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Pelicans

115-119

Final

Spurs

Vassell scores 22 points and Spurs hold off Pelicans, who were without Williamson

By AP•Mar 16, 2025

Game Recap

New Orleans Pelicans vs. San Antonio Spurs: Game Highlights

SAN ANTONIO -- — Devin Vassell scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-115 on Saturday night.

Keldon Johnson and Harrison Barnes each had 19 points for San Antonio and Stephon Castle added 17.

C.J. McCollum had 26 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Pelicans, who were without Zion Williamson. The team said the star power forward sat out because of personal reasons.

McCollum shot 5 for 12 on 3-pointers, including 4 for 5 while scoring 14 points in the second quarter. Trey Murphy III scored 20 points.

The Spurs were without Victor Wembanyama (blood clot in right shoulder) and De'Aaron Fox (left pinkie tendon damage).

New Orleans opened the second half on a 15-7 run to take their largest lead at 73-65. San Antonio responded by closing the third quarter on a 25-8 run.

Jeremy Sochan banked in a 3-pointer from halfcourt to give the Spurs a 92-83 lead entering the fourth.

Takeaways

Pelicans: Kelly Olynyk shot 7 for 12 from the field, including a scoop shot he tossed in over his head while avoiding a defender's reach. He finished with 14 points, seven assists and six rebounds in 31 minutes.

Spurs: Veteran center Bismack Biyombo had two points and two rebounds in his 13th start in place of Wembanyama. Biyombo is averaging 5.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in March.

Key moment

With the Spurs clinging to a 113-111 lead with 1:30 remaining, Johnson won a battle for the rebound of Castle's missed 3-pointer. Johnson passed it to Vassell, who drained a 3 from 26 feet to extend San Antonio's lead to 116-111 with 1:03 remaining.

Key stat

San Antonio has 142 3-pointers in March, the most of any team. Boston is second with 139. The Celtics are 7-1 in March while the Spurs are 4-5.

Up next

The Pelicans host Detroit on Monday, while the Spurs are at the Los Angeles Lakers that night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

Series tied 2-2

Regular Season Series

NO at SA

Mon, Dec 9

116 - 121

Final

SA at NO

Mon, Feb 24

96 - 114

Final

SA at NO

Wed, Feb 26

103 - 109

Final

NO at SA

Sun, Mar 16

115 - 119

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

46-92FG39-84

50Field Goal %46

12-353PT16-39

34Three Point %41

11-11FT25-33

12Offensive Rebounds8

40Defensive Rebounds29

34Assists26

2Steals10

3Blocks2

15Turnovers10

0Technical Fouls0

24Points Conceded Off Turnovers10

22Fast Break Points19

20Fouls15

8Largest Lead11

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	SA	NO
12:00	Karlo Matkovic vs. Harrison Barnes (Harrison Barnes gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:36	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Kelly Olynyk assists)	0	2
10:59	CJ McCollum shooting foul	0	2
10:59	Bismack Biyombo makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
10:59	Bismack Biyombo makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:48	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:44	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	2	2
10:37	Harrison Barnes misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:34	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	2	2
10:23	CJ McCollum misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	2	2
10:19	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	2
10:14	Stephon Castle traveling	2	2
9:49	shot clock turnover	2	2
9:41	Stephon Castle makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)	4	2
9:24	Bruce Brown makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	4	5
9:13	Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:10	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	4	5
9:03	Karlo Matkovic bad pass (Stephon Castle steals)	4	5
9:02	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	4	5
9:02	Stephon Castle makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
9:02	Stephon Castle makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
8:38	Kelly Olynyk makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	6	7
8:23	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	7
8:20	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	6	7
8:16	Kelly Olynyk makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	6	9
8:04	Stephon Castle misses two point shot	6	9
8:02	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	6	9
7:57	Stephon Castle personal foul	6	9
7:49	CJ McCollum misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	6	9
7:46	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	9
7:36	Chris Paul makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	8	9
7:34	CJ McCollum out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	9
7:25	Stephon Castle misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	9
7:21	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	8	9
7:17	Trey Murphy III makes 22-foot three point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	8	12
7:15	Spurs Full timeout	8	12
7:15	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Stephon Castle	8	12
6:56	Harrison Barnes makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	11	12
6:38	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	11	14
6:31	Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	14
6:30	Pelicans defensive team rebound	11	14
6:30	Bismack Biyombo loose ball foul	11	14
6:13	Bruce Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	14
6:10	Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound	11	14
6:01	Kelly Olynyk kicked ball violation	11	14
6:01	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Harrison Barnes	11	14
6:01	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Bruce Brown	11	14
6:01	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	11	14
5:50	Chris Paul makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Bismack Biyombo assists)	13	14
5:35	Karlo Matkovic misses 7-foot two point shot	13	14
5:33	Chris Paul defensive rebound	13	14
5:28	Keldon Johnson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	15	14
5:17	Karlo Matkovic bad pass (Devin Vassell steals)	15	14
5:11	Julian Champagnie traveling	15	14
5:11	Mo Bamba enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	15	14
5:02	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	15	14
4:59	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	15	14
4:53	Bismack Biyombo offensive foul	15	14
4:53	Bismack Biyombo turnover	15	14
4:53	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Chris Paul	15	14
4:53	Blake Wesley enters the game for Bismack Biyombo	15	14
4:53	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	15	14
4:39	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	14
4:37	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	15	14
4:31	Julian Champagnie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Blake Wesley assists)	18	14
4:30	Pelicans Full timeout	18	14
4:16	Jose Alvarado misses 8-foot two point shot	18	14
4:08	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	18	14
4:07	Jordan Hawkins blocks Blake Wesley's dunk	18	14
4:07	Mo Bamba defensive rebound	18	14
4:04	Jose Alvarado bad pass (Jeremy Sochan steals)	18	14
3:50	Devin Vassell misses two point shot	18	14
3:49	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	18	14
3:45	Trey Murphy III makes 22-foot three point shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	18	17
3:22	Julian Champagnie makes 22-foot three point jumper (Devin Vassell assists)	21	17
2:57	Trey Murphy III misses 30-foot three point jumper	21	17
2:56	Pelicans offensive team rebound	21	17
2:56	shot clock turnover	21	17
2:56	Stephon Castle enters the game for Devin Vassell	21	17
2:32	Mo Bamba shooting foul	21	17
2:32	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	22	17
2:32	Keldon Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2	22	17
2:29	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	22	17
2:11	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	22	17
2:06	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	22	17
1:59	Julian Champagnie misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	17
1:55	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	22	17
1:42	Jose Alvarado makes 1-foot two point shot	22	19
1:27	Blake Wesley misses two point shot	22	19
1:27	Mo Bamba defensive rebound	22	19
1:05	Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper	22	19
1:02	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	22	19
1:00	Julian Champagnie shooting foul	22	19
1:00	Mo Bamba makes free throw 1 of 2	22	20
1:00	CJ McCollum enters the game for Trey Murphy III	22	20
1:00	Mo Bamba makes free throw 2 of 2	22	21
51.1	Julian Champagnie misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	21
49.1	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	22	21
31.1	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	22	21
30.1	Mo Bamba offensive rebound	22	21
30.1	Mo Bamba makes tip shot	22	23
7.2	Blake Wesley misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	23
5.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	22	23
0.1	CJ McCollum out of bounds bad pass turnover	22	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	23

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	SA	NO
12:00	Harrison Barnes enters the game for Keldon Johnson	22	23
12:00	Sandro Mamukelashvili enters the game for Blake Wesley	22	23
12:00	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jose Alvarado	22	23
12:00	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	22	23
11:46	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	23
11:42	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	22	23
11:27	Harrison Barnes makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Julian Champagnie assists)	25	23
11:09	CJ McCollum makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Hawkins assists)	25	26
10:56	Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	28	26
10:48	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	26
10:44	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	28	26
10:38	Jeremy Sochan makes layup (Stephon Castle assists)	30	26
10:38	Pelicans Full timeout	30	26
10:24	Mo Bamba makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Bruce Brown assists)	30	28
10:11	Jeremy Sochan makes 1-foot layup (Stephon Castle assists)	32	28
10:11	Bruce Brown shooting foul	32	28
10:11	Jeremy Sochan misses free throw 1 of 1	32	28
10:08	Mo Bamba defensive rebound	32	28
9:52	Antonio Reeves makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)	32	31
9:36	Sandro Mamukelashvili makes two point shot (Julian Champagnie assists)	34	31
9:30	CJ McCollum makes 24-foot three pointer (Jordan Hawkins assists)	34	34
9:17	Julian Champagnie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	37	34
9:03	Jordan Hawkins misses 23-foot three point jumper	37	34
9:00	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	37	34
8:54	Stephon Castle makes driving layup	39	34
8:47	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	39	34
8:47	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	39	34
8:41	Stephon Castle makes two point shot	41	34
8:40	Pelicans Full timeout	41	34
8:40	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Mo Bamba	41	34
8:40	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	41	34
8:34	Sandro Mamukelashvili personal foul	41	34
8:24	Karlo Matkovic makes 6-foot hook shot (CJ McCollum assists)	41	36
8:04	Stephon Castle misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	36
8:01	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	41	36
7:54	Bruce Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper	41	36
7:50	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	41	36
7:38	Julian Champagnie misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	41	36
7:28	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	41	36
7:27	Bruce Brown makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	41	38
7:22	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 23-foot three point jumper	41	38
7:20	Julian Champagnie offensive rebound	41	38
7:11	Stephon Castle misses two point shot	41	38
7:10	Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound	41	38
7:10	Sandro Mamukelashvili makes two point shot	43	38
7:00	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Jeremy Sochan	43	38
7:00	Devin Vassell enters the game for Julian Champagnie	43	38
6:47	Karlo Matkovic misses 5-foot two point shot	43	38
6:44	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	43	38
6:35	Keldon Johnson misses driving layup	43	38
6:33	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	43	38
6:28	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	43	38
6:23	Antonio Reeves offensive rebound	43	38
6:23	Antonio Reeves back court turnover	43	38
6:23	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	43	38
6:23	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Antonio Reeves	43	38
6:07	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 25-foot three point jumper	43	38
6:02	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	43	38
5:54	Trey Murphy III bad pass (Harrison Barnes steals)	43	38
5:45	Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	43	38
5:42	Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound	43	38
5:40	Stephon Castle misses 27-foot three point jumper	43	38
5:40	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	43	38
5:30	Kelly Olynyk makes 6-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)	43	40
5:14	Devin Vassell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	46	40
5:01	Trey Murphy III misses 22-foot jumper	46	40
5:01	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	46	40
5:01	Karlo Matkovic misses dunk	46	40
4:58	Stephon Castle kicked ball violation	46	40
4:58	Chris Paul enters the game for Stephon Castle	46	40
4:58	Pelicans offensive team rebound	46	40
4:50	Karlo Matkovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	46	40
4:47	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	46	40
4:41	Harrison Barnes makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	48	40
4:34	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Sandro Mamukelashvili	48	40
4:34	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	48	40
4:34	Pelicans delay of game violation	48	40
4:23	Kelly Olynyk makes finger roll layup	48	42
4:12	Kelly Olynyk shooting foul	48	42
4:12	Devin Vassell makes free throw 1 of 2	49	42
4:12	Devin Vassell makes free throw 2 of 2	50	42
4:03	Kelly Olynyk bad pass (Devin Vassell steals)	50	42
4:01	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	50	42
4:01	Devin Vassell makes free throw 1 of 2	51	42
4:01	Devin Vassell misses free throw 2 of 2	51	42
4:01	Stephon Castle enters the game for Harrison Barnes	51	42
4:01	CJ McCollum enters the game for Bruce Brown	51	42
3:59	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	51	42
3:40	Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)	51	45
3:33	Devin Vassell misses 27-foot three point jumper	51	45
3:29	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	51	45
3:21	Jose Alvarado bad pass (Keldon Johnson steals)	51	45
3:18	Devin Vassell makes two point shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)	53	45
3:18	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	53	45
3:18	Devin Vassell makes free throw 1 of 1	54	45
3:06	Stephon Castle personal foul	54	45
3:00	Stephon Castle personal foul	54	45
2:54	Jose Alvarado makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)	54	48
2:34	Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point jumper	54	48
2:31	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	54	48
2:26	Spurs Full timeout	54	48
2:26	(02:26) [Spurs] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Spurs] retain their timeout	54	48
2:26	Devin Vassell shooting foul	54	48
2:26	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	54	49
2:26	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	54	50
2:12	Keldon Johnson misses 7-foot two point shot	54	50
2:09	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	54	50
2:04	CJ McCollum bad pass (Devin Vassell steals)	54	50
1:59	Jeremy Sochan makes 1-foot dunk (Keldon Johnson assists)	56	50
1:47	CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	56	53
1:29	Stephon Castle misses driving layup	56	53
1:26	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	56	53
1:23	CJ McCollum makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	56	56
1:08	Jeremy Sochan offensive charge	56	56
1:08	Jeremy Sochan turnover	56	56
50.0	CJ McCollum makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	56	58
33.1	Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	56	58
31.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	56	58
17.0	CJ McCollum bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	56	58
12.2	Devin Vassell makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	58	58
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	58	58

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	SA	NO
12:00	Harrison Barnes enters the game for Keldon Johnson	58	58
12:00	Bismack Biyombo enters the game for Jeremy Sochan	58	58
12:00	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jose Alvarado	58	58
12:00	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	58	58
11:40	CJ McCollum makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	58	60
11:17	Trey Murphy III blocks Devin Vassell 's 3-foot driving layup	58	60
11:16	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	58	60
11:12	CJ McCollum makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot	58	63
10:52	Bismack Biyombo misses 9-foot two point shot	58	63
10:49	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	58	63
10:44	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	58	63
10:44	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	58	63
10:38	CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper	58	63
10:36	Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound	58	63
10:28	Stephon Castle misses driving floating jump shot	58	63
10:27	Spurs offensive team rebound	58	63
10:23	Devin Vassell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	61	63
10:14	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	61	63
10:14	Pelicans offensive team rebound	61	63
9:57	Kelly Olynyk misses driving floating jump shot	61	63
9:57	Pelicans offensive team rebound	61	63
9:57	shot clock turnover	61	63
9:45	Stephon Castle makes two point shot	63	63
9:23	Kelly Olynyk makes 7-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	63	65
9:11	Stephon Castle makes 12-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	65	65
8:58	Bruce Brown makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists)	65	67
8:45	Devin Vassell misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	65	67
8:42	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	65	67
8:29	Kelly Olynyk makes driving layup (Bruce Brown assists)	65	69
8:20	Stephon Castle misses two point shot	65	69
8:19	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	65	69
8:11	Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Kelly Olynyk assists)	65	71
8:10	Spurs Full timeout	65	71
7:56	Stephon Castle lost ball turnover (CJ McCollum steals)	65	71
7:51	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	65	73
7:28	Devin Vassell misses 13-foot two point shot	65	73
7:26	Harrison Barnes offensive rebound	65	73
7:22	Harrison Barnes makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	67	73
7:02	Bruce Brown makes 7-foot two point shot (Kelly Olynyk assists)	67	75
6:49	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Bismack Biyombo	67	75
6:49	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Stephon Castle	67	75
6:43	Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper	67	75
6:41	Spurs offensive team rebound	67	75
6:30	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	67	75
6:30	Devin Vassell makes free throw 1 of 2	68	75
6:30	Devin Vassell makes free throw 2 of 2	69	75
6:16	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot two point shot (Kelly Olynyk assists)	69	77
6:05	Jeremy Sochan offensive foul	69	77
6:05	Jeremy Sochan turnover	69	77
6:05	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	69	77
6:05	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	69	77
5:57	Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	69	77
5:55	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	69	77
5:49	Devin Vassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julian Champagnie assists)	72	77
5:31	Blake Wesley enters the game for Chris Paul	72	77
5:31	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Harrison Barnes	72	77
5:31	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Bruce Brown	72	77
5:24	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper	72	77
5:23	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	72	77
5:23	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes tip shot	72	79
4:57	Keldon Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Sochan assists)	75	79
4:35	Trey Murphy III out of bounds lost ball turnover	75	79
4:30	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	75	79
4:30	Jeremy Sochan misses free throw 1 of 2	75	79
4:30	Spurs offensive team rebound	75	79
4:30	Jeremy Sochan makes free throw 2 of 2	76	79
4:16	Karlo Matkovic back court turnover	76	79
3:59	Keldon Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Sochan assists)	79	79
3:37	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 5-foot two point shot	79	79
3:35	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	79	79
3:28	Jeremy Sochan makes two point shot (Keldon Johnson assists)	81	79
3:28	Pelicans Full timeout	81	79
3:28	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	81	79
3:20	Kelly Olynyk bad pass (Keldon Johnson steals)	81	79
3:20	Keldon Johnson makes driving layup	83	79
3:20	Kelly Olynyk shooting foul	83	79
3:20	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1	84	79
3:09	Jeremy Sochan blocks Jose Alvarado's two point shot	84	79
3:09	Pelicans offensive team rebound	84	79
3:03	Kelly Olynyk misses 5-foot two point shot	84	79
3:01	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	84	79
2:55	Jeremy Sochan out of bounds lost ball turnover	84	79
2:44	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	84	79
2:41	Blake Wesley defensive rebound	84	79
2:22	Jeremy Sochan misses 5-foot two point shot	84	79
2:18	Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound	84	79
2:18	Jeremy Sochan makes two point shot	86	79
2:09	Kelly Olynyk misses 1-foot two point shot	86	79
2:07	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	86	79
2:03	Keldon Johnson makes 25-foot three point shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)	89	79
1:39	Julian Champagnie blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 2-foot two point shot	89	79
1:38	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	89	79
1:37	Kelly Olynyk personal foul	89	79
1:37	CJ McCollum enters the game for Trey Murphy III	89	79
1:19	Blake Wesley out of bounds bad pass turnover	89	79
1:04	CJ McCollum misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	89	79
1:04	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	89	79
1:04	Julian Champagnie shooting foul	89	79
1:04	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes free throw 1 of 2	89	80
1:04	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes free throw 2 of 2	89	81
41.0	Keldon Johnson lost ball turnover (Kelly Olynyk steals)	89	81
37.1	Julian Champagnie shooting foul	89	81
37.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes free throw 1 of 2	89	82
37.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes free throw 2 of 2	89	83
28.0	Kelly Olynyk shooting foul	89	83
28.0	Blake Wesley misses free throw 1 of 2	89	83
28.0	Spurs offensive team rebound	89	83
28.0	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	89	83
28.0	Blake Wesley misses free throw 2 of 2	89	83
28.0	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	89	83
4.0	Jose Alvarado misses 22-foot three point jumper	89	83
1.0	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	89	83
0.0	Jeremy Sochan makes 41-foot three point shot	92	83
0.0	(00:00) [Pelicans] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	92	83
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	92	83

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	SA	NO
12:00	Stephon Castle enters the game for Jeremy Sochan	92	83
12:00	Harrison Barnes enters the game for Blake Wesley	92	83
12:00	Sandro Mamukelashvili enters the game for Devin Vassell	92	83
12:00	Mo Bamba enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	92	83
12:00	Bruce Brown enters the game for Trey Murphy III	92	83
11:37	Mo Bamba blocks Julian Champagnie 's 1-foot driving dunk	92	83
11:36	Mo Bamba defensive rebound	92	83
11:23	Jose Alvarado makes 6-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	92	85
11:07	Stephon Castle misses 29-foot three point jumper	92	85
11:06	Mo Bamba defensive rebound	92	85
10:48	CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper	92	85
10:46	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	92	85
10:40	Mo Bamba makes alley oop dunk shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	92	87
10:25	Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 26-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	95	87
9:59	CJ McCollum makes 13-foot two point shot	95	89
9:59	Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul	95	89
9:59	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 1	95	90
9:45	Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)	98	90
9:21	Julian Champagnie shooting foul	98	90
9:21	Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	98	91
9:21	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Keldon Johnson	98	91
9:21	Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	98	92
9:06	Mo Bamba shooting foul	98	92
9:06	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 2	99	92
9:06	Julian Champagnie misses free throw 2 of 2	99	92
9:04	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	99	92
8:48	Jose Alvarado misses driving floating jump shot	99	92
8:47	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	99	92
8:46	Jose Alvarado personal foul	99	92
8:46	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	99	92
8:32	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	99	92
8:32	Harrison Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2	100	92
8:32	Harrison Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	101	92
8:27	CJ McCollum misses 24-foot three point jumper	101	92
8:21	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	101	92
8:10	Mo Bamba shooting foul	101	92
8:10	Stephon Castle makes free throw 1 of 2	102	92
8:10	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Mo Bamba	102	92
8:10	Stephon Castle makes free throw 2 of 2	103	92
7:58	CJ McCollum makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	103	94
7:45	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses driving floating jump shot	103	94
7:43	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	103	94
7:34	Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	103	97
7:32	Spurs Full timeout	103	97
7:32	Devin Vassell enters the game for Julian Champagnie	103	97
7:32	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Sandro Mamukelashvili	103	97
7:11	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	103	97
7:11	Harrison Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2	104	97
7:11	Harrison Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	105	97
6:50	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	105	99
6:31	Keldon Johnson misses 3-foot hook shot	105	99
6:29	Keldon Johnson offensive rebound	105	99
6:28	Keldon Johnson makes tip shot	107	99
6:10	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper	107	99
6:05	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	107	99
5:56	Devin Vassell misses two point shot	107	99
5:55	Harrison Barnes offensive rebound	107	99
5:54	Harrison Barnes makes tip shot	109	99
5:54	Pelicans Full timeout	109	99
5:54	Chris Paul enters the game for Harrison Barnes	109	99
5:54	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for CJ McCollum	109	99
5:34	Karlo Matkovic makes two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	109	101
5:08	Jeremy Sochan misses 9-foot two point shot	109	101
5:05	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	109	101
4:45	Bruce Brown makes 7-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	109	103
4:21	Keldon Johnson misses 2-foot two point shot	109	103
4:18	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	109	103
4:05	Karlo Matkovic makes layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	109	105
3:36	Devin Vassell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	109	105
3:33	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	109	105
3:24	Karlo Matkovic bad pass (Keldon Johnson steals)	109	105
3:17	Keldon Johnson makes two point shot (Stephon Castle assists)	111	105
3:07	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	111	107
3:06	Spurs Full timeout	111	107
3:06	CJ McCollum enters the game for Jose Alvarado	111	107
2:50	Stephon Castle offensive charge	111	107
2:50	Stephon Castle turnover	111	107
2:50	(02:50) [Pelicans] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	111	107
2:42	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot two point shot	111	109
2:22	Kelly Olynyk shooting foul	111	109
2:22	Stephon Castle makes free throw 1 of 2	112	109
2:22	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Chris Paul	112	109
2:22	Stephon Castle makes free throw 2 of 2	113	109
2:09	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot layup (Bruce Brown assists)	113	111
1:50	Keldon Johnson misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	113	111
1:45	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	113	111
1:36	CJ McCollum misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	113	111
1:36	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	113	111
1:16	Stephon Castle misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	113	111
1:12	Keldon Johnson offensive rebound	113	111
1:03	Devin Vassell makes 26-foot three pointer	116	111
52.1	Bruce Brown misses 7-foot two point shot	116	111
50.1	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	116	111
31.2	Devin Vassell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	116	111
29.1	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	116	111
21.1	Kelly Olynyk misses two point shot	116	111
21.1	Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound	116	111
21.0	Kelly Olynyk misses tip shot	116	111
18.1	Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound	116	111
18.1	Kelly Olynyk makes tip shot	116	113
16.0	Bruce Brown personal foul	116	113
16.0	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 2	117	113
16.0	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 2 of 2	118	113
16.0	Pelicans Full timeout	118	113
16.0	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	118	113
10.1	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	118	113
8.1	CJ McCollum offensive rebound	118	113
8.1	CJ McCollum makes two point shot	118	115
6.1	Bruce Brown personal take foul	118	115
6.1	Stephon Castle makes free throw 1 of 2	119	115
6.1	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Jose Alvarado	119	115
6.1	Stephon Castle misses free throw 2 of 2	119	115
4.1	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	119	115
4.1	Pelicans Full timeout	119	115
4.1	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	119	115
0.2	Trey Murphy III misses 33-foot three point jumper	119	115
0.2	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	119	115
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	119	115
0.0	End of Game	119	115

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Frost Bank Center

San Antonio, TX

Date & Time

12:30 AM, March 16, 2025

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KENS 5, GCSEN, Pelicans.com, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,549

Referees

Mark Lindsay, Tom Washington, Nate Green

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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