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Sports season

1992 NBL season

League| National Basketball League
Sport| Basketball
Duration| 3 April – 26 September 1992
28 September – 18 October 1992 (Finals)
24 October – 1 November 1992 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams| 13
TV partner(s)| Network Ten
Regular season
Season champions| South East Melbourne Magic
Season MVP| Scott Fisher (North Melbourne)
Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorer| Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions| South East Melbourne Magic (1st title)
Runners-up| Melbourne Tigers
Finals MVP| Bruce Bolden (South East Melbourne)
NBL seasons

← 1991

1993 →

The 1992 NBL season was the 14th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league, Southern Melbourne having merged with Eastside Melbourne to form the South-East Melbourne Magic during the off season.

## Clubs

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Club  | Location  | Home Venue  | Capacity  | Founded  | Head coach

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Adelaide 36ers |  Adelaide, South Australia | Clipsal Powerhouse | 8,000  | 1982  |  Don Shipway
Brisbane Bullets |  Brisbane, Queensland | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 13,500  | 1979  |  Brian Kerle
Canberra Cannons |  Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | AIS Arena | 5,200  | 1979  |  Barry Barnes
Geelong Supercats |  Geelong, Victoria | Geelong Arena | 2,000  | 1982  |  Steve Breheny [1]
Gold Coast Rollers |  Gold Coast, Queensland | Carrara Indoor Stadium | 2,992  | 1990  |  Dave Claxton
Hobart Tassie Devils |  Hobart, Tasmania | Derwent Entertainment Centre | 5,400  | 1983  |  Cal Bruton
Illawarra Hawks |  Wollongong, New South Wales | Illawarra Basketball Stadium | 2,000  | 1979  |  Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers |  Melbourne, Victoria | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | 15,400  | 1931  |  Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons |  Newcastle, New South Wales | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 4,658  | 1979  |  Tom Wisman
North Melbourne Giants |  Melbourne, Victoria | The Glass House | 7,200  | 1980  |  Bruce Palmer
Perth Wildcats |  Perth, Western Australia | Perth Entertainment Centre | 8,200  | 1982  |  Murray Arnold
South East Melbourne Magic |  Melbourne, Victoria | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | 15,400  | 1992  |  Brian Goorjian
Sydney Kings |  Sydney, New South Wales | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 12,500  | 1988  |  Bob Turner

## Regular season

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The 1992 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 3 April 1992 and 26 September 1992.

### Round 1

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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3/04/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 112–104 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
3/04/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 125–110 | Newcastle Falcons | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
4/04/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 106–84 | North Melbourne Giants | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
4/04/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 95–89 | Geelong Supercats | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
4/04/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 138–116 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
4/04/1992  | Sydney Kings | 95–86 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
4/04/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 83–82 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 2

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10/04/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 110–108 | North Melbourne Giants | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
10/04/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 135–127 | Geelong Supercats | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
10/04/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 102–118 | Perth Wildcats | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/04/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 103–102 | North Melbourne Giants | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
11/04/1992  | Sydney Kings | 126–116 | Geelong Supercats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/04/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 108–91 | Canberra Cannons | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
11/04/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 85–76 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
12/04/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 93–89 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 3

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15/04/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 121–110 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
18/04/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 82–109 | Sydney Kings | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
18/04/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 109–126 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
18/04/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 117–106 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 4

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24/04/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 118–110 | Melbourne Tigers | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
24/04/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 118–113 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
24/04/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 120–124 | Canberra Cannons | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
25/04/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 116–90 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
25/04/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 123–125 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
25/04/1992  | Sydney Kings | 100–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
25/04/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 119–99 | Canberra Cannons | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
25/04/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 123–93 | South East Melbourne Magic | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 5

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1/05/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 113–100 | Brisbane Bullets | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
1/05/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 92–90 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
2/05/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 84–88 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
2/05/1992  | Sydney Kings | 91–83 | Gold Coast Rollers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
2/05/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 114–100 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
2/05/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 120–145 | Melbourne Tigers | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
5/05/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 123–91 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 6

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8/05/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 91–108 | Newcastle Falcons | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
9/05/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 84–102 | South East Melbourne Magic | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
9/05/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 104–111 | Gold Coast Rollers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
9/05/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 139–135 | Newcastle Falcons | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
9/05/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 112–106 | Adelaide 36ers | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
9/05/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 112–121 | North Melbourne Giants | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
10/05/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 112–87 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 7

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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15/05/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 102–96 | Illawarra Hawks | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
15/05/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 109–102 | Geelong Supercats | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
16/05/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 111–107 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
16/05/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 102–116 | South East Melbourne Magic | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
16/05/1992  | Sydney Kings | 94–89 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
16/05/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 121–113 | Newcastle Falcons | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
17/05/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 113–106 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 8

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22/05/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 103–87 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
23/05/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 111–113 | Gold Coast Rollers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
23/05/1992  | Sydney Kings | 116–117 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
23/05/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 93–113 | Illawarra Hawks | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
23/05/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 129–121 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
23/05/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 109–98 | Hobart Tassie Devils | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
24/05/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 116–99 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 9

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29/05/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 101–76 | Gold Coast Rollers | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
29/05/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 98–100 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
30/05/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 93–96 | North Melbourne Giants | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
30/05/1992  | Sydney Kings | 96–82 | South East Melbourne Magic | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
30/05/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 105–99 | Gold Coast Rollers | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
30/05/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 103–110 | Melbourne Tigers | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
30/05/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 127–109 | Geelong Supercats | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 10

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5/06/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 104–95 | Perth Wildcats | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
5/06/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 115–103 | Brisbane Bullets | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
6/06/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 106–94 | Gold Coast Rollers | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
6/06/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 99–113 | South East Melbourne Magic | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
6/06/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 99–101 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
6/06/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 124–102 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 11

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12/06/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 96–114 | South East Melbourne Magic | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
12/06/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 118–103 | North Melbourne Giants | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
13/06/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 92–95 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
13/06/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 104–125 | South East Melbourne Magic | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
13/06/1992  | Sydney Kings | 134–102 | Newcastle Falcons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
13/06/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 137–79 | Geelong Supercats | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
13/06/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 98–122 | North Melbourne Giants | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 12

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19/06/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 107–116 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
19/06/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 122–124 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
19/06/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 119–93 | Geelong Supercats | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
20/06/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 93–107 | Brisbane Bullets | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
20/06/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 102–95 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
20/06/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 98–90 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
21/06/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 106–109 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 13

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26/06/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 95–88 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
26/06/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 121–110 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/06/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 114–106 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/06/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 92–91 | Adelaide 36ers | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
27/06/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 107–118 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/06/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 106–91 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
27/06/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 103–105 | Sydney Kings | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
30/06/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 99–92 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 14

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10/07/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 114–92 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
10/07/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 119–111 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/07/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 86–122 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/07/1992  | Sydney Kings | 85–91 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/07/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 106–81 | Gold Coast Rollers | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/07/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 96–132 | Perth Wildcats | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
12/07/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 107–115 | Gold Coast Rollers | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
14/07/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 111–93 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 15

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17/07/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 125–111 | Geelong Supercats | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
17/07/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 113–118 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
18/07/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 101–97 | Gold Coast Rollers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
18/07/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 97–95 | Canberra Cannons | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
18/07/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 103–125 | Sydney Kings | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
18/07/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 110–89 | Newcastle Falcons | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
18/07/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 93–85 | North Melbourne Giants | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 16

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14/08/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 119–124 | Perth Wildcats | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
14/08/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 106–113 | Melbourne Tigers | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
15/08/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 96–98 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
15/08/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 91–77 | Perth Wildcats | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
15/08/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 120–130 | North Melbourne Giants | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
15/08/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 103–108 | South East Melbourne Magic | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
15/08/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 113–128 | Brisbane Bullets | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 17

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21/08/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 98–96 | Adelaide 36ers | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
21/08/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 114–94 | Gold Coast Rollers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
21/08/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 118–125 | Newcastle Falcons | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
22/08/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 110–121 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
22/08/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 109–112 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
22/08/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 93–76 | Gold Coast Rollers | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
22/08/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 97–111 | Sydney Kings | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 18

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28/08/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 89–73 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
28/08/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 96–109 | Canberra Cannons | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
28/08/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 113–95 | North Melbourne Giants | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
28/08/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 98–139 | South East Melbourne Magic | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
29/08/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 120–104 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
29/08/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 92–95 | Canberra Cannons | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
29/08/1992  | Sydney Kings | 114–113 | North Melbourne Giants | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
31/08/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 108–99 | South East Melbourne Magic | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 19

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4/09/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 81–82 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
4/09/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 94–88 | Illawarra Hawks | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
4/09/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 97–91 | Geelong Supercats | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
5/09/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 116–102 | Canberra Cannons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
5/09/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 106–96 | Illawarra Hawks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
5/09/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 113–110 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
5/09/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 137–113 | Geelong Supercats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
6/09/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 117–107 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 20

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11/09/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 138–124 | Melbourne Tigers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/09/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 119–109 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
12/09/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 100–117 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
12/09/1992  | Sydney Kings | 124–120 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
12/09/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 112–100 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
12/09/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 99–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
12/09/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 90–100 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 21

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18/09/1992  | Adelaide 36ers | 108–89 | Newcastle Falcons | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
18/09/1992  | Geelong Supercats | 106–104 | Gold Coast Rollers | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
19/09/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 123–106 | Newcastle Falcons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
19/09/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 125–112 | North Melbourne Giants | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
19/09/1992  | Sydney Kings | 98–89 | Hobart Tassie Devils | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
19/09/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 106–112 | Illawarra Hawks | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 22

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23/09/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 119–103 | Geelong Supercats | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
25/09/1992  | Gold Coast Rollers | 107–103 | Sydney Kings | Carrara Indoor Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
25/09/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 108–98 | South East Melbourne Magic | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
25/09/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 130–134 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
26/09/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 108–115 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
26/09/1992  | Newcastle Falcons | 115–104 | Sydney Kings | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
26/09/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 89–98 | South East Melbourne Magic | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
26/09/1992  | Hobart Tassie Devils | 116–97 | Geelong Supercats | Derwent Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

## Ladder

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This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.

Pos  | 1992 NBL season

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Team  |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  | Last 5  |  Streak  |  Home  |  Away  |  PF  |  PA  |  PP
1  | S.E. Melbourne Magic | 24  | 20  | 4  | 83.33%  | 3–2  | W1  | 12–0  | 8–4  | 2511  | 2289  | 109.70%
2  | Sydney Kings | 24  | 17  | 7  | 70.83%  | 2–3  | L2  | 10–2  | 7–5  | 2540  | 2434  | 104.35%
3  | Melbourne Tigers | 24  | 15  | 9  | 62.50%  | 3–2  | W1  | 9–3  | 6–6  | 2745  | 2638  | 104.06%
4  | North Melbourne Giants | 24  | 14  | 10  | 58.33%  | 2–3  | L2  | 10–2  | 4–8  | 2709  | 2621  | 103.36%
5  | Illawarra Hawks | 24  | 13  | 11  | 54.17%  | 3–2  | W3  | 9–3  | 4–8  | 2451  | 2423  | 101.16%
6  | Perth Wildcats1 | 24  | 12  | 12  | 50.00%  | 2–3  | L1  | 7–5  | 5–7  | 2468  | 2429  | 101.61%
7  | Brisbane Bullets1 | 24  | 12  | 12  | 50.00%  | 3–2  | W2  | 6–6  | 6–6  | 2645  | 2722  | 97.17%
8  | Canberra Cannons2 | 24  | 11  | 13  | 45.83%  | 2–3  | L3  | 7–5  | 4–8  | 2525  | 2474  | 102.06%
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9  | Adelaide 36ers2 | 24  | 11  | 13  | 45.83%  | 4–1  | W3  | 6–6  | 5–7  | 2468  | 2388  | 103.35%
10  | Gold Coast Rollers2 | 24  | 11  | 13  | 45.83%  | 2–3  | W1  | 8–4  | 3–9  | 2353  | 2444  | 96.28%
11  | Hobart Tassie Devils3 | 24  | 9  | 15  | 37.50%  | 2–3  | W1  | 7–5  | 2–10  | 2463  | 2535  | 97.16%
12  | Newcastle Falcons3 | 24  | 9  | 15  | 37.50%  | 3–2  | W1  | 6–6  | 3–9  | 2652  | 2759  | 96.12%
13  | Geelong Supercats | 24  | 2  | 22  | 8.33%  | 1–4  | L2  | 2–10  | 0–12  | 2525  | 2899  | 87.10%

Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 1992. 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.

1Head-to-Head between Perth Wildcats and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Perth Wildcats won For and Against (+4).

23-way Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons (4-0), Adelaide 36ers (1-3) and Gold Coast Rollers (1-3).

3Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Adelaide 36ers won For and Against (+11).

4Hobart Tassie Devils won Head-to-Head (2-0).

## Finals

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Main article: 1992 NBL Finals

There were four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and then best of three grand final series.

### Playoff bracket

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Grand Final |

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| 1 | S.E. Melbourne Magic | 91 | 101 | X | | |
| 8 | Canberra Cannons | 89 | 96 | X |
| | 1 | S.E. Melbourne Magic | 112 | 127 | X |
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| 4 | North Melbourne Giants | 118 | 123 | X |

| 5 | Illawarra Hawks | 98 | 104 | X |
| | 1 | S.E. Melbourne Magic | 98 | 115 | 95 |
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| 3 | Melbourne Tigers | 103 | 95 | 116 | |

| 6 | Perth Wildcats | 111 | 94 | 100 |
| | 2 | Sydney Kings | 112 | 124 | 95 |
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| 2 | Sydney Kings | 100 | 130 | X |

| 7 | Brisbane Bullets | 91 | 123 | X |

### Quarter-finals

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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28/09/1992  | Sydney Kings | 100–91 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
29/09/1992  | Illawarra Hawks | 98–118 | North Melbourne Giants | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
30/09/1992  | Canberra Cannons | 89–91 | South East Melbourne Magic | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
2/10/1992  | Perth Wildcats | 111–103 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
2/10/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 101–96 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
3/10/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 123–104 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
3/10/1992  | Brisbane Bullets | 123–130 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
5/10/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 95–94 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
7/10/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 116–100 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

### Semi-finals

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9/10/1992  | North Melbourne Giants | 86–112 | South East Melbourne Magic | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
10/10/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 122–112 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
16/10/1992  | Sydney Kings | 124–118 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
17/10/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 127–106 | North Melbourne Giants | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore
18/10/1992  | Sydney Kings | 95–101 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Grand Final

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24/10/1992  | Melbourne Tigers | 116–98 | South East Melbourne Magic | Melbourne Park | 15,049  | boxscore
30/10/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 115–93 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Park | 15,034  | boxscore
1/11/1992  | South East Melbourne Magic | 95–88 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Park | N/A  | boxscore

## 1992 NBL statistics leaders

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Points per game | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 33.8
Rebounds per game | Mark Bradtke | Adelaide 36ers | 14.8
Assists per game | Andre Lafleur | Gold Coast Rollers | 9.6
Steals per game | Chris Harris | Geelong Supercats | 3.3
Blocks per game | John Dorge | South East Melbourne Magic | 2.9
Free throw percentage | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 86.5%

## NBL awards

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* Most Valuable Player: Scott Fisher, North Melbourne Giants & Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
* Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Bruce Bolden, South East Melbourne Magic
* Best Defensive Player: Terry Dozier, Newcastle Falcons
* Most Improved Player: Andrew Svaldenis, Hobart Tassie Devils
* Rookie of the Year: Lachlan Armfield, Canberra Cannons
* Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian, South East Melbourne Magic

## All NBL Team

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PG | Doug Overton | Illawarra Hawks
SG | Dwayne McClain | Sydney Kings
SF | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers
PF | Andrew Vlahov | Perth Wildcats
C | Scott Fisher | North Melbourne Giants

## References

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1. ^ "Honour Boards".

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