Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 4, 2022

FINAL

35-29MinnesotaT-wolves

138

20-43Oklahoma CityThunder

101

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	32	45	31	30	138
OKC	34	26	27	14	101

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Thunder, 138-101. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 20 points and eight rebounds, while DAngelo Russell added 17 points and seven assists in the victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 33 points, five rebounds and seven assists for the Thunder in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 35-29 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 20-43.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jarred VanderbiltSF	24	2-4	0-0	0-0	8	3	2	2	0	1	+9	4
3Jaden McDanielsPF	22	6-12	3-7	1-2	1	2	2	1	2	4	0	16
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	25	7-13	1-3	5-7	8	3	3	1	3	2	0	20
22Patrick BeverleySG	23	2-8	2-7	1-2	1	8	1	0	3	4	+8	7
0D'Angelo RussellPG	25	5-11	2-7	5-5	2	7	3	0	2	1	+13	17
5Malik Beasley	23	5-11	5-10	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	0	+21	15
12Taurean Prince	20	7-10	3-5	1-1	5	1	1	2	3	2	+21	18
6Jordan McLaughlin	22	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	1	+28	5
11Naz Reid	17	8-8	2-2	2-2	5	2	0	0	1	0	+29	20
4Jaylen Nowell	13	3-7	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0	+21	7
20Josh Okogie	5	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	1	2	+11	2
9Leandro Bolmaro	5	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	+8	6
10Jake Layman	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+8	0
13Nathan Knight	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	1	1	0	2	0	+8	1
TOTAL	-	49-9153.8%	22-4746.8%	18-2378.3%	41	35	17	7	17	17	-	138

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Darius BazleySF	18	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	2	2	0	-1	2
17Aleksej PokusevskiPF	26	4-10	2-5	2-2	5	2	1	1	0	2	-12	12
22Isaiah RobyC	36	7-15	1-3	6-7	10	1	3	0	3	4	-17	21
23Tre MannSG	31	5-13	3-7	2-2	6	2	3	0	8	1	-15	15
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	29	14-21	1-3	4-5	5	7	1	0	5	3	-13	33
27Vit Krejci	27	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	-31	0
12Lindy Waters III	27	2-9	1-8	0-0	3	1	0	1	2	2	-36	5
11Theo Maledon	24	2-10	1-6	3-3	2	4	1	0	2	2	-32	8
30Olivier Sarr	16	2-2	0-0	1-2	4	0	1	0	1	2	-28	5
15Derrick Favors	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Aaron Wiggins	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	37-8643.0%	9-3525.7%	18-2185.7%	39	19	12	4	23	16	-	101

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINOKC

(11:53) Jump Ball Roby vs. Towns: Tip to Beverley
+2 (11:43) Russell 9' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
20
(11:24) Beverley S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (11:24) Roby Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
21
+1 (11:24) Roby Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
22
(11:04) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:04) Pokusevski STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:58) Roby 6' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
24
(10:51) Gilgeous-Alexander P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (10:51) Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
34
+1 (10:51) Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
44
(10:33) MISS Pokusevski 5' Layup
(10:33) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:24) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) MISS Towns 3' Layup
(10:22) Bazley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:21) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:20) MISS Beverley 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:18) Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:11) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(10:07) Gilgeous-Alexander Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:07) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(10:01) MISS McDaniels 3' Running Layup
(10:01) Bazley BLOCK (2 BLK)
(10:01) Timberwolves Rebound
(9:58) MISS Towns 5' Floating Jump Shot
(9:58) Pokusevski BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:56) Timberwolves Rebound
(9:54) MISS Towns 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:48) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:45) Gilgeous-Alexander 4' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
46
+2 (9:35) Towns 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Beverley 2 AST)
66
(9:18) Bazley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:18) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
(9:13) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:13) Roby STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:13) Roby 3' Layup (6 PTS)
68
(9:13) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (9:13) Roby Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
69
(9:05) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(9:00) Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:56) Pokusevski 5' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Roby 1 AST)
611
(8:45) MISS Russell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:41) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:36) MISS Bazley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:30) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:22) Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
911
(8:09) Bazley Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:09) Russell STEAL (1 STL)
(8:07) MISS Russell 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:06) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:06) MISS Vanderbilt 4' Putback Dunk
(8:05) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:05) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 10' Running Layup
(8:04) Roby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:04) MISS Roby 2' Tip Layup Shot
(8:04) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:45) McDaniels 21' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Beverley 3 AST)
1111
+2 (7:33) Gilgeous-Alexander 12' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1113
(7:23) Mann S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(7:23) MISS Beverley Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:23) Timberwolves Rebound
(7:23) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (7:23) Beverley Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1213
(7:17) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Green)
+1 (7:17) Roby Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1214
+1 (7:17) Roby Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1215
(7:02) MISS McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:57) Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:48) Roby Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:38) Pokusevski P.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Green)
+2 (6:35) McDaniels 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1415
+2 (6:18) Roby 3' Layup (11 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
1417
+2 (6:04) Towns 4' Layup (7 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
1617
(6:04) Gilgeous-Alexander S.FOUL (P2.T4) (N.Sago)
+1 (6:04) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1717
(5:53) Towns Violation:Kicked Ball (N.Green)
+3 (5:44) Mann 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1720
(5:31) MISS Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:28) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:20) Roby 4' Driving Dunk (13 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 3 AST)
1722
+2 (5:03) Towns 6' Driving Hook Shot (10 PTS)
1922
(4:48) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 6' Driving Layup
(4:46) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:36) MISS Beverley 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:32) Roby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:21) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 6' Driving Layup
(4:18) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (4:13) McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
2222
(3:57) MISS Mann 3' Driving Layup
(3:54) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:54) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(3:54) Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:49) Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Layup (6 PTS)
2224
+3 (3:43) Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2524
(3:35) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(3:21) MISS Mann 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:15) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:06) Roby P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (3:06) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2624
+1 (3:06) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2724
+2 (2:53) Gilgeous-Alexander 8' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
2726
+3 (2:36) McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
3026
+2 (2:20) Gilgeous-Alexander 20' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3028
(2:03) MISS Prince 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:59) Roby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (1:54) Waters III 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 4 AST)
3031
(1:39) MISS Prince 3PT Jump Shot
(1:34) Roby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:20) MISS Waters III 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:17) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:10) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(1:07) Roby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(0:55) McDaniels S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (0:55) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
3032
(0:55) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:49) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:36) Reid 5' Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
3232
+2 (0:28) Gilgeous-Alexander 6' Driving Layup (13 PTS)
3234
(0:13) Reid Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:13) Krejci STEAL (1 STL)
(0:01) MISS Waters III 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) THUNDER Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

OKC

138Points101

49-91(53.8%)Field Goal(%)37-86(43.0%)

22-47(46.8%)3-Point(%)9-35(25.7%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)18-21(85.7%)

41(7)Rebounds(Offensive)39(8)

35Assists19

17Steals12

7Blocks4

17Turnovers23

17Fouls16

52Pts In The Paint46

21Fast Break Pts11

27Pts Off Turnovers17

74Bench Pts18

37Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, March 4, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 15,180 (83.4%)