New Zealand

Regular Season Round 13: Hawks - Whai 88-87

Date: May 1, 2025
A very close game took place in Tamatea between Hawks and Tauranga. Seventh ranked Hawks (7-5) got a very close home victory over 9th ranked Tauranga (5-6). Hawks managed to escape with a 1-point win 88-87 on Thursday evening. Hawks made 22-of-26 free shots (84.6 percent) during the game. Hawks outrebounded Whai 45-29 including a 36-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. The former international guard Jackson Ball (191-2008) fired 33 points (!!!) (made all of his eleven free throws !!!) for the winners. Naturalized Australian power forward Luca Yates (208-2004, college: Barry) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international forward Carter Hopoi (207-2006) produced 24 points and 5 rebounds and the former international guard Jayden Bezzant (188-1996, college: NW Nazarene) added 21 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Five Whai players scored in double figures. Hawks moved-up to fifth place. Whai lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with Sharks. Hawks will meet at home Giants (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Whai will play against Airs and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  HAWKS88
  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 +/-
7 mill, ziZVsIj 35 0-2 (18.0%) 3-0 (25%) 66-66 (655%) 5 4 4 6 4 7 8 5 5 0 44 41 5
67 YiURs, vuZi 41 4-1 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 3 64 69 3 4 8 6 5 5 6 65 80 5
66 GQadi, gijaRl 40 9-65 (95%) 5-8 (5%) 1-9 (20.9%) 6 2 7 6 8 3 5 8 8 2 85 62 5
1 AZIUU, CiBpMRll 44 8-1 (44.4%) 6-1 (61.9%) 6-8 (05%) 5 4 4 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 2 5 5
65 ATiVi, Wija 80 8-2 (80%) 5-8 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 8 4 5 4 3 5 6 5 5 1 8 5
4 KiQi, KIMR 85 6-6 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 4 9 65 8 4 8 6 5 5 6 1 69 5
9 buQphF, ziZIM 63 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 0 8 5
83 qiDlR, qJQih  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
0 KRaDhlRF, HiQQF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
84 bIIQR, eFdRQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
5 CiQUTQaDhU, KidR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
8 wiFlIQ, biJ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   86-38 (05.5%) 2-85 (35.5%) 88-81 (23.1%) 7 41 30 65 69 88 0 4 8 69 22 655  


  WHAI87
  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 +/-
9 miaQsUIT, ARij 49 4-65 (45%) 5-4 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 4 4 1 9 8 1 4 6 5 5 65 85 5
6 zIjRs, ChQas 41 3-64 (45.2%) 8-1 (44.4%) 4-0 (15%) 6 6 8 8 8 4 6 5 8 5 69 1 5
89 HIpIa, CiQURQ 44 3-1 (11.9%) 0-9 (96.3%) 6-3 (80%) 5 0 0 5 3 4 6 6 5 8 83 86 5
11 mRJJijU, ziFdRj 46 0-7 (00.1%) 4-9 (38.7%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 3 8 8 6 5 5 5 86 86 5
8 mIuZhRQ, ziFdRj 69 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 4 1 6 8 5 6 5 5 6 8 1 5
0 ORQQIUU-HujU, KQuJ 61 8-0 (35%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 4 8 6 6 5 5 6 65 7 5
65 mQIIVR, gRjhFB 60 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 5 3 5 8 5 6 6 5 -4 5
3 whIBpsIj, zRUU 66 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6 6 8 5 8 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 5
38 cijji, wilaM 7 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 6 6 5 5 6 5 -4 5
68 GQRRjsall, biaIQI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
1 yliLRll, Cz  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
46 WidR, baZhiRl  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   85-37 (35.2%) 68-87 (36.3%) 66-69 (13.9%) 66 62 87 69 88 69 66 8 4 1 29 25  


Height: 191 cm
Position name: G
Born: Mar 10,2008
40
MINS
31
33
POINTS
21
3
D.REB
2
0
O.REB
1
3
T.REB
3
1
ASSISTS
4
2
STEALS
1
5
TO
0
0
BLOCKS
0
5/8
62.5%
2FGP
5/9
55.6%
4/5
80.0%
3FGP
3/7
42.9%
11/11
100.0%
FT
2/2
100.0%
36
RANK
21
Height: 188 cm
Position: G
Born: Jan 9,1996
Weight: 84kg / 184.8lbs
Hawks  88
VS
87 Whai
88
Points Scored
87
77
Starting Five Points
74
11
Bench Points
13
36
Defensive Rebounds
18
9
Offensive Rebounds
11
45
Rebounds
29
10
Assists
17
5
Steals
11
17
Turnovers
6
3
Blocked Shots
2
17
Personal fouls
22
21/42
50.0%
2FGP
20/49
40.8%
8/20
40.0%
3FGP
12/29
41.4%
22/26
84.6%
FT
11/17
64.7%
100
Rank
80

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)