Lauri Markkanen scored 29 for the Utah Jazz with 13 rebounds; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 46 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Jan 7, 2026 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder head-to-head · Utah Jazz schedule · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule

Final · overtime

Away

Oklahoma City Thunder

129

Venue: PayCom Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 129-125 in overtime at home on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at PayCom Center. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 46 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Lauri Markkanen had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist for the Utah Jazz.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led 58-53 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 31-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Chet Holmgren (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder), Lauri Markkanen (double-double, Utah Jazz), Keyonte George (double-double, Utah Jazz), Jusuf Nurkic (double-double, Utah Jazz). Bench points: Utah Jazz 35, Oklahoma City Thunder 30. Chet Holmgren had 23 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder?: The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 129-125 in overtime on January 7, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Lauri Markkanen scored 29 for the Utah Jazz with 13 rebounds; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 46 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	ot	Final
Utah Jazz	22	31	33	28	11	125
Oklahoma City Thunder	31	27	33	23	15	129

Game leaders

Utah Jazz

Points: 29 Lauri Markkanen
Rebounds: 15 Jusuf Nurkic
Assists: 11 Keyonte George

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 46 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 12 Chet Holmgren
Assists: 8 Jalen Williams

Lauri Markkanen double-double (29 PTS, 13 REB) · Keyonte George double-double (25 PTS, 11 AST) · Jusuf Nurkic double-double (15 PTS, 15 REB) · Chet Holmgren double-double (23 PTS, 12 REB)

Utah Jazz
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Lauri Markkanen starter	43:46	29	13	1	1	0	4	11-19	3-7	4-5	2	-1
Keyonte George starter	42:53	25	7	11	1	0	6	9-22	2-9	5-5	5	+0
Jusuf Nurkic starter	32:34	15	15	4	3	1	2	6-16	0-1	3-4	6	+13
Brice Sensabaugh starter	31:58	13	5	1	0	0	1	6-12	0-5	1-1	3	+8
Svi Mykhailiuk starter	26:56	8	7	6	0	0	0	3-8	0-5	2-3	1	+7
Walter Clayton Jr bench	26:40	15	6	4	0	1	3	5-11	4-7	1-1	4	+1
Isaiah Collier bench	17:32	6	1	5	0	0	2	3-5	0-1	0-2	3	-13
Taylor Hendricks bench	14:19	5	2	1	1	1	2	2-5	1-2	0-0	3	-13
Cody Williams bench	13:58	5	3	0	1	2	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	3	-13
Ace Bailey bench	10:14	2	1	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	-2
Kyle Filipowski bench	4:10	2	5	0	0	0	0	1-6	0-0	0-0	0	-7

Not available: Georges Niang, Walker Kessler, Kevin Love

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	41:58	46	6	6	1	1	0	14-26	1-8	17-19	1	+9
Jalen Williams starter	40:58	17	6	8	0	0	2	6-15	1-5	4-4	3	-2
Chet Holmgren starter	40:05	23	12	1	1	3	1	9-15	0-3	5-8	5	+5
Aaron Wiggins starter	24:56	7	7	4	1	2	2	3-9	1-4	0-0	1	-2
Luguentz Dort starter	23:54	6	6	0	3	1	0	2-5	1-4	1-2	4	-10
Ajay Mitchell bench	33:04	16	2	5	3	1	1	5-15	2-7	4-4	1	+7
Cason Wallace bench	30:41	4	6	0	4	1	3	2-7	0-2	0-0	3	+12
Branden Carlson bench	11:14	3	5	1	0	2	1	1-4	0-1	1-2	1	-1
Isaiah Joe bench	9:42	5	1	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	2-3	2	-9
Kenrich Williams bench	8:28	2	0	1	1	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	+11

Not available: Alex Caruso, Isaiah Hartenstein, Jaylin Williams, Ousmane Dieng, Thomas Sorber, Nikola Topic, Brooks Barnhizer

Team statistics
Utah Jazz	Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder
16/21 (76%)	Free throws	34/42 (81%)
38/70 (54%)	2 pointers	37/63 (58%)
11/41 (26%)	3 pointers	7/38 (18%)
49/111 (44%)	Field goals	44/101 (43%)
65	Rebounds	51
46	Defensive rebounds	39
19	Offensive rebounds	12
33	Assists	26
20	Turnovers	11
8	Steals	14
5	Blocks	11
31	Fouls	21
10	Max points in a row	8
11:51	Time spent in lead	38:55
8	Biggest lead	20

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Oklahoma City Thunder ahead)

Largest margin: 20 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 15
Times tied: 7
Largest lead · Utah Jazz: 8 Q4 5:49
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 20 Q2 9:00
Longest run: 10-0 Utah Jazz · Q4 10:10 to Q4 8:15

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:46	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	2	2
11:09	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	4	3
9:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	4	4
9:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	4	5
9:20	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	4	7
8:35	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk 2-pt field goal	6	7
8:13	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	8	7
8:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	8	9
7:34	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	9	9
7:34	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	10	9
7:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	10	11
6:43	Utah Jazz	Cody Williams 2-pt field goal	12	11
6:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	12	14
6:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	12	15
5:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 2-pt field goal	12	17
5:13	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	15	17
5:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	15	18
4:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	15	20
4:13	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 2-pt field goal	17	20
3:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal	17	22
3:25	Utah Jazz	Cody Williams 3-pt field goal	20	22
2:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	20	25
1:52	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	22	25
1:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 3-pt field goal	22	28
0:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	22	30
0:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	22	31

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	22	33
11:19	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	24	33
11:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	24	35
10:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	24	36
10:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	24	37
10:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	24	40
9:55	Utah Jazz	Taylor Hendricks 3-pt field goal	27	40
9:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	27	43
9:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	27	44
9:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	27	45
9:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	27	47
8:48	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 3-pt field goal	30	47
8:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe Free throw	30	48
8:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe Free throw	30	49
8:17	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	32	49
7:06	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	34	49
6:19	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	36	49
5:58	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	36	50
5:58	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	36	51
5:46	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 3-pt field goal	39	51
4:57	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	41	51
4:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	41	54
4:22	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	42	54
3:59	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	44	54
3:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	44	56
3:30	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	46	56
2:53	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	46	57
2:53	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	46	58
2:20	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	48	58
2:20	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	49	58
1:53	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	51	58
1:08	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	52	58
0:35	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk Free throw	53	58

Q3 · 39 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	53	60
11:25	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	55	60
11:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	55	61
11:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	55	62
10:50	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	57	62
10:14	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	59	62
10:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	59	64
9:20	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	61	64
9:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	61	65
9:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	61	67
8:47	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	63	67
8:27	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk 2-pt field goal	65	67
8:27	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk Free throw	66	67
8:15	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	66	69
7:58	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	68	69
7:36	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	70	69
7:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	70	71
7:09	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	72	71
7:09	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	73	71
6:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	73	73
6:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	73	75
6:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	73	76
6:15	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 3-pt field goal	73	79
6:03	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	75	79
5:01	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	76	79
5:01	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	77	79
4:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	77	81
4:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	77	82
4:32	Utah Jazz	Ace Bailey 2-pt field goal	79	82
4:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	79	84
3:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	79	85
3:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	79	86
3:07	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	80	86
3:07	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	81	86
3:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson Free throw	81	87
2:43	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 3-pt field goal	84	87
2:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	84	89
1:31	Utah Jazz	Taylor Hendricks 2-pt field goal	86	89
0:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	86	91

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:47	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	88	91
11:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	88	93
11:08	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 2-pt field goal	90	93
11:08	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr Free throw	91	93
10:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	91	95
10:10	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	93	95
8:55	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 3-pt field goal	96	95
8:36	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	97	95
8:36	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	98	95
8:15	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	101	95
8:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	101	97
7:23	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk 2-pt field goal	103	97
5:49	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	105	97
5:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	105	98
5:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	105	99
5:11	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	107	99
4:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	107	101
4:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	107	103
4:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	107	104
2:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	107	106
2:28	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	109	106
2:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	109	108
1:11	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 3-pt field goal	112	108
1:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	112	110
0:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	112	112
0:04	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	114	112
0:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	114	114

OT1 · 16 scoring plays

Scoring plays · OT1
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Oklahoma City Thunder
4:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	114	116
3:25	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 3-pt field goal	117	116
3:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	117	118
3:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	117	119
1:52	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	117	121
1:39	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	119	121
1:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	119	122
0:42	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	121	122
0:42	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh Free throw	122	122
0:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	122	124
0:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	122	125
0:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	122	126
0:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort Free throw	122	127
0:03	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 3-pt field goal	125	127
0:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	125	128
0:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	125	129

2025-26 season series

After this game: Oklahoma City Thunder 3-0. Final series: Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0.

Nov 21: Oklahoma City Thunder 144 at Utah Jazz 112
Dec 7: Oklahoma City Thunder 131 at Utah Jazz 101
Jan 7: Utah Jazz 125 at Oklahoma City Thunder 129 (this game)
Apr 5: Utah Jazz 111 at Oklahoma City Thunder 146

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Thunder 129 - 125 Jazz — SGA COULD NOT BE STOPPED With 46 PTS vs Jazz (YouTube)
Thunder 129 - 125 Jazz — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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