New Zealand

Regular Season Round 23: Tuatara - Jets 99-96

Date: June 28, 2025
The most exciting game of round 23 in the NBL took place in Auckland. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 3rd placed Jets (11-9) to seventh ranked Tuatara (10-10) 99-96 on Saturday evening. Tuatara made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. Tuatara outrebounded Jets 46-29 including a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Tuatara looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Luther Muhammad (191-1999, college: Arizona St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 36 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import guard Charles Pride (193-1999, college: St.Bonaventure) contributed with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American forward Miles Gibson (198-1998, college: Binghamton) answered with 37 points (!!!) (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!) and guard Dontae Russo-Nance (190-2005) added 20 points, 7 assists and 5 steals in the effort for Jets. Jets' coach Tony Webster rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Tuatara moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Bulls. Jets at the other side dropped to the fourth position with nine games lost. Tuatara's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Auckland to the arena Panthers.

  JETS96
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
8 GaMsIj, balRs 42 65-69 (02.2%) 8-9 (82.1%) 66-66 (655%) 6 4 3 5 5 0 5 6 5 6 49 43 5
9 eIsR, ruajUIj 43 0-66 (30.0%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-0 (35%) 5 0 0 4 6 3 3 6 4 4 60 63 5
3 eussI-XijZR, gIjUiR 45 3-2 (05%) 8-2 (80%) 1-9 (20.9%) 5 5 5 9 8 0 0 5 6 6 85 88 5
4 ballRQ-zIsR, osiiZ 81 3-1 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 6 4 5 0 8 6 5 8 5 7 0 5
80 GIajs, KRjjF 83 6-6 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 5 4 4 6 0 4 5 8 5 6 1 7 5
60 HRjQF, vRIj 85 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 2 7 6 8 5 5 6 5 5 5 7 5
30 biUiBMijidJI, wajishR 68 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 9 5
66 CIllajs, gaIj 65 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
6 whiUi-OiRsR, wFsIj 7 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5
1 WFjFiQd, wiuUIVI 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
64 CQITlRF, zIshui  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
83 yIss, biUUhRT  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   83-33 (03.1%) 7-84 (47.6%) 86-81 (25.2%) 0 83 87 64 69 85 65 0 1 2 71 654  


  TUATARA99
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
2 buhiBBid, vuUhRQ 42 2-64 (16.0%) 0-9 (96.3%) 0-1 (24.4%) 5 0 0 0 6 4 6 5 6 6 41 47 5
5 OQadR, ChiQlRs 48 8-4 (11.9%) 1-60 (35%) 6-6 (655%) 3 0 7 0 3 8 4 5 5 8 84 81 5
48 kIdijILaZh, whIBis 45 8-3 (05%) 5-1 (5%) 4-9 (38.7%) 8 8 3 0 8 0 5 6 6 4 9 3 5
66 vRDRQ, zIshui 81 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 0 9 68 8 3 6 6 3 5 6 2 85 5
38 yIUu, gijaRl 80 8-0 (35%) 5-6 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 1 4 7 6 3 8 6 6 6 8 2 66 5
0 wuiZh, muiF 80 6-0 (85%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 4 3 6 5 5 8 6 9 6 5
64 ealRF, ciZh 67 8-3 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 4-4 (655%) 5 4 4 6 6 4 6 5 5 6 65 66 5
7 WalVaR, gFlij 2 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
47 viUu, wilijIi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
4 bZojUIsh, ChQas  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
65 WFllaR, ChQas  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
80 ziZVITsVa, miQUIsJ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   86-38 (05.5%) 64-49 (40.6%) 62-84 (92.4%) 69 87 31 88 85 69 9 1 0 66 77 666  


Height: 191 cm
Position name: G
Born: Jun 17,1999
Weight: 84kg / 184.8lbs
38
MINS
38
36
POINTS
37
5
D.REB
3
0
O.REB
1
5
T.REB
4
5
ASSISTS
0
1
STEALS
0
1
TO
1
0
BLOCKS
1
8/13
61.5%
2FGP
10/17
58.8%
5/7
71.4%
3FGP
2/7
28.6%
5/6
83.3%
FT
11/11
100.0%
39
RANK
34
Height: 198 cm
Position: F
Born: May 4,1998
Weight: 93kg / 204.6lbs
Tuatara  99
VS
96  Jets
99
Points Scored
96
82
Starting Five Points
87
17
Bench Points
9
29
Defensive Rebounds
24
17
Offensive Rebounds
5
46
Rebounds
29
22
Assists
13
7
Steals
10
11
Turnovers
8
6
Blocked Shots
5
20
Personal fouls
17
21/42
50.0%
2FGP
24/44
54.5%
13/37
35.1%
3FGP
9/23
39.1%
18/23
78.3%
FT
21/26
80.8%
111
Rank
103

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)