May 2, 2026
NELSON GIANTS defeated TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS 107-91 on May 2, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. NELSON GIANTS won by a 16-point margin. Xavier Green led all scorers with 28 points. NELSON GIANTS shot 49.3% from the field while TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS managed 45.2%. NELSON GIANTS collected 39 rebounds and TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025 season in New Zealand.
29 yrs (1996) 6'6″ - 1.98m
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| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | * Liam Judd | 32:35 | 26 | 9/16 | 3/5 | 6/11 | 2/4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | * Kruz Perrott-Hunt | 32:05 | 22 | 7/11 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 77 | * Eemi Luukkonen | 28:53 | 20 | 8/9 | 6/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 0 | * Alexander Mcnaught | 24:04 | 5 | 2/10 | 2/6 | 0/4 | 1/2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | * Tohi Smith-Milner | 20:23 | 10 | 3/8 | 3/5 | 0/3 | 4/5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Sam Dempster | 27:31 | 14 | 4/10 | 0/1 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 35 | James Matthews | 14:37 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Elijah Inwood | 13:08 | 10 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Cooper Adams | 03:28 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Joshua Nickel | 03:13 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 7 | Rico Varricchio | 00:03 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 107 | 37/75 | 21/36 | 16/39 | 17/22 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 131 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Aaron Cook | 37:00 | 19 | 8/16 | 5/9 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| * Luka Vea | 34:29 | 8 | 3/9 | 3/7 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 62 | * Marcel Jones | 30:11 | 10 | 4/9 | 3/3 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| * Xavier Green | 27:52 | 28 | 10/17 | 10/13 | 0/4 | 8/9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | |
| * Taane Samuel | 22:48 | 11 | 4/10 | 4/8 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 32 | Quintin Bailey | 27:58 | 10 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Riley Tuuta | 19:12 | 5 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan Cooper | 00:21 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199:51 | 91 | 33/73 | 28/48 | 5/25 | 20/24 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 92 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
