1996 NBL season

102–97

N/A

13/04/1996

103–89

N/A

13/04/1996

98–120

N/A

13/04/1996

89–102

N/A

13/04/1996

81–89

N/A

13/04/1996

99–106

N/A

14/04/1996

117–77

N/A

16/04/1996

85–105

N/A

Round 2

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

19/04/1996

115–85

N/A

19/04/1996

123–94

N/A

19/04/1996

110–78

N/A

20/04/1996

90–92

N/A

20/04/1996

104–73

N/A

20/04/1996

93–113

N/A

20/04/1996

95–93

N/A

20/04/1996

94–88

N/A

21/04/1996

121–105

N/A

Round 3

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

25/04/1996

111–95

N/A

26/04/1996

69–83

N/A

26/04/1996

99–82

N/A

26/04/1996

99–102

N/A

27/04/1996

93–106

N/A

27/04/1996

127–132

N/A

27/04/1996

97–89

N/A

28/04/1996

101–107

N/A

Round 4

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

3/05/1996

102–81

N/A

3/05/1996

102–95

N/A

3/05/1996

100–89

N/A

4/05/1996

122–95

N/A

4/05/1996

116–107

N/A

4/05/1996

98–87

N/A

4/05/1996

87–91

N/A

Round 5

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

10/05/1996

75–88

N/A

10/05/1996

79–110

N/A

10/05/1996

110–109

N/A

10/05/1996

133–103

N/A

11/05/1996

99–107

N/A

11/05/1996

108–76

N/A

11/05/1996

108–101

N/A

11/05/1996

83–66

N/A

Round 6

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

17/05/1996

93–95

N/A

17/05/1996

118–86

N/A

17/05/1996

106–125

N/A

17/05/1996

137–119

N/A

18/05/1996

96–129

N/A

18/05/1996

97–95

N/A

18/05/1996

69–106

N/A

18/05/1996

89–90

N/A

18/05/1996

80–83

N/A

Round 7

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

24/05/1996

85–95

N/A

24/05/1996

109–112

N/A

24/05/1996

90–89

N/A

24/05/1996

122–84

N/A

25/05/1996

89–104

N/A

25/05/1996

93–103

N/A

25/05/1996

131–112

N/A

Round 8

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

31/05/1996

111–97

N/A

31/05/1996

101–112

N/A

31/05/1996

109–117

N/A

31/05/1996

87–76

N/A

31/05/1996

116–99

N/A

1/06/1996

91–72

N/A

1/06/1996

113–85

N/A

1/06/1996

108–122

N/A

Round 9

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

7/06/1996

113–87

N/A

7/06/1996

91–100

N/A

7/06/1996

114–98

N/A

7/06/1996

106–96

N/A

7/06/1996

85–92

N/A

8/06/1996

98–85

N/A

8/06/1996

127–90

N/A

8/06/1996

91–94

N/A

8/06/1996

122–121

N/A

Round 10

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

13/06/1996

95–92

N/A

14/06/1996

110–80

N/A

14/06/1996

112–76

N/A

14/06/1996

89–105

N/A

15/06/1996

94–99

N/A

15/06/1996

104–105

N/A

15/06/1996

99–79

AIS Arena

N/A

15/06/1996

86–79

N/A

15/06/1996

114–110

N/A

16/06/1996

100–85

N/A

Round 11

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

21/06/1996

108–92

N/A

21/06/1996

78–89

N/A

22/06/1996

89–92

N/A

22/06/1996

98–103

15,366

22/06/1996

114–113

N/A

22/06/1996

102–79

N/A

22/06/1996

128–106

N/A

22/06/1996

102–83

N/A

Round 12

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

28/06/1996

95–79

N/A

28/06/1996

76–86

N/A

28/06/1996

101–96

N/A

29/06/1996

103–113

N/A

29/06/1996

96–91

N/A

29/06/1996

132–95

N/A

29/06/1996

100–105

N/A

29/06/1996

74–72

N/A

Round 13

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

5/07/1996

100–105

N/A

5/07/1996

97–100

N/A

6/07/1996

145–121

N/A

6/07/1996

85–83

N/A

6/07/1996

116–100

N/A

6/07/1996

85–104

N/A

6/07/1996

85–86

N/A

7/07/1996

114–110

N/A

Round 14

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

20/07/1996

98–91

N/A

20/07/1996

92–82

N/A

Round 15

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

27/07/1996

93–113

N/A

27/07/1996

94–95

N/A

Round 16

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

3/08/1996

109–94

N/A

3/08/1996

94–88

N/A

Round 17

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

9/08/1996

106–102

N/A

9/08/1996

97–121

N/A

9/08/1996

77–105

N/A

9/08/1996

98–93

N/A

10/08/1996

135–113

N/A

10/08/1996

99–103

N/A

10/08/1996

92–89

N/A

10/08/1996

89–96

N/A

10/08/1996

96–91

N/A

Round 18

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

16/08/1996

69–112

N/A

16/08/1996

82–81

N/A

16/08/1996

105–91

N/A

16/08/1996

117–107

N/A

17/08/1996

93–99

N/A

17/08/1996

119–115

N/A

17/08/1996

100–82

N/A

18/08/1996

122–112

N/A

18/08/1996

120–89

N/A

Round 19

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

23/08/1996

87–76

N/A

23/08/1996

109–93

N/A

23/08/1996

96–99

N/A

23/08/1996

85–58

N/A

24/08/1996

109–112

N/A

24/08/1996

119–116

N/A

24/08/1996

112–123

N/A

24/08/1996

99–102

N/A

24/08/1996

100–97

N/A

Round 20

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

30/08/1996

106–112

N/A

30/08/1996

105–101

N/A

30/08/1996

111–121

N/A

30/08/1996

93–88

N/A

31/08/1996

102–91

N/A

31/08/1996

71–119

N/A

31/08/1996

100–110

N/A

31/08/1996

123–113

N/A

31/08/1996

101–87

N/A

Round 21

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

6/09/1996

117–95

N/A

6/09/1996

120–101

N/A

6/09/1996

101–94

N/A

7/09/1996

114–96

N/A

7/09/1996

95–99

N/A

7/09/1996

100–97

N/A

7/09/1996

109–98

N/A

7/09/1996

112–81

N/A

Round 22

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

13/09/1996

113–120

N/A

13/09/1996

107–118

N/A

13/09/1996

130–122

N/A

13/09/1996

98–93

N/A

14/09/1996

119–115

N/A

14/09/1996

125–94

N/A

14/09/1996

94–110

N/A

14/09/1996

105–98

N/A

15/09/1996

106–87

N/A

Round 23

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

20/09/1996

95–97

N/A

20/09/1996

117–98

N/A

20/09/1996

114–100

N/A

20/09/1996

104–118

N/A

21/09/1996

131–93

N/A

21/09/1996

105–114

N/A

21/09/1996

140–120

N/A

21/09/1996

107–90

N/A

Round 24

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

27/09/1996

79–101

N/A

27/09/1996

126–108

N/A

27/09/1996

80–108

N/A

27/09/1996

92–70

N/A

28/09/1996

103–100

N/A

28/09/1996

93–99

N/A

28/09/1996

100–94

N/A

28/09/1996

103–104

N/A

Ladder

Pos	1996 NBL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Melbourne Tigers	26	21	5	80.77%	4–1	W1	10–3	11–2	2834	2647	107.06%
2	S.E. Melbourne Magic	26	19	7	73.08%	5–0	W7	11–2	8–5	2623	2338	112.19%
3	Perth Wildcats ^{1 2}	26	16	10	61.54%	2–3	L1	8–5	8–5	2565	2472	103.76%
4	Canberra Cannons ^{1 2}	26	16	10	61.54%	3–2	L1	10–3	6–7	2606	2415	107.91%
5	Sydney Kings ^{1 3}	26	16	10	61.54%	4-1	W2	11–2	5–8	2830	2775	101.98%
6	Adelaide 36ers ^{1 3}	26	16	10	61.54%	3–2	W1	11–2	5–8	2623	2530	103.68%
7	North Melbourne Giants	26	15	11	57.69%	2–3	W1	10–3	5–8	2647	2580	102.60%
8	Brisbane Bullets	26	14	12	53.85%	2–3	L1	8–5	6–7	2527	2369	106.67%

9	Newcastle Falcons	26	11	15	42.31%	2–3	W1	6–7	5–8	2546	2633	96.70%
10	Illawarra Hawks ⁴	26	9	17	34.62%	2–3	L1	6–7	3–10	2647	2704	97.89%
11	Townsville Suns ⁴	26	9	17	34.62%	3–2	W3	6–7	3–10	2554	2797	91.31%
12	Hobart Devils	26	8	18	30.77%	0–5	L6	4–9	4–9	2356	2541	92.72%
13	Geelong Supercats ⁵	26	6	20	23.08%	1–4	L1	5–8	1–12	2536	2783	91.12%
14	Gold Coast Rollers ⁵	26	6	20	23.08%	1–4	L4	4–9	2–11	2538	2848	89.12%

Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 1996. 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.

¹4-way Head-to-Head between Perth Wildcats (4-2), Canberra Cannons (4-2), Sydney Kings (2-4) and Adelaide 36ers (2-4).

²Head-to-Head between Perth Wildcats and Canberra Cannons (1-1). Perth Wildcats won For and Against (+10).

³Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+15).

⁴Head-to-Head between Illawarra Hawks and Townsville Suns (1-1). Illawarra Hawks won For and Against (+29).

⁵Head-to-Head between Geelong Supercats and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Geelong Supercats won For and Against (+22).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Grand Final

1	Melbourne Tigers	97	96	111

8	Brisbane Bullets	118	87	93
					1	Melbourne Tigers	87	100	91

					4	Canberra Cannons	98	82	87
4	Canberra Cannons	89	146	101

5	Sydney Kings	113	99	89
										1	Melbourne Tigers	100	84	70

										2	S.E. Melbourne Magic	89	88	107
3	Perth Wildcats	93	115	104

6	Adelaide 36ers	103	92	114
					2	S.E. Melbourne Magic	87	112	X

					6	Adelaide 36ers	86	81	X
2	S.E. Melbourne Magic	96	87	X

7	North Melbourne Giants	82	77	X

Quarter-finals

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

3/10/1996

113–89

N/A

4/10/1996

82–96

N/A

4/10/1996

103–93

N/A

5/10/1996

118–97

N/A

5/10/1996

146–99

N/A

6/10/1996

115–92

N/A

6/10/1996

87–77

N/A

7/10/1996

96–87

N/A

7/10/1996

101–89

N/A

8/10/1996

104–114

N/A

9/10/1996

111–93

N/A

Semi-finals

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

12/10/1996

86–87

N/A

14/10/1996

98–87

N/A

18/10/1996

100–82

N/A

19/10/1996

112–81

N/A

20/10/1996

91–87

N/A

Grand Final

The 1996 NBL Grand Final between the Magic and the Tigers drew an NBL Grand Final aggregate attendance record of 43,605 (average 14,535). Game 2 of the series at the National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park drew a single game Grand Final attendance record of 15,064. Both records still stand as of the 2016–17 NBL season

Date

Home

Score

Away

Venue

Crowd

Boxscore

25/10/1996

89–100

N/A

1/11/1996

84–88

15,064

3/11/1996

70–107

N/A