Spurs vs. Timberwolves Oct. 31 Result: San Antonio Wins 121–111

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 121–111 at Frost Bank Center on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The regular-season meeting is now final, replacing the pregame outlook with a home victory for San Antonio in a rematch following their 2026 Western Conference semifinal series.

Updated November 1, 2026 (UTC), after confirmation of the final result.

Spurs vs. Timberwolves final score

• Winner: San Antonio Spurs.
• Final score: Spurs 121, Timberwolves 111.
• Venue: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas.
• Competition: 2026–27 NBA regular season.
• NBA game ID: 0022600152.

CBS Sports' game tracker explicitly marks the contest FINAL. San Antonio finished with a 10-point winning margin.

Victor Wembanyama leads San Antonio

Victor Wembanyama finished with 43 points, seven rebounds, four assists and six blocks. He made 17 of 34 field-goal attempts, including three of eight from beyond the arc, and six of nine free throws in 33 minutes, according to NBC Sports' postgame player report. His scoring and shot blocking made him central to both ends of the result: the offensive production was accompanied by a substantial defensive contribution around the basket.

Dylan Harper supplied 25 points and six assists. Minnesota's Ayo Dosunmu answered with 27 points and nine rebounds, while Jonathan Kuminga and Jaden McDaniels each scored 19, the Associated Press game report confirms. Those contributions gave Minnesota several scoring options despite its depleted starting group.

How the game changed after halftime

Minnesota erased an 11-point deficit with a 16–0 run and led by one at halftime. San Antonio recovered in the third quarter and entered the fourth ahead by five. The Timberwolves later cut the difference to four, but the Spurs answered; Wembanyama made a three-pointer with 2:40 remaining as San Antonio closed out the win. Reuters' postgame report documents that sequence. The changing margins show why the final double-digit gap should not be mistaken for an uninterrupted Spurs lead.

Minnesota played without Edwards and Gobert

The pregame question about player availability had a concrete answer: Minnesota played without Anthony Edwards following knee surgery and Rudy Gobert because of back spasms. LaMelo Ball also faced foul trouble, eventually fouling out with 3:43 remaining. He finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals in 20 minutes, according to the Associated Press report linked above.

Those absences matter when comparing this meeting with the May playoff series. The teams' names and the venue connect the matchups, but the personnel available for this regular-season game were different. The result therefore adds another chapter to their recent history without reproducing the conditions of an elimination series.

Date, scheduled tipoff and time zones

The game was scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in San Antonio, Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−05:00). That corresponds to 00:00 UTC on Sunday, November 1, and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−04:00) on October 31. The Timberwolves' official event listing identifies the San Antonio start time and arena.

San Antonio was still observing daylight saving time at the scheduled start. The switch to Central Standard Time occurred later, on November 1, so UTC−05:00 is the appropriate offset for this fixture. The different October 31 and November 1 dates describe the same scheduled moment across time zones; they do not identify separate games. The listed time is the scheduled start rather than a verified timestamp for the actual opening tip.

Why the 2026 playoff rematch mattered

The teams last met in the 2026 Western Conference semifinals, when San Antonio eliminated Minnesota 4–2. The Spurs finished that series with a 139–109 victory in Minneapolis on May 15, as documented by the NBA's Game 6 record and official scorer's report.

That history provided a useful lens for October 31, but it was not a prediction. The May games were played under postseason conditions, with playoff rotations, repeated tactical adjustments and the pressure of an elimination series. This contest counts once in the regular-season standings. San Antonio's victory does not settle how a future playoff meeting would unfold, particularly given Minnesota's unavailable starters.

What comes next and where to follow the matchup

The win was San Antonio's fourth straight, according to the Associated Press. Both teams next have home games scheduled for Monday, November 2: the Spurs face Utah, while Minnesota hosts Milwaukee. Those fixtures move the focus back to the regular-season schedule after this playoff rematch.

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