Wembanyama scores 43 as Spurs beat Timberwolves 121-111

Victor Wembanyama scored 43 points and blocked six shots as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111 on Saturday, October 31, pulling away after a 33-27 third quarter.

Wembanyama made 17 of 34 shots, three of them from beyond the arc, and grabbed seven rebounds in 34 minutes. San Antonio led 101-88 early in the fourth quarter after a 10-0 run that began in the last seconds of the third.

The game stayed level for three quarters. Minnesota led 61-60 at halftime before San Antonio, the favorite, took a 93-88 lead into the fourth.

The Spurs opened with a 10-0 run to lead 11-2, and the Timberwolves answered with 11 straight points to go ahead 13-11. Minnesota's biggest lead, seven, came at 61-54 late in the second quarter.

Dylan Harper scored 25 points, and De'Aaron Fox added 22 on 8-of-10 shooting with seven assists. Fox's driving layup with 3:07 left made it 115-107, and Wembanyama followed with a three off a Devin Vassell pass for 118-107.

Jonathan Kuminga dunked and Jaylen Clark hit a floater to cut the deficit to 118-111. Harper made a free throw, and Fox scored inside with 27.1 seconds left to close the scoring.

Ayo Dosunmu led Minnesota with 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting and nine rebounds. Kuminga scored 19 on 8-of-19 shooting. LaMelo Ball went 2 of 10 with five turnovers in 20 minutes.

Minnesota forced 11 steals but shot 9 of 33 from three and lost the rebounding battle 49-38. The Spurs improved to 4-2, and the Timberwolves fell to 4-3.

Up next

Timberwolves: host the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, November 2.

Spurs: host the Utah Jazz on Monday, November 2.