Match summary — NEW ZEALAND NBL 2021
WELLINGTON SAINTS defeated NELSON GIANTS 89-79 on in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2021. WELLINGTON SAINTS won by a 10-point margin. Xavier Cooks led all scorers with 28 points. WELLINGTON SAINTS shot 54.7% from the field while NELSON GIANTS managed 36.1%. WELLINGTON SAINTS collected 36 rebounds and NELSON GIANTS grabbed 35. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2021 season in New Zealand. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
WELLINGTON SAINTS
89 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Xavier Cooks | 34:16 | 28 | 12/17 | 11/16 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| * Jordan Ngatai | 32:42 | 10 | 4/6 | 4/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| * Tom Vodanovich | 31:16 | 12 | 5/11 | 4/5 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| * Taane Samuel | 29:03 | 6 | 3/10 | 3/6 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| * Reggie Upshaw Jr | 23:25 | 7 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Mike Smith | 32:49 | 23 | 7/10 | 3/4 | 4/6 | 5/5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Kenneth Tuffin | 13:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Francis Mulvihill | 03:29 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 89 | 35/64 | 27/41 | 8/23 | 11/15 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 104 |
NELSON GIANTS
79 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Jarrod West | 40:00 | 17 | 4/14 | 1/3 | 3/11 | 6/9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| * Sam Dempster | 35:50 | 12 | 4/11 | 0/4 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| * Alexander Mcnaught | 33:23 | 4 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| * Sam Thompson | 29:12 | 16 | 6/15 | 5/13 | 1/2 | 3/8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| * Trey Mourning | 27:03 | 14 | 5/13 | 5/9 | 0/4 | 4/4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Nic Trathen | 18:56 | 11 | 4/8 | 1/1 | 3/7 | 0/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Tyler Marsh | 12:48 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jordan Schwalger | 02:48 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 79 | 26/72 | 14/34 | 12/38 | 15/24 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 77 |