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Venue: Frost Bank Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks 134-132 at home on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Frost Bank Center. Julian Champagnie had 36 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists for the San Antonio Spurs. Jalen Brunson had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists for the New York Knicks.
The San Antonio Spurs trailed 73-63 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 41-30. Double-digit figures in two categories: Victor Wembanyama (double-double, San Antonio Spurs). Bench points: New York Knicks 55, San Antonio Spurs 29. Victor Wembanyama had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs?
- The San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks 134-132 on December 31, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jalen Brunson scored 29 for the New York Knicks; Julian Champagnie scored 36 for the San Antonio Spurs.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Knicks | 45 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 132 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 36 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 134 |
Game leaders
New York Knicks
- Points
- 29 Jalen Brunson
- Rebounds
- 7 Karl-Anthony Towns
- Assists
- 8 Jalen Brunson
San Antonio Spurs
- Points
- 36 Julian Champagnie
- Rebounds
- 13 Victor Wembanyama
- Assists
- 7 De'Aaron Fox
Victor Wembanyama double-double (31 PTS, 13 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson starter | 35:39 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-24 | 5-12 | 4-5 | 3 | -1 |
| Mikal Bridges starter | 34:35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | -16 |
| OG Anunoby starter | 34:08 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 4 | -25 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns starter | 33:28 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 6 | -15 |
| Mohamed Diawara starter | 5:45 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | +2 |
| Miles McBride bench | 25:52 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 0 | -1 |
| Jordan Clarkson bench | 24:18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6 | +5 |
| Tyler Kolek bench | 15:07 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | +14 |
| Ariel Hukporti bench | 13:42 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | +13 |
| Guerschon Yabusele bench | 9:05 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +15 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. bench | 8:21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -1 |
Not available: Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson, Landry Shamet
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox starter | 37:41 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-21 | 1-8 | 3-4 | 1 | +7 |
| Julian Champagnie starter | 36:10 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-17 | 11-17 | 3-3 | 1 | +24 |
| Stephon Castle starter | 26:45 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 3 | +0 |
| Harrison Barnes starter | 25:44 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | +16 |
| Victor Wembanyama starter | 23:43 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10-12 | 2-2 | 9-10 | 3 | +17 |
| Keldon Johnson bench | 31:15 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 9-9 | 1 | -10 |
| Luke Kornet bench | 24:10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | -14 |
| Dylan Harper bench | 16:20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -17 |
| Kelly Olynyk bench | 10:54 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | +6 |
| Carter Bryant bench | 7:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | -19 |
Not available: Devin Vassell
| New York Knicks | Stat | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|
| 18/20 (90%) | Free throws | 32/40 (80%) |
| 24/44 (54%) | 2 pointers | 30/51 (58%) |
| 22/52 (42%) | 3 pointers | 14/38 (36%) |
| 46/96 (47%) | Field goals | 44/89 (49%) |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 30 | Defensive rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 30 | Fouls | 17 |
| 14 | Max points in a row | 14 |
| 38:15 | Time spent in lead | 6:56 |
| 19 | Biggest lead | 6 |
Largest margin: 17 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 6
- Times tied
- 6
- Largest lead · New York Knicks
- 19 Q2 3:51
- Largest lead · San Antonio Spurs
- 6 Q4 0:14
- Longest run
- 14-0 New York Knicks · Q2 6:36 to Q2 3:51
Scoring plays
Q1 · 42 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | New York Knicks | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:13 | New York Knicks | Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:52 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 4 | 2 |
| 10:29 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 4 | 3 |
| 10:17 | New York Knicks | Mohamed Diawara 3-pt field goal | 7 | 3 |
| 9:52 | New York Knicks | Mohamed Diawara 3-pt field goal | 10 | 3 |
| 9:03 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 10 | 4 |
| 9:03 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 10 | 5 |
| 8:31 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 10 | 7 |
| 8:20 | New York Knicks | Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal | 13 | 7 |
| 7:45 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 2-pt field goal | 13 | 9 |
| 6:58 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 13 | 11 |
| 6:41 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 13 | 13 |
| 6:13 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal | 13 | 15 |
| 5:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 13 | 18 |
| 5:21 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal | 16 | 18 |
| 5:01 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal | 19 | 18 |
| 4:37 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 21 | 18 |
| 4:11 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal | 24 | 18 |
| 3:57 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 24 | 21 |
| 3:57 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet Free throw | 24 | 22 |
| 3:43 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 26 | 22 |
| 3:25 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 26 | 24 |
| 2:57 | New York Knicks | Ariel Hukporti 2-pt field goal | 28 | 24 |
| 2:43 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 28 | 25 |
| 2:43 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 28 | 26 |
| 2:32 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 2-pt field goal | 30 | 26 |
| 2:19 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 30 | 28 |
| 2:19 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 30 | 29 |
| 2:03 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson Free throw | 31 | 29 |
| 2:03 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson Free throw | 32 | 29 |
| 1:53 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 3-pt field goal | 35 | 29 |
| 1:24 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 35 | 31 |
| 1:12 | New York Knicks | Kevin McCullar Jr. 3-pt field goal | 38 | 31 |
| 0:52 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 39 | 31 |
| 0:52 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 40 | 31 |
| 0:33 | New York Knicks | Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal | 43 | 31 |
| 0:12 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie Free throw | 43 | 32 |
| 0:12 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie Free throw | 43 | 33 |
| 0:12 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie Free throw | 43 | 34 |
| 0:05 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 43 | 36 |
| 0:00 | New York Knicks | Ariel Hukporti 2-pt field goal | 45 | 36 |
Q2 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | New York Knicks | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:25 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal | 47 | 36 |
| 11:25 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 48 | 36 |
| 10:37 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 48 | 37 |
| 10:35 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 3-pt field goal | 48 | 40 |
| 10:14 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal | 51 | 40 |
| 9:43 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 51 | 41 |
| 9:39 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 51 | 43 |
| 9:08 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 51 | 46 |
| 8:40 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 52 | 46 |
| 8:40 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 53 | 46 |
| 8:40 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 54 | 46 |
| 8:08 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 54 | 48 |
| 7:47 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 54 | 50 |
| 6:50 | New York Knicks | Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal | 57 | 50 |
| 6:36 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper 2-pt field goal | 57 | 52 |
| 6:36 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 58 | 52 |
| 6:21 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal | 60 | 52 |
| 6:06 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal | 62 | 52 |
| 5:46 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 64 | 52 |
| 4:48 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal | 66 | 52 |
| 4:26 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal | 69 | 52 |
| 3:51 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal | 71 | 52 |
| 3:31 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 71 | 54 |
| 2:54 | New York Knicks | Ariel Hukporti 2-pt field goal | 73 | 54 |
| 2:40 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 3-pt field goal | 73 | 57 |
| 1:30 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 3-pt field goal | 73 | 60 |
| 0:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 73 | 61 |
| 0:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 73 | 62 |
| 0:01 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 73 | 63 |
Q3 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | New York Knicks | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:06 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 2-pt field goal | 73 | 65 |
| 10:54 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal | 75 | 65 |
| 10:54 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 76 | 65 |
| 10:23 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 76 | 67 |
| 10:06 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 3-pt field goal | 79 | 67 |
| 9:49 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 79 | 69 |
| 9:33 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 2-pt field goal | 81 | 69 |
| 9:20 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 81 | 70 |
| 8:58 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 3-pt field goal | 84 | 70 |
| 8:46 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 84 | 72 |
| 8:43 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby Free throw | 85 | 72 |
| 8:43 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby Free throw | 86 | 72 |
| 8:31 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 86 | 75 |
| 8:03 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 2-pt field goal | 86 | 77 |
| 7:35 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 86 | 78 |
| 7:35 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 86 | 79 |
| 7:35 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 86 | 80 |
| 6:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 86 | 83 |
| 5:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 86 | 86 |
| 5:57 | New York Knicks | Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal | 89 | 86 |
| 5:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 89 | 88 |
| 4:30 | New York Knicks | Guerschon Yabusele 2-pt field goal | 91 | 88 |
| 4:24 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 91 | 91 |
| 3:23 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 91 | 93 |
| 2:02 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal | 94 | 93 |
| 1:04 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson Free throw | 95 | 93 |
| 1:04 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson Free throw | 95 | 93 |
| 0:33 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal | 99 | 93 |
| 0:03 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal | 102 | 93 |
Q4 · 40 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | New York Knicks | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:28 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 102 | 95 |
| 10:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 102 | 96 |
| 9:44 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal | 104 | 96 |
| 9:14 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal | 106 | 96 |
| 9:00 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 106 | 98 |
| 8:42 | New York Knicks | Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal | 108 | 98 |
| 8:26 | San Antonio Spurs | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 108 | 99 |
| 8:01 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal | 110 | 99 |
| 7:52 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 110 | 102 |
| 7:30 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 110 | 105 |
| 7:08 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 112 | 105 |
| 6:49 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 112 | 107 |
| 6:30 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby Free throw | 113 | 107 |
| 6:18 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 113 | 109 |
| 5:53 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal | 116 | 109 |
| 5:37 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 116 | 110 |
| 5:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 116 | 113 |
| 4:34 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 116 | 116 |
| 4:10 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 116 | 118 |
| 3:50 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal | 118 | 118 |
| 3:38 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 118 | 119 |
| 3:38 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 118 | 120 |
| 3:08 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 118 | 122 |
| 2:53 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 3-pt field goal | 121 | 122 |
| 2:31 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal | 121 | 124 |
| 1:59 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 2-pt field goal | 123 | 124 |
| 0:50 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal | 123 | 126 |
| 0:49 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 123 | 127 |
| 0:49 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 123 | 128 |
| 0:27 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal | 126 | 128 |
| 0:23 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 126 | 129 |
| 0:23 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 126 | 130 |
| 0:14 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 126 | 131 |
| 0:14 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 126 | 132 |
| 0:10 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride Free throw | 127 | 132 |
| 0:10 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride Free throw | 128 | 132 |
| 0:10 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride Free throw | 129 | 132 |
| 0:08 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 129 | 133 |
| 0:08 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 129 | 134 |
| 0:00 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal | 132 | 134 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: San Antonio Spurs 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Dec 31: New York Knicks 132 at San Antonio Spurs 134 (this game)
- Mar 1: San Antonio Spurs 89 at New York Knicks 114
Highlights
- Spurs 134 - 132 Knicks — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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