2020 Adelaide Lightning season
# 2020 Adelaide Lightning season

The 2020 Adelaide Lightning season is the 29th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season. The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this seasons scheduling has been condensed. The six-week season will see Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 56-game regular season fixture, plus a four-game final series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final). Each team will contest 14 games starting on 12 November, with the grand final scheduled for 20 December.

## Standings

| # | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GP |
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 11 | 2 | 84.6 | 13 |
| 2 | Townsville Fire | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 |
| 3 | Canberra Capitals | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 |
| 4 | Melbourne Boomers | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 |
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 13 |
| 6 | Adelaide Lightning | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 13 |
| 7 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 13 |
| 8 | Bendigo Spirit | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 13 |

## Results

### Regular season

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | November 11 | Canberra | 85–73 (OT) | Talbot (31) | Talbot (13) | Wilson (6) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 1–0 |
| 2 | November 15 | Perth | 74–69 | Talbot (24) | Whittle (12) | Wilson (5) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 2–0 |
| 3 | November 24 | Melbourne | 51–91 | Wilson (13) | Talbot (7) | Batish (3) | Townsville Stadium | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 25 | Bendigo | 89–83 | Wilson (23) | Talbot (12) | Talbot (5) | Townsville Stadium | 3–1 |
| 5 | November 28 | Sydney | 75–53 | Talbot (30) | Talbot (12) | Wilson (10) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–1 |
| 6 | November 29 | Southside | 79–110 | Wehrung (21) | Whittle (9) | Talbot (7) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–2 |
| 7 | December 2 | Southside | 72–111 | Wilson (13) | Wilson (9) | Wilson (4) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–3 |
| 8 | December 4 | Canberra | 65–85 | Talbot (21) | Talbot (8) | Wilson (4) | Townsville Stadium | 4–4 |
| 9 | December 6 | Perth | 78–80 | Talbot (23) | Talbot (13) | Talbot, Wehrung (7) | Townsville Stadium | 4–5 |
| 10 | December 8 | Melbourne | 55–76 | Wilson (14) | Talbot (6) | Tomlinson (3) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–6 |
| 11 | December 9 | Bendigo | 69–59 | Talbot (15) | Talbot (6) | Wehrung, Wilson, Tomlinson (3) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 5–6 |
| 12 | December 11 | Townsville | 66–95 | Wehrung (15) | Smith, Talbot, Tomlinson, Whittle (5) | Wehrung (4) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 5–7 |
| 13 | December 13 | Sydney | 60–86 | Talbot (22) | Talbot (13) | Wilson (7) | Townsville Stadium | 5–8 |
