San Antonio Spurs vs Milwaukee Bucks Player Stats and Box Score for Jan. 8 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The San Antonio Spurs visited the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night for the second game of their four-city road trip. The Spurs entered with two losses in a row, including a 114-110 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Monday. The Bucks, on the other hand, were back at home after a one-game trip in Toronto.

San Antonio opened the day by being linked to Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, which may or may not affect some of their players. As for Milwaukee, Khris Middleton will no longer start for them and officially come off the bench moving forward.

After a competitive first quarter, the Bucks ran away in the second quarter with a 27-9 run to close the half. The Spurs were no match against Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 25 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists. Damian Lillard added 26 points, five rebounds and eight assists in the team's 121-105 win.

Meanwhile, Victor Wembanyama was limited to just 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. The Bucks did a fantastic job at denying him the ball, with just 10 shots in total. Keldon Johnson had a team-high 24 points off the bench for the Spurs.

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San Antonio Spurs vs Milwaukee Bucks Player Stats and Box Score

Spurs

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Harrison Barnes	14	2	1	1	0	0	1	25	4-9	2-7	4-4	-8
Victor Wembanyama	10	10	1	1	3	3	4	33	4-10	2-6	0-0	-7
Chris Paul	18	5	7	1	1	0	2	29	6-10	5-6	1-1	-10
Devin Vassell	11	9	2	1	0	2	0	32	4-17	3-9	0-0	-9
Stephon Castle	5	0	5	0	0	1	1	25	2-12	0-5	1-2	3
Zach Collins	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	4
Sandro Mamukelashvili	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	1-4	0-2	2-3	-2
Julian Champagnie	9	3	1	0	0	1	2	27	3-11	3-9	0-0	-26
Keldon Johnson	24	11	1	1	0	0	0	25	7-15	2-5	8-9	-17
Charles Bassey	4	2	0	1	1	0	2	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	-9
Tre Jones	3	2	5	1	0	0	1	16	1-2	0-1	1-1	-10
Malaki Branham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Blake Wesley	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

Bucks

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Taurean Prince	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	24	1-3	1-3	0-0	0
Giannis Antetokounmpo	25	16	8	0	1	4	1	36	11-21	0-1	3-7	13
Brook Lopez	22	7	1	1	2	0	3	35	8-17	5-11	1-1	7
Damian Lillard	26	5	8	0	0	2	1	35	8-13	4-7	6-6	8
Andre Jackson Jr.	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	-10
Bobby Portis	5	11	2	1	1	1	2	19	2-12	0-3	1-2	20
MarJon Beauchamp	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	-4
Khris Middleton	8	5	3	0	0	0	2	21	2-7	1-5	3-4	20
Liam Robbins	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Gary Trent Jr.	14	3	2	2	0	0	1	22	5-5	4-4	0-0	20
Stanley Umude	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
AJ Green	14	1	1	1	0	0	3	25	5-9	4-7	0-0	18
Ryan Rollins	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	-4
Pat Connaughton	DNP
Delon Wright	DNP

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San Antonio Spurs vs Milwaukee Bucks Game Summary

The game started pretty close, with the San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks exchanging buckets and leads. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 11 points in the first quarter, while Damian Lillard was held scoreless with three assists.

Victor Wembanyama had seven points in eight minutes, while Julian Champagnie hit two 3-point shots. A total of eight Spurs players scored in the first 12 minutes, but the Bucks earned a 31-27 advantage.

In the second quarter, the Spurs kept things close until the 7:38 mark when Milwaukee began a 27-9 run. AJ Green had eight points in the period, while Lillard finally got on the scoreboard.

The Bucks also held Wembanyama scoreless, with no Spurs players reaching double figures in scoring. They ended halftime with a 65-46 lead.

The Milwaukee Bucks didn't let up in the second half, continuing to dominate the San Antonio Spurs. The Bucks did a fantastic job in denying the ball from getting to Victor Wembanyama, who only took 10 shots in total. Wemby still had a double-double, but barely made any damage in Milwaukee.

San Antonio did try to make a comeback in the third quarter, cutting the lead to just eight points before the Bucks snapped out of their short funk to regain momentum. They controlled the fourth quarter to come away with the easy 121-105 victory.

The Spurs have now lost three in a row heading into a back-to-back matchup against the LA Lakers at Crypto.com from Jan. 13 to 15. The Bucks, on the other hand, will travel to Orlando and New York for their next two games.