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TimberwolvesThe Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Utah Jazz 115-100 on Sunday, November 8, at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN.
The Timberwolves led 57-51 at halftime. They did the most damage in the third quarter, winning it 33-27. The biggest lead for the Timberwolves was 19 points; the Jazz led by as many as 6.
Top performers
Ayo Dosunmu led the Timberwolves with 26 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 4 3-pointers. LaMelo Ball added 24 points and 5 assists. For the Jazz, Darryn Peterson had 26 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including 4 3-pointers, with 6 rebounds. Keyonte George added 19 points and 5 rebounds.
Double-double: Rudy Gobert (10 points and 15 rebounds). The Timberwolves bench outscored the Jazz reserves 35-20.
- Ayo Dosunmu (MIN): 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 7-13 FG, 30 MIN
- Darryn Peterson (UTA): 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 11-21 FG, 35 MIN
- LaMelo Ball (MIN): 24 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 10-20 FG, 30 MIN
- Keyonte George (UTA): 19 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 5-13 FG, 30 MIN
- Jaxson Hayes (UTA): 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 6-6 FG, 29 MIN
- Jaden McDaniels (MIN): 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 5-9 FG, 33 MIN
By the numbers
The Timberwolves shot 49.4% from the field (38-of-77) and went 12-of-32 from three-point range; the Jazz shot 42.5% and went 7-of-24 from deep. The Timberwolves won the rebounding battle 45-37. The Timberwolves committed 22 turnovers, which the Jazz turned into 25 points. Assists: Timberwolves 18, Jazz 21.
Context
The Timberwolves improved to 8-3 with their fourth straight win, while the Jazz fell to 1-9, their eighth loss in a row. It was the teams' first meeting of the season.
Up next: the Timberwolves host the Mavericks on Thursday, Nov 12; the Jazz visit the Rockets on Friday, Nov 13.
Attendance: 18,029 at Target Center. Officials: Mitchell Ervin, John Conley and Mousa Dagher.