(Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs are still in search of another Southwest Division title and will open a short two-game road trip Sunday against the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena.

The Spurs are a half-game behind the idle Houston Rockets for the division lead, and will also visit Golden State on the trek. They are 24-15 away from the Alamo City this season and have alternated wins and losses over the past six games overall.

In a 105-99 home victory versus the Utah Jazz on Friday, Tony Parker finished with 31 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead the Spurs, who are also just a half-game behind Houston and Portland for the third seed in the Western Conference standings.

Roger Mason added 16 points and Tim Duncan chipped in 14 and nine rebounds in a winning effort. The Spurs will close out the regular season on April 15 versus New Orleans.

Sacramento will try to stop a seven-game losing streak Sunday with a home tilt versus San Antonio. The Kings are coming off Friday's 109-78 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers, as Beno Udrih totaled 18 points in a losing effort.

Ike Diogu had 13 points and Andres Nocioni recorded 11 points and nine rebounds for Sacramento, which will try to improve its 11-29 home record Sunday night. The Kings will wrap up the season with a pair of road games against Denver and Minnesota.

San Antonio has won the first two meetings with the Kings this season and is unbeaten over the last four matchups between the teams. The Spurs have won 20 of the previous 26 encounters with Sacramento, which has dropped 10 of the last 15 as the host in this series.



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