Jazz withstand Spurs’ fourth-quarter push to win 119-109

Utah builds the lead

Darryn Peterson scored 14 points and added five assists as the Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 119-109 in a preseason game Monday at Delta Center. Utah expanded a seven-point halftime advantage with a 31-17 third quarter, taking a 99-78 lead into the final period.

Peterson opened the third quarter with two baskets to put Utah ahead 72-61, and the Jazz kept adding to the margin. Peterson scored 14 points for Utah, while Mo Bamba contributed nine rebounds.

Spurs answer in the fourth

Utah opened the fourth quarter with a Josh Okogie layup and added baskets from Svi Mykhailiuk, Brice Sensabaugh and Isaiah Collier to reach a 111-85 advantage.

The Spurs then made their strongest push. Ja'Kobi Gillespie hit three consecutive 3-pointers as San Antonio went on a 14-1 run that trimmed the deficit to 112-99. Gillespie finished with 25 points, but the Spurs could not complete the comeback.

Utah maintained enough separation through the closing minutes. The Jazz reached 119 points on a Harrison Ingram running pullup, and Gillespie scored the game’s final basket for San Antonio.

How it unfolded

Utah led 33-26 after the first quarter, with Jaxson Hayes scoring on a free throw, a layup, a tip shot and two dunks during the opening period. The Jazz held a 68-61 advantage at halftime after both teams scored 35 points in the second quarter.

San Antonio’s Jordan McLaughlin finished with six assists, and Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 rebounds. The Spurs’ 31-20 fourth-quarter edge narrowed the final margin but did not change the result.

Records and setting

The victory moved Utah to 2-1 in the preseason. San Antonio dropped to 0-3.

The game was played at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, with an announced attendance of 15,495.

Sources

ESPN