Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 52 points and grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.
Wembanyama sank the winning free throw with 24.2 seconds left for his 52nd point, after Dallas had tied the game at 111 with 1:41 remaining. He also recorded 8 blocks, 2 steals and 2 assists, and made 19 of 23 free throws. He had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks by half-time.
He became only the second player since blocks began to be tracked in 1973-74 to record at least 50 points, 20 rebounds and 5 blocks in a game, and the first player in the past 30 seasons with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in one half.
The win was San Antonio’s sixth straight victory. The Spurs led by 19 points early in the third quarter before Dallas fought back to take the lead late.
Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 29 points and missed a contested turnaround jumper with 2.5 seconds left. Cooper Flagg contributed 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks.
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