Match summary — NEW ZEALAND NBL 2023
NELSON GIANTS lost to FRANKLIN BULLS 85-86 on in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2023. FRANKLIN BULLS won by a 1-point margin. Luther Muhammad led all scorers with 34 points. NELSON GIANTS shot 48.3% from the field while FRANKLIN BULLS managed 47.1%. NELSON GIANTS collected 30 rebounds and FRANKLIN BULLS grabbed 32. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2023 season in New Zealand. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
NELSON GIANTS
85 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Daniel Grida | 36:15 | 22 | 8/13 | 7/11 | 1/2 | 5/12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| * Alexander Mcnaught | 34:38 | 13 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 6/7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| * Dan Fotu | 29:05 | 19 | 8/15 | 8/13 | 0/2 | 3/5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| * Tom Ingham | 28:08 | 8 | 2/8 | 2/4 | 0/4 | 4/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| * Hayden Jones | 17:16 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Nicolas Davidson | 29:39 | 15 | 6/11 | 4/8 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Aston Inwood | 17:52 | 4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ernest Kerr | 07:07 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 85 | 29/60 | 25/45 | 4/15 | 23/35 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 76 |
FRANKLIN BULLS
86 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 37:55 | 10 | 4/10 | 2/3 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| * Sam Timmins | 35:14 | 12 | 6/15 | 6/15 | 0/0 | 0/4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| * Luther Muhammad | 34:00 | 34 | 12/24 | 11/23 | 1/1 | 9/9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| * Dru-Leo Leusogi-Ape | 29:34 | 17 | 7/12 | 5/9 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| * Christian Vano | 27:23 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Liam Davis | 15:34 | 5 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Halasial Miale | 10:30 | 3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Kenechukwu Nwafor | 04:24 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 |
| Payton Hughes | 03:54 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Team totals | 198:28 | 86 | 33/70 | 26/53 | 7/17 | 13/17 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 85 |