National Basketball Association
San Antonio 131, Washington 127
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 20, 2024
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
#82 Suyash Mehta, #33 Sean Corbin, #15 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
17922
By Field Level Media
Jeremy Sochan scored five of his 23 points in the final minute to help the San Antonio Spurs rally from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit en route to a 131-127 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
A back-and-forth contest throughout, neither team led by more than eight points through the first three quarters. Washington went on a 10-0 run early in the fourth, however, and later found itself up 121-109 with five minutes to play.
San Antonio made a charge, though, with Victor Wembanyama scoring seven of his game-high 24 points as part of a 12-0 run that pulled the Spurs even at 121.
Wembanyama later freed up Sochan for a 3-pointer that gave San Antonio a 126-125 edge with 53.1 seconds remaining.
Marvin Bagley III made a pair of free throws to push Washington back ahead. He finished with a team-high 21 points.
Bagley also grabbed 12 rebounds, matching teammate Kyle Kuzma for the game high.
The contest featured 15 lead changes, with the last of those coming on a pair of Sochan free throws with 28.6 seconds remaining. San Antonio put the game away when Tre Jones sank a pair of free throws with 20.3 seconds to go after Kuzma, who finished with 11 points, missed a contested floater. Bagley got the rebound, but he then missed a follow-up.
Wembanyama finished with eight rebounds and four assists to go with his game-high point total. Devin Vassell scored 21 points, and Jones posted a double-double with 11 points and 12 assists.
Keldon Johnson came off the bench to score 19 points and grab a team-high nine rebounds.
Seven Wizards scored in double figures, with Deni Avdija, Jordan Poole and Corey Kispert each posting 16 points. Bilal Coulibaly went 6-for-9 from the floor and finished with 14 points off the bench, and Tyus Jones had 13 points and six assists.
The Spurs took a 72-66 lead into the break after scoring nine of the final 14 points of the first half. Vassell paced all scorers with 15 points before intermission.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
San Antonio |
|
Washington |
Victor Wembanyama 24 |
Scoring |
Marvin Bagley III 21 |
Tre Jones 12 |
Assists |
Tyus Jones 6 |
Keldon Johnson 9 |
Rebounds |
Marvin Bagley III 12 |
Jeremy Sochan 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Corey Kispert 7 |
Tre Jones 3 |
Steals |
Delon Wright 3 |
Victor Wembanyama 6 |
Blocks |
Patrick Baldwin Jr. 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Antonio
|
131 |
53.1 |
12-31 |
17-23 |
38 |
49 |
10 |
6 |
17 |
Washington
|
127 |
47.6 |
9-29 |
20-23 |
28 |
46 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game at home against Denver. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .206 after a loss.
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San Antonio will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Spurs have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .176 after a loss.