Spurs 140-110 Pacers (January 23, 2025) Match Summary

PARIS — — Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soilDevin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday night.

Wembanyama finished with 11 rebounds, six assists and five blocks for the Spurs. Harrison Barnes scored 20 for San Antonio, which won for just the second time in its last eight games.

The Spurs had a whopping 57-31 edge in rebounding.

Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 24 points. Pascal Siakam added 18, Myles Turner scored 14 and Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin each finished with 13 for the Pacers.

Indiana had won eight of its last nine contests.

Takeaways

Spurs: San Antonio got forward Jeremy Sochan back on Thursday. He had missed 19 of Spurs’ last 34 games with injury, including the last five. Sochan had 13 points and nine rebounds in 18 minutes and made six of his nine shots.

Pacers: Defense is Indiana’s calling card, and it wasn’t there Thursday. The Spurs shot 60% for the game. Indiana is now 2-7 this season when opponents shoot 52% or better.

Key moment

The final 2:25 of the third quarter was a showcase for Wembanyama: He had four points, three rebounds, three blocked shots and two assists in that period alone. It started with the Spurs up by 16; thanks to his tip-in with a tenth of a second remaining, San Antonio entered the fourth with a 105-80 lead.

Key state

Thursday marked the fourth time Wembanyama finished a game with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five blocks. The only players with more such games in the last 50 regular seasons are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24), Hakeem Olajuwon (14) and David Robinson and Shaquille O’Neal (11 each).

Next

The teams play again in Paris on Saturday.

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