Match summary — NEW ZEALAND NBL 2023
OTAGO NUGGETS defeated WELLINGTON SAINTS 105-98 on in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2023. OTAGO NUGGETS won by a 7-point margin. Tohi Smith-Milner led all scorers with 30 points. OTAGO NUGGETS shot 51.3% from the field while WELLINGTON SAINTS managed 44.0%. OTAGO NUGGETS collected 43 rebounds and WELLINGTON SAINTS grabbed 41. 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
OTAGO NUGGETS
105 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Zaccheus Darko-Kelly | 39:31 | 27 | 9/20 | 4/6 | 5/14 | 4/5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| * Kimani Lawrence | 35:47 | 24 | 10/19 | 10/19 | 0/0 | 4/9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| * Ben Henshall | 34:47 | 29 | 9/15 | 4/7 | 5/8 | 6/6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| * Jack Andrew | 32:18 | 8 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| * Tai Jack Webster | 31:27 | 13 | 6/11 | 5/10 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Robert Coman | 09:29 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Darcy Knox | 08:37 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Matthew Bardsley | 08:04 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 105 | 39/76 | 28/52 | 11/24 | 16/24 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 110 |
WELLINGTON SAINTS
98 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ben Ayre | 38:31 | 13 | 3/13 | 0/4 | 3/9 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| * Hyrum Harris | 37:33 | 16 | 6/9 | 6/8 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| * Tohi Smith-Milner | 35:48 | 30 | 11/21 | 3/10 | 8/11 | 0/0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| * Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | 28:33 | 15 | 5/14 | 0/2 | 5/12 | 0/2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| * Lat Mayen | 19:47 | 15 | 5/9 | 4/5 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Malik Benlevi | 23:43 | 6 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Rangimarie Mita | 08:45 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Thata-Paese | 04:50 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Tutagalevao | 02:30 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 98 | 33/75 | 14/32 | 19/43 | 13/20 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 107 |