San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
January 17, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Spurs beat the Timberwolves 126-123 on 2026-01-17 at home. The Spurs started Harrison Barnes, De'Aaron Fox, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. The Timberwolves started Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Naz Reid, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 21 points (7/11) in his matchups, with De'Aaron Fox as his primary defender. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 10 points (4/15) in his matchups, with Jaden McDaniels as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
126
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Harrison Ingram (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan McLaughlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeremy Sochan (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
123
Did not play: Rob Dillingham (DNP - Coach's Decision), Rudy Gobert (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 8.9 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama 5.4 min
- Harrison Barnes · Luke Kornet · Julian Champagnie · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 4.2 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 3.8 min
- Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 3.3 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 5.0 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Joan Beringer 11.7 min
- Mike Conley · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels 4.8 min
- Mike Conley · Julius Randle · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Johnny Juzang 4.4 min
- Mike Conley · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Joan Beringer 3.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Spurs defense
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Anthony Edwards 21 pts (7/11) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: De'Aaron Fox (21 %, 9 pts) · Stephon Castle (18 %, 3 pts) · Julian Champagnie (17 %, 0 pts)
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Julius Randle 17 pts (6/11) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Keldon Johnson (23 %, 5 pts) · Harrison Barnes (21 %, 3 pts) · Victor Wembanyama (19 %, 8 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | Jaden McDaniels: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Anthony Edwards: 16 poss., 9 pts (4/6) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Jaden McDaniels: 16 poss., 15 pts (6/11) · Julius Randle: 15 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Keldon Johnson | Julius Randle: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jaden McDaniels: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Julian Champagnie | Donte DiVincenzo: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Anthony Edwards: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Harrison Barnes | Julius Randle: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Anthony Edwards: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Stephon Castle | Donte DiVincenzo: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anthony Edwards: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Dylan Harper | Mike Conley: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donte DiVincenzo: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Luke Kornet | Jaden McDaniels: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Joan Beringer: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Lindy Waters III | Bones Hyland: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Leonard Miller: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Carter Bryant | Jaylen Clark: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Anthony Edwards: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Timberwolves defense
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Victor Wembanyama 10 pts (4/15) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (25 %, 4 pts) · Joan Beringer (22 %, 2 pts) · Julius Randle (14 %, 0 pts)
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Stephon Castle 14 pts (4/10) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Anthony Edwards (31 %, 6 pts) · Julius Randle (25 %, 6 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (13 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | De'Aaron Fox: 30 poss., 28 pts (9/10) · Stephon Castle: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Victor Wembanyama: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Keldon Johnson: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Julius Randle | Keldon Johnson: 22 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Harrison Barnes: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Julian Champagnie: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Harrison Barnes: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Mike Conley | De'Aaron Fox: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dylan Harper: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Joan Beringer | Victor Wembanyama: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Luke Kornet: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Bones Hyland | Dylan Harper: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Julian Champagnie: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaylen Clark | Carter Bryant: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · De'Aaron Fox: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Leonard Miller | Victor Wembanyama: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luke Kornet: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Naz Reid | Harrison Barnes: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · De'Aaron Fox: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Johnny Juzang | Keldon Johnson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Harrison Barnes: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |