San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) wants a foul call during the second half of an NBA game against the Sacramento Kings at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

Victor Wembanyama amassed 34 points and 14 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 116-96 win on Monday night over the visiting Sacramento Kings in the NBA.

Sacramento was playing the second game of a road back-to-back and was worse for wear in the second half when the Kings were outscored by San Antonio 56-41.

Article continues after this advertisement

The Spurs expanded a five-point lead at halftime to 13 points with a stirring third-quarter run and didn’t allow the Kings to get back into the game. Despite San Antonio’s lead, both teams played their starters into the final minutes, with Wembanyama wrapping up his stellar evening with a putback dunk with 58 seconds to play.

FEATURED STORIES SPORTS UAAP: Topex embraces villain role as La Salle boosts title chase SPORTS Kouame back as Gilas releases 15-man pool for Fiba qualifiers SPORTS Justin Brownlee joins Gilas vs New Zealand

READ: NBA: Victor Wembanyama puts up 5×5 as Spurs overtake Jazz

He was 13 of 22 from the field, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range, and made both free throws. Wembanyama added six assists, three blocks and one steal.

Article continues after this advertisement

Julian Champagnie added 13 points for the Spurs, with Devin Vassell and Chris Paul hitting for 12 each, Keldon Johnson scoring 11 and Harrison Barnes and Stephon Castle tallying 10 apiece. Paul also had 11 assists.

Article continues after this advertisement

WHAT A GAME FOR @wemby!

34 points14 boards6 assists3 blocks6 threes (ties career high)@spurs get the W 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZPdywmUgua

— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2024

De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 24 points while Domantas Sabonis racked up 23 points and 11 boards and DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points.

Malik Monk, the Kings’ stellar sixth man, did not suit up after injuring his right ankle in an OT win at Phoenix on Sunday.

Article continues after this advertisement

READ: NBA: Wembanyama lived up to the hype. In Year 2, he wants more

The Spurs built a five-point edge at the 6:22 mark of the first quarter on a Castle 3-pointer before Sacramento answered, leapfrogging to the front at 21-20 when Sabonis scored on a running layup with 2:57 remaining in the period. The Kings led 26-22 lead after 12 minutes of play.

Sacramento stoked its advantage to nine points early in the second quarter, but the Spurs swung back, retaking the lead at 37-36 when Wembanyama canned a 3-pointer with 7:38 to play in the period. The lead switched hands three times over the remaining minutes of the half until San Antonio reeled off a 5-0 run to garner a 60-55 edge at the break.

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

SIGN ME UP

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

Wembanyama’s 16 points led all scorers at halftime while Barnes added 10 for the Spurs. Sabonis had 12 points for Sacramento, with DeRozan hitting for 11.

San Antonio led by four points a minute and a half into the third before ripping off a 10-0 run culminated by Champagnie’s layup with 6:40 to play in the period. Wembanyama made a driving layup with 57 seconds remaining to give the Spurs an 84-71 advantage heading into the final quarter. –Field Level Mediafb777

READ NEXT LIVE: PVL All-Filipino Conference November 12 NBA: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lifts Thunder past Clippers EDITORS' PICK Questions ‘Arcane’ Season 2 Act 1 left us with Fitch unit: PH economy to grow by 6.3% in 2025 Miss International 2024 Live Updates Nadine Lustre gushes over Christophe Bariou, sparks engagement rumors Milka Romero aims to expand sports initiatives across Cebu, Visayas Nika to exit PAR soon; only 4 areas remain under Signal No. 1 MOST READ Comelec to decide on removing regulation of private social media accounts Storm Ofel gains strength; Luzon landfall forecast on Nov. 14 Royina Garma, daughter arrested, detained in California – DOJ Ai-Ai delas Alas confirms split with Gerald Sibayan Follow @FMangosingINQ on Twitter --> View comments

• NBA
• helps
• fb777
• Wembanyama
• double-double