June 27, 2026
TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS lost to OTAGO NUGGETS 77-90 on June 27, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. OTAGO NUGGETS won by a 13-point margin. Buay Tuach led all scorers with 21 points. TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS shot 36.2% from the field while OTAGO NUGGETS managed 44.6%. TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS collected 41 rebounds and OTAGO NUGGETS grabbed 44. This game was played as part of the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025 season in New Zealand.
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| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Aaron Cook | 34:58 | 11 | 5/12 | 4/6 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |
| * Xavier Green | 33:33 | 12 | 4/15 | 3/11 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| * Brandon Stroud | 32:48 | 20 | 5/10 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 8/10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | |
| * James Moors | 27:46 | 14 | 5/13 | 5/9 | 0/4 | 4/7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | |
| 62 | * Marcel Jones | 20:20 | 8 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Taane Samuel | 17:11 | 7 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 23 | Nico Hill | 16:48 | 3 | 1/8 | 0/2 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| 32 | Quintin Bailey | 14:44 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Zavier Adam | 01:11 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Riley Tuuta | 00:42 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Totals | 200:01 | 77 | 25/69 | 18/39 | 7/30 | 20/27 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 83 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ethan Rusbatch | 36:31 | 16 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 6/10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | |
| * Alain Louis | 32:41 | 17 | 5/10 | 3/7 | 2/3 | 5/7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | |
| * Craig Moller | 30:51 | 13 | 5/11 | 2/4 | 3/7 | 0/2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | |
| * Buay Tuach | 30:27 | 21 | 6/15 | 3/9 | 3/6 | 6/8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| * Tyson Thata-Paese | 24:51 | 9 | 3/12 | 2/6 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Isaa Miller-Jose | 22:09 | 10 | 5/7 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bardsley | 14:51 | 4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Zach Mckenzie | 07:38 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199:59 | 90 | 29/65 | 18/39 | 11/26 | 21/32 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 103 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
