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DO not be surprised if Perth challenges the result against Sydney with the WNBL after a basket ruled as a 3-pointer wrongly was adjusted to a two by scoretable officials, a point mistakenly then added to the Flames' score, with that error fixed later but no additional point added back to the Lynx's score.

In a result vital to both teams' playoff aspirations and in what turned into a three-point win for the Flames, expect little more than a minor investigation and a shrug from the WNBL, Sydney's Cayla George posting her best game of the season.

Perhaps buoyed by Lauren Jackson's 28-point bonanza for Southside against Sydney earlier in the round, George delivered a 28-point, 10-rebound double, plus three assists.

The "Pink Hoops" day raising breast cancer awareness at Qudos Bank Arena turned into a golden day for Guy Molloy's Flames' starters as George, Lauren Nicholson, Paige Bradley, Tess Madgen and Didi Richards pulled Sydney clear, before 3-pointers by Emma Clarke and Bradley created a 24-16 edge.

Perth dragged it back to 41-45 by halftime, Amy Atwell on her way to a 22-point game with three threes, McKenzie Clinch Hoycard also draining three triples amid her 13-point return.

Atwell tied the game at 80-80 inside the final minute, Bradley's 3-pointer bringing the growing crowd - the game was an NBL double-header with the Kings - to full voice.

Canadian centre Emily Potter twice brought the Lynx to within a point at 82-83 and again at 84-85, her buckets split by a Nicholson basket.

And as the Lynx worked to stop the clock, it was Nicholson from the free throw line who gave Sydney its much-needed home win.

SYDNEY FLAMES 87 (George 28, Bradley 18, Richards 17, Nicholson 12; George 10 rebs; Bradley 6 assts) d PERTH LYNX 84 (Atwell 22, Potter 16, Goodchild 14, Clinch-Hoycard 13, Ciabattoni 11; Maley 13 rebs; Maley 5 assts) at Qudos Bank Arena. Crowd: 5,138

SCORES locked 45-45 at halftime, Bendigo produced its best third quarter of the year against burgeoning Canberra, smacking the Capitals with a 30-11 onslaught to put this result beyond doubt.

No-one saw it coming either, Alex Sharp giving Canberra a 47-45 lead before Kelsey Griffin (25 points at 58 per cent, 2-of-3 threes, seven boards) nailed a 3-pointer for Bendigo.

That started a whopping 15-0 run for the Spirit, racing them to a 60-47 edge from which the Caps did not recover.

Griffin had 10 of her game-high 25 points in the third period but Canberra was besieged from every angle, seven Bendigo players scoring across the 10-minute avalanche.

Bendigo forced 16 turnovers and only coughed up the ball itself five times, and also contained Canberra to 37 per cent shooting with 7-of-26 from beyond the arc.

The Spirit also shared the ball beautifully, dishing 23 assists on 30 made baskets to nine, Kelly Wilson leading the way with seven assists, Mehryn Kraker and Ally Wilson with six apiece. 

BENDIGO SPIRIT 88 (Griffin 25, Kraker 13, A.Wilson, Froling 12; Griffin 7 rebs; Kraker, A.Wilson 6 assts) d UNI of CANBERRA CAPITALS 66 (Melbourne 15, Fowler 10, Sharp 9; Sharp 12 rebs; Melbourne 5 assts) at Red Energy Arena. Crowd: 685