June 20, 2026
OTAGO NUGGETS defeated TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS 91-87 on June 20, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. OTAGO NUGGETS won by a 4-point margin. Craig Moller led all scorers with 28 points. OTAGO NUGGETS shot 45.3% from the field while TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS managed 48.0%. OTAGO NUGGETS collected 32 rebounds and TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS grabbed 36. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025 season in New Zealand.
31 yrs (1994) 6'8″ - 2.03m
31 yrs (1994) 6'8″ - 2.03m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 37:25 | 16 | 4/11 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 6/6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| * Craig Moller | 35:22 | 28 | 8/18 | 2/5 | 6/13 | 6/6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| * Alain Louis | 35:11 | 7 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| * Buay Tuach | 25:14 | 18 | 6/12 | 3/8 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Tyson Thata-Paese | 22:21 | 5 | 2/8 | 1/2 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | |
| Isaa Miller-Jose | 15:42 | 8 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 15:13 | 6 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Zach Mckenzie | 11:21 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | |
| 10 | Caleb Miller | 02:11 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 91 | 29/64 | 15/30 | 14/34 | 19/22 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 93 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Aaron Cook | 38:39 | 28 | 11/23 | 7/13 | 4/10 | 2/3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| * Xavier Green | 35:52 | 14 | 6/14 | 4/6 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
| * Brandon Stroud | 34:10 | 13 | 5/9 | 5/7 | 0/2 | 3/6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | |
| * James Moors | 29:37 | 14 | 6/11 | 6/10 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | |
| * Taane Samuel | 20:29 | 7 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
| 62 | Marcel Jones | 21:46 | 7 | 3/8 | 2/3 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Zavier Adam | 08:47 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 32 | Quintin Bailey | 08:08 | 4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Nico Hill | 02:32 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 87 | 36/75 | 29/47 | 7/28 | 8/14 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 97 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
