May 1, 2026
OTAGO NUGGETS defeated TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS 99-96 on May 1, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. OTAGO NUGGETS won by a 3-point margin. Jamal Poplar led all scorers with 25 points. OTAGO NUGGETS shot 46.1% from the field while TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS managed 45.2%. OTAGO NUGGETS collected 43 rebounds and TELECOM BUSINESS HUB JETS grabbed 40. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025 season in New Zealand.
30 yrs (1996) 6'9″ - 2.06m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 38:30 | 23 | 9/20 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | |
| * Alain Louis | 32:35 | 15 | 5/9 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 5/8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Buay Tuach | 29:44 | 22 | 7/15 | 2/7 | 5/8 | 3/6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
| * Zach Mckenzie | 27:47 | 14 | 5/9 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | |
| * Mikey Henn | 16:44 | 9 | 3/10 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 20:25 | 6 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 2/5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Isaa Miller-Jose | 16:09 | 7 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Tyson Thata-Paese | 11:51 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 21 | Christian Martin | 06:15 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 99 | 35/76 | 23/47 | 12/29 | 17/34 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 101 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Kazlo Evans | 36:46 | 17 | 6/17 | 3/5 | 3/12 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| * Jamal Poplar | 35:00 | 25 | 7/14 | 5/11 | 2/3 | 9/13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Kaden Sand | 33:19 | 25 | 8/14 | 8/13 | 0/1 | 9/11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | |
| * Hamza Zahran | 22:45 | 7 | 3/10 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | * Lukah Richards | 15:45 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Christian Mcdaniels | 20:51 | 8 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Alex Holcombe | 19:07 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Dru-Leo Leusogi-Ape | 10:47 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Boston Caldwell | 04:30 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Isaac Makoi | 01:10 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 96 | 33/73 | 24/48 | 9/25 | 21/28 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 104 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
