SAN ANTONIO — After multiple delays caused by travel issues stemming from a winter storm in North Carolina, the Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs finally took to the court inside Frost Bank Center Sunday night.

Despite flying the day of the game and having tip-off pushed back five hours from its originally scheduled time, San Antonio wasn’t deterred.

In a contest that was tied six times and included six lead changes, Jamahl Mosley’s squad found itself trailing by double digits majority of the night when the Spurs, behind Victor Wembanyama’s 25 points, pulled away in the second half to capture a 112-103 victory.

Desmond Bane scored 25 points, Paolo Banchero added 19 and Orlando received 41 bench points, but the team was outscored 89-63 between the first, third and fourth quarters.

Although Orlando scored 23 points off 17 takeaways, San Antonio (33-16) notched 17 points off 15 Magic turnovers and had six different players finish in double figures.

The Magic (25-23) make their lone trip of the regular season to Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

Slow start

Although the Spurs were the ones who flew into San Antonio just hours before tip-off, it was Orlando who lacked energy and precision to open the contest.

The Magic trailed by as many as 18 points in the opening 12 minutes when the Spurs led 37-21 at the end of the first frame.

San Antonio not only scored more points in the paint (22) than the Magic scored total (21) in the first quarter, but it also shot 7 for 10 at the free throw line while Orlando shot no free throws in that stretch.

Second-quarter swing

The Magic punched right back when they opened the second quarter on a 17-3 run.

Orlando was far more efficient in the second frame when it shot 15 of 25 (60%) from the floor and held San Antonio to below 43% from the floor (9 for 21).

The Magic, who won the second quarter 40-23, outscored San Antonio 16-6 in the paint and 13-4 in second-chance opportunities to take a one-point lead, 61-60, into the half.

Free points

The Magic not only took zero free throws in the opening quarter but they also hardly got to the free throw line most of the night.

After entering the game averaging a league-high 27.4 free throws per night, Orlando finished 13 for 15 at the line.

On the other end, San Antonio shot 23 for 32 at the charity stripe.

Wembanyama on his own shot 11 for 15.

Rookie watch

Second-round pick Noah Penda started the second quarter and was a part of Orlando’s spark that frame.

The French forward racked up seven points, two rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes.

First-round pick Jase Richardson didn’t see the floor until the final result had been determined with less than three minutes to play.

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