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Final · overtime
Away
San Antonio Spurs
120
Home
New Orleans Pelicans
116
Venue: Smoothie King Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-116 in overtime on the road on Friday, October 24, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Victor Wembanyama had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists for the San Antonio Spurs. Zion Williamson had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.
The San Antonio Spurs trailed 58-57 at halftime and came back to win. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Zion Williamson (double-double, New Orleans Pelicans), Trey Murphy III (double-double, New Orleans Pelicans), Victor Wembanyama (double-double, San Antonio Spurs), Luke Kornet (double-double, San Antonio Spurs). Bench points: San Antonio Spurs 38, New Orleans Pelicans 35. Devin Vassell had 23 points, 5 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 San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans?
- The San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-116 in overtime on October 24, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Victor Wembanyama scored 29 for the San Antonio Spurs with 11 rebounds; Zion Williamson scored 27 for the New Orleans Pelicans with 10 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | ot | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Spurs | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 120 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 27 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 116 |
Game leaders
San Antonio Spurs
- Points
- 29 Victor Wembanyama
- Rebounds
- 12 Luke Kornet
- Assists
- 6 Stephon Castle
New Orleans Pelicans
- Points
- 27 Zion Williamson
- Rebounds
- 10 Trey Murphy III
- Assists
- 7 Zion Williamson
Victor Wembanyama double-double (29 PTS, 11 REB) · Luke Kornet double-double (14 PTS, 12 REB) · Trey Murphy III double-double (24 PTS, 10 REB) · Zion Williamson double-double (27 PTS, 10 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell starter | 39:49 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-19 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 4 | +22 |
| Julian Champagnie starter | 35:58 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 |
| Harrison Barnes starter | 34:13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | +12 |
| Stephon Castle starter | 33:27 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 3 | -6 |
| Victor Wembanyama starter | 32:18 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13-23 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 6 | -12 |
| Luke Kornet bench | 34:33 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | +11 |
| Dylan Harper bench | 25:36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 5 | +5 |
| Keldon Johnson bench | 19:14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 6 | -13 |
| Jordan McLaughlin bench | 6:25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -5 |
| Carter Bryant bench | 3:28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -5 |
Not available: De'Aaron Fox, Jeremy Sochan, Kelly Olynyk, Lindy Waters III
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III starter | 45:50 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9-18 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 2 | -2 |
| Jordan Poole starter | 41:22 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-20 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 4 | -15 |
| Zion Williamson starter | 36:59 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 11-16 | 2 | +6 |
| Herbert Jones starter | 28:22 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5 | -20 |
| Saddiq Bey starter | 27:47 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | -15 |
| Derik Queen bench | 34:45 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | +5 |
| Jeremiah Fears bench | 28:39 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | +7 |
| Jordan Hawkins bench | 17:48 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 |
| Jose Alvarado bench | 3:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
Not available: Kevon Looney, Karlo Matkovic, Dejounte Murray, Yves Missi, DeAndre Jordan
| San Antonio Spurs | Stat | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|
| 17/26 (65%) | Free throws | 22/29 (75%) |
| 32/55 (58%) | 2 pointers | 32/65 (49%) |
| 13/43 (30%) | 3 pointers | 10/32 (31%) |
| 45/98 (45%) | Field goals | 42/97 (43%) |
| 59 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 39 | Defensive rebounds | 29 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |
| 27 | Fouls | 21 |
| 14 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 43:07 | Time spent in lead | 5:42 |
| 9 | Biggest lead | 8 |
Largest margin: 9 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 15
- Times tied
- 10
- Largest lead · San Antonio Spurs
- 9 Q3 4:23
- Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans
- 8 Q4 8:10
- Longest run
- 14-0 San Antonio Spurs · Q4 7:56 to Q4 5:28
Scoring plays
Q1 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:28 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 11:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 3-pt field goal | 5 | 2 |
| 10:01 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 7 | 2 |
| 9:16 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal | 7 | 4 |
| 8:30 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 7 | 7 |
| 8:17 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 2-pt field goal | 9 | 7 |
| 7:52 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 2-pt field goal | 11 | 7 |
| 7:37 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 11 | 9 |
| 7:08 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 13 | 9 |
| 6:34 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal | 13 | 11 |
| 6:14 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal | 15 | 11 |
| 6:00 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 15 | 13 |
| 5:25 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 2-pt field goal | 17 | 13 |
| 5:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen 2-pt field goal | 17 | 15 |
| 4:31 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal | 17 | 17 |
| 4:18 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper 2-pt field goal | 19 | 17 |
| 3:48 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet Free throw | 20 | 17 |
| 3:23 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 22 | 17 |
| 3:17 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal | 22 | 20 |
| 2:57 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet Free throw | 23 | 20 |
| 2:56 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal | 25 | 20 |
| 2:41 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 25 | 21 |
| 2:34 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal | 25 | 24 |
| 1:55 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal | 27 | 24 |
| 1:18 | San Antonio Spurs | Jordan McLaughlin 3-pt field goal | 30 | 24 |
| 0:57 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 30 | 25 |
| 0:03 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal | 30 | 27 |
Q2 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 32 | 27 |
| 10:47 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 32 | 28 |
| 10:47 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 32 | 29 |
| 10:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 34 | 29 |
| 10:19 | New Orleans Pelicans | Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal | 34 | 32 |
| 9:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 36 | 32 |
| 9:16 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 36 | 35 |
| 8:33 | New Orleans Pelicans | Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal | 36 | 38 |
| 8:19 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 39 | 38 |
| 8:10 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 40 | 38 |
| 7:51 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 42 | 38 |
| 7:05 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III Free throw | 42 | 39 |
| 6:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen 2-pt field goal | 42 | 41 |
| 6:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III Free throw | 42 | 42 |
| 6:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III Free throw | 42 | 43 |
| 6:28 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 45 | 43 |
| 6:13 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal | 45 | 45 |
| 5:40 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 47 | 45 |
| 5:32 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 47 | 46 |
| 4:59 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal | 49 | 46 |
| 4:15 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal | 51 | 46 |
| 3:38 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 53 | 46 |
| 2:50 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 53 | 48 |
| 2:16 | New Orleans Pelicans | Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal | 53 | 51 |
| 1:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper Free throw | 54 | 51 |
| 1:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper Free throw | 55 | 51 |
| 1:21 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 55 | 52 |
| 0:58 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 55 | 54 |
| 0:32 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen 2-pt field goal | 55 | 56 |
| 0:14 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 57 | 56 |
| 0:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 57 | 57 |
| 0:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 57 | 58 |
Q3 · 23 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 59 | 58 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 59 | 60 |
| 10:48 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 61 | 60 |
| 10:19 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 62 | 60 |
| 9:35 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 64 | 60 |
| 9:11 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 67 | 60 |
| 8:45 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 67 | 62 |
| 8:18 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal | 67 | 65 |
| 8:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 3-pt field goal | 70 | 65 |
| 6:48 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 72 | 65 |
| 5:52 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen 2-pt field goal | 72 | 67 |
| 4:49 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen 2-pt field goal | 72 | 69 |
| 4:40 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 75 | 69 |
| 4:23 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 78 | 69 |
| 3:38 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal | 78 | 71 |
| 3:14 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal | 78 | 73 |
| 2:49 | San Antonio Spurs | Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal | 80 | 73 |
| 2:29 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Fears Free throw | 80 | 74 |
| 1:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 80 | 76 |
| 1:00 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 82 | 76 |
| 0:32 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen Free throw | 82 | 77 |
| 0:32 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen Free throw | 82 | 78 |
| 0:16 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal | 82 | 80 |
Q4 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal | 82 | 82 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 82 | 85 |
| 9:58 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 82 | 86 |
| 9:58 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 82 | 87 |
| 9:45 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 83 | 87 |
| 9:45 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama Free throw | 84 | 87 |
| 9:14 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 84 | 89 |
| 9:03 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 86 | 89 |
| 8:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 3-pt field goal | 86 | 92 |
| 8:10 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 86 | 93 |
| 8:10 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 86 | 94 |
| 7:56 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper 3-pt field goal | 89 | 94 |
| 7:31 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper 2-pt field goal | 91 | 94 |
| 6:57 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 3-pt field goal | 94 | 94 |
| 6:37 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper Free throw | 95 | 94 |
| 6:37 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper Free throw | 96 | 94 |
| 5:56 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 2-pt field goal | 98 | 94 |
| 5:28 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 2-pt field goal | 100 | 94 |
| 4:50 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen 2-pt field goal | 100 | 96 |
| 3:55 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 100 | 98 |
| 3:20 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper Free throw | 101 | 98 |
| 3:20 | San Antonio Spurs | Dylan Harper Free throw | 102 | 98 |
| 2:38 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 104 | 98 |
| 2:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Fears Free throw | 104 | 99 |
| 2:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Fears Free throw | 104 | 100 |
| 1:26 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal | 104 | 102 |
| 1:07 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 104 | 104 |
| 0:33 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 104 | 106 |
| 0:21 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 3-pt field goal | 107 | 106 |
| 0:13 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 107 | 107 |
OT1 · 13 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:42 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama 2-pt field goal | 109 | 107 |
| 4:17 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen Free throw | 109 | 108 |
| 4:05 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 112 | 108 |
| 3:41 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 113 | 108 |
| 3:14 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 113 | 110 |
| 2:55 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 116 | 110 |
| 1:38 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 117 | 110 |
| 1:38 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 118 | 110 |
| 1:04 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 118 | 112 |
| 0:14 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal | 118 | 114 |
| 0:03 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal | 118 | 116 |
| 0:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 119 | 116 |
| 0:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 120 | 116 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: San Antonio Spurs 1-0. Final series: San Antonio Spurs 3-1.
- Oct 24: San Antonio Spurs 120 at New Orleans Pelicans 116 (this game)
- Nov 8: New Orleans Pelicans 119 at San Antonio Spurs 126
- Dec 8: San Antonio Spurs 135 at New Orleans Pelicans 132
- Jan 25: New Orleans Pelicans 104 at San Antonio Spurs 95
Highlights
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