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Southside Flyers beat Townsville Fire 99-82 to win WNBL championship
The Southside Flyers have capped off a dominant WNBL season by defeating the Fire 99-82 in the grand final in Townsville.
Key points:
- The Flyers only led by two points at half-time, before getting on top of the Fire in the final two quarters
- Leilani Mitchell starred for the Flyers with 31 points
- It is the club’s first WNBL championship since it was rebranded as the Southside Flyers
The Flyers, who finished the regular season on top of the standings, were pushed hard by the Fire in the opening two quarters, with the score locked at 22-22 at the first break.
Leading 48-46 at the end of the second term, the Flyers began to take control of the season decider when they opened up an eight-point advantage midway through the third quarter.
They then…
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