The last round of the regular season started with a couple of meaningless games on Thursday. Brittany Smart and Sydney used a strong fourth quarter to beat Bendigo 78-68. Adelaide continued preparation for the postseason with a 75-74 win over Perth, but lost one of their key players to injury. All teams were in action on Saturday, but the big game was the first one as Kia Nurse took the scoring title and Canberra secured home court advantage to start the postseason with a 73-71 win over Adelaide. Carley Ernst and Tessa Lavey helped Bendigo beat Christina Boag and Townsville 89-69, but they still ended the season in last place. Cayla George and Melbourne looked impressive in a 104-75 win over Ariel Atkins and Perth even though they knew that they could not improve their place in the standings. Southside finished an impressive regular season with a 78-61 win over Jessica Kuster and Sydney. Players on eliminated teams are now free to move on while the playoff will start after the international break.
January 30, 2020
Sydney University Flames vs. Bendigo Spirit 78-68 SYD Smart 22 Kuster 16/9r Graham 16 Scherf 12/8r Wilson 10/9r/8a BEN Heal 17 Wehrung 15 Lavey 14/6a Richards 10/6r Ernst 5 Skinner 3 Grays 2 Morrell 0
Adelaide Lightning vs. Perth Lynx 75-74 ADL Seekamp 17/8a Turner 16/24r Talbot 13 Nicholson 9 Westbeld 6/7r PER Atkins 16 Ebzery 16 Mansfield 12 Payne 11/10r Whittle 11/6r Allen 4/15r
February 1, 2020
University of Canberra Capitals vs. Adelaide Lightning 73-71 UCC Nurse 28/9r Rocci 16 Tolo 13/6r Griffin 7/10r/7a Froling 5/6r ADL Nicholson 16 Talbot 15/12r/9a Westbeld 10 Turner 8/12r Hodges 6 Kaser 3
Townsville Fire vs. Bendigo Spirit 69-89 TSV Boag 22/15r Garbin 14/6r Cocks 11 Madgen 5/7r Young 5 Gaze 3 Howe 0 BEN Ernst 26/10r/7a Lavey 21/7a Heal 14 Richards 11/6r Skinner 9 Morrell 2 Grays 1
Melbourne Boomers vs. Perth Lynx 104-75 MEL George 24/12r/9a Purcell 17/6r Garrick 17 Magbegor 15/12r Beck 11 Cunningham 10 Davidson 3 L. Allen 0/7a Brewster 0 PER Atkins 24/8r Whittle 17/8r Ebzery 15 Mansfield 4 M. Allen 4 Winter 0
Southside Flyers vs. Sydney University Flames 78-61 STH Blicavs 18/8r/6a Russell 17 Maley 11/6r Cole 10 Mitchell 8 Tomlinson 5/6r O’Neill 1 SYD Kuster 21/6r Smart 2
Standings:
- Southside 17-4
- Canberra 15-6
- Melbourne 15-6
- Adelaide 12-9
- Perth 8-13
- Sydney 7-14
- Townsville 5-16
- Bendigo 5-16
Leaders:
Scoring: 1. Nurse 21.3, 2. Kunek 18.9, 3. Cole 16.9, 4. Turner 16.7, 5. Russell 16.7, 6. Ebzery 16.3, 7. Mitchell 15.9, 8. Bishop 15.9, 9. Planeta 15.7, 10. Griffin 15.6
Rebounding: 1. Griffin 10.9, 2. Turner 10.5, 3. Russell 9.6, 4. Talbot 8.7, 5. George 8.4, 6. Tolo 8.1, 7. Scherf 8.0, 8. Epoupa 7.8, 9. Froling 7.6, 10. Bishop 7.6
Assists: 1. Seekamp 8.0, 2. Epoupa 6.6, 3. K. Wilson 5.8, 4. Mitchell 5.2, 5. A. Wilson 5.0, 6. Allen 5.0, 7. Talbot 4.7, 8. Mansfield 4.5, 9. Vanloo 4.4, 10. O’Hea 4.3