Austin Spurs 115, Laketown Squadron 103: Ja'Kobi Gillespie Takes Over the Fourth Quarter of the Home Opener
After a 2-for-7 first half, Gillespie closed Austin's home opener with 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists — back-to-back fourth-quarter threes broke the game open at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park.
CEDAR PARK — The Austin Spurs beat the Laketown Squadron 115-103 in their home opener on Sunday at H-E-B Center, riding a second-half takeover from Ja'Kobi Gillespie, according to Sports Illustrated's courtside report read by the desk this run.
Gillespie, San Antonio's 2026 second-round pick, struggled early — 2-for-7 from the field and 1-of-5 from three in the first half — then found the game late, hitting back-to-back three-pointers in the fourth quarter to push Austin's lead to 10 and finishing with 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. A driving jumper off an inbound play and a forced turnover on the next possession stretched the lead to 13, the largest of the night.
He had help. Starting forward Terry Taylor posted 24 points and 10 rebounds, R.J. Davis scored 21 points in 26 minutes off the bench, and Jayden Nunn added 12 for his second straight double-digit night. Austin cleaned up its own game as it went: six first-half turnovers became four after the break.
Austin improves to 2-0 and is averaging 118.5 points a game to open the season. The Spurs continue their Tip-Off Tournament slate against the Memphis Hustle at H-E-B Center, with tipoff reported at 3 p.m. Central on Sunday afternoon.
