May 16, 2026
TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS lost to WELLINGTON SAINTS 71-81 on May 16, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. WELLINGTON SAINTS won by a 10-point margin. Elijah Pepper led all scorers with 29 points. TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS shot 36.8% from the field while WELLINGTON SAINTS managed 43.1%. TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS collected 43 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 (2001) 6'4″ - 1.94m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Aaron Cook | 32:28 | 15 | 6/10 | 3/4 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | |
| * Xavier Green | 29:08 | 8 | 4/15 | 4/11 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| * Taane Samuel | 28:57 | 11 | 5/14 | 4/9 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| * James Moors | 26:07 | 14 | 4/10 | 4/9 | 0/1 | 6/6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
| * Brandon Stroud | 20:56 | 8 | 2/8 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Luka Vea | 25:31 | 5 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 32 | Quintin Bailey | 16:24 | 10 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Zavier Adam | 11:39 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| 62 | Marcel Jones | 08:50 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 71 | 28/76 | 23/53 | 5/23 | 10/10 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 76 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Elijah Pepper | 37:18 | 29 | 9/19 | 6/10 | 3/9 | 8/10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| * Carlin Davison | 32:58 | 10 | 4/8 | 4/6 | 0/2 | 2/5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| * Donte Ingram | 31:01 | 7 | 3/8 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | * Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | 30:26 | 4 | 1/10 | 1/2 | 0/8 | 2/3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| * Akech Aliir | 29:11 | 19 | 8/11 | 7/8 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| 11 | Jordan Hunt | 25:11 | 10 | 5/12 | 5/9 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Samuel Gold | 09:22 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Arthur Pilcher | 04:33 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 81 | 31/72 | 26/43 | 5/29 | 14/21 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 91 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
