Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 25, 1997

FINAL

40-42MinnesotaT-wolves

103

57-25HoustonRockets

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	30	26	16	31	103
HOU	31	27	25	29	112

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Kevin GarnettSF	40	7-19	0-0	0-0	10	6	1	0	1	3	-16	14
24Tom GugliottaPF	35	5-16	1-1	2-2	9	3	2	0	2	2	-11	13
22Dean GarrettC	24	6-8	0-0	3-5	7	1	0	1	0	4	-11	15
5Doug WestSG	28	5-7	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	3	-8	10
3Stephon MarburyPG	40	5-23	1-7	5-9	4	11	0	0	3	1	-16	16
42Sam Mitchell	24	7-10	0-0	1-3	8	0	0	0	2	4	+1	15
44Cherokee Parks	14	2-5	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	1	0	4	+10	6
30Terry Porter	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	6	0	0	0	0	+7	3
26James Robinson	19	2-2	2-2	3-5	2	2	0	0	0	1	-1	9
31Reggie Jordan	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	2
11Stojko Vrankovic	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-2	0
10Shane Heal	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9344.1%	5-1241.7%	16-2661.5%	48	30	3	3	9	23	-	103

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	39	4-8	2-5	2-2	5	5	0	0	2	1	+16	12
42Kevin WillisPF	40	11-19	0-0	6-8	14	0	3	0	3	3	+10	28
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	40	13-25	0-2	13-13	11	4	1	6	3	3	+15	39
22Clyde DrexlerSG	25	3-9	0-3	3-4	3	4	1	0	0	1	+4	9
12Matt MaloneyPG	34	3-6	1-2	0-0	3	7	0	0	0	4	+12	7
32Othella Harrington	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3	-9	0
2Sedale Threatt	13	1-3	0-0	4-4	1	2	1	0	0	1	-3	6
8Eddie Johnson	26	3-8	0-2	3-3	2	3	0	0	1	2	+1	9
2-5Sam Mack	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-1	2
4Charles Barkley	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Matt Bullard	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Randy Livingston	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8148.1%	3-1421.4%	31-3491.2%	41	26	6	6	9	19	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Olajuwon vs. Garnett: Tip to Maloney
(11:48) MISS Olajuwon 14' Jump Shot
(11:47) Marbury REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:38) Garrett 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Garnett 1 AST)
20
(11:25) MISS Maloney Driving Layup
(11:24) Garrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Marbury Driving Layup
(11:15) Marbury REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(11:15) MISS Marbury Layup
(11:15) Olajuwon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:13) Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:13) MISS Garnett 6' Jump Shot
(11:11) ROCKETS Rebound
(10:50) Timberwolves Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
+3 (10:50) Maloney 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Drexler 1 AST)
23
(10:50) MISS Garnett 18' Jump Shot
(10:49) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) Olajuwon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:39) Garnett STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:35) Gugliotta Layup (2 PTS) (Garnett 2 AST)
43
(9:59) MISS Willis 5' Hook Shot
(9:57) Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:34) Garrett 5' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (West 1 AST)
63
(9:34) Olajuwon S.FOUL (P1.T1)
(9:34) MISS Garrett Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:34) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:16) Olajuwon 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
65
(9:05) MISS Gugliotta Driving Layup
(9:03) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:54) MISS Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:52) Garrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:46) West 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Garrett 1 AST)
85
+2 (8:24) Willis 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
87
(8:05) MISS Garnett 17' Jump Shot
(8:03) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:51) Olajuwon 8' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
89
+3 (7:34) Marbury 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
119
(7:19) MISS Drexler 6' Running Jump Shot
(7:19) West BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:18) ROCKETS Rebound
(7:14) MISS Olajuwon 17' Jump Shot
(7:12) Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:01) Gugliotta 9' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Marbury 1 AST)
139
(6:53) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:39) MISS Elie 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) Gugliotta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:21) MISS Marbury 19' Jump Shot
(6:20) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:05) Olajuwon 10' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Drexler 2 AST)
1311
+2 (5:46) Garnett 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Marbury 2 AST)
1511
+2 (5:21) Willis Layup (4 PTS) (Maloney 2 AST)
1513
(5:21) Garnett S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (5:21) Willis Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1514
+2 (5:05) Garrett Dunk (6 PTS) (Garnett 3 AST)
1714
(4:48) MISS Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:46) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:45) Olajuwon Layup (8 PTS)
1716
(4:29) MISS Garnett 11' Jump Shot
(4:27) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:21) West S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(4:21) MISS Drexler Free Throw 1 of 3
(4:21) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (4:21) Drexler Free Throw 2 of 3 (1 PTS)
1717
+1 (4:21) Drexler Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
1718
(4:04) MISS Marbury 3PT Jump Shot
(4:03) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:54) Willis OFF.Foul (P1)
(3:54) Willis Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (3:39) West 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Marbury 3 AST)
1918
+2 (3:25) Willis Driving Dunk (7 PTS) (Drexler 3 AST)
1920
+2 (3:05) Garnett 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Marbury 4 AST)
2120
+2 (2:49) Olajuwon 5' Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Maloney 3 AST)
2122
(2:49) Garrett S.FOUL (P1.T3)
(2:49) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:49) Olajuwon Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
2123
+2 (2:35) Gugliotta 4' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Marbury 5 AST)
2323
+2 (2:12) Olajuwon 14' Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2325
(1:50) MISS Gugliotta 13' Jump Shot
(1:48) Garrett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:32) Garrett Layup (8 PTS) (Gugliotta 1 AST)
2525
(1:14) MISS Olajuwon 6' Jump Shot
(1:14) Garrett BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:12) Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:50) MISS Marbury 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:47) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (0:41) Elie 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Threatt 1 AST)
2528
+2 (0:25) Garnett Dunk (6 PTS) (Marbury 6 AST)
2728
+2 (0:06) Drexler Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2730
(0:06) Marbury S.FOUL (P1.T4)
+1 (0:06) Drexler Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2731
(0:02) Threatt P.FOUL (P1.T2)
+3 (0:00) Gugliotta 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Garnett 4 AST)
3031

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

103Points112

41-93(44.1%)Field Goal(%)39-81(48.1%)

5-12(41.7%)3-Point(%)3-14(21.4%)

16-26(61.5%)Free Throw(%)31-34(91.2%)

48(18)Rebounds(Offensive)41(8)

30Assists26

3Steals6

3Blocks6

9Turnovers9

23Fouls19

56Pts In The Paint52

10Fast Break Pts17

0Pts Off Turnovers0

103Bench Pts112

6Largest Lead15

Game Details

Tuesday, March 25, 1997 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,285 (89.0%)