April 15, 2026
OTAGO NUGGETS defeated NELSON GIANTS 86-77 on April 15, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026. OTAGO NUGGETS won by a 9-point margin. Kruz Perrott-Hunt led all scorers with 26 points. OTAGO NUGGETS shot 45.1% from the field while NELSON GIANTS managed 41.5%. OTAGO NUGGETS collected 41 rebounds and NELSON GIANTS grabbed 41. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026 season in New Zealand.
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| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Buay Tuach | 33:00 | 21 | 7/14 | 5/10 | 2/4 | 5/7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 31:59 | 14 | 4/12 | 2/5 | 2/7 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| * Alain Louis | 31:35 | 18 | 7/14 | 7/12 | 0/2 | 4/11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| * Zach Mckenzie | 22:14 | 4 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| * Mikey Henn | 17:37 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Isaa Miller-Jose | 19:28 | 14 | 6/9 | 6/8 | 0/1 | 2/5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 15:40 | 5 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Christian Martin | 12:51 | 6 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Caleb Miller | 12:41 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyson Thata-Paese | 02:40 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oak Chisholm | 00:15 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 86 | 32/71 | 28/49 | 4/22 | 18/33 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 92 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | * Sam Dempster | 38:42 | 10 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | * Kruz Perrott-Hunt | 36:56 | 26 | 8/18 | 6/13 | 2/5 | 8/9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 0 | * Alexander Mcnaught | 36:36 | 5 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 67 | * Liam Judd | 34:51 | 7 | 2/8 | 2/5 | 0/3 | 3/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 |
| 16 | * Tohi Smith-Milner | 30:36 | 23 | 9/17 | 5/9 | 4/8 | 1/2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Joshua Nickel | 10:54 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| 35 | James Matthews | 07:01 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Elijah Inwood | 04:24 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 77 | 27/65 | 19/37 | 8/28 | 15/26 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 69 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
