Knicks vs. Spurs score: NBA Cup live updates as Victor Wembanyama, Jalen Brunson square off for trophy

A trophy will be raised on Tuesday night in Las Vegas

The 2025 NBA Cup title is on the line Tuesday night in Las Vegas as the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs meet in the tournament's title game. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs knocked off the league-leading Thunder to get here, but Jalen Brunson and the Knicks enter the game as slight favorites. Here's how to watch.

The Spurs handed the Thunder just their second loss of the season in Saturday's semifinal, an enthralling two-point San Antonio win that marked the arrival of the NBA's best new rivalry. Wembanyama, in his first game back from a calf injury, came off the bench and had 22 points in just 21 minutes. He was one of four Spurs to score at least 20, joining Devin Vassell, De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle. The Knicks, meanwhile, beat the Magic in the semifinals to get here. Brunson scored 40 points and every Knicks starter was in double figures in a 12-point win.

This is the third year of the NBA's in-season tournament, and it will have its third different champion. The Lakers won the event in 2023 before the Bucks celebrated in Vegas last year.

CBS Sports will share live updates, highlights and analysis throughout the game. Follow along below.

[Dec 16, 2025 at 9:48 pm ET · Jack Maloney]

Almost an identical end to the second quarter as the first, as two late points from De'Aaron Fox gave the Spurs a two-point lead in this narrow championship game. Neither team has been up by more than seven tonight, and there have been four ties and three lead changes. 

The Spurs' attack has been extremely balanced. All nine players who have checked in have at least three points, and no one has more than 12. While they've been strong inside the arc (18 of 31 on 2s), their 3-point shooting has been poor. They're just 6 of 20 from downtown. 

OG Anunoby has stepped up to lead the way for the Knicks with 20 points; his season-high is 26. Jalen Brunson, as expected, has also been a driving force on offense and enters the half with 15 points and four assists. The Knicks are likewise relying on their inside game (18 of 35 on 2s). They are 6 of 18 from 3-point range. 

[Dec 16, 2025 at 9:12 pm ET · Jack Maloney]

Very little to separate these two teams after an entertaining first quarter. De'Aaron Fox, one of seven different Spurs players to score in the frame, hit two free throws in the waning seconds to put San Antonio in front. Victor Wembanyama, who came off the bench again, has looked rusty. He went 1 of 4 from the field in his first stint. 

OG Anunoby (10 points) and Jalen Brunson (nine) have led the way for the Knicks thus far with 19 of the team's 28 points. Karl-Anthony Towns hasn't done much thus far, but he did throw one of the best passes of his career to get Anunoby a slam. 

[Dec 16, 2025 at 9:02 pm ET · Jack Maloney]

Karl-Anthony Towns isn't known for his playmaking, but he just delivered one of the passes of the season thus far. After getting trapped along the sideline by Victor Wembanyama and Dylan Harper, Towns pivoted away from trouble and whipped the ball under Wembanyama's arm and across the lane to OG Anunoby for a slam. 

[Dec 16, 2025 at 8:45 pm ET · Jack Maloney]

Victor Wembanyama will come off the bench again tonight as he continues his return from a calf injury that kept him out for a month. Wembanyama's first game back was the semifinal win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, and he scored 22 points in 21 minutes off the bench -- the first reserve appearance of his NBA career.