April 30, 2026
WELLINGTON SAINTS defeated TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS 111-89 on April 30, 2026 in the NEW ZEALAND NBL 2025. WELLINGTON SAINTS won by a 22-point margin. Elijah Pepper led all scorers with 36 points. WELLINGTON SAINTS shot 60.8% from the field while TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS managed 48.0%. WELLINGTON SAINTS collected 40 rebounds and TARANAKI MOUNTAIN AIRS grabbed 28. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Elijah Pepper | 32:24 | 36 | 14/22 | 9/14 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | |
| 11 | * Jordan Hunt | 25:04 | 13 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| * Donte Ingram | 24:36 | 12 | 5/7 | 3/3 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
| * Carlin Davison | 23:58 | 11 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | |
| * Akech Aliir | 21:46 | 13 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2 | Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | 19:14 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Samuel Gold | 17:05 | 10 | 4/7 | 2/2 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Arana Robertson | 15:08 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Aubrey Chunga | 07:13 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Hassan Munir | 05:06 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Arthur Pilcher | 04:16 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Latu | 04:10 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 111 | 45/74 | 33/44 | 12/30 | 9/14 | 35 | 5 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 153 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Aaron Cook | 33:23 | 11 | 5/12 | 4/10 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| * Xavier Green | 32:57 | 20 | 7/14 | 6/8 | 1/6 | 5/7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |
| * Luka Vea | 31:51 | 10 | 4/9 | 3/4 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| * Taane Samuel | 28:11 | 9 | 4/13 | 4/8 | 0/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 62 | * Marcel Jones | 27:21 | 16 | 6/9 | 2/3 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 32 | Quintin Bailey | 20:44 | 16 | 8/13 | 8/12 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Riley Tuuta | 13:33 | 4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Jordan Cooper | 04:48 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Jerome Tamatea | 04:10 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| James Coopers | 02:33 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lyric Tuhaka | 00:29 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| Totals | 200:00 | 89 | 36/75 | 27/46 | 9/29 | 8/12 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 89 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
