May 1, 2026
OTAGO NUGGETS defeated TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS 99-96 on May 1, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026. OTAGO NUGGETS won by a 3-point margin. Jamal Poplar led all scorers with 25 points. OTAGO NUGGETS shot 46.1% from the field while TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS managed 45.2%. OTAGO NUGGETS collected 43 rebounds and TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS grabbed 40. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026 season in New Zealand.
30 yrs (1996) 6'9″ - 2.06m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 38:30 | 23 | 9/20 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | |
| * Alain Louis | 32:35 | 15 | 5/9 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 5/8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Buay Tuach | 29:44 | 22 | 7/15 | 2/7 | 5/8 | 3/6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
| * Zach Mckenzie | 27:47 | 14 | 5/9 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | |
| * Mikey Henn | 16:44 | 9 | 3/10 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 20:25 | 6 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 2/5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Isaa Miller-Jose | 16:09 | 7 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Tyson Thata-Paese | 11:51 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 21 | Christian Martin | 06:15 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 99 | 35/76 | 23/47 | 12/29 | 17/34 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 101 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Kazlo Evans | 36:46 | 17 | 6/17 | 3/5 | 3/12 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| * Jamal Poplar | 35:00 | 25 | 7/14 | 5/11 | 2/3 | 9/13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Kaden Sand | 33:19 | 25 | 8/14 | 8/13 | 0/1 | 9/11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | |
| * Hamza Zahran | 22:45 | 7 | 3/10 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | * Lukah Richards | 15:45 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Christian Mcdaniels | 20:51 | 8 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Alex Holcombe | 19:07 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Dru-Leo Leusogi-Ape | 10:47 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Boston Caldwell | 04:30 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Isaac Makoi | 01:10 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 96 | 33/73 | 24/48 | 9/25 | 21/28 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 104 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
