Match summary — NEW ZEALAND NBL 2017
NELSON GIANTS defeated CANTERBURY RAMS 96-92 on in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2017. NELSON GIANTS won by a 4-point margin. Xavier Thames led all scorers with 24 points. NELSON GIANTS shot 51.6% from the field while CANTERBURY RAMS managed 47.7%. NELSON GIANTS collected 34 rebounds and CANTERBURY RAMS grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2017 season in New Zealand. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
NELSON GIANTS
96 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Kyle Adnam | 37:19 | 22 | 7/12 | 7/10 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| * Finn Delany | 32:33 | 19 | 5/9 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 8/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| * Damon Heuir | 30:03 | 5 | 2/11 | 2/7 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| * Tohi Smith-Milner | 25:43 | 17 | 6/13 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| * Mika Vukona | 23:22 | 15 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Tom Ingham | 18:19 | 10 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Bronson Beri | 12:35 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Dempster | 11:15 | 6 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Alistair Granger | 06:02 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Gillooly | 02:22 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 199:33 | 96 | 33/64 | 27/44 | 6/20 | 24/30 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 104 |
CANTERBURY RAMS
92 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Xavier Thames | 39:40 | 24 | 9/16 | 6/10 | 3/6 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| * Winston Shepard | 38:13 | 19 | 7/14 | 7/12 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| * Julian Washburn | 37:49 | 20 | 5/12 | 3/6 | 2/6 | 8/9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| * Tony Tolovae | 27:59 | 14 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| * Maxwell Darling | 26:37 | 7 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Karena | 10:26 | 8 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Maxwell De Geest | 07:59 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Taylor Britt | 07:38 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Tom Higgins | 02:57 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Campbell | 00:42 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 92 | 31/65 | 24/45 | 7/20 | 23/27 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 92 |