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Spurs Outlast the Blue

The Austin Spurs (24-17) avoided a near-total second half collapse to defeat the Oklahoma City Blue (20-21) by a score of 117-to-114.  The Spurs played their best period of best basketball in the entire season leading up to halftime.  They moved the ball with a pace and deliberateness of a…

Spur Come from Behind, Top Suns

The Austin Spurs (23-17) overcame a 10-point fourth quarter deficient to defeat the Northern Arizona Suns (8-33) in overtime by a score of 117-to-114.  Both teams played a highly competitive first half with the lead either tied or changed 18 times in 24 minutes.  The Spurs maintained a slight edge…

Legends Top a Depleted Spurs

The beauty of the NBA G-League is you regularly see first and second year NBA players on the court, preferring playing time in the G-League versus bench-time in the big league.  The downside is sometimes those players get called up.    Missing from the Austin Spurs (22-17) roster in their game…

Spurs Come from Behind to Top Lakers

The Austin Spurs (21-14) overcame a 16-point deficient and withstood a serious come-back attempt to defeat the South Bay Lakers (14-22) by a score of 128-to-124.  Statistically, the game should have been a tilted to Austin’s advantage. Austin was third in the conference while South Bay was sitting at eleventh.…

Spurs Defeat a Depleted Skyforce

The Austin Spurs (21-14) rebounded from an embarrassing loss on Sunday to defeat the Sioux Falls Skyforce (17-20) by a score of 116-to-106.  Sioux Falls was working with a bench of only two players.  Both teams played a very competitive first period, exchanging the lead seven times with neither team…

Spurs Comeback Falls Short

I can always tell when the Austin Spurs will lose.  A member of the Cedar Park Police Department was witness to this game’s prediction.  Excessive slam-dunks and trick plays in the warm-ups seems to reveal the team isn’t taking the opponent seriously.  And it showed as the Austin Spurs (19-14)…

Spurs’ Bench Delivers over Clippers

The Austin Spurs (18-13) overcame a weak-kneed first quarter to defeat the Agua Caliente Clippers (16-16) by a score of 114 to 103.  The Clipper jumped to a 14-point lead with three minutes remaining in the open frame when Spurs head coach Blake Ahearn sent all his starters to the…

OKC Blue Surprises Austin Spurs

The game between the third place Austin Spurs and the tenth place Oklahoma City (OKC) Blue should have been a ho-hummer.  Austin was five games above 0.500 while OKC was five games below 0.500.  Austin had their full complement of San Antonio assignees and two-way players, while OKC was without…

Austin Spurs Rally in Fourth Quarter

The Northern Arizona (NAZ) Suns (5-17) played a surprising competitive game, but ultimately fell to the Austin Spurs (14-9) by a final score of 109-102.  The Suns played an extremely tight game through the first three frames, exchanging lead with the Spurs 13 times and tying 9 times.  NAZ was…

Spurs Fend Vipers’ Surge in OT

The Austin Spurs (12-9) held off a comeback by the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Vipers (6-18) to claim their second consecutive overtime victory. The win extended their streak to three games.     Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 24 points in 28 minutes of play.  Luka Samanic recorded a double-double with…

Spurs Come-From-Behind, Top Swarm in OT

The Austin Spurs (11-9) came from behind in overtime to defeat the Greensboro Swarm (4-17) by a final score of 126-123.  The victory could be a turning point for Austin, but was it a turn for the better or worse?  The Spurs entered the game as the clear favorite.  The…

Spurs Stage Dramatic Come from Behind Victory

The Austin Spurs (7-6) surged late in the game to over come a 16-point deficient to defeat the Stockton Kings (7-4) by a score of 127-122.  Quinndary Weatherspoon led the Spurs with 23 points.  The Spurs went on a 17 to 0 scoring run midway through the final frame to…

Spurs Defeat Skyforce in Team Effort

The Austin Spurs (6-5) defeated the Sioux Falls Skyforce (5-7) by a final score of 116-107.  Seven Spurs players scored in double digits with 21 team assists.  Both teams played a very competitive first half with the lead changing seven times and tied four times. But the Spurs broke free…

Never In Doubt: Lakers over Spurs

The South Bay Lakers (5-3) easily handled the Austin Spurs (4-6), winning by a final score of 122-101.  Austin’s only lead came at the opening tipoff.  The Lakers led by as many as 33 points before settling on a 21 point margin of victory.  The perennially present David Stockton led…

Spurs Out Last Kings

The Stockton Kings surged late but ran out of clock and lost to the Austin Spurs 108 to 99. Stockton’s Kyle Guy led all players with 26 points.  Both teams played a highly competitive first period with the lead changing 10 times and the score tied five. Austin edged out…

Warriors Explode in Second Half, Drop Spurs

The Santa Cruz Warriors (3-1) defeated the Austin Spurs (1-3) in a game that leaned the Santa Cruz’s favor.  Final score was Santa Cruz 119, Austin 102.  Austin played a competitive contest in the opening quarter, leading by as many as 7 points before Santa Cruz pulled ahead with a…

Questionable Officiating Swings Game to Vipers

Unlike the NBA, the NBA G League doesn’t have exhibition games to work out kinks in the game.  And there were kinks a plenty, both in the play and in the officiating, as the Austin Spurs (0-1) fell to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (1-0).  After a shaky first quarter…

The Big Guy gets it done @BOBANSmash lead @austin_spurs over Reno

Chicago Bulls assignee @cbairstow41 gives it his all as @austin_spurs overcome Reno

@OlrandoVJohnson looking good in Reno Can’t wait till Friday @austin_spurs

Shout out to @DT1UpNComin as he led @austin_spurs over Reno

Spurs shift into over-drive, run over Grand Rapid Drive

Austin Spurs blast Texas Legends in 104 - 82 home opener