June 28, 2026
NELSON GIANTS lost to AUCKLAND TUATARA 82-88 on June 28, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. AUCKLAND TUATARA won by a 6-point margin. Shane Gatling led all scorers with 30 points. NELSON GIANTS shot 36.0% from the field while AUCKLAND TUATARA managed 42.3%. NELSON GIANTS collected 42 rebounds and AUCKLAND TUATARA grabbed 48. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025 season in New Zealand.
28 yrs (1998) 6'2″ - 1.88m
34 yrs (1991) 6'11″ - 2.11m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | * Tohi Smith-Milner | 35:11 | 6 | 2/14 | 1/6 | 1/8 | 1/1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| * Shane Gatling | 34:43 | 30 | 10/21 | 7/13 | 3/8 | 7/8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | |
| 0 | * Alexander Mcnaught | 33:25 | 6 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 77 | * Eemi Luukkonen | 26:26 | 14 | 4/10 | 0/2 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | * Kruz Perrott-Hunt | 09:54 | 2 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 67 | Liam Judd | 30:47 | 19 | 7/13 | 4/8 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Daniel Saylor | 17:46 | 5 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| 35 | James Matthews | 06:57 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Elijah Inwood | 04:13 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 11 | Joshua Nickel | 00:38 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 82 | 27/75 | 16/41 | 11/34 | 17/25 | 29 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 91 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | * Robert Loe | 32:50 | 26 | 9/16 | 3/5 | 6/11 | 2/5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| * Isaac Davidson | 31:32 | 13 | 5/12 | 4/4 | 1/8 | 2/2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| 32 | * Tom Vodanovich | 29:27 | 12 | 5/11 | 4/5 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | * Sean Bairstow | 29:13 | 13 | 6/12 | 6/10 | 0/2 | 1/4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | * Josh Dilling | 23:47 | 5 | 2/9 | 1/3 | 1/6 | 0/2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Zach Riley | 24:36 | 9 | 2/11 | 0/3 | 2/8 | 3/3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 55 | Josh Leger | 17:43 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Dylan Wilkie | 10:52 | 8 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 88 | 33/78 | 20/34 | 13/44 | 9/17 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 107 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
