April 25, 2026
NELSON GIANTS defeated WELLINGTON SAINTS 97-95 on April 25, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026. NELSON GIANTS won by a 2-point margin. Liam Judd led all scorers with 34 points. NELSON GIANTS shot 48.5% from the field while WELLINGTON SAINTS managed 58.5%. NELSON GIANTS collected 27 rebounds and WELLINGTON SAINTS grabbed 27. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026 season in New Zealand.
24 yrs (2001) 6'5″ - 1.96m
24 yrs (2001) 6'5″ - 1.96m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | * Liam Judd | 37:51 | 34 | 10/16 | 4/6 | 6/10 | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 0 | * Alexander Mcnaught | 36:34 | 19 | 7/11 | 3/5 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| 16 | * Tohi Smith-Milner | 36:02 | 9 | 2/9 | 1/3 | 1/6 | 4/5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | * Kruz Perrott-Hunt | 32:29 | 15 | 5/15 | 2/9 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 77 | * Eemi Luukkonen | 19:53 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sam Dempster | 24:00 | 8 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 35 | James Matthews | 11:10 | 6 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Elijah Inwood | 01:03 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Joshua Nickel | 00:58 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 97 | 32/66 | 15/32 | 17/34 | 16/21 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 104 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Elijah Pepper | 38:16 | 20 | 9/16 | 7/8 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Carlin Davison | 36:24 | 9 | 4/7 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | |
| * Akech Aliir | 33:30 | 24 | 8/11 | 6/7 | 2/4 | 6/7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | |
| * Donte Ingram | 30:35 | 7 | 3/9 | 2/2 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | * Jordan Hunt | 29:42 | 16 | 6/9 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Aubrey Chunga | 14:45 | 14 | 6/8 | 4/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 3 | Samuel Gold | 14:17 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Darius Latu | 02:32 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 200:01 | 95 | 38/65 | 27/34 | 11/31 | 8/9 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 117 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
