Only a belligerent unbeaten century from man-of-the-match Kieron Pollard gave the West Indies a respectable score of 220 after they were 55 for six at one stage.
But it was easily run down by the Australians, who secured victory with 31 balls to spare and will now go after a series clean sweep in Melbourne on Sunday.
If not for Pollard's 109 off 136 balls it would have been an even more emphatic victory for Michael Clarke's team who always had control of the run chase under lights.
Shane Watson followed up his 122 in Wednesday's 39-run series-clinching win in Canberra with 76 off 84 balls and skipper Clarke hit 37 off 65 balls before he was out gloving down the leg-side to express bowler Tino Best with the scores level.
Glen Maxwell came in and hit the winning run with Matthew Wade not out 13.
Mitchell Johnson ripped into the West Indies top order removing Johnson Charles (0) Kieran Powell (9) and Darren Bravo (4) to have the tourists wobbling at 17 for three.
Bravo's brother, Dwayne, lasted eight balls for his three before he was given out leg before wicket to Maxwell on review.
Johnson finished with three for 36 off his 10 overs and Cutting captured three for 45 off 10.
Finch made 25 before he was dismissed in the 10th over of the Australian innings leg before wicket to spinner Narine.
Watson and Phillip Hughes put on 62 for the second wicket before Hughes was caught at slip off the back of his glove for 23 as he tried to lap sweep Narine.
Best finished with two for 38 and Narine two for 34.
Australia 5/221 (Watson 76) beat West Indies 220 (Pollard 109*, Johnson 3-36,Cutting 3-45) by five wickets
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