock, Raoul Kirsten, Kahli Symons

22 October, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	69–68	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 19–24, 18–8, 13–12
Pts: Mitchell 20 Rebs: Taylor 13 Asts: Snell 7		Pts: Murray 16 Rebs: Batkovic 10 Asts: Wilson 7

Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales Referees: Simon Cosier, James Boyer, Chris Vogelsinger

22 October, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Perth Lynx	65–59	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 12–11, 23–16, 18–13
Pts: Whitcomb 23 Rebs: Hamblin 9 Asts: Whitcomb 4		Pts: Tolo 22 Rebs: Tolo 13 Asts: Mansfield 7

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Referees: Steve Diconza, Mark Grist, Adrian Diconza

23 October, 2016 2:00pm

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	71–67	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 10–19, 26–12, 20–16
Pts: Smart 17 Rebs: Smart 9 Asts: Cole, Smart 4		Pts: Raincock-Ekunwe 21 Rebs: Griffin 11 Asts: Griffin 5

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Referees: Chris Clark, Jason Kelly, Sarah Carey

Round 4

28 October, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	64–55	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 15–11, 8–19, 24–15
Pts: Mansfield 13 Rebs: Ruef 22 Asts: Mansfield 7		Pts: Kunek, Thompson 9 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Garrick, Kunek 2

Southern Cross Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Referees: Simon Cosier, Robert Rice, Mark Caldwell

28 October, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	85–94	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 18–22, 21–19, 24–28
Pts: Cumming 24 Rebs: Scherf 5 Asts: Blicavs, Cumming 5		Pts: Raincock-Ekunwe 19 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 11 Asts: Dietrick, Raincock-Ekunwe 4

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Referees: Jason Kelly, Sarah Carey, Todd Spain

30 October, 2016 1:00pm

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	62–74	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 13–19, 14–24, 20–11
Pts: Batkovic 20 Rebs: Murray 7 Asts: three tied 3		Pts: Raincock-Ekunwe 14 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 10 Asts: Karaitiana, Richards 3

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Scott Brown, Kylie Voevodin, Daniel Smith

30 October, 2016 1:00pm

Boxscore

Perth Lynx	95–63	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 30–12, 23–14, 19–21
Pts: Whitcomb 29 Rebs: Hamblin 10 Asts: Whitcomb 9		Pts: Hodges 21 Rebs: Hodges 7 Asts: Logic 10

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Referees: Mark Grist, Steve Diconza, Craig Copes

31 October, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	67–69	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 12–25, 12–12, 14–16
Pts: Garrick 18 Rebs: Black 13 Asts: Smart 3		Pts: Blicavs 28 Rebs: Todhunter 12 Asts: Clydesdale 4

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Referees: Jon Chapman, David Baddock, Justin Hamilton

Round 5

5 November, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	85–83 (OT)	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 15–19, 17–24, 18–17, Overtime: 9–7
Pts: Standish 22 Rebs: Batkovic 12 Asts: Wilson 7		Pts: Mitchell 16 Rebs: Taylor 13 Asts: Taylor 6

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Kylie Voevodin, Simon Cosier, Aaron Gilboy

5 November, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	70–58	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 22–12, 14–14, 19–15
Pts: Raincock-Ekunwe 22 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Griffin, Harrington 4		Pts: Tolo 19 Rebs: four tied 7 Asts: Mansfield 6

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria Referees: Jon Chapman, Sarah Carey, Kahli Symons

6 November, 2016 2:00pm

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	70–83	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 17–24, 18–26, 20–17
Pts: Cumming 22 Rebs: Blicavs 11 Asts: Cumming 6		Pts: Mansfield 29 Rebs: Tolo 11 Asts: Tolo 7

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Referees: Daniel Battye, Justin Hamilton, Raoul Kirsten

6 November, 2016 2:00pm

Boxscore

Perth Lynx	90–59	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 29–22, 14–14, 17–11
Pts: Whitcomb 21 Rebs: Hamblin 11 Asts: Lavey 8		Pts: Smart 16 Rebs: Black, Thompson 7 Asts: Thompson 3

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Referees: Steve Diconza, Mark Grist, Adrian Diconza

Round 6

11 November, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	87–75	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 19–27, 22–17, 23–18
Pts: Taylor 20 Rebs: Boag 10 Asts: Mitchell, Snell 8		Pts: Bowen 19 Rebs: Black, Smart 6 Asts: Cole 7

Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales Referees: James Boyer, Nico Fernandes, Rebecca Brockway

12 November, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	82–63	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 22–10, 23–17, 14–22
Pts: Cumming 18 Rebs: Blicavs 8 Asts: Cumming 5		Pts: Three tied 11 Rebs: Tolo 9 Asts: Mansfield 4

Traralgon Sports Centre, Traralgon, Victoria Referees: Daniel Battye, Todd Spain, Troy Earle

12 November, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	69–71	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 19–18, 14–18, 19–19
Pts: Raincock-Ekunwe 20 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 10 Asts: Harrington, Payne 4		Pts: Batkovic 18 Rebs: Batkovic 8 Asts: Kame, Standish 4

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria Referees: Daniel Baddock, Jason Kelly, Justin Hamilton

12 November, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	63–75	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 12–23, 16–15, 17–12
Pts: Planeta 24 Rebs: Planeta 9 Asts: Logic 7		Pts: Whitcomb 23 Rebs: Hamblin 10 Asts: Three tied 3

Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia

13 November, 2016 3:00pm

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	72–74	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 9–11, 18–20, 17–16
Pts: Kunek 21 Rebs: Smart 7 Asts: Cunningham, Kunek 6		Pts: Batkovic, Standish 16 Rebs: Batkovic 8 Asts: Cloud 7

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Referees: Jon Chapman, Chris Clark, Kahli Symons

Round 7

18 November, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Perth Lynx	71–84	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 17–13, 13–19, 14–25
Pts: Whitcomb 39 Rebs: Mijović 11 Asts: Lavey 5		Pts: Griffin 31 Rebs: Richards 9 Asts: Richards 4

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Referees: Mark Grist, Steve Diconza, Adrian Diconza

19 November, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	81–77	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–15, 22–17, 23–22
Pts: Gaze 18 Rebs: Ruef 17 Asts: Mansfield 6		Pts: Batkovic 27 Rebs: Batkovic 11 Asts: Murray 5

Southern Cross Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Referees: Robert Rice, Mark Caldwell, Jack Taylor

19 November, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	51–74	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 11–15, 14–25, 16–17
Pts: Good 13 Rebs: Roberts 6 Asts: Logic 6		Pts: Payne 13 Rebs: Griffin, Payne 8 Asts: Griffin 4

Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia Referees: Nathan Durant, Nathan Wieland, Nikki Ireland

20 November, 2016 2:00pm

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	78–69	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 21–8, 15–20, 14–26
Pts: Cumming 22 Rebs: Malott 8 Asts: Todhunter 5		Pts: Smart 16 Rebs: Black 12 Asts: Cole 9

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Referees: Sarah Carey, Jay Kelly, Todd Spain

20 November, 2016 3:00pm

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	78–72	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 25–21, 17–22, 16–15
Pts: Taylor 25 Rebs: Taylor 11 Asts: Mitchell 8		Pts: Batkovic 28 Rebs: Batkovic 8 Asts: Cloud 7

Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales Referees: Simon Cosier, Shahrad Shafaghi, Nico Fernandes

Round 8

25 November, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	85–89	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 15–23, 14–16, 31–23
Pts: Standish 24 Rebs: Standish 12 Asts: Cloud 9		Pts: Whitcomb 22 Rebs: Edmondson 11 Asts: Lavey 7

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Kylie Voevodin, Aaron Gilboy, Scott Brown

25 November, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	93–86 (OT)	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 28–25, 19–20, 14–15, Overtime: 9–2
Pts: Mitchell 18 Rebs: Hamson, Taylor 10 Asts: Mitchell 11		Pts: Griffin 27 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 12 Asts: Dietrick, Richards 4

Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales Referees: Mark Caldwell, Shahrad Shafaghi, Rebecca Brockway

26 November, 2016 6:30pm

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	77–64	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 21–16, 20–16, 23–16
Pts: Scherf 21 Rebs: Blicavs 16 Asts: Todhunter 4		Pts: Hodges 18 Rebs: Planeta, Roberts 5 Asts: Elsworthy, Logic 4

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Referees: Jon Chapman, Damian Lyons, Troy Earle

27 November, 2016 2:00pm

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	87–82	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 19–26, 27–15, 24–21
Pts: Tolo 25 Rebs: Ruef 11 Asts: Tolo 7		Pts: Whitcomb 36 Rebs: Mijović 9 Asts: Whitcomb 4

Southern Cross Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Referees: Simon Cosier, Jack Taylor, Guy Richards

27 November, 2016 3:00pm

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	69–51	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 8–10, 19–11, 21–17
Pts: Dietrick, Raincock-Ekunwe 14 Rebs: Payne 8 Asts: Griffin 5		Pts: Hodges 20 Rebs: Hodges 10 Asts: Planeta 2

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria Referees: Todd Spain, Sarah Carey, Daniel Battye

Round 9

2 December, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	83–59	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 21–13, 27–8, 24–16
Pts: Ruef 26 Rebs: Ruef 10 Asts: Gwathmey, Mansfield 3		Pts: Smart 21 Rebs: Cole 7 Asts: Kunek 3

Southern Cross Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Referees: Robert Rice, Jack Taylor, Shahrad Shafaghi

2 December, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Perth Lynx	80–73	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 22–18, 20–22, 21–19
Pts: Whitcomb 25 Rebs: Hamblin, Mijović 8 Asts: Lavey 6		Pts: Batkovic 25 Rebs: Batkovic 13 Asts: Murray 7

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Referees: Steve Diconza, Peter Houghton, Adrian Diconza

3 December, 2016 5:00pm

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	54–72	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 11–18, 12–21, 15–16
Pts: Hodges 15 Rebs: Hodges, Logic 7 Asts: Hunter 4		Pts: Murray 26 Rebs: Batkovic 19 Asts: Batkovic 6

Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia Referees: Michelle Aylan, Nathan Wieland, Vanessa Devlin

3 December, 2016 6:30pm

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	91–83	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 18–29, 26–14, 22–13
Pts: Malott 22 Rebs: Todhunter 11 Asts: Cumming 6		Pts: Snell 27 Rebs: Hamson, Snell 7 Asts: Mitchell 7

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Referees: Craig Copes, Troy Earle, Kahli Symons

4 December, 2016 2:30pm

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	71–80	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 14–29, 18–16, 21–15
Pts: Kunek 21 Rebs: Smart 7 Asts: Smart 4		Pts: Mitchell 25 Rebs: Hamson 11 Asts: Snell 6

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Referees: Raoul Kirsten, Sarah Carey, David Baddock

4 December, 2016 3:00pm

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	69–77	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 20–24, 11–23, 14–8
Pts: Griffin, Richards 19 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 12 Asts: Harrington 4		Pts: Blicavs 20 Rebs: Cumming 8 Asts: Blicavs, Cumming 3

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria Referees: Daniel Battye, Jason Kelly, Justin Hamilton

Round 10

8 December, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	vs.	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Southern Cross Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

9 December, 2016 7:30pm

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	vs.	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia

10 December, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	vs.	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

10 December, 2016 7:00pm

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	vs.	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

11 December, 2016 1:00pm

Boxscore

Perth Lynx	vs.	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia