June 7, 2026
WELLINGTON SAINTS defeated OTAGO NUGGETS 96-90 on June 7, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026. WELLINGTON SAINTS won by a 6-point margin. Elijah Pepper led all scorers with 33 points. WELLINGTON SAINTS shot 46.4% from the field while OTAGO NUGGETS managed 48.6%. WELLINGTON SAINTS collected 39 rebounds and OTAGO NUGGETS grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026 season in New Zealand.
25 yrs (2001) 6'4″ - 1.94m
25 yrs (2001) 6'4″ - 1.94m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Elijah Pepper | 36:11 | 33 | 12/19 | 6/8 | 6/11 | 3/4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| 2 | * Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | 34:17 | 13 | 3/13 | 1/5 | 2/8 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| * Carlin Davison | 33:38 | 15 | 6/12 | 6/10 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | |
| * Akech Aliir | 28:02 | 13 | 4/7 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Donte Ingram | 22:45 | 6 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | Hyrum Harris | 19:42 | 10 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Jordan Hunt | 11:56 | 6 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Braydon Iuli | 11:48 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Aubrey Chunga | 01:41 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 96 | 32/69 | 23/43 | 9/26 | 23/26 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 124 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 37:27 | 23 | 8/15 | 4/6 | 4/9 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| * Craig Moller | 36:56 | 13 | 5/13 | 2/4 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | |
| * Alain Louis | 31:56 | 10 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
| * Isaa Miller-Jose | 22:23 | 11 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| * Buay Tuach | 14:27 | 17 | 6/10 | 3/3 | 3/7 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Tyson Thata-Paese | 21:59 | 8 | 3/8 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 15:16 | 4 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Zach Mckenzie | 13:01 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Caleb Miller | 06:35 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 90 | 34/70 | 23/37 | 11/33 | 11/13 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 102 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
