Wembanyama, Harper lead Spurs past short-handed Mavericks 122-106 for their first victory

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 25). Wembanyama, Harper lead Spurs past short-handed Mavericks 122-106 for their first victory. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/wembanyama-harper-lead-spurs-past-short-handed-mavericks-122-106-for-their-first-victory/article_4961e294-3f28-554a-bc6f-293be3e77471.html

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Victor Wembanyama and Dylan Harper led the San Antonio Spurs to a 122-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, marking the Spurs' first win of the season. With key players Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving out due to injury for the Mavericks, the Spurs took advantage of second-chance points and offensive rebounds, particularly scoring 25 points from them. The game saw a strong comeback by the Spurs after relinquishing a 14-point lead in the third quarter.
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🔮 Flagg, last season’s Rookie of the Year, is out with a shoulder injury that occurred during Dallas’ win at Indiana on Friday night and will be reevaluated next week.
🔮 Casey Mittelstadt, Marat Khusnutdinov, Fraser Minten and Will Morgan also scored for the Bruins, who have won seven of their past eight.
🔮 Up next Utah State will play at home against Colorado State next Saturday.
🔮 Then Sebastian Gomez, a second-half substitute, scored his second goal in two games on an easy redirection into an empty net after Pablo Sisniega couldn’t get to Hassani Dotson’s cross along the end line.
🔮 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — William Nylander scored twice to reach 300 NHL goals, Anthony Stolarz made 30 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs routed the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Saturday night.
🔮 The Revolution improved to 7-7-2 on the road and completed a season sweep after beating the Union 2-1 at home in early May.
🔮 Cleeland tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Edward Khutsishvili in the third quarter and a 15-yarder to Winston Williams in the fourth.
🔮 Both teams have already qualified for the postseason, but Dallas earned a season sweep after posting a 3-2 victory on the road in late May.
🔮 He was expected to play Sunday night at home against Detroit.
🔮 Will Henderson III, who finished with 102 yards rushing on 15 carries, gave UTSA (7-1, 4-0 American Conference) a 28-13 lead with a 9-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · UTSA wins 5th straight, rolls past Tulane 42-19
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DALLAS Mavericks Spurs the Dallas Mavericks the San Antonio Spurs

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DALLAS GPE · 5× Spurs ORG · 5× Mavericks ORG · 4× De’Aaron Fox PERSON · 1× Dylan Harper PERSON · 1× Oklahoma City GPE · 1× Stephon Castle PERSON · 1× Victor Wembanyama PERSON · 1× the Dallas Mavericks ORG · 1× the San Antonio Spurs ORG · 1×

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DALLAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 23 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, Dylan Harper scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-106 on Saturday night for their first victory of the season.
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🔮 Flagg, last season’s Rookie of the Year, is out with a shoulder injury that occurred during Dallas’ win at Indiana on Friday night and will be reevaluated next week.

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DALLAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 23 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, Dylan Harper scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-106 on Saturday night for their first victory of the season. asserted
Spurs → have → season
De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle added 19 points apiece as the Spurs avoided their first 0-3 start since 2008-09. asserted
Spurs → add → 2008
They lost to Oklahoma City on Tuesday and to Houston in Austin on Friday. asserted
They → lose → Friday
Rookie Sergio de Larrea led the Mavericks (1-2) with 21 points off the bench, going 3 of 4 behind the arc. asserted
Larrea → lead → arc
Dallas’ five starters combined for 50 points, topped by P.J. Washington with 12 points. asserted
starters → combine → points
The Mavericks played without their two marquee players, Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving. asserted
Mavericks → play → players
Flagg, last season’s Rookie of the Year, is out with a shoulder injury that occurred during Dallas’ win at Indiana on Friday night and will be reevaluated next week. asserted
that → occur → night
Irving, the nine-time All-Star, didn’t play the second night of the back-to-back. asserted
Irving → play → back
He returned this season after being sidelined for 19 months with a torn ACL. asserted
He → return → ACL
The Spurs squandered a 14-point lead in the third quarter but opened the final period on a 17-5 run in the first six minutes. asserted
Spurs → squander → minutes
They outscored Dallas 30-17 in the quarter as Spurs fans took over American Airlines Center in the closing minutes. asserted
fans → outscore → minutes
Wembanyama started slow, scoring only one point until midway through the second period. asserted
Wembanyama → start → period
He then scored on two alley-oop dunks within two minutes and finished the half with 12 points. asserted
He → score → points
The Spurs grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and outscored the Mavericks 25-10 in second-chance points. asserted
Spurs → grab → points
Dallas scored 46 points in the paint in the first half, a franchise high during the play-by-play era (since 1997-98), according to the Elias Sports Bureau. uncertain
Dallas → score → Bureau
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