San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz

· NBA Cup - Group Play

San Antonio Spurs

10-8, 2-5 Away

Final
128 - 115

Utah Jazz

4-13, 2-6 Home

Wembanyama, Castle lead Spurs to 128-115 win over Jazz

Lauri Markkanen helped off the court after collision with Wemby

The 7-foot-3 Wembanyama made six 3-pointers and shot 13 of 23 from the field. Julian Champagnie scored 15 points and made three 3s in the fourth quarter to help the Spurs pull away.

Utah's Lauri Markkanen had to be helped from the court after banging knees with Wembanyama in the fourth quarter.

Keyonte George led Utah with 26 points and shot 6 of 12 from 3. Collin Sexton and John Collins each scored 20 for the Jazz, who were eliminated from the NBA Cup quarterfinals.

Takeaways Jazz: Shot 51% from the field but had 21 turnovers. Utah leads the league in turnovers per game.

Spurs: Finished with 30 assists after entering with an average of 27.9 per game. The Spurs outrebounded Utah 25-15 in the second half.

Key moment Chris Paul hit a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock with 1:43 left to give the Spurs a 121-109 lead. San Antonio held Utah to 22 points in the fourth quarter.

Key stat Markkanen was 0 for 6 from 3 before he was injured. After shooting 45% from 3 in the first half, Utah made 4 of 14 from long range in the second half.

Up next The Spurs host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday and the Jazz host Denver on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

SA wins series 3-1

Matchup Prediction

Jazz: 49.3%

Spurs: 50.7%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	128 - 115
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	128 - 115
4th 5.1	Stephon Castle makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	128 - 115
4th 12.1	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	125 - 115
4th 17.1	Keyonte George misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	125 - 115

Statistics

SA		UTAH
45-93	FG	43-84
48.4	Field Goal %	51.2
18-48	3PT	13-35
37.5	Three Point %	37.1
20-26	FT	16-20
76.9	Free Throw %	80.0
39	Rebounds	41
13	Offensive Rebounds	10
26	Defensive Rebounds	31
30	Assists	24
12	Steals	6
5	Blocks	4
10	Turnovers	21
0	Team Turnovers	0
10	Total Turnovers	21
2	Technical Fouls	0
2	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
7	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	33
24	Fast Break Points	10
52	Points in Paint	48
17	Fouls	20
13	Largest Lead	8

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	14	6	.700	-	W2
Memphis	12	7	.632	1.5	W4
Dallas	11	8	.579	2.5	W2
San Antonio	10	9	.526	3.5	L1
New Orleans	4	15	.211	9.5	L6

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	14	4	.778	-	W3
Denver	10	7	.588	3.5	W1
Minnesota	8	10	.444	6	L4
Portland	7	12	.368	7.5	L2
Utah	4	14	.222	10	L2

Full Standings

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