July 5, 2026
NELSON GIANTS defeated FRANKLIN BULLS 88-85 on July 5, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. NELSON GIANTS won by a 3-point margin. Shane Gatling led all scorers with 56 points. NELSON GIANTS shot 44.1% from the field while FRANKLIN BULLS managed 47.1%. NELSON GIANTS collected 30 rebounds and FRANKLIN BULLS grabbed 33. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025 season in New Zealand.
28 yrs (1998) 6'2″ - 1.88m
28 yrs (1998) 6'2″ - 1.88m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Shane Gatling | 37:08 | 56 | 16/35 | 8/15 | 8/20 | 16/16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | |
| 67 | * Liam Judd | 35:48 | 7 | 3/8 | 2/2 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 77 | * Eemi Luukkonen | 32:30 | 8 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| * Daniel Saylor | 31:07 | 12 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | |
| 0 | * Alexander Mcnaught | 30:54 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | James Matthews | 15:07 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| 11 | Joshua Nickel | 09:54 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Elijah Inwood | 04:06 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 196:34 | 88 | 30/68 | 18/30 | 12/38 | 16/18 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 92 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | * Jace Carter | 36:57 | 20 | 8/15 | 7/10 | 1/5 | 3/7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| 4 | * Derrin Boyd | 36:32 | 23 | 8/17 | 4/7 | 4/10 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | * Carter Whitt | 33:50 | 14 | 6/16 | 5/12 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| * Kael Robinson | 32:13 | 5 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 25 | * Dom Kelman-Poto | 25:40 | 9 | 4/8 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Hunter Savill | 19:14 | 11 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | Ellis Biggar | 07:14 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 5 | Zion Anderson | 03:11 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Payton Hughes | 02:54 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tai Pakaurangi | 02:15 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 85 | 33/70 | 22/43 | 11/27 | 8/16 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 86 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
