A solid outing by Preston led San Antonio to a 115-105 win over Charlotte. "Take away Preston, and we'd have won this thing," said Charlotte coach Bob. "It was a very close game most of the way, and he was the one that put San Antonio over the top. I thought we had the right game plan and executed well. What's sad is that I don't know what we'd do differently next time, except for hoping for a more mortal performance by him."

San Antonio coach Bob was happy for the win, but concerned about the team's play. "I didn't think this was a very good team win. Our players seemed tempted to sit around and watch Preston do his stuff. That was enough for the win today, but on another day maybe Preston will be injured or our opponents can counter him, and we'll need the rest of the players to step up as well."

San Antonio was led by Preston (5 points, 4 steals), Thompson (8 points, 8 boards, 1 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks), Davis (9 points, 5 assists, 2 steals). Charlotte was led by Neal (14 points, 5 boards, 11 assists, a steal), Gonzalez (15 points, 13 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Williams (16 points, a steal).

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