Match summary — NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025
OTAGO NUGGETS defeated TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS 99-96 on in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. OTAGO NUGGETS won by a 3-point margin. Jamal Poplar led all scorers with 25 points. OTAGO NUGGETS shot 46.1% from the field while TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS managed 45.2%. OTAGO NUGGETS collected 43 rebounds and TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS grabbed 40. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025 season in New Zealand. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Kaden Sand
Box score
OTAGO NUGGETS
99 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 38:30 | 23 | 9/20 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | |
| * Alain Louis | 32:35 | 15 | 5/9 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 5/8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Buay Tuach | 29:44 | 22 | 7/15 | 2/7 | 5/8 | 3/6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
| * Zach Mckenzie | 27:47 | 14 | 5/9 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | |
| * Mikey Henn | 16:44 | 9 | 3/10 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 20:25 | 6 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 2/5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Isaa Miller-Jose | 16:09 | 7 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Tyson Thata-Paese | 11:51 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 21 | Christian Martin | 06:15 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 99 | 35/76 | 23/47 | 12/29 | 17/34 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 101 | |
TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS
96 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Kazlo Evans | 36:46 | 17 | 6/17 | 3/5 | 3/12 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| * Jamal Poplar | 35:00 | 25 | 7/14 | 5/11 | 2/3 | 9/13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Kaden Sand | 33:19 | 25 | 8/14 | 8/13 | 0/1 | 9/11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | |
| * Hamza Zahran | 22:45 | 7 | 3/10 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | * Lukah Richards | 15:45 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Christian Mcdaniels | 20:51 | 8 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Alex Holcombe | 19:07 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Dru-Leo Leusogi-Ape | 10:47 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Boston Caldwell | 04:30 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Isaac Makoi | 01:10 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 96 | 33/73 | 24/48 | 9/25 | 21/28 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 104 | |