1991 NBL Finals

1991 NBL Finals
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 25 September - 27 October 1991
Number of teams 6
TV partner(s) Seven Network
NBL Finals
Champions Perth Wildcats
  Runners-up Eastside Melbourne Spectres
Finals MVP Pete Hansen

The 1991 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1991 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Perth Wildcats defeated the Eastside Melbourne Spectres in three games (2-1) for their second NBL championship.

Format

The 1991 National Basketball League Finals started on 25 September and concluded on 27 October. The playoffs consisted of two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three Semi-finals and the best of three game Grand Final series. As the two top teams at the end of the regular season, Perth and Eastside Melbourne both qualified for home court advantage during the Semi-finals.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Team Finals
appearance
Previous
appearance
Previous best
performance
Perth Wildcats 5th 1990 Champions (1990)
Eastside Melbourne Spectres 7th 1990 Runner up (1981)
Geelong Supercats 4th 1984 Runner up (1982)
Adelaide 36ers 7th 1989 Champions (1986)
North Melbourne Giants 4th 1990 Champions (1989)
Melbourne Tigers 3rd 1990 5th (1989, 1990)

Ladder

# Team Pld W L
1 Perth Wildcats 26 22 4
2 Eastside Melbourne Spectres 26 17 9
3 Geelong Supercats 26 17 9
4 Adelaide 36ers 26 16 10
5 North Melbourne Giants 26 16 10
6 Melbourne Tigers 26 16 10
7 Sydney Kings 26 14 12
8 Gold Coast Rollers 26 14 12
9 Brisbane Bullets 26 13 13
10 Canberra Cannons 26 9 17
11 Southern Melbourne Saints 26 9 17
12 Hobart Devils 26 9 18
13 Illawarra Hawks 26 6 20
14 Newcastle Falcons 26 5 21

Elimination finals

(4) Adelaide 36ers vs (6) Melbourne Tigers

Game 1

September 25
Melbourne Tigers 115, Adelaide 36ers 129
Scoring by quarter: 40-34, 27-23, 28-30, 20-42
Pts: Andrew Gaze 39
Rebs: Gaze, Simmons 8 each
Asts: Andrew Gaze 8
Pts: Darryl Pearce 29
Rebs: Mark Davis 14
Asts: Butch Hays 11
Adelaide lead the series 1-0
The Glass House, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Geoff Weeks

Game 2

September 27
Adelaide 36ers 132, Melbourne Tigers 96
Scoring by quarter: 37-27, 32-22, 34-24, 29-23
Pts: Mark Davis 31
Rebs: Mark Davis 15
Asts: Butch Hays 17
Pts: Andrew Gaze 40
Rebs: Dave Simmons 13
Asts: Colbert, Giddey 3 each
Adelaide win the series 2-0
Apollo Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Geoff Weeks

(3) Geelong Supercats vs (5) North Melbourne Giants

Game 1

September 25
Geelong Supercats 139, North Melbourne Giants 119
Scoring by quarter: 36-30, 38-31, 31-30, 34-88
Pts: Shane Heal 36
Rebs: Terry Dozier 13
Asts: Shane Heal 11
Pts: Scott Fisher 44
Rebs: Scott Fisher 10
Asts: Marty Clarke 6
Geelong lead the series 1-0
Geelong Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Robert Barnett

Game 2

September 27
North Melbourne Giants 136, Geelong Supercats 116
Scoring by quarter: 38-31, 37-25, 31-25, 30-35
Pts: Paul Maley 42
Rebs: Maley, Fisher 13 each
Asts: Scott Fisher 6
Pts: Vince Hinchen 27
Rebs: John Dorge 9
Asts: Shane Heal 7
Series tied at 1-1
The Glass House, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Robert Barnett

Game 3

September 29
Geelong Supercats 113, North Melbourne Giants 125
Scoring by quarter: 29-35, 31-28, 30-30, 23-32
Pts: Bobby Locke 31
Rebs: Dorge, Dozier 11 each
Asts: Shane Heal 7
Pts: Pat Reidy 32
Rebs: Scott Fisher 14
Asts: Fisher, Leader 6 each
North Melbourne wins the series 2-1
Geelong Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Robert Barnett

Semi-finals

(2) Eastside Melbourne Spectres vs (5) North Melbourne Giants

Game 1

October 4
North Melbourne Giants 93, Eastside Melbourne Spectres 99
Scoring by quarter: 22-25, 18-26, 28-23, 25-25
Pts: Paul Maley 32
Rebs: Paul Maley 12
Asts: Scott Fisher 4
Pts: Bruce Bolden 29
Rebs: Bruce Bolden 13
Asts: Bruce Bolden 5
Eastside Melbourne lead the series 1-0
The Glass House, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks

Game 2

October 11
Eastside Melbourne Spectres 115, North Melbourne Giants 104
Scoring by quarter: 24-24, 29-21, 34-24, 28-35
Pts: Bruce Bolden 27
Rebs: Bruce Bolden 18
Asts: Perry, Lockhart 7 each
Pts: Paul Maley 25
Rebs: Paul Maley 18
Asts: Mark Leader8
Eastside Melbourne wins the series 2-0
The Glass House, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Geoff Weeks

(1) Perth Wildcats vs (4) Adelaide 36ers

Game 1

October 5
Adelaide 36ers 99, Perth Wildcats 102
Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 20-25, 31-34, 20-21
Pts: Mike McKay 23
Rebs: Mark Bradtke 11
Asts: Butch Hays 9
Pts: Ricky Grace 24
Rebs: Pinder, Crawford 10 each
Asts: Ricky Grace 8
Perth lead the series 1-0
Apollo Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Robert Barnett

Game 2

October 10
Perth Wildcats 105, Adelaide 36ers 104
Scoring by quarter: 27-24, 29-25, 28-25, 21-30
Pts: Ricky Grace 27
Rebs: James Crawford 10
Asts: Ricky Grace 9
Pts: Butch Hays 23
Rebs: Bradtke, Davis 9 each
Asts: Butch Hays 8
Perth win the series 2-0
Perth Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Robert Barnett

Grand Final series

(1) Perth Wildcats vs (2) Eastside Melbourne Spectres

Game 1

October 19
Eastside Melbourne Spectres 83, Perth Wildcats 109
Scoring by quarter: 19-34, 22-21, 22-23, 20-31
Pts: Bruce Bolden 22
Rebs: Dean Uthoff 13
Asts: Darren Perry 8
Pts: Ricky Grace 21
Rebs: Andrew Vlahov 11
Asts: Ricky Grace 7
Perth leads series 1-0
The Glass House, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Bill Mildenhall

Game 2

October 25
Perth Wildcats 81, Eastside Melbourne Spectres 86
Scoring by quarter: 22-21, 25-22, 15-26, 19-17
Pts: Ricky Grace 17
Rebs: Andrew Vlahov 11
Asts: Derek Rucker 7
Pts: Bruce Bolden 25
Rebs: Kent Lockhart 12
Asts: Perry, Uthoff 4 each
Series tied at 1-1
Perth Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Bill Mildenhall, Eddie Crouch

Game 3

October 28
Perth Wildcats 90, Eastside Melbourne Spectres 80
Scoring by quarter: 22-27, 25-31, 13-22, 26-29
Pts: Pinder, Crawford 19 each
Rebs: James Crawford 14
Asts: Mike Ellis 7
Pts: Bruce Bolden 29
Rebs: Bruce Bolden 15
Asts: Kent Lockhart 4
Perth wins series and NBL Championship 2–1
Grand Final MVP: Pete Hansen (Perth)
Perth Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Eddie Crouch, Bill Mildenhall

See also

References

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