Utah Jazz Use 31-17 Third Quarter to Pull Away From Spurs, 119-109

Third-quarter separation

The Utah Jazz turned a close game into a comfortable lead with a 31-17 third quarter, then held off the San Antonio Spurs 119-109 in a preseason game Monday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Darryn Peterson had 14 points and five assists for Utah, which took control after leading 68-61 at halftime.

Utah entered the third quarter ahead by seven and expanded the margin throughout the period. The Jazz led 99-78 after three quarters, a 21-point advantage that gave them room to withstand a 31-point San Antonio fourth quarter.

How it unfolded

Utah opened with a 33-26 edge in the first quarter. The Jazz added another 35 points in the second, while San Antonio scored 35, leaving Utah with the seven-point halftime lead.

The Spurs answered with 31 points in the final quarter, but Utah scored 20 to finish with the 10-point victory. San Antonio’s fourth-quarter output trimmed the deficit, but the Jazz maintained the lead through the closing period.

Contributions on both sides

Peterson’s 14 points and five assists led Utah’s listed performances, while Mo Bamba collected nine rebounds. For San Antonio, Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 25 points and Jordan McLaughlin recorded six assists. Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 rebounds for the Spurs.

The game included several stretches of back-and-forth scoring before Utah’s third-quarter advantage created the separation. The Jazz were the home team, and the Spurs were the visitors. Attendance at Delta Center was 15,495.

Records

Utah improved to 2-1 in the preseason with the victory. San Antonio fell to 0-3 after the 119-109 loss.

Sources

ESPN