New Zealand

Regular Season Round 7: Tuatara - Giants 99-97

Date: May 10, 2026
Ninth-ranked Giants (2-5) were very close to win a game against fourth ranked Tuatara (6-2) in Auckland. Tuatara managed to secure only two-point victory 99-97. However their fans expected much easier game. Tuatara made 28-of-37 charity shots (75.7 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Giants were plagued by 29 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for American guard Josh Dilling (193-2001, college: NKU) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international power forward Robert Loe (211-1991, college: St.Louis) helped adding 18 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. At the losing side the former international guard Alexander McNaught (185-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists and the former international guard Kruz Perrott-Hunt (191-2000, college: S.Dakota) scored 26 points. Five Tuatara and four Giants players scored in double figures. Tuatara moved-up to second place. Giants lost their third game in a row. They keep the ninth position with five games lost. They share it with Hawks and Whai. Tuatara will play against Nuggets (#5) in Dunedin in the next round. Giants will play at home against Hawks (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  GIANTS97
  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 +/-
19 zudd, vaiB 40 8-3 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 4-3 (90%) 6 1 9 6 3 3 8 6 5 5 64 62 5
62 ABaUh-baljRQ, wIha 40 5-6 (5%) 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 5 9 9 6 3 5 8 6 5 0 7 0 5
5 bZXiuDhU, SlRxijdRQ 43 1-7 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 6 0 1 66 3 6 4 5 5 6 61 82 5
0 ORQQIUU-HujU, KQuJ 44 7-63 (13.4%) 6-1 (61.9%) 0-9 (96.3%) 5 8 8 4 8 1 6 5 5 4 81 86 5
65 gRBpsURQ, AiBuRl 87 6-6 (655%) 1-66 (03.0%) 8-8 (655%) 5 0 0 6 4 6 8 5 5 5 88 84 5
38 vuuVVIjRj, qRBa 61 4-3 (90%) 5-3 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 8 0 8 6 5 5 5 2 3 5
40 biUUhRTs, ziBRs 60 5-8 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 3 5 6 5 5 4 4 -4 5
6 qlanih, ojTIId 1 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
66 XaZVRl, zIshui 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
8 SdiBs, CIIpRQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
9 kiQQaZZhaI, eaZI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
68 eiBpUIj, ciZh  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   86-40 (15.5%) 63-49 (49.2%) 64-61 (26.4%) 8 82 45 85 87 60 68 8 5 68 79 70  


  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 +/-
4 gallajD, zIsh 49 6-4 (44.4%) 0-9 (96.3%) 7-64 (17.8%) 5 9 9 3 6 9 5 5 6 6 81 44 5
64 ealRF, ciZh 43 4-9 (38.7%) 4-2 (49.0%) 1-9 (20.9%) 6 9 2 4 0 3 8 5 5 8 86 86 5
63 vIR, eIMRQU 45 0-9 (96.3%) 6-8 (05%) 0-9 (96.3%) 5 9 9 7 5 3 3 5 5 4 62 43 5
48 kIdijILaZh, whIBis 89 0-9 (96.3%) 6-3 (80%) 3-3 (655%) 4 4 1 5 4 3 6 5 5 9 69 64 5
0 zIhjsIj, ChQas 86 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 4 3 8 6 0 5 5 6 6 65 64 5
60 oIijR, KQasjij-CIlR 67 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5 8 8 8 4 6 5 5 5 4 8 -3 5
7 WalVaR, gFlij 69 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 6 4 0 5
8 WFllaR, zIshui 61 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 1 5
00 vRDRQ, zIshui 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 zIhjs, HujURQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
2 Kialiha-isI, KajDsUIj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
81 gilUIj, biUUhRT  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   67-43 (00.7%) 66-82 (47.4%) 82-49 (90.9%) 9 46 42 84 60 87 2 5 8 62 77 686  


Height: 211 cm
Position name: F/C
Born: Aug 5,1991
Weight: 91kg / 200.2lbs
30
MINS
34
18
POINTS
16
7
D.REB
5
0
O.REB
1
7
T.REB
6
9
ASSISTS
11
4
STEALS
3
3
TO
1
0
BLOCKS
0
5/7
71.4%
2FGP
6/9
66.7%
1/2
50.0%
3FGP
1/2
50.0%
5/7
71.4%
FT
1/1
100.0%
34
RANK
28
Height: 185 cm
Position: G
Born: Jun 21,2002
Born: 2002
Tuatara  99
VS
97  Giants
99
Points Scored
97
92
Starting Five Points
86
7
Bench Points
11
31
Defensive Rebounds
28
7
Offensive Rebounds
2
38
Rebounds
30
23
Assists
20
8
Steals
12
18
Turnovers
12
0
Blocked Shots
2
15
Personal fouls
29
19/34
55.9%
2FGP
21/35
60.0%
11/28
39.3%
3FGP
14/37
37.8%
28/37
75.7%
FT
13/16
81.3%
121
Rank
95

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)