2009–10 NBL season

2009–10 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2009–10
Dates24 September 2009 – 12 March 2010
Teams8
TV partner(s)Australia:
New Zealand:
Online:
  • rivusTV
Regular season
Season championsPerth Wildcats
Season MVPUnited States Corey Williams (Townsville)
Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats (5th title)
  Runners-upWollongong Hawks
SemifinalistsTownsville Crocodiles
Gold Coast Blaze
Finals MVPUnited States Kevin Lisch (Perth)
Statistical leaders
Points New Zealand Kirk Penney (New Zealand) 23.2
Rebounds United States Rick Rickert (New Zealand) 7.1
Assists Antigua and Barbuda Julius Hodge (Melbourne) 5.9
NBL seasons

The 2009–10 NBL season was the 32nd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The 48-minute game switched to a 40-minute game.

Preseason

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Pre-season training began for a majority of clubs during the last week of July.[1][2][3][4][5]

A pre-season tourney, dubbed the NBL Top End Challenge, involving all eight sides was contested during August in Darwin, Northern Territory.[6]

Wollongong Hawks exhibition games

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10 August Wollongong Hawks 78–59 St. Mary's Gaels Illawarra Basketball Stadium, Wollongong
Attendance: 1,100
14 August Wollongong Hawks 84–83 Vanderbilt Commodores Hills Sports Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 395

Burger King Breakers Pre-season Tour

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12 August New Zealand Breakers 90–81 Athletes in Action Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Attendance: 2,200
13 August New Zealand Breakers 92–86 Athletes in Action Pettigrew Green Arena, Napier
Attendance: 1,750
15 August New Zealand Breakers ??–?? Athletes in Action Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua

Melbourne Tigers exhibition games

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14 August Melbourne Tigers 79–66 St. Mary's Gaels Caulfield Grammar School, Melbourne
18 September Melbourne Tigers 96–90 Gold Coast Blaze Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne
19 September Melbourne Tigers 79–88 Gold Coast Blaze King Club, Melbourne

Gold Coast Blaze exhibition games

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17 August Gold Coast Blaze 82–74 St. Mary's Gaels Carina Basketball Stadium, Brisbane
18 August Gold Coast Blaze 85–84 St. Mary's Gaels The Southport School, Gold Coast

2009 Crocs Pre-season Assault

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16 August Townsville Crocodiles 104–99 Vanderbilt Commodores NPA Stadium, Townsville
28 August Townsville Crocodiles 81–90 Melbourne Tigers NPA Stadium, Townsville
29 August Townsville Crocodiles 79–92 Melbourne Tigers Mackay Basketball Stadium, Mackay
10 September Townsville Crocodiles 86–89 Cairns Taipans NPA Stadium, Townsville

2009 Coca-Cola Pre-season Championship

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25 August Perth Wildcats 73–76 Adelaide 36ers Craigie Leisure Centre, Perth
27 August Perth Wildcats 79–77 Adelaide 36ers Waroona Recreation & Aquatic Centre, Waroona
29 August Perth Wildcats 75–95 Adelaide 36ers Eaton Recreation Centre, Bunbury

Cairns Taipans exhibition games

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25 August Cairns Taipans 89–67 Gold Coast Blaze Bendigo Bank Basketball Centre, Cairns
26 August Cairns Taipans 84–77 Gold Coast Blaze Bendigo Bank Basketball Centre, Cairns
31 August Cairns Taipans 88–83 Melbourne Tigers Bendigo Bank Basketball Centre, Cairns
1 September Cairns Taipans 77–87 Melbourne Tigers Bendigo Bank Basketball Centre, Cairns
12 September Cairns Taipans 85–92 Townsville Crocodiles Bendigo Bank Basketball Centre, Cairns

NBL Top End Challenge

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3 September Cairns Taipans 78–83 Gold Coast Blaze DBA Stadium, Darwin
3 September Melbourne Tigers 94–100 Wollongong Hawks Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
3 September Adelaide 36ers 75–84 New Zealand Breakers DBA Stadium, Darwin
3 September Townsville Crocodiles 85–82 Perth Wildcats Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
4 September Adelaide 36ers 78–82 Melbourne Tigers DBA Stadium, Darwin
4 September Gold Coast Blaze 90–107 Wollongong Hawks Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
4 September Cairns Taipans 88–77 Perth Wildcats DBA Stadium, Darwin
4 September New Zealand Breakers 102–91 Townsville Crocodiles Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
5 September Adelaide 36ers 72–82 Cairns Taipans DBA Stadium, Darwin
5 September Perth Wildcats 79–84 Melbourne Tigers Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin
5 September Gold Coast Blaze 85–84 Townsville Crocodiles DBA Stadium, Darwin
5 September Wollongong Hawks 94–88 New Zealand Breakers Marrara Indoor Stadium, Darwin

Wollongong Hawks win Top End Challenge.

Hood Sweeney Pre-season Challenge

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11 September Adelaide 36ers 93–96 Wollongong Hawks Whyalla Basketball Stadium, Whyalla
13 September Adelaide 36ers 92–78 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena, Adelaide

Regular season

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The 2009–10 regular season took place over 20 rounds between 24 September 2009 and 14 February 2010.

Round 1

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
24/09/2009 New Zealand Breakers 95–75 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre 2,428 boxscore
25/09/2009 Illawarra Hawks 94–92 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre 3,556 boxscore
25/09/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 79–82 Townsville Crocodiles Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,562 boxscore
26/09/2009 Cairns Taipans 86–75 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre 3,830 boxscore

Round 2

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
30/09/2009 Melbourne Tigers 86–81 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,857 boxscore
2/10/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 84–78 Illawarra Hawks Gold Coast Convention Centre 1,943 boxscore
2/10/2009 Townsville Crocodiles 89–91 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,276 boxscore
3/10/2009 Adelaide 36ers 80–76 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena 4,671 boxscore
3/10/2009 Cairns Taipans 89–71 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre 3,114 boxscore

Round 3

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
7/10/2009 Cairns Taipans 83–66 Gold Coast Blaze Cairns Convention Centre 2,575 boxscore
8/10/2009 New Zealand Breakers 79–74 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre 3,437 boxscore
9/10/2009 Adelaide 36ers 90–89 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena 4,759 boxscore
9/10/2009 Perth Wildcats 89–84 Gold Coast Blaze Challenge Stadium 4,400 boxscore
10/10/2009 Melbourne Tigers 68–103 Townsville Crocodiles State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,762 boxscore
10/10/2009 Illawarra Hawks 71–59 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre 3,316 boxscore

Round 4

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
14/10/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 98–86 Melbourne Tigers Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,823 boxscore
16/10/2009 Townsville Crocodiles 101–91 Gold Coast Blaze Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,963 boxscore
17/10/2009 Illawarra Hawks 76–65 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre 3,696 boxscore
17/10/2009 Perth Wildcats 110–80 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium 4,100 boxscore

Round 5

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
21/10/2009 Adelaide 36ers 70–81 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena 3,919 boxscore
22/10/2009 New Zealand Breakers 92–82 Townsville Crocodiles North Shore Events Centre 2,271 boxscore
23/10/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 80–63 Cairns Taipans Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,336 boxscore
24/10/2009 Illawarra Hawks 99–77 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre 3,546 boxscore
24/10/2009 Cairns Taipans 69–106 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre 3,043 boxscore
25/10/2009 Perth Wildcats 93–90 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium 4,100 boxscore

Round 6

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
28/10/2009 Illawarra Hawks 77–67 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre 2,936 boxscore
28/10/2009 Melbourne Tigers 94–88 Gold Coast Blaze State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,317 boxscore
29/10/2009 New Zealand Breakers 99–91 Adelaide 36ers North Shore Events Centre 1,912 boxscore
30/10/2009 Townsville Crocodiles 94–87 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,879 boxscore
31/10/2009 Adelaide 36ers 87–81 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena 5,511 boxscore
31/10/2009 Perth Wildcats 87–80 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium 4,250 boxscore

Round 7

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
4/11/2009 Illawarra Hawks 92–80 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre 2,876 boxscore
5/11/2009 New Zealand Breakers 96–110 Gold Coast Blaze North Shore Events Centre 2,262 boxscore
6/11/2009 Cairns Taipans 89–78 Illawarra Hawks Cairns Convention Centre 4,324 boxscore
7/11/2009 Townsville Crocodiles 69–93 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,815 boxscore
7/11/2009 Adelaide 36ers 80–77 Gold Coast Blaze Adelaide Arena 4,883 boxscore
8/11/2009 Perth Wildcats 94–74 New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore

Round 8

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
11/11/2009 Cairns Taipans 70–85 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre 3,420 boxscore
12/11/2009 New Zealand Breakers 83–74 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre 2,106 boxscore
13/11/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 93–77 Townsville Crocodiles Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,308 boxscore
14/11/2009 Adelaide 36ers 83–76 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena 4,832 boxscore
14/11/2009 Perth Wildcats 79–64 Cairns Taipans Challenge Stadium 4,200 boxscore
14/11/2009 Melbourne Tigers 91–98 Townsville Crocodiles State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,804 boxscore

Round 9

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
18/11/2009 Cairns Taipans 77–64 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre 2,673 boxscore
20/11/2009 Townsville Crocodiles 73–85 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,778 boxscore
21/11/2009 Melbourne Tigers 83–86 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,187 boxscore
21/11/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 84–79 Perth Wildcats Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,598 boxscore

Round 10

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
25/11/2009 Illawarra Hawks 59–82 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre 2,945 boxscore
26/11/2009 New Zealand Breakers 94–77 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre 2,750 boxscore
27/11/2009 Townsville Crocodiles 100–88 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,433 boxscore
28/11/2009 Perth Wildcats 78–82 Gold Coast Blaze Challenge Stadium 4,200 boxscore

Round 11

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
2/12/2009 Townsville Crocodiles 73–64 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,543 boxscore
3/12/2009 New Zealand Breakers 91–93 Illawarra Hawks North Shore Events Centre 1,896 boxscore
4/12/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 69–68 Cairns Taipans Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,579 boxscore
5/12/2009 Perth Wildcats 94–89 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium 4,400 boxscore
5/12/2009 Adelaide 36ers 84–87 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena 5,894 boxscore

Round 12

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
9/12/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 80–72 Adelaide 36ers Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,930 boxscore
10/12/2009 New Zealand Breakers 100–106 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre 2,163 boxscore
11/12/2009 Cairns Taipans 89–74 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre 3,105 boxscore
12/12/2009 Illawarra Hawks 109–84 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre 3,567 boxscore
12/12/2009 Adelaide 36ers 85–92 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena 4,589 boxscore
12/12/2009 Townsville Crocodiles 89–79 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,813 boxscore

Round 13

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
16/12/2009 Adelaide 36ers 91–81 Gold Coast Blaze Adelaide Arena 4,260 boxscore
17/12/2009 New Zealand Breakers 80–87 Townsville Crocodiles North Shore Events Centre 2,343 boxscore
18/12/2009 Cairns Taipans 71–70 Illawarra Hawks Cairns Convention Centre 3,100 boxscore
19/12/2009 Melbourne Tigers 68–77 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,351 boxscore
19/12/2009 Perth Wildcats 70–82 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium 4,200 boxscore
20/12/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 88–84 Illawarra Hawks Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,539 boxscore

Round 14

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
23/12/2009 Adelaide 36ers 73–94 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena 4,846 boxscore
26/12/2009 Melbourne Tigers 90–88 Illawarra Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,439 boxscore
31/12/2009 Townsville Crocodiles 83–74 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,684 boxscore
31/12/2009 Gold Coast Blaze 90–83 New Zealand Breakers Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,872 boxscore
31/12/2009 Cairns Taipans 76–69 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre 4,369 boxscore
31/12/2009 Illawarra Hawks 93–88 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre 4,088 boxscore
2/01/2010 Melbourne Tigers 87–64 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,857 boxscore
2/01/2010 Perth Wildcats 91–57 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium 4,168 boxscore

Round 15

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
6/01/2010 Illawarra Hawks 83–78 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre 3,353 boxscore
8/01/2010 Perth Wildcats 76–72 New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium 4,400 boxscore
8/01/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 100–89 Gold Coast Blaze Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,072 boxscore
8/01/2010 Melbourne Tigers 84–65 Illawarra Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,823 boxscore
9/01/2010 Cairns Taipans 66–79 Gold Coast Blaze Cairns Convention Centre 3,851 boxscore
10/01/2010 Adelaide 36ers 72–84 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena 5,627 boxscore

Round 16

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
13/01/2010 Adelaide 36ers 91–77 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena 5,510 boxscore
14/01/2010 New Zealand Breakers 89–94 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre 2,600 boxscore
15/01/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 104–89 Adelaide 36ers Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,674 boxscore
16/01/2010 Perth Wildcats 86–61 Cairns Taipans Challenge Stadium 4,400 boxscore
16/01/2010 Illawarra Hawks 96–75 Gold Coast Blaze WIN Entertainment Centre 3,402 boxscore
16/01/2010 Melbourne Tigers 89–87 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,262 boxscore

Round 17

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/01/2010 Illawarra Hawks 93–86 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre 3,077 boxscore
20/01/2010 Melbourne Tigers 100–86 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,943 boxscore
21/01/2010 New Zealand Breakers 103–89 Adelaide 36ers North Shore Events Centre 2,358 boxscore
22/01/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 73–59 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,067 boxscore
23/01/2010 Cairns Taipans 87–81 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre 4,123 boxscore
23/01/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 81–95 New Zealand Breakers Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,751 boxscore
23/01/2010 Perth Wildcats 94–78 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium 4,400 boxscore

Round 18

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
27/01/2010 Melbourne Tigers 95–85 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,899 boxscore
27/01/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 86–91 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,480 boxscore
30/01/2010 Adelaide 36ers 87–88 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena 6,991 boxscore
30/01/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 99–91 Melbourne Tigers Gold Coast Convention Centre 4,020 boxscore

Round 19

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/02/2010 Cairns Taipans 79–76 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre 3,942 boxscore
4/02/2010 New Zealand Breakers 88–60 Illawarra Hawks North Shore Events Centre 1,984 boxscore
5/02/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 86–73 Perth Wildcats Gold Coast Convention Centre 4,588 boxscore
6/02/2010 Melbourne Tigers 78–84 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,368 boxscore
6/02/2010 Illawarra Hawks 100–88 Gold Coast Blaze WIN Entertainment Centre 3,620 boxscore
6/02/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 89–76 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,313 boxscore

Round 20

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
10/02/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 102–87 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,443 boxscore
11/02/2010 New Zealand Breakers 109–94 Gold Coast Blaze North Shore Events Centre 2,835 boxscore
12/02/2010 Illawarra Hawks 94–82 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre 4,268 boxscore
13/02/2010 Adelaide 36ers 79–82 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena 5,973 boxscore
13/02/2010 Cairns Taipans 79–84 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre 4,747 boxscore
13/02/2010 Melbourne Tigers 73–91 Gold Coast Blaze State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 boxscore
14/02/2010 Perth Wildcats 92–73 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium 4,423 boxscore

Ladder

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Pos 2009–10 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Perth Wildcats 28 17 11 60.71% 3–2 W2 12–2 5–9 2401 2285 105.08%
2 Wollongong Hawks1 28 16 12 57.14% 3–2 W3 13–1 3–11 2299 2270 101.28%
3 Townsville Crocodiles1 28 16 12 57.14% 3–2 L1 10–4 6–8 2418 2369 102.07%
4 Gold Coast Blaze1 28 16 12 57.14% 3–2 W1 12–2 4–10 2410 2376 101.43%
5 New Zealand Breakers 28 15 13 53.57% 5–0 W6 9–5 6–8 2415 2340 103.21%
6 Melbourne Tigers2 28 11 17 39.29% 1–4 L4 8–6 3–11 2338 2423 96.49%
7 Cairns Taipans2 28 11 17 39.29% 2–3 L2 10–4 1–13 2092 2239 93.43%
8 Adelaide 36ers 28 10 18 35.71% 0–5 L7 7–7 3–11 2353 2424 97.07%

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2010. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

13-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks (5-3), Townsville Crocodiles (4-4) and Gold Coast Blaze (3-5).

1Cairns Taipans won Head-to-Head (3-1).

Finals

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Main article: 2010 NBL Finals

The 2009–10 National Basketball League Finals played between 18 February 2010 and 12 March 2010, consisting of two best-of-three semi-finals and final series in which the higher seed hosts the first and deciding third game.

Playoff Seedings

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  1. Perth Wildcats
  2. Wollongong Hawks
  3. Townsville Crocodiles
  4. Gold Coast Blaze

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of a tie of three or more teams, winning percentage in games played only between those teams will determine order of finish.

Under that system, Wollongong (5–3) will finish second, Townsville (4–4) third and Gold Coast (3–5) fourth.[7]

Playoff bracket

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Semifinals Grand Final
          
1 Perth Wildcats 81 82 X
4 Gold Coast Blaze 68 78 X
1 Perth Wildcats 75 63 96
2 Wollongong Hawks 64 75 72
2 Wollongong Hawks 87 53 88
3 Townsville Crocodiles 68 82 76


Semi-finals

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
18/02/2010 Perth Wildcats 81–68 Gold Coast Blaze Challenge Stadium 4,400 boxscore
19/02/2010 Illawarra Hawks 87–68 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre 4,451 boxscore
23/02/2010 Gold Coast Blaze 78–82 Perth Wildcats Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,699 boxscore
24/02/2010 Townsville Crocodiles 82–53 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,499 boxscore
27/02/2010 Illawarra Hawks 88–76 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre 4,451 boxscore

Grand Final

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
5/03/2010 Perth Wildcats 75–64 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium 4,600 boxscore
9/03/2010 Illawarra Hawks 75–63 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre 5,786 boxscore
12/03/2010 Perth Wildcats 96–72 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium 4,700 boxscore

Season awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "You searched for newsdisplay – Official Website of the CQUniversity Cairns Taipans". Taipans.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/07/25/101625_gold-coast-blaze.htm [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "The Official Website of Melbourne United – NBL – We are Melbourne". Tigers.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Gleeson punishes Crocs | Townsville Bulletin Sport". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ http://www.perthwildcats.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108:perth-wildcats-begin-pre-season-training&catid=1:wildcats&Itemid=5[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "All NBL teams to play full games in Darwin | Sport | Northern Territory News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au". www.ntnews.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Semi-finals schedule set". NBL.com.au. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Homicide wins MVP at NBL awards night". NBL.com.au. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011.
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