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Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs, Oct 20, 2026

NBA · 2026-27Oct 20, 2026 · FinalRegular season

Oklahoma City Thunder

116AT

San Antonio Spurs

104
Spurs vs Thunder: every meeting
STORY

Final

From the verified box score; records count this game

The BreakdownGrind

Thunder win the arc and the bench in San Antonio

Jared McCain hit 6 of 8 threes off the bench, and Oklahoma City's reserves outscored San Antonio's 48 to 29.

NightlyHoops desk · The BreakdownWritten by AI (Claude Opus 5.5) from the box score and play-by-play. Every number and name was checked against them.

Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 116-104 on Tuesday in a game of blocked shots and missed jumpers. The two teams split the glass almost evenly and swatted shots at nearly the same rate. The gaps sat in three places: beyond the arc, on the bench and at the free-throw line.

Side by side
OKCStatSAS
45.3FG%38.7
45.23PT%27.0
47Rebounds45
10Off. rebounds10
95FG attempts93
11Turnovers13
From the box score. A dot marks a row where the teams are far apart.

The Thunder made more threes on fewer tries

Oklahoma City went 14 of 31 from 3-point range, or 45.2%. San Antonio took 37 and made 10. That is 27.0%.

The Thunder's makes came from several hands. Jared McCain went 6 of 8 from deep. Alex Caruso was 2 of 2, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made 3 of 7.

For the Spurs, Stephon Castle carried the outside volume. He went 5 of 12 from 3 and led San Antonio with 24 points. Victor Wembanyama was 0 of 4 from deep, and Carter Bryant was 0 of 3.

Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers: 32 points on 13-of-27 shooting, with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

Oklahoma City's bench outscored San Antonio's

The Thunder reserves scored 48 points. The Spurs reserves scored 29.

McCain led that group with 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting in 22 minutes. He finished at plus-20, and Caruso at plus-16. Ajay Mitchell scored only 4 points but handed out 6 assists. Aday Mara added 7 points in 12 minutes.

San Antonio's top reserves were Keldon Johnson, with 10 points, and Julian Champagnie, with 8. Champagnie played 30 minutes and finished at minus-24.

San Antonio lived at the line

The Spurs went 22 of 25 from the free-throw line. The Thunder went 16 of 20.

Wembanyama got most of his points there. He made 10 of 12 free throws and 1 of 13 shots from the field. He also pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked 6 shots. Dylan Harper went 4 of 4 at the line on his way to 18 points.

On the other side, Chet Holmgren made all 8 of his free throws. He scored 14 points while making 3 of 8 shots, and he blocked 4.

The rest was close

Oklahoma City grabbed 47 rebounds to San Antonio's 45, and each team had 10 offensive boards. The Thunder blocked 10 shots, the Spurs 11. San Antonio turned it over 13 times, Oklahoma City 11.

The Thunder shot 45.3% from the field. The Spurs shot 38.7%.

Sources: the fact sheet this story was written from
  • GAME: Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) at San Antonio Spurs (SAS), Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in San Antonio. NBA regular season.
  • FINAL: Thunder 116, Spurs 104. (OKC 116, SAS 104.) Final margin: 12.
  • TEAM TOTALS:
  • - OKC: FG 43-95 (45.3%), 3PT 14-31 (45.2%), FT 16-20, 47 rebounds (10 offensive), 24 assists, 11 turnovers, 8 steals, 10 blocks, 48 bench points
  • - SAS: FG 36-93 (38.7%), 3PT 10-37 (27.0%), FT 22-25, 45 rebounds (10 offensive), 21 assists, 13 turnovers, 6 steals, 11 blocks, 29 bench points
  • PLAYERS, Oklahoma City Thunder:
  • - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (starter, 36 min): 32 pts, 6 reb (2 off), 4 ast, FG 13-27, 3PT 3-7, FT 3-4, 3 stl, 3 blk, 2 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +6
  • - Jared McCain (bench, 22 min): 20 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 7-9, 3PT 6-8, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 1 foul, +/- +20
  • - Chet Holmgren (starter, 31 min): 14 pts, 7 reb (4 off), 2 ast, FG 3-8, 3PT 0-1, FT 8-8, 0 stl, 4 blk, 1 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -1
  • - Jalen Williams (starter, 30 min): 12 pts, 7 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 5-16, 3PT 1-2, FT 1-2, 1 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -5
  • - Alex Caruso (bench, 25 min): 9 pts, 6 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 3-4, 3PT 2-2, FT 1-2, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- +16
  • - Aday Mara (bench, 12 min): 7 pts, 2 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 3-4, 3PT 0-0, FT 1-2, 0 stl, 1 blk, 1 tov, 1 foul, +/- +9
  • - Cason Wallace (starter, 19 min): 6 pts, 3 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 3-8, 3PT 0-4, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -5
  • - Jaylin Williams (bench, 17 min): 5 pts, 4 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 1-6, 3PT 1-5, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 1 foul, +/- -4
  • - Ajay Mitchell (bench, 23 min): 4 pts, 5 reb (0 off), 6 ast, FG 2-8, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +12
  • - Isaiah Hartenstein (starter, 17 min): 4 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 2-4, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 tov, 5 fouls, +/- +6
  • - Kenrich Williams (bench, 7 min): 3 pts, 2 reb (1 off), 0 ast, FG 1-1, 3PT 1-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- +6
  • - Bennett Stirtz (bench, 1 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- 0
  • - Brooks Barnhizer (bench, 1 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- 0
  • PLAYERS, San Antonio Spurs:
  • - Stephon Castle (starter, 28 min): 24 pts, 7 reb (2 off), 1 ast, FG 9-21, 3PT 5-12, FT 1-1, 0 stl, 0 blk, 3 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -2
  • - Dylan Harper (starter, 32 min): 18 pts, 7 reb (2 off), 5 ast, FG 7-17, 3PT 0-2, FT 4-4, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 5 fouls, +/- -6
  • - De'Aaron Fox (starter, 32 min): 14 pts, 7 reb (0 off), 7 ast, FG 6-9, 3PT 0-2, FT 2-3, 1 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 1 foul, +/- +1
  • - Victor Wembanyama (starter, 34 min): 12 pts, 13 reb (2 off), 3 ast, FG 1-13, 3PT 0-4, FT 10-12, 1 stl, 6 blk, 4 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -2
  • - Keldon Johnson (bench, 20 min): 10 pts, 4 reb (3 off), 1 ast, FG 4-8, 3PT 1-2, FT 1-1, 2 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -12
  • - Julian Champagnie (bench, 30 min): 8 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 3-8, 3PT 2-6, FT 0-0, 2 stl, 3 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -24
  • - Devin Vassell (starter, 31 min): 7 pts, 3 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 2-8, 3PT 1-4, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 4 fouls, +/- +8
  • - Luke Kornet (bench, 13 min): 4 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 2-2, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -10
  • - Harrison Barnes (bench, 9 min): 3 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 1-1, 3PT 1-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -7
  • - David Jones Garcia (bench, 1 min): 2 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-1, 3PT 0-0, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- 0
  • - Ja'Kobi Gillespie (bench, 1 min): 2 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 1-2, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- 0
  • - Carter Bryant (bench, 6 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 0-3, 3PT 0-3, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -6
  • - Maliq Brown (bench, 1 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- 0
  • - Tarris Reed Jr. (bench, 1 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- 0
  • ANGLE: Grind. VOICE: The Breakdown.
PREVIEW

Before tip

As it stood at tip · open to read

The Thunder play at the Spurs on Tuesday, Oct 20, at 9:30 PM EDT. Last season, the Thunder went 64-17 in the games the source holds. On the other side, last season, the Spurs went 61-20 in the games the source holds. The Spurs won the last meeting with the Thunder 111-103 in the playoffs on May 30, away from home, since 2019-20, the Spurs are 11-14 against the Thunder in the regular season in the games the source holds, and since 2019-20, the Spurs are 4-3 against the Thunder in the playoffs.

Written from the facts below by a fixed template.

Facts as of 4:02 PM EDT

  • The Thunder play at the Spurs on Tuesday, Oct 20, at 9:30 PM EDT.
  • Last season, the Thunder went 64-17 in the games the source holds.
  • Last season, the Spurs went 61-20 in the games the source holds.
  • The Spurs won the last meeting with the Thunder 111-103 in the playoffs on May 30, away from home.
  • Since 2019-20, the Spurs are 11-14 against the Thunder in the regular season in the games the source holds.
  • Since 2019-20, the Spurs are 4-3 against the Thunder in the playoffs.

Starting fives

Confirmed by the league’s official lineups. Until then: in the NBA, the five those lineups list as expected; otherwise, the five each team started in its last game.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Not confirmed yet

Checked 8:47 PM EDT

No game this season yet

The team has not played this season, so there is no last game’s five to show.

San Antonio Spurs

Not confirmed yet

Checked 8:47 PM EDT

No game this season yet

The team has not played this season, so there is no last game’s five to show.

Injury report

The league’s official report: each listed player’s status and reason as reported, in report order.

Oklahoma City Thunder

NBA Official Injury Report · Oct 19, 5:45 PM EDT

Not yet submitted

San Antonio Spurs

NBA Official Injury Report · Oct 19, 5:45 PM EDT

  1. Tobias HarrisOutInjury/Illness - Left Calf Strain (Calf)
  2. Jayden QuaintanceOutInjury/Illness - Right Knee Surgery (Knee)
SELECTED PLAYER
SG

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

OKC · Starter · 36:05 MIN

BOX SCORE

Player contributions

Choose any row to inspect

Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs: one row per player, by points, highest first. Team totals add up the player rows.
PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFFG3PTFT+/-
36:053264332213–273–73–4+6
28:23247100349–215–121–1-2
22:09202210217–96–80–0+20
31:42187500257–170–24–4-6
30:31147204103–80–18–8-1
31:56147710216–90–22–3+1
29:56127211045–161–21–2-5
34:091213316431–130–410–12-2
19:38104120224–81–21–1-12
24:4296110013–42–21–2+16
30:0183123033–82–60–0-24
11:4372101113–40–01–2+9
30:5273100042–81–42–2+8
19:1563210133–80–40–0-5
16:5254100111–61–52–2-4
22:4045600132–80–10–0+12
17:2543311252–40–00–0+6
12:3741001002–20–00–0-10
9:1630001011–11–10–0-7
7:0432000011–11–10–0+6
1:1420000000–10–02–20
1:1420000001–20–10–00
0:4700000000–00–00–00
0:4700000000–00–00–00
6:2900100010–30–30–0-6
1:1400100000–00–00–00
1:1400000000–00–00–00
DNP———————————
OKC totalsSum of 13 player lines1164724810112243–9514–3116–20
SAS totalsSum of 14 player lines1044521611132436–9310–3722–25

Team totals add up the player rows above. DNP: did not play. —: not recorded. Quarter scores are not shown.

SURPRISES

Against their usual

Regular season · Game Score against each player's usual line

OKCOklahoma City Thunder

7 of 8 scored players stayed within the usual range.

SASSan Antonio Spurs

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.