Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 52 points and grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds, with eight blocks, as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Frost Bank Center. He played 34 minutes.

He is the first player with at least 50 points, 20 rebounds and five blocks in a game since Bob McAdoo in 1974, and his eight blocks are the most in a 50-point game since blocks became an official statistic in 1973-74. No player has had more points, rebounds or blocks in a game this season.

The Spurs, who have now won six straight, are 6-2.

He scored 10 of the Spurs’ first 12 points and had 29 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks by halftime, on 7-of-12 shooting. Fifteen of the points came at the free-throw line, where he made all 15 attempts, tying James Harden in 2019 for the most free throws without a miss in a first half since the 1997-98 season.

No player had ever recorded at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a single half. The 29 points are the second most in a half in his career, behind a 37-point first half against the Lakers in February.

Wembanyama by half (points, rebounds, blocks)

San Antonio led 68-51 at the break after closing the half on a 19-3 run, and by as many as 19 points in the third quarter.

Late in the second quarter, on one possession, Wembanyama blocked Cooper Flagg’s floater, then P.J. Washington’s pull-up jumper and then Daniel Gafford’s attempt, all within 13 seconds.

The Spurs outscored Dallas 87-64 in his minutes on the floor and were outscored by 22 points when he was on the bench.

It was not a blowout. Dallas, down 73-54 early in the third quarter, came all the way back, and the game turned on the final minutes.

1. Early 3rdThe Spurs lead 73-54, a 19-point margin, the largest of the night.
2. 9:11 leftWembanyama rolls his right ankle and goes to the bench with San Antonio up 94-87.
3. 6:05 leftA Flagg alley-oop cuts it to 100-99, and Wembanyama returns.
4. 5:36 leftP.J. Washington's three puts Dallas up 103-100, its first lead since late in the first quarter. Wembanyama answers with a three to tie it at 103.
5. Under 1:00Tied at 111-111, he has 51 points.
6. 24.2 leftHe makes the first of two free throws for his 52nd point and a 112-111 lead. It is the last point of the game.
7. 0:04Kyrie Irving's 17-foot jumper misses, and the rebound scramble runs out the clock. Irving had 29 points on 9-of-27 shooting.

Wembanyama scored 10 of his points in the closing stretch after returning from the ankle. He said afterward he was “feeling fine.”

It was the first 50-point, 20-rebound game in a one-point win since Wilt Chamberlain in 1964, and only the third in NBA history, joining Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor. It also made Wembanyama the fifth player with multiple 50-point games at age 22 or younger, after his 50 against Washington in November 2024.

It is also the first 50-point, 20-rebound game in San Antonio Spurs history. His 52 points are tied for the eighth most in a regular-season game by a Spur, behind David Robinson’s franchise-record 71 in 1994.

Most points in a regular-season game, Spurs history

It did not start this way. Wembanyama shot 1 of 13 in the opener against Oklahoma City, a 116-104 loss, and the Spurs started 0-2. Then they won six in a row.

Wembanyama's points by game

1. Oct. 20Lost 116-104 to Oklahoma City. Wembanyama had 12 points on 1-of-13 shooting, 13 rebounds and six blocks.
2. Oct. 23Lost 114-110 to Houston. He had 25 points and 13 rebounds.
3. Oct. 24Won 122-106 at Dallas. He had 23 points and four blocks in 29 minutes.
4. Oct. 27Won 130-103 against Sacramento. He had 29 points on 14-of-21 shooting and five blocks in 27 minutes.
5. Oct. 28Won 117-111 in overtime at Utah. He had 36 points and 14 rebounds.
6. Oct. 31Won 121-111 against Minnesota. He had 43 points, his third-highest total, and six blocks.
7. Nov. 2Won 119-97 against Utah. He had 12 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocks in 24 minutes.
8. Nov. 4Won 112-111 against Dallas. He had 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocks.

Through eight games Wembanyama is averaging 29.0 points, 12.4 rebounds and 4.5 blocks in 31.6 minutes. He has made 85 of 175 shots, 48.6 percent, and 50 of 65 free throws, 76.9 percent, though only 12 of 50 threes, 24.0 percent.

Wembanyama's blocks by game

In the two losses he averaged 18.5 points; in the six wins, 32.5 points, 12.2 rebounds and 4.7 blocks. The Spurs have outscored opponents by 82 points over the six wins.

San Antonio now plays four straight games away from home, including a back-to-back this weekend. The Spurs are 6-2 with a +66 scoring margin, and Wembanyama says he is getting his legs back after a stretch of illness.

1. Fri., Nov. 6Spurs at Kings (1-7), 10:00 p.m. ET (5:00 a.m. Saturday in Cairo)
2. Sat., Nov. 7Spurs at Trail Blazers (6-1), 10:00 p.m. ET (5:00 a.m. Sunday in Cairo)
3. Mon., Nov. 9Spurs at Suns (1-5), 9:00 p.m. ET (4:00 a.m. Tuesday in Cairo)
4. Wed., Nov. 11Spurs at Bulls (1-7), 8:00 p.m. ET (3:00 a.m. Thursday in Cairo)

The Kings are 1-7 and the Suns 1-5, but Portland is 6-1 with a +78 scoring margin, fourth best in the West.