Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs: Oct 20, 2026

Updated
Regular Season
Oklahoma City ThunderThunder
1-0 · Away
116–104
Final
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
San Antonio SpursSpurs
0-1 · Home

Thunder vs Spurs final: the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-104 on October 20, 2026 at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio.

Score by Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34312823116
Spurs28163624104

Top Performers

Thunder vs Spurs Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Isaiah Hartenstein CF174331122-40-00-0+6
Cason Wallace G196321013-80-40-0-5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GF36326433213-273-73-4+6
Chet Holmgren FC3014720413-80-18-8-1
Jalen Williams GF2912721105-161-21-2-5
Bench
Ajay Mitchell G224560012-80-10-0+12
Aday Mara C117210113-40-01-2+9
Jared McCain G2220221027-96-80-0+20
Brooks Barnhizer G00000000-00-00-00
Bennett Stirtz G00000000-00-00-00
Alex Caruso G249611003-42-21-2+16
Kenrich Williams GF73200001-11-10-0+6
Jaylin Williams F165410011-61-52-2-4
San Antonio Spurs
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Victor Wembanyama FC34121331641-130-410-12-2
Dylan Harper G3118750027-170-24-4-6
De'Aaron Fox G3114771026-90-22-3+1
Stephon Castle G2824710039-215-121-1-2
Devin Vassell GF307310002-81-42-2+8
Bench
David Jones F12000000-10-02-20
JaKobi Gillespie G12000001-20-10-00
Keldon Johnson FG1910412024-81-21-1-12
Tarris Reed C10000000-00-00-00
Carter Bryant F60010000-30-30-0-6
Maliq Brown F10010000-00-00-00
Harrison Barnes F93000101-11-10-0-7
Julian Champagnie G308312303-82-60-0-24
Luke Kornet FC124100102-20-00-0-10

Thunder vs Spurs Recap

The Thunder beat the Spurs after a 31-16 second quarter put them 21 points clear at halftime. Oklahoma City opens the regular season 1-0, while San Antonio starts 0-1.

That quarter settled the game. Thunder 65-44 at halftime, and the lead reached 26 at its largest. San Antonio outscored Oklahoma City 36-28 in the third and trimmed the gap to 13 after three. The Thunder made 43 of 95 shots and 14 of 31 from three. The Spurs hit 36 of 93 and 10 of 37 from deep.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points for Oklahoma City. Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 24, and Victor Wembanyama added 13 rebounds. The Thunder also had 24 assists to the Spurs' 21 and turned the ball over 11 times to the Spurs' 13.

The number to know: 10 of 37. That is how San Antonio shot from three, and it left the Spurs too far back to catch up.

Team Stats

ThunderStatSpurs
43-95Field Goals36-93
45.3%FG %38.7%
14-313-Pointers10-37
45.2%3P %27.0%
16-20Free Throws22-25
80.0%FT %88.0%
47Rebounds45
10Off. Rebounds10
24Assists21
8Steals6
10Blocks11
11Turnovers13
22Fouls24
26Biggest Lead3

Four Factors

TeamEffective FG%Turnover %Off. rebound %FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Thunder52.6%9.6%22.2%0.168
Spurs44.1%11.1%21.3%0.237

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Game Flow

Spurs leadThunder lead
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Lead changes
5
Times tied
4
Spurs largest lead
3
Thunder largest lead
26
Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Thunder-Spurs.

1st Quarter 30 scoring plays
  • 0:03SpursStephon Castle +234-28
  • 0:34SpursKeldon Johnson +334-26
  • 0:49ThunderAlex Caruso +334-23
  • 1:30ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +231-23
  • 1:58SpursDe'Aaron Fox +229-23
  • 2:18ThunderAlex Caruso +329-21
  • 2:48ThunderJared McCain +326-21
  • 3:15SpursLuke Kornet +223-21
  • 3:40SpursJulian Champagnie +223-19
  • 3:44SpursDe'Aaron Fox +223-17
  • 3:56ThunderJared McCain +223-15
  • 4:14ThunderJared McCain +321-15
  • 4:33ThunderCason Wallace +218-15
  • 4:43SpursLuke Kornet +216-15
  • 5:03ThunderAday Mara +116-13
  • 5:28ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +215-13
  • 5:39SpursVictor Wembanyama +113-13
  • 5:39SpursVictor Wembanyama +113-12
  • 6:15ThunderCason Wallace +213-11
  • 6:47ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +211-11
  • 7:10SpursJulian Champagnie +39-11
  • 7:42ThunderChet Holmgren +19-8
  • 7:42ThunderChet Holmgren +18-8
  • 8:16SpursStephon Castle +17-8
  • 8:16SpursStephon Castle +27-7
  • 8:43SpursDylan Harper +27-5
  • 8:51ThunderChet Holmgren +27-3
  • 9:52ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +35-3
  • 10:11ThunderIsaiah Hartenstein +22-3
  • 11:42SpursDevin Vassell +30-3
2nd Quarter 26 scoring plays
  • 0:36ThunderChet Holmgren +265-44
  • 0:50SpursVictor Wembanyama +163-44
  • 0:50SpursVictor Wembanyama +163-43
  • 1:00ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +263-42
  • 1:23SpursVictor Wembanyama +161-42
  • 1:23SpursVictor Wembanyama +161-41
  • 1:31ThunderChet Holmgren +161-40
  • 1:31ThunderChet Holmgren +160-40
  • 1:43SpursDylan Harper +259-40
  • 2:15SpursDevin Vassell +159-38
  • 2:15SpursDevin Vassell +159-37
  • 2:38SpursJulian Champagnie +359-36
  • 2:56ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +359-33
  • 3:48ThunderJared McCain +356-33
  • 4:15ThunderAlex Caruso +253-33
  • 4:48ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +251-33
  • 5:47ThunderJalen Williams +349-33
  • 7:28SpursHarrison Barnes +346-33
  • 8:09ThunderJalen Williams +246-30
  • 8:28ThunderAjay Mitchell +244-30
  • 9:02ThunderKenrich Williams +342-30
  • 9:21ThunderChet Holmgren +139-30
  • 9:21ThunderChet Holmgren +138-30
  • 9:21SpursVictor Wembanyama +137-30
  • 9:21SpursVictor Wembanyama +137-29
  • 10:02ThunderJaylin Williams +337-28
3rd Quarter 36 scoring plays
  • 0:00SpursVictor Wembanyama +293-80
  • 0:11ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +193-78
  • 0:11ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +292-78
  • 1:11SpursVictor Wembanyama +190-78
  • 1:11SpursVictor Wembanyama +190-77
  • 1:33SpursDe'Aaron Fox +290-76
  • 2:12ThunderJared McCain +390-74
  • 2:28SpursDevin Vassell +287-74
  • 3:19ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +287-72
  • 3:30SpursKeldon Johnson +285-72
  • 3:53ThunderAlex Caruso +185-70
  • 4:11ThunderAday Mara +284-70
  • 4:34ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +282-70
  • 4:51SpursKeldon Johnson +180-70
  • 4:51SpursKeldon Johnson +280-69
  • 5:05ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +180-67
  • 5:05ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +179-67
  • 5:22ThunderAday Mara +278-67
  • 5:49ThunderChet Holmgren +176-67
  • 5:49ThunderChet Holmgren +175-67
  • 6:05SpursStephon Castle +274-67
  • 6:28SpursDe'Aaron Fox +274-65
  • 7:07SpursStephon Castle +374-63
  • 7:23ThunderJalen Williams +274-60
  • 7:57ThunderJalen Williams +272-60
  • 8:11SpursDe'Aaron Fox +270-60
  • 8:24ThunderJaylin Williams +170-58
  • 8:24ThunderJaylin Williams +169-58
  • 8:35SpursStephon Castle +368-58
  • 8:59SpursDe'Aaron Fox +168-55
  • 8:59SpursDe'Aaron Fox +168-54
  • 9:09ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +368-53
  • 9:53SpursStephon Castle +365-53
  • 10:31SpursDe'Aaron Fox +265-50
  • 10:44SpursDylan Harper +265-48
  • 11:33SpursDylan Harper +265-46
4th Quarter 25 scoring plays
  • 0:02SpursJaKobi Gillespie +2116-104
  • 0:24ThunderAday Mara +2116-102
  • 0:47SpursDavid Jones +1114-102
  • 0:47SpursDavid Jones +1114-101
  • 0:57ThunderAjay Mitchell +2114-100
  • 1:46SpursStephon Castle +3112-100
  • 1:56ThunderJalen Williams +1112-97
  • 2:11ThunderIsaiah Hartenstein +2111-97
  • 3:22ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +2109-97
  • 3:55ThunderJared McCain +3107-97
  • 4:18SpursStephon Castle +3104-97
  • 4:55ThunderChet Holmgren +2104-94
  • 5:25SpursDylan Harper +1102-94
  • 5:25SpursDylan Harper +1102-93
  • 5:58SpursDylan Harper +2102-92
  • 6:57ThunderShai Gilgeous-Alexander +2102-90
  • 7:19SpursDylan Harper +2100-90
  • 7:45ThunderCason Wallace +2100-88
  • 8:08ThunderJared McCain +398-88
  • 8:18SpursDylan Harper +195-88
  • 8:18SpursDylan Harper +195-87
  • 10:24SpursKeldon Johnson +295-86
  • 10:58SpursStephon Castle +295-84
  • 11:31ThunderJalen Williams +295-82
  • 11:48SpursDylan Harper +293-82

Thunder vs Spurs Game Info

Date & time
Tuesday, October 20, 20269:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT
TV
NBC and Peacock Free over the air
Arena
Frost Bank CenterSan Antonio
Season
2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season

Thunder vs Spurs Season Stats 2026-27

Thunder 4 GPSpurs 4 GP
111.3#22
Points per game
116.5#13
100.8#2
Opponent points
109.8#9
44.6%#22
Field goal %
46.6%#9
34.4%#15
Three-point %
35.3%#12
87.5%#1
Free throw %
77.6%#11
46.8#8
Rebounds
43.5#18
23.3#27
Assists
27.8#6
9.5#13
Steals
8.8#16
7.8#3
Blocks
7.0#5
13.8#5
Turnovers
13.3#3

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head
2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season
2025-26 season seriesSpurs 4-1Playoffs: Spurs 4-3

Previous meetings

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That covers Thunder vs Spurs: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Thunder visit the Mavericks Oct 28; Spurs visit the Jazz Oct 28.

Thunder vs Spurs FAQs

Who won Thunder vs Spurs on Oct 20, 2026?

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-104 on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 32 points.

What are the Thunder and Spurs records?

After this game the Thunder were 1-0 and the Spurs were 0-1 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Thunder vs Spurs?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 for the Thunder. Stephon Castle scored 24 for the Spurs.

How did Thunder vs Spurs go last season?

The Spurs won the regular-season series 4-1 in 2025-26. In the playoffs the Spurs won the series 4-3.

Who won the last Thunder vs Spurs game?

The Spurs beat the Thunder 111-103 on May 30, 2026 on the road.

Where was Thunder vs Spurs played?

At Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, the home arena of the San Antonio Spurs.

What was the score by quarter in Thunder vs Spurs?

Thunder-Spurs: Q1 34-28, Q2 31-16, Q3 28-36, Q4 23-24.

What is next for the Thunder and Spurs?

Thunder visit the Mavericks on Wednesday, October 28 at 9:30 PM ET; Spurs visit the Jazz on Wednesday, October 28 at 9:00 PM ET.