April 30, 2026
WELLINGTON SAINTS defeated TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS 111-89 on April 30, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025-2026. WELLINGTON SAINTS won by a 22-point margin. Elijah Pepper led all scorers with 36 points. WELLINGTON SAINTS shot 60.8% from the field while TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS managed 48.0%. WELLINGTON SAINTS collected 40 rebounds and TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS grabbed 28. 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 | 32:24 | 36 | 14/22 | 9/14 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | |
| 11 | * Jordan Hunt | 25:04 | 13 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| * Donte Ingram | 24:36 | 12 | 5/7 | 3/3 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
| * Carlin Davison | 23:58 | 11 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | |
| * Akech Aliir | 21:46 | 13 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2 | Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | 19:14 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Samuel Gold | 17:05 | 10 | 4/7 | 2/2 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Arana Robertson | 15:08 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Aubrey Chunga | 07:13 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Hassan Munir | 05:06 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Arthur Pilcher | 04:16 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Latu | 04:10 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 111 | 45/74 | 33/44 | 12/30 | 9/14 | 35 | 5 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 153 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Aaron Cook | 33:23 | 11 | 5/12 | 4/10 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| * Xavier Green | 32:57 | 20 | 7/14 | 6/8 | 1/6 | 5/7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |
| * Luka Vea | 31:51 | 10 | 4/9 | 3/4 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| * Taane Samuel | 28:11 | 9 | 4/13 | 4/8 | 0/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 62 | * Marcel Jones | 27:21 | 16 | 6/9 | 2/3 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 32 | Quintin Bailey | 20:44 | 16 | 8/13 | 8/12 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Riley Tuuta | 13:33 | 4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Jordan Cooper | 04:48 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Jerome Tamatea | 04:10 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| James Coopers | 02:33 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lyric Tuhaka | 00:29 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 89 | 36/75 | 27/46 | 9/29 | 8/12 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 89 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
