Victor Wembanyama scores 30, and Spurs roll past Pacers in Paris 140-110
PARIS (AP) Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin 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 only the second time in its last eight games.
The Spurs had a huge 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 finished with 13 each for the Pacers.
Indiana had won eight of its last nine contests.
Spurs: San Antonio got forward Jeremy Sochan back on Thursday. He had missed 19 of the Spurs' last 34 games with injuries, including the last five. Sochan had 13 points and nine rebounds in 18 minutes, making six of his nine shots.
Pacers: Defense is Indiana's calling card, and it wasn't there on Thursday. The Spurs shot 60% for the game. Indiana is now 2-7 this season when opponents shoot 52% or better.
The final 2:25 of the third quarter was a Wembanyama showcase: He had four points, three rebounds, three blocked shots and two assists in that span alone. It started with the Spurs up by 16; thanks to his tip-in with one-tenth of a second remaining, San Antonio went into the fourth with a 105-80 lead.
Thursday was the fourth time that 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).
The teams will play again in Paris on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Victor Wembanyama vs. Myles Turner (Harrison Barnes gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Victor Wembanyama misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 11:42 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0-2 |
| 11:10 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:50 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Stephon Castle turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:27 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Myles Turner's two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:26 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point running reverse layup (Chris Paul assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:06 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists) | 6-2 |
| 9:32 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Stephon Castle turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:05 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point stepback jump shot | 6-5 |
| 8:52 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point cutting layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 6-7 |
| 8:10 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 6-9 |
| 7:54 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 7:35 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 8-9 |
| 7:25 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point pullup jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 8-12 |
| 7:23 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:06 | | Stephon Castle misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:53 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point running jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 11-12 |
| 6:37 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Vassell assists) | 13-12 |
| 6:12 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point running finger roll layup (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 15-12 |
| 6:04 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:44 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Devin Vassell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 15-14 |
| 4:26 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 18-14 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point pullup jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 18-16 |
| 4:02 | | Chris Paul misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:58 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Devin Vassell personal foul (Thomas Bryant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:49 | | Tre Jones blocks T.J. McConnell's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:48 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Tre Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point tip layup | 20-16 |
| 3:25 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 20-19 |
| 3:14 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point driving dunk (Julian Champagnie assists) | 22-19 |
| 2:58 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point stepback jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 22-22 |
| 2:45 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Tre Jones turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:11 | | Keldon Johnson blocks T.J. McConnell's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 2:10 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 1:46 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-23 |
| 1:46 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-24 |
| 1:30 | | +3 | Jeremy Sochan makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 25-24 |
| 1:22 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 25-27 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point cutting layup (Tre Jones assists) | 27-27 |
| 0:53 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point running jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 30-27 |
| 0:05 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Thomas Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point putback layup | 30-29 |
| 0:00 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Julian Champagnie personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 11:43 | | Julian Champagnie personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:03 |