FINAL
Apr 7, 2022
Game Recap
Led by Anthony Edwards career-high 49 points, along with six rebounds and eight assists, the Timberwolves defeated the Spurs, 127-121. Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves, while Keldon Johnson tallied 20 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Spurs in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 46-35 on the season, while the Spurs fall to 34-46.
Box Score
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAS | 35 | 22 | 25 | 39 | 121 |
MIN | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 127 |
Play-by-Play
1st quartersasmin
- (12:00) Jump Ball Towns vs. Poeltl: Tip to Jones
- (11:39) MISS Vassell 13' Pullup Jump Shot
- (11:36) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- +2 (11:24) Edwards Driving Layup (2 PTS)02
- (11:08) MISS Poeltl 10' Floating Jump Shot
- (11:07) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
- +2 (10:42) Edwards 6' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)04
- (10:28) Primo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- (10:28) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
- (10:15) Poeltl S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
- (10:15) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
- (10:15) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
- (10:15) MISS Towns Free Throw 2 of 2
- (10:12) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (10:03) Johnson OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Davis)
- (10:03) Johnson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
- (9:50) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
- (9:46) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (9:37) MISS Vassell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- (9:34) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (9:27) MISS Beverley 22' Step Back Jump Shot
- (9:24) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- +2 (9:18) Primo 4' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)24
- (9:05) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- (9:03) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
- (8:58) MISS Beasley 3PT Jump Shot
- (8:55) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- (8:52) MISS Towns 1' Putback Layup
- (8:48) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- +2 (8:48) Vanderbilt Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)26
- (8:36) MISS Primo 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- (8:35) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- (8:25) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
- (8:25) Vassell STEAL (1 STL)
- (8:21) MISS Vassell 1' Running Layup
- (8:20) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- +2 (8:16) Johnson Putback Layup (2 PTS)46
- +2 (8:12) Edwards 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)48
- +2 (7:57) Jones 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)68
- (7:49) Jones P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
- +3 (7:45) Towns 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)611
- (7:23) Jones Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
- (7:23) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
- +3 (7:18) Edwards 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)614
- (7:16) Spurs Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- +2 (7:02) Poeltl 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Primo 1 AST)814
- (6:46) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
- (6:46) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
- +2 (6:43) Jones 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)1014
- (6:36) MISS Edwards 3PT Jump Shot
- (6:33) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (6:31) Beasley Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
- +2 (6:20) Vassell 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Poeltl 1 AST)1214
- +2 (6:07) Beverley 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)1216
- (5:55) MISS Richardson 18' Pullup Jump Shot
- (5:55) Beverley BLOCK (1 BLK)
- (5:53) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- (5:47) MISS Vanderbilt 3' Running Layup
- (5:45) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- +2 (5:36) Poeltl 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Richardson 1 AST)1416
- (5:21) Towns FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
- (5:21) Towns FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
- +1 (5:21) Primo Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (3 PTS)1516
- (5:21) MISS Primo Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2
- (5:21) Spurs Rebound
- (5:15) Richardson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
- +3 (5:07) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)1519
- (4:58) Towns P.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Davis)
- +2 (4:49) Langford 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Poeltl 2 AST)1719
- (4:38) MISS Beasley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- (4:36) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- (4:29) MISS Bates-Diop 3PT Jump Shot
- (4:26) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- (4:24) Poeltl Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- (4:24) Vanderbilt STEAL (2 STL)
- +2 (4:17) Edwards 2' Driving Reverse Layup (11 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)1721
- (4:17) Langford S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
- +1 (4:17) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)1722
- (4:08) McLaughlin P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
- (3:58) Prince P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Davis)
- (3:58) MISS Langford Free Throw 1 of 2
- (3:58) Spurs Rebound
- +1 (3:58) Langford Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)1822
- +3 (3:41) Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS)1825
- +3 (3:28) Richardson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Poeltl 3 AST)2125
- (3:20) Poeltl P.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Davis)
- (3:20) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- (3:08) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- (3:04) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- (3:01) MISS McLaughlin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- (2:59) Bates-Diop REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- +2 (2:49) Richardson 10' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Collins 1 AST)2325
- +3 (2:37) Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)2328
- (2:18) MISS Richardson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- (2:16) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (2:12) MISS Prince 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
- (2:10) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
- (2:08) MISS Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- (2:05) Vassell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- +3 (1:56) Collins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Richardson 2 AST)2628
- (1:32) MISS Reid 1' Layup
- (1:30) Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (1:28) MISS Bates-Diop 1' Driving Layup
- (1:27) Bates-Diop REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- (1:26) MISS Bates-Diop 3' Tip Layup Shot
- (1:25) Bates-Diop REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- (1:25) MISS Bates-Diop Tip Layup Shot
- (1:23) Spurs Rebound
- +2 (1:21) Bates-Diop 12' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Richardson 3 AST)2828
- (1:07) McDaniels Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
- (1:07) Vassell STEAL (2 STL)
- (1:05) McLaughlin Personal Take Foul (P2.PN) (M.Davis)
- +1 (1:05) Vassell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)2928
- +1 (1:05) Vassell Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)3028
- (0:49) MISS McLaughlin 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- (0:46) Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- (0:40) Reid S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
- +1 (0:40) Richardson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)3128
- +1 (0:40) Richardson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)3228
- (0:29) Collins S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
- +1 (0:29) Nowell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)3229
- +1 (0:29) Nowell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)3230
- (0:08) MISS Richardson 12' Pullup Jump Shot
- (0:06) Richardson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- +2 (0:05) Bates-Diop 2' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Richardson 4 AST)3430
- (0:05) Prince S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goble)
- +1 (0:05) Bates-Diop Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)3530
- (0:01) Nowell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
- (0:01) Langford STEAL (1 STL)
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Team Stats
Game Details
Thursday, April 7, 2022 · 7:00 PM
Target Center · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 17,136 (88.5%)