May 31, 2026
OTAGO NUGGETS lost to ZEROFEES SOUTHLAND SHARKS 89-99 on May 31, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026. ZEROFEES SOUTHLAND SHARKS won by a 10-point margin. Ethan Rusbatch led all scorers with 29 points. OTAGO NUGGETS shot 45.3% from the field while ZEROFEES SOUTHLAND SHARKS managed 50.7%. OTAGO NUGGETS collected 42 rebounds and ZEROFEES SOUTHLAND SHARKS grabbed 30. 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 | 34:38 | 25 | 8/16 | 4/10 | 4/6 | 5/7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | |
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 32:23 | 29 | 10/19 | 6/12 | 4/7 | 5/5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | |
| * Craig Moller | 31:54 | 11 | 3/12 | 2/4 | 1/8 | 4/5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
| * Alain Louis | 22:34 | 6 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| * Zach Mckenzie | 16:55 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Isaa Miller-Jose | 23:27 | 7 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 3/8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | Caleb Miller | 15:35 | 4 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 11:27 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Tyson Thata-Paese | 11:07 | 5 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 89 | 29/64 | 20/38 | 9/26 | 22/33 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 86 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Rylan Jones | 34:21 | 18 | 7/12 | 4/5 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | * Caleb Asberry | 33:13 | 29 | 10/16 | 7/11 | 3/5 | 6/6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| 14 | * Tukaha Cooper | 31:03 | 13 | 5/8 | 2/3 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 20 | * Keylan Boone | 30:28 | 16 | 5/14 | 4/9 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | * Brayden Inger | 29:39 | 11 | 4/8 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Tobias Cameron | 20:35 | 9 | 4/8 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 0/4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Maxwell Darling | 14:25 | 3 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | Will Leger | 06:16 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 99 | 36/71 | 24/41 | 12/30 | 15/20 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 112 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
