Towns had been out since Nov. 28 with the injury. And Minnesota had lost three of four and slid to ninth place in the Western Conference beginning the night.
There have already been a lot of coaching changes and hires made across the college basketball world, and one of March's best coaching stories has a new home.
The victory for the Skyforce (15-12) earned the season series sweep of the Spurs (8-19) and a 6-0 record against NBA G League teams from the state of Texas.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points, Khris Middleton and Jevon Carter each added 24 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 134-123 for their 18th win in 19 games.
Joel Embiid scored 39 points, Tyrese Maxey added 27 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-94 despite playing without star James Harden.
The South Dakota State Jackrabbit Women were heavily favored to cut down the nets at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center when the Summit League Tournament began on Friday, and that's just what they did on Tuesday afternoon with a win over the Omaha Mavericks.
The Sioux Falls Cougar Men's Basketball season officially came to a close last night, after the team narrowly missed its chance to be selected for the Central Region of the DII NCAA Tournament.
It has been another very strong season of Men's and Women's Basketball for both SDSU and USD with the Summit League Tournament set to get underway on Friday in Sioux Falls.