SAN ANTONIO - Former IUPUI guard George Hill made his NBA debut on Tuesday night, turning in 11 points in 15 minutes in a 98-81 loss to the Dallas Mavericks inside the AT&T Center. The reigning Summit League Player of the Year also added an assist and a steal and hit 3-of-7 shots from the floor off the bench. 

Hill missed the final three games of the preseason and first two games of the regular season, nursing an injured left thumb. 

Hill scored his first professional points at the foul line, picking off a Brandon Bass pass and racing the other way in transition. After drawing a foul on perennial All-Star Jason Kidd, Hill calmly swished both free throws. Two possessions later, the 6-foot-2 guard netted his first career field goal with the shot clock winding down. 

Hill crossed over a defender just right of the top of the key and worked his way to the paint where he hit a short six-foot floater over the outstretched hand of Dallas center DeSagana Diop. Hill swished a long pull-up jumper on San Antonio's next possession to pull the Spurs within nine with just under nine minutes left. 

The Spurs return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves for a 7:00 p.m. tipoff.