July 4, 2026
OTAGO NUGGETS lost to WELLINGTON SAINTS 90-91 on July 4, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. WELLINGTON SAINTS won by a 1-point margin. Elijah Pepper led all scorers with 28 points. OTAGO NUGGETS shot 50.0% from the field while WELLINGTON SAINTS managed 43.4%. OTAGO NUGGETS collected 33 rebounds and WELLINGTON SAINTS grabbed 42. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025 season in New Zealand.
25 yrs (2001) 6'4″ - 1.94m
25 yrs (2000) 6'7″ - 2.01m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Craig Moller | 38:39 | 22 | 8/13 | 4/6 | 4/7 | 2/5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | |
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 37:56 | 19 | 6/15 | 2/7 | 4/8 | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |
| * Alain Louis | 33:17 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| * Buay Tuach | 33:04 | 14 | 5/13 | 5/10 | 0/3 | 4/4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| * Tyson Thata-Paese | 32:09 | 20 | 7/11 | 3/4 | 4/7 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | |
| Isaa Miller-Jose | 11:42 | 5 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 11:05 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Caleb Miller | 01:05 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Mckenzie | 01:03 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 90 | 33/66 | 21/38 | 12/28 | 12/18 | 26 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 104 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Elijah Pepper | 35:24 | 28 | 9/24 | 5/13 | 4/11 | 6/6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | |
| * Donte Ingram | 34:15 | 14 | 5/14 | 3/7 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
| * Braydon Iuli | 32:40 | 9 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 13 | * Hyrum Harris | 31:23 | 7 | 3/10 | 2/8 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| * Akech Aliir | 29:45 | 25 | 9/11 | 6/8 | 3/3 | 4/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | |
| 11 | Jordan Hunt | 15:23 | 8 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Aubrey Chunga | 12:58 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 3 | Samuel Gold | 08:12 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 91 | 33/76 | 23/49 | 10/27 | 15/15 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 104 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
