Match summary — NEW ZEALAND NBL 2012
NELSON GIANTS defeated OTAGO NUGGETS 87-82 on in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2012. NELSON GIANTS won by a 5-point margin. B.j. Anthony led all scorers with 24 points. NELSON GIANTS shot 44.8% from the field while OTAGO NUGGETS managed 39.7%. NELSON GIANTS collected 33 rebounds and OTAGO NUGGETS grabbed 31. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2012 season in New Zealand. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
NELSON GIANTS
87 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Josh Pace | 33:45 | 22 | 7/12 | 6/10 | 1/2 | 7/11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| * Josh Bloxham | 31:09 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| * Brooke Ruscoe | 29:47 | 12 | 5/13 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| * Erron Maxey | 29:20 | 18 | 8/16 | 7/12 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| * Mika Vukona | 27:08 | 20 | 5/7 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 10/10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Phillip Jones | 21:11 | 5 | 2/9 | 2/7 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Darryl Jones | 20:09 | 8 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rory Fannon | 07:31 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 87 | 30/67 | 26/51 | 4/16 | 23/29 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 81 |
OTAGO NUGGETS
82 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Akeem Wright | 37:20 | 17 | 6/14 | 5/8 | 1/6 | 4/7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| * Mark Dickel | 34:10 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| * B.j. Anthony | 30:48 | 24 | 9/14 | 6/10 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| * Antoine Tisby | 27:37 | 14 | 2/8 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 10/12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| * Brendon Polyblank | 22:14 | 6 | 2/8 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Hayden Allen | 22:10 | 11 | 4/12 | 1/5 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Riki Buckrell | 14:17 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Aston | 02:28 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Trueman | 02:11 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 193:15 | 78 | 25/63 | 18/44 | 7/19 | 21/28 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 76 |