NBA

San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz

· NBA Cup - Group Play
10-8, 2-5 Away
Final
128 - 115

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

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH
45-93 FG 43-84
48 Field Goal % 51
18-48 3PT 13-35
38 Three Point % 37
20-26 FT 16-20
77 Free Throw % 80
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
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kevin Love, F Out Dec 21
Georges Niang, F Out Dec 15
Walker Kessler, C Out Nov 5
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Delta Center

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

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 21 7 .750 - W6
Houston 17 9 .654 3 L1
Memphis 13 15 .464 8 L1
Dallas 11 18 .379 10.5 L1
New Orleans 7 22 .241 14.5 W4

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 25 3 .893 - L1
Denver 20 7 .741 4.5 L1
Minnesota 19 10 .655 6.5 W2
Portland 12 16 .429 13 W3
Utah 10 17 .370 14.5 L2
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