May 2, 2026
NELSON GIANTS defeated TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS 107-91 on May 2, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026. NELSON GIANTS won by a 16-point margin. Xavier Green led all scorers with 28 points. NELSON GIANTS shot 49.3% from the field while TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS managed 45.2%. NELSON GIANTS collected 39 rebounds and TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026 season in New Zealand.
29 yrs (1996) 6'6″ - 1.98m
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| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | * Liam Judd | 32:35 | 26 | 9/16 | 3/5 | 6/11 | 2/4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | * Kruz Perrott-Hunt | 32:05 | 22 | 7/11 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 77 | * Eemi Luukkonen | 28:53 | 20 | 8/9 | 6/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 0 | * Alexander Mcnaught | 24:04 | 5 | 2/10 | 2/6 | 0/4 | 1/2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | * Tohi Smith-Milner | 20:23 | 10 | 3/8 | 3/5 | 0/3 | 4/5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Sam Dempster | 27:31 | 14 | 4/10 | 0/1 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 35 | James Matthews | 14:37 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Elijah Inwood | 13:08 | 10 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Cooper Adams | 03:28 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Joshua Nickel | 03:13 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 7 | Rico Varricchio | 00:03 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 107 | 37/75 | 21/36 | 16/39 | 17/22 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 131 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Aaron Cook | 37:00 | 19 | 8/16 | 5/9 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| * Luka Vea | 34:29 | 8 | 3/9 | 3/7 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 62 | * Marcel Jones | 30:11 | 10 | 4/9 | 3/3 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| * Xavier Green | 27:52 | 28 | 10/17 | 10/13 | 0/4 | 8/9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | |
| * Taane Samuel | 22:48 | 11 | 4/10 | 4/8 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 32 | Quintin Bailey | 27:58 | 10 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Riley Tuuta | 19:12 | 5 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan Cooper | 00:21 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199:51 | 91 | 33/73 | 28/48 | 5/25 | 20/24 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 92 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
