match when he was fouled by Cattalini and went to the free-throw line netting both to make the scores 50-49.
With two minutes to go Greg Vanderjagt (five points) fouled Redhage and he gave the Wildcats back the lead with precision shooting at the line.
Redhage continued to trouble the Blaze defence and when Cattalini nailed from outside the arc Perth stretched its lead back out to six (59-53).
A final effort by the Blaze saw Maxey dunk right on the buzzer but the Wildcats continued to lead 61-57 going into the final quarter.
Knowing that the championship was on the line Gold Coast came out firing in the final with Mika Vukona (five points) hitting a three from the restart to bring Perth back to one.
Gibson's crafty steal and resulting triple made the scores 67-64 and with the lead Gold Coast began to amp up the defensive pressure and Perth was unable to find its way to the basket.
Petrie sent the crowd wild with a triple to give Gold Coast an eight-point lead and from then on the Blaze began to lock down the game.
Maxey and Gibson gave the Blaze plenty of cover at both ends, while some good offensive work on the boards saw Vukona net and the game began to slip from Perth.
Pertie's dunk with two on the clock signaled a Blaze runaway and with the scores 80-64 defeat was imminent for Rob Beveridge's men.
Gibson brought the massive home crowd to its feet with seconds remaining side stepping in to dunk on the glass and give the Blaze a 13-point win.
Playing their last home game of the season, the Blaze (15-10) travel to Wollongong on Saturday night, while the Wildcats (15-11) will be out to finish the season on a high when they play Melbourne on the same night.
Gold Coast Blaze 86 (Gibson 23, Maxey 19, Petrie 15)
Perth Wildcats 73 (Redhage 13, Martin 12, Cattalini 11)
@ Gold Coast Convention Centre, Crowd: 4588