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1997 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season1997
Dates11 April – 1 November 1997
Teams11
TV partner(s)Australia:
Regular season
Season championsS.E. Melbourne Magic
Season MVPAustralia Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsMelbourne Tigers (2nd title)
  Runners-upS.E. Melbourne Magic
SemifinalistsNorth Melbourne Giants
Perth Wildcats
Finals MVPUnited States Lanard Copeland (Melbourne)
Statistical leaders
Points Australia Andrew Gaze (Melbourne) 31.5
NBL seasons

The 1997 NBL season was the 19th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contest the league. The Hobart Devils, Geelong Supercats and Gold Coast Rollers did not return this season.

Regular season

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The 1997 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 11 April 1997 and 29 September 1997.

Round 1

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
11/04/1997 North Melbourne Giants 85–81 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/04/1997 Perth Wildcats 84–104 South East Melbourne Magic Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/04/1997 Brisbane Bullets 111–105 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
12/04/1997 Canberra Cannons 83–97 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
12/04/1997 Illawarra Hawks 96–112 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
12/04/1997 Townsville Suns 113–115 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/04/1997 Adelaide 36ers 83–85 South East Melbourne Magic Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 2

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
18/04/1997 Newcastle Falcons 101–109 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/04/1997 Sydney Kings 92–94 North Melbourne Giants Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/04/1997 Canberra Cannons 97–85 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
19/04/1997 Illawarra Hawks 101–108 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
19/04/1997 Brisbane Bullets 77–99 South East Melbourne Magic Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
20/04/1997 Townsville Suns 104–86 South East Melbourne Magic Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/04/1997 Melbourne Tigers 100–103 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 3

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
25/04/1997 Melbourne Tigers 69–89 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
25/04/1997 Sydney Kings 97–92 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/04/1997 Brisbane Bullets 96–104 Townsville Suns Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
26/04/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 96–97 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
26/04/1997 Newcastle Falcons 101–122 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/04/1997 Townsville Suns 97–91 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/04/1997 Illawarra Hawks 98–117 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 4

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
2/05/1997 Sydney Kings 112–108 Townsville Suns Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/05/1997 Illawarra Hawks 121–103 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
2/05/1997 Canberra Cannons 98–81 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
3/05/1997 Adelaide 36ers 92–99 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
3/05/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 123–106 Illawarra Hawks Whitlam Centre N/A boxscore
3/05/1997 Melbourne Tigers 85–108 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
3/05/1997 Brisbane Bullets 82–71 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
4/05/1997 Newcastle Falcons 110–104 Townsville Suns Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 5

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
7/05/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 78–89 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
9/05/1997 Perth Wildcats 102–84 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/05/1997 Townsville Suns 109–97 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/05/1997 North Melbourne Giants 77–88 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/05/1997 Adelaide 36ers 106–93 Canberra Cannons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
11/05/1997 Melbourne Tigers 109–104 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 6

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
16/05/1997 Perth Wildcats 82–86 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/05/1997 Canberra Cannons 105–88 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/05/1997 Townsville Suns 119–95 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/05/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 96–92 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
17/05/1997 North Melbourne Giants 111–98 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/05/1997 Sydney Kings 104–78 Canberra Cannons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1997 Adelaide 36ers 85–78 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
18/05/1997 Newcastle Falcons 95–126 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 7

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
23/05/1997 North Melbourne Giants 122–114 Townsville Suns Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/05/1997 Canberra Cannons 93–81 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
23/05/1997 Illawarra Hawks 107–119 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
24/05/1997 Sydney Kings 96–107 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/05/1997 Perth Wildcats 96–83 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/05/1997 Newcastle Falcons 85–117 South East Melbourne Magic Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/05/1997 Brisbane Bullets 110–92 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
25/05/1997 Townsville Suns 100–89 Canberra Cannons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 8

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
29/05/1997 Canberra Cannons 113–99 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
30/05/1997 Brisbane Bullets 98–103 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
31/05/1997 North Melbourne Giants 97–102 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/05/1997 Sydney Kings 106–101 Canberra Cannons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/05/1997 Illawarra Hawks 97–126 Townsville Suns Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
31/05/1997 Newcastle Falcons 108–100 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 9

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
5/06/1997 North Melbourne Giants 104–90 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/06/1997 Canberra Cannons 78–82 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
6/06/1997 Townsville Suns 102–107 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/06/1997 Newcastle Falcons 106–98 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/06/1997 Perth Wildcats 109–89 Illawarra Hawks Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/06/1997 Sydney Kings 124–117 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 10

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
11/06/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 80–55 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
13/06/1997 Melbourne Tigers 96–106 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 Illawarra Hawks 104–111 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 Adelaide 36ers 99–114 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 87–83 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 Perth Wildcats 109–90 Townsville Suns Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/06/1997 Canberra Cannons 104–91 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
15/06/1997 Brisbane Bullets 116–108 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
16/06/1997 North Melbourne Giants 99–96 Townsville Suns Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 11

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/06/1997 Illawarra Hawks 107–123 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
20/06/1997 Brisbane Bullets 100–91 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
21/06/1997 Melbourne Tigers 115–104 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
21/06/1997 Sydney Kings 88–89 South East Melbourne Magic Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/06/1997 Perth Wildcats 90–102 Newcastle Falcons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1997 Adelaide 36ers 141–99 Newcastle Falcons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 12

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
27/06/1997 North Melbourne Giants 99–114 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/06/1997 Canberra Cannons 92–86 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
28/06/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 127–100 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
28/06/1997 Illawarra Hawks 105–92 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
28/06/1997 Newcastle Falcons 87–98 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/06/1997 Melbourne Tigers 82–92 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
29/06/1997 Perth Wildcats 112–92 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/06/1997 Townsville Suns 98–94 North Melbourne Giants Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
4/07/1997 Townsville Suns 81–84 South East Melbourne Magic Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/07/1997 Perth Wildcats 97–71 Canberra Cannons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/07/1997 Adelaide 36ers 112–100 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
5/07/1997 Illawarra Hawks 93–102 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
5/07/1997 Newcastle Falcons 97–86 Sydney Kings Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/07/1997 Brisbane Bullets 106–101 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
7/07/1997 Melbourne Tigers 86–94 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 14

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
9/07/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 113–105 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
11/07/1997 Adelaide 36ers 107–112 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
11/07/1997 Newcastle Falcons 84–102 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/07/1997 Melbourne Tigers 96–89 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
12/07/1997 Sydney Kings 109–85 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/07/1997 Perth Wildcats 106–86 Illawarra Hawks Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/07/1997 Townsville Suns 97–95 Canberra Cannons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/07/1997 Brisbane Bullets 87–62 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore

Round 15

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
18/07/1997 Melbourne Tigers 94–93 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
18/07/1997 Sydney Kings 92–109 Newcastle Falcons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/07/1997 Illawarra Hawks 97–105 South East Melbourne Magic Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
18/07/1997 Brisbane Bullets 91–88 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
19/07/1997 Adelaide 36ers 90–92 Newcastle Falcons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
19/07/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 99–86 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
19/07/1997 Townsville Suns 102–90 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 16

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
1/08/1997 Townsville Suns 101–104 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/08/1997 Adelaide 36ers 112–82 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 17

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
8/08/1997 Adelaide 36ers 79–84 Townsville Suns Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
9/08/1997 Brisbane Bullets 91–94 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore

Round 18

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
15/08/1997 North Melbourne Giants 86–97 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/08/1997 Newcastle Falcons 119–107 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/08/1997 Townsville Suns 124–103 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/08/1997 Perth Wildcats 97–92 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/08/1997 Adelaide 36ers 97–93 South East Melbourne Magic Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
16/08/1997 Canberra Cannons 99–102 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
17/08/1997 Brisbane Bullets 80–81 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore

Round 19

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/08/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 120–90 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
22/08/1997 Perth Wildcats 98–73 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/08/1997 North Melbourne Giants 94–83 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/08/1997 Sydney Kings 100–112 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/08/1997 Newcastle Falcons 114–130 Townsville Suns Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/08/1997 Canberra Cannons 93–96 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
25/08/1997 Melbourne Tigers 128–107 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 20

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
29/08/1997 North Melbourne Giants 103–86 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/08/1997 Adelaide 36ers 74–77 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
30/08/1997 Canberra Cannons 92–67 South East Melbourne Magic AIS Arena N/A boxscore
30/08/1997 Illawarra Hawks 85–97 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
30/08/1997 Newcastle Falcons 98–95 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/08/1997 Sydney Kings 93–112 Townsville Suns Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/08/1997 Melbourne Tigers 128–98 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
2/09/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 94–78 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 21

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
5/09/1997 Illawarra Hawks 71–82 South East Melbourne Magic Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 88–82 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 Sydney Kings 95–77 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 Perth Wildcats 101–107 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 Newcastle Falcons 112–120 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/09/1997 Canberra Cannons 101–98 Townsville Suns AIS Arena N/A boxscore
7/09/1997 Melbourne Tigers 124–106 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
7/09/1997 North Melbourne Giants 117–96 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 22

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
10/09/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 97–74 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
12/09/1997 Adelaide 36ers 99–96 Townsville Suns Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
13/09/1997 Perth Wildcats 88–87 Canberra Cannons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/09/1997 Newcastle Falcons 110–97 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/09/1997 Brisbane Bullets 82–76 Townsville Suns Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
13/09/1997 Melbourne Tigers 103–90 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
15/09/1997 North Melbourne Giants 92–94 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/09/1997 Sydney Kings 90–85 Newcastle Falcons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 23

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
19/09/1997 Illawarra Hawks 101–88 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
19/09/1997 Brisbane Bullets 86–85 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 North Melbourne Giants 92–90 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 Sydney Kings 98–103 South East Melbourne Magic Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 Perth Wildcats 98–107 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 Canberra Cannons 120–97 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
20/09/1997 Townsville Suns 103–106 Newcastle Falcons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/09/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 70–102 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 24

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
24/09/1997 North Melbourne Giants 102–106 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/09/1997 Townsville Suns 100–102 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/09/1997 Adelaide 36ers 104–110 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
27/09/1997 Illawarra Hawks 115–90 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
27/09/1997 Canberra Cannons 98–95 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
28/09/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 108–99 Newcastle Falcons Dandenong Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
29/09/1997 Melbourne Tigers 116–107 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Ladder

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This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.

Pos 1997 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 S.E. Melbourne Magic 30 22 8 73.33% 4–1 W1 12–3 10–5 2850 2662 107.06%
2 Melbourne Tigers 30 19 11 63.33% 5–0 W13 9–6 10–5 3092 3028 102.11%
3 North Melbourne Giants 30 18 12 60.00% 3–2 L1 9–6 9–6 2943 2881 102.15%
4 Perth Wildcats 30 17 13 56.67% 3–2 W2 10–5 7–8 2933 2825 103.82%
5 Brisbane Bullets1 30 15 15 50.00% 2–3 L3 10–5 5–10 2731 2786 98.03%
6 Canberra Cannons1 30 15 15 50.00% 4–1 W3 11–4 4–11 2789 2773 100.58%
7 Adelaide 36ers2 30 14 16 46.67% 1–4 L4 7–8 7–8 2973 2922 101.75%
8 Townsville Suns2 30 14 16 46.67% 0–5 L6 9–6 5–10 3084 3015 102.29%
9 Newcastle Falcons3 30 12 18 40.00% 2–3 L1 7–8 5–10 2995 3173 94.39%
10 Sydney Kings3 30 12 18 40.00% 1–4 L3 8–7 4–11 2938 2991 98.23%
11 Illawarra Hawks 30 7 23 23.33% 2–3 W2 4–11 3–12 2906 3178 91.44%

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 1997. 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.

1Brisbane Bullets won Head-to-Head (2-1).

2Adelaide 36ers won Head-to-Head (2-1).

3Newcastle Falcons won Head-to-Head (2-1).

Finals

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Main article: 1997 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket

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Elimination Finals Semifinals Grand Final
1 S.E. Melbourne Magic 92 96 X
4 Perth Wildcats 81 88 X 4 Perth Wildcats 82 69 X
5 Brisbane Bullets 79 71 X 1 S.E. Melbourne Magic 74 84 83
2 Melbourne Tigers 111 78 93
2 Melbourne Tigers 107 112 X
3 North Melbourne Giants 93 108 102 3 North Melbourne Giants 99 105 X
6 Canberra Cannons 104 98 75


Elimination Finals

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/10/1997 Canberra Cannons 104–93 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
4/10/1997 Perth Wildcats 81–79 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/10/1997 North Melbourne Giants 108–98 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/10/1997 Brisbane Bullets 71–88 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
7/10/1997 North Melbourne Giants 102–75 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Semi-finals

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
13/10/1997 Perth Wildcats 82–92 South East Melbourne Magic Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/10/1997 North Melbourne Giants 99–107 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/10/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 96–69 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
18/10/1997 Melbourne Tigers 112–105 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Grand Final

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
25/10/1997 Melbourne Tigers 111–74 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
29/10/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 84–78 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
1/11/1997 South East Melbourne Magic 83–93 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

1997 NBL statistics leaders

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Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 30.9
Rebounds per game Clarence Tyson Townsville Suns 13.7
Assists per game Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants 8.9
Steals per game Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants 3.3
Blocks per game Simon Dwight Canberra Cannons 4.3
Free throw percentage Dylan Rigdon Illawarra Hawks 88.2%

NBL awards

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All NBL Team

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# Player Team
PG Derek Rucker Townsville Suns
SG Robert Rose Canberra Cannons
SF Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
PF Clarence Tyson Townsville Suns
C Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers


References

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