PORTLAND — De’Aaron Fox had 37 points and eight assists as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 115-102 on Wednesday night in an NBA Cup group stage game.

Devin Vassell added 23 points for the Spurs, who kept their NBA Cup hopes alive.

Deni Avdija led Portland with 37 points and eight assists as the Blazers were eliminated from NBA Cup knockout round contention. They were 2-2 in West group C games with the Spurs (2-1), Nuggets (2-1), Rockets (2-2) and Warriors (1-3).

The Spurs shot 22 of 25 (88%) from the free-throw line, while the Blazers went 19 for 30 (63%). Portland also connected on only 25% of its attempts from behind the 3-point line, while San Antonio finished at 33%.

A layup by Kelly Olynyk put San Antonio up by 11 with 5:23 left before Portland rallied.

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