DALLAS -- — Victor Wembanyama had 40 points and 15 rebounds in a highlight-reel return, helping the San Antonio Spurs spoil No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg's debut in a 125-92 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Flagg, the second-youngest player to start in his NBA debut by two days behind LeBron James, didn't score until the first possession of the second half, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The 18-year-old from Duke had more trouble getting into the flow than the second overall choice. Dylan Harper came off the San Antonio bench midway through the first quarter, started the run that put the Spurs in control and scored 15 points. Reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle scored 22 points for the Spurs.

Anthony Davis had 22 points and 13 rebounds as the Mavericks await the return of star guard Kyrie Irving, who is likely months away from his season debut while recovering from ACL surgery.

Wembanyama, who set a Spurs record for most points in a season opener, dominated the matchup of two of the three most recent top draft picks, with the 2023 No. 1 choice adding three blocks to several spectacular dunks and a couple of buckets with fouls that sent Davis and Dereck Lively II to the bench.

The 7-foot-4 sensation was playing in the regular season for the first time since deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot condition in the shoulder, required surgery and ended his second season in February.

Wembanyama keyed a 13-0 run late in the first half that put the Spurs in control. After Harper scored, the 2024 Rookie of the Year pump faked out of a double team and was fouled by Davis on the way to a reverse dunk. The next time down, he hit a jumper as Davis picked up his fourth foul.

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Spurs: At New Orleans on Friday night.

Mavericks: Washington on Friday as part of a five-game homestand.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Victor Wembanyama vs. Dereck Lively II (Julian Champagnie gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Harrison Barnes bad pass (Anthony Davis steals)	0	0
11:44	Cooper Flagg misses dunk	0	0
11:42	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	0	0
11:39	Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk	2	0
11:20	P.J. Washington shooting foul	2	0
11:20	Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
11:20	Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:59	Anthony Davis makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Dereck Lively II assists)	4	2
10:45	Devin Vassell misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	4	2
10:43	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	4	2
10:40	P.J. Washington makes two point shot	6	2
10:40	Victor Wembanyama defensive goaltending violation	6	2
10:18	Victor Wembanyama misses 8-foot two point shot	6	2
10:16	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	6	2
10:02	Cooper Flagg misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	6	2
10:01	Spurs defensive team rebound	6	2
9:45	P.J. Washington shooting foul	6	2
9:45	Stephon Castle makes free throw 1 of 2	6	3
9:45	Naji Marshall enters the game for P.J. Washington	6	3
9:45	Stephon Castle makes free throw 2 of 2	6	4
9:32	Dereck Lively II makes alley oop dunk shot (Anthony Davis assists)	8	4
9:31	Mavericks delay of game violation	8	4
9:16	Victor Wembanyama makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Devin Vassell assists)	8	6
9:00	Naji Marshall misses 7-foot two point shot	8	6
8:58	Dereck Lively II offensive rebound	8	6
8:49	Anthony Davis misses driving layup	8	6
8:46	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	8	6
8:41	Devin Vassell makes 25-foot three point shot (Stephon Castle assists)	8	9
8:30	Victor Wembanyama blocks Anthony Davis 's 4-foot layup	8	9
8:30	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	8	9
8:21	Stephon Castle makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	8	11
8:08	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	11
8:08	Spurs defensive team rebound	8	11
8:08	Max Christie enters the game for Dereck Lively II	8	11
7:56	Harrison Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	8	14
7:39	Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	14
7:37	Mavericks offensive team rebound	8	14
7:29	Klay Thompson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	8	14
7:29	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	8	14
7:29	Julian Champagnie shooting foul	8	14
7:29	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	9	14
7:29	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	10	14
7:16	Victor Wembanyama makes 1-foot driving dunk (Harrison Barnes assists)	10	16
6:49	Max Christie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	13	16
6:34	Mavericks Full timeout	13	16
6:34	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Klay Thompson	13	16
6:34	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Cooper Flagg	13	16
6:34	Luke Kornet enters the game for Victor Wembanyama	13	16
6:30	Stephon Castle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)	13	19
6:17	Stephon Castle personal foul	13	19
6:09	D'Angelo Russell makes 7-foot two point shot	15	19
6:03	Anthony Davis shooting foul	15	19
6:03	Stephon Castle misses free throw 1 of 2	15	19
6:03	Spurs offensive team rebound	15	19
6:03	Stephon Castle misses free throw 2 of 2	15	19
6:01	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	15	19
5:49	Max Christie steps out of bounds turnover	15	19
5:49	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Julian Champagnie	15	19
5:37	Devin Vassell misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	19
5:36	Mavericks defensive team rebound	15	19
5:21	Anthony Davis misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	15	19
5:17	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	15	19
5:16	Luke Kornet offensive foul	15	19
5:16	Luke Kornet turnover	15	19
5:16	Dylan Harper enters the game for Harrison Barnes	15	19
5:05	Ryan Nembhard makes 17-foot two point shot	17	19
4:44	Dylan Harper misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	17	19
4:42	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	17	19
4:36	Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot	17	19
4:33	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	17	19
4:31	Dylan Harper steps out of bounds turnover	17	19
4:17	Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot	17	19
4:17	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	17	19
4:17	Luke Kornet flagrant foul type 1	17	19
4:17	(04:17) [Spurs] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	17	19
4:17	Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for Stephon Castle	17	19
4:17	Anthony Davis makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	18	19
4:17	Anthony Davis makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	19	19
4:11	Dylan Harper shooting foul	19	19
4:11	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2	20	19
4:11	D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 2 of 2	20	19
4:08	Dylan Harper defensive rebound	20	19
3:47	Devin Vassell makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists)	20	21
3:44	Spurs delay of game violation	20	21
3:33	Ryan Nembhard makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	22	21
3:19	Devin Vassell makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Luke Kornet assists)	22	23
3:05	Anthony Davis makes 4-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	24	23
2:59	Spurs Full timeout	24	23
2:59	Dereck Lively II enters the game for Anthony Davis	24	23
2:59	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	24	23
2:59	Victor Wembanyama enters the game for Jordan McLaughlin	24	23
2:51	Devin Vassell misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	24	23
2:48	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	24	23
2:44	Luke Kornet blocks Naji Marshall 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	24	23
2:41	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	24	23
2:35	Dylan Harper palming turnover	24	23
2:35	Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for Devin Vassell	24	23
2:25	Dylan Harper shooting foul	24	23
2:25	D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2	24	23
2:25	Mavericks offensive team rebound	24	23
2:25	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2	25	23
2:09	Dylan Harper misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	25	23
2:07	Mavericks defensive team rebound	25	23
2:07	Luke Kornet loose ball foul	25	23
2:07	Dereck Lively II makes free throw 1 of 2	26	23
2:07	Harrison Barnes enters the game for Luke Kornet	26	23
2:07	Dereck Lively II makes free throw 2 of 2	27	23
1:54	Harrison Barnes bad pass (Cooper Flagg steals)	27	23
1:47	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point shot	27	23
1:42	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	27	23
1:34	Dylan Harper misses two point shot	27	23
1:33	Spurs offensive team rebound	27	23
1:33	Dereck Lively II loose ball foul	27	23
1:26	Victor Wembanyama makes dunk (Dylan Harper assists)	27	25
1:15	Dereck Lively II offensive foul	27	25
1:15	Dereck Lively II turnover	27	25
56.3	Jordan McLaughlin misses 22-foot three point jumper	27	25
53.1	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	27	25
47.8	Max Christie misses 22-foot three point shot	27	25
44.5	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	27	25
36.2	Dereck Lively II shooting foul	27	25
36.2	Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 1 of 2	27	26
36.2	Dwight Powell enters the game for Dereck Lively II	27	26
36.2	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Dylan Harper	27	26
36.2	Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2	27	26
31.5	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	27	26
27.0	Jordan McLaughlin personal foul	27	26
27.0	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2	28	26
27.0	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2	29	26
3.9	Victor Wembanyama makes 12-foot two point shot	29	28
0.0	D'Angelo Russell misses heave jump shot	29	28
0.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	29	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	28

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American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

1:47 AM, October 23, 2025

Coverage

ESPN

Attendance

20,122

Referees

Tony Brothers, Scott Twardoski, Nate Green

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

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