Spirit tipped off a crucial weekend by winning Saturday night's match on the Sydney Flames court by nine points.

Several stars from the Jayco Australia Opals squad are on court in Sunday's match in Bendigo.

7.43pm: Bendigo Spirit finishes weekend in superb fashion. Kelsey Griffin scores team-high 18 points as Spirit beats Townsville Fire, 66-55, at Bendigo Stadium.

Points - Bendigo: Kelsey Griffin 18, Kelly Wilson 11, Gabe Richards 10, Heather Oliver 9, Sara Blicavs 8, Maddie Garrick 5, Tessa Lavey 3, Belinda Snell 2, Townsville: Suzy Batkovic 14, Stephanie Cumming 12, Rachael McCully 10, Mia Newley 9,  Jillian Harmon 6, Micaela Cocks 2, Cayla Francis 2.,

 Spirit wins rebounding duels, 34-30. 

7.37pm: Game over. Bendigo Spirit defeats Townsville Fire, 66-55.

7.36pm: Spirit captain Kelly Wilson hits both shots from free-throw line. Bendigo leads 66-55 at 23 seconds to play.

7.34pm: Belinda Snell adds two from free-throw line. Spirit up 64-55 at 1.17 to go.

7.31pm: Griffin scores with both shots at foul line to put Spirit up by seven at 2.20 to play.

7.28pm: Kelsey Griffin adds two from jump shot. Bendigo Spirit's up 60-55 at 2.45 to go.

7.26pm: Bendigo Spirit leads 58-55 at 3.06 to play in what's been a superb match.

7.25pm: A three-point shot by Kelsey Griffin puts Bendigo up by three after Mia Newley levelled scores as both free throws went swish.

7.23pm: Gabe Richards scores two from Belinda Snell assist. Spirit leads 55-52 at 5.07 to play.

7.22pm: Scores locked on 53-all after Stephanie Cumming three-pointer. 

7.22pm: Two points from Mia Newley puts Fire back within three at 6.21 to go.

7.21pm: Griffin adds one from free-throw line as Bendigo leads 53-48 at 7.17 to play.

7.19pm: Spirit capitalises  on turnover with a two-pointer from Kelsey Griffin. Bendigo's up 52-48.

7.18pm: Three-pointer by Tessa Lavey puts Bendigo in front by two, 50-48, at 7.57 to play.

7.17pm: Fire regains lead after Batkovic scores from second shot at foul-line. Townsville leads 48-47 at 8.46 to play.

7.13pm: Three quarter-time. Bendigo Spirit 47 Townsville Fire 47.

Leading scorers for Spirit are Heather Oliver and Kelly Wilson, nine; Sara Blicavs, Kelsey Griffin and Gabe Richards, eight; Maddie Garrick, five.

Fire's attack led by Suzy Batkovic, 13; Rachael McCully, 10; Stephanie Cumming, nine. 

7.10pm: It's 47-all at 52 seconds to play in third term. Spirit has struck back through a Maddie Garrick three-pointer and a two-point tip-in by Gabe Richards.

7.08pm: Oliver scores one at foul line. Spirit trails 42-44 at 2.55 to play.

7.06pm: Townsville leads by three at three minutes to go in quarter three.

7.05pm: A flurry of shots have fallen. Griffin two put Spirit back within a point, but Harmon replies for Fire. Townsville up 44-41.

7.04pm: Fire regains lead after Batkovic jump shot. Townsville leads 41-39 at 4.47 to go.

7.03pm: Two-pointer by Fire's Stephanie Cumming ties match up at 39-all at 4.56 to go in third quarter.

7.02pm: Spirit leads 39-37. A Mia Newley two-pointer levelled scores, but Bendigo replies through Kelsey Grififn, two.

7.01pm: Pressure shows on both teams as many scoring attempts are off target. 

6.59pm: It's 35-all early in second half after Sara Blicavs jump shots falls for Spirit.

Half-time - Townsville Fire 35 leads Bendigo 33.

Spirit wins second quarter, 17-14, but it's Fire by two at long break.

Bendigo attack led by Kelly Wilson, nine; Heather Oliver, eight; Gabe Richards, six; Sara Blicavs and Kelsey Griffin, four.

Townsville's leading scorers are Suzy Batkovic, 10; Rachael McCully, nine; and Stephanie Cumming, seven.

6.40pm: Spirit has taken the lead. A Richards tip-in for two is followed by a Kelly Wilson three. Bendigo leads 33-32 at 30 seconds to go.

6.38pm: Oliver scores two from jump shot to put Bendigo back within four at 1.53 to play in first half.

6.37pm: Spirit scores first after time out through Gabe Richards, two, but Fire replies with another two by Batkovic. Townsville up 32-26 at 3.01 to play.

6.35pm: It's a six-nil run by Fire after Jillian Harmon adds two. Townsville leads 30-24 at 3.59 to play in opening half.

6.34pm: Fire out by four ater Batkovic scores two points. Townsville leads 28-24.

6.33pm: Fire hits back with two points from Cumming jump shot. Townsville up 26-24.

6.33pm: It's 24-all after Kelsey Griffin connects with both shots at foul line. There's 5.21 to go in first half.

6.32pm: Time-out at 5.21 to go in half. Townsville leads 24-22. Spirit has scored points through Oliver, Garrick and Sara Blicavs. Fire added three, McCully one at foul line and two-pointer from Stephanie Cumming.

6.29pm: Superb defence by Spirit has limited Fire to two points in just over four minutes. Fire leads 23-22.

6.28pm: Spirit on four-nil run early in second term. Oliver and Maddie Garrick on target.

Townsville Fire leads 21-16 at quarter-time.

Hot start by Townsville captain Rachael McCully, seven points.

Suzy Batkovic has scored six points for Fire.

Spirit's attack led by Heather Oliver, six; and Kelly Wilson, six.