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San Antonio Spurs beat Utah Jazz 117-111 in overtime with a 12-0 run as Victor Wembanyama scores 36
Victor Wembanyama had 36 points and 14 rebounds, Devin Vassell scored 17 after halftime, and the Spurs closed overtime on a 12-0 run in Salt Lake City.
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Victor Wembanyama had 36 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs closed overtime on a 12-0 run to beat the Utah Jazz 117-111 at the Delta Center on Wednesday, October 28. The Spurs have won three straight after an 0-2 start and are 3-2. Utah is 1-4.
Wembanyama shot 14-of-25, made 4 of 10 threes and all four of his free throws, and added 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 39 minutes. He scored 21 points in the first half, when San Antonio trailed for most of the way. Devin Vassell scored 17 of his 21 points after halftime, including 4 in overtime.
How it turned
Utah went on a 12-3 run late in the first quarter, led 32-22 after one and was up by as many as 11. Wembanyama kept the Spurs close, and the Jazz led only 55-51 at halftime. San Antonio scored 34 points in the third quarter and tied it at 85 on Stephon Castle’s basket with 1.2 seconds left. That was part of a 16-4 run across the end of the third and the start of the fourth, finished by Dylan Harper’s three-point play for a 94-88 lead.
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Keyonte George answered with a running three and a three-point play 40 seconds apart to tie it at 94. Vassell scored 8 points in the last 7:31 of regulation, the last two baskets on passes from Wembanyama, and San Antonio led 105-100 with 2:27 left. Brice Sensabaugh’s step-back three made it 105-103, and George’s driving layup tied it with 41.4 seconds left. The Spurs missed their last four shots of regulation, ending with a De’Aaron Fox pull-up at the buzzer.
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Sensabaugh’s three put Utah up 108-105 early in overtime. Then the Spurs took over. Vassell hit a jumper, Harper made two free throws, Vassell scored on a tip-in dunk, Wembanyama hit a 12-footer and then dunked a pass from Vassell, and Fox’s running dunk made it 117-108 with 58.1 seconds left. Utah went 2-of-7 from the field with four turnovers in overtime.
The numbers
Fox had 14 points and 3 steals, Stephon Castle had 14 points and 8 assists, and Harper scored 13 with 8 assists despite a 4-of-17 shooting night. San Antonio had 14 steals, forced 19 turnovers and scored 54 points in the paint to Utah’s 34.
Utah’s side
George scored a season-high 31 points on 11-of-27 shooting, with five threes. Ace Bailey had 19, rookie Darryn Peterson scored 18 but did not play after the 2:06 mark of the fourth quarter, and Sensabaugh made 4 of 5 threes for 16 points off the bench. Jaxson Hayes had 11 rebounds. The Jazz were without Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee), Lauri Markkanen (wrist) and Jusuf Nurkic (foot).
What’s next
The Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, October 31, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Sunday Cairo time). The Jazz host the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET (10 p.m. Cairo time).
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