Match summary — NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025
WELLINGTON SAINTS defeated OTAGO NUGGETS 96-90 on in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. WELLINGTON SAINTS won by a 6-point margin. Elijah Pepper led all scorers with 33 points. WELLINGTON SAINTS shot 46.4% from the field while OTAGO NUGGETS managed 48.6%. WELLINGTON SAINTS collected 39 rebounds and OTAGO NUGGETS grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025 season in New Zealand. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
WELLINGTON SAINTS
96 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Elijah Pepper | 36:11 | 33 | 12/19 | 6/8 | 6/11 | 3/4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| 2 | * Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | 34:17 | 13 | 3/13 | 1/5 | 2/8 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| * Carlin Davison | 33:38 | 15 | 6/12 | 6/10 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | |
| * Akech Aliir | 28:02 | 13 | 4/7 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Donte Ingram | 22:45 | 6 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | Hyrum Harris | 19:42 | 10 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Jordan Hunt | 11:56 | 6 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Braydon Iuli | 11:48 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Aubrey Chunga | 01:41 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 96 | 32/69 | 23/43 | 9/26 | 23/26 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 124 | |
OTAGO NUGGETS
90 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 37:27 | 23 | 8/15 | 4/6 | 4/9 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| * Craig Moller | 36:56 | 13 | 5/13 | 2/4 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | |
| * Alain Louis | 31:56 | 10 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
| * Isaa Miller-Jose | 22:23 | 11 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| * Buay Tuach | 14:27 | 17 | 6/10 | 3/3 | 3/7 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Tyson Thata-Paese | 21:59 | 8 | 3/8 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 15:16 | 4 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Zach Mckenzie | 13:01 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Caleb Miller | 06:35 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 90 | 34/70 | 23/37 | 11/33 | 11/13 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 102 | |