Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Apr 26, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	20	23	22	19	84
HOU	24	17	25	30	96

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Kevin GarnettSF	45	7-14	0-0	0-0	12	1	3	1	3	2	-14	14
24Tom GugliottaPF	42	8-21	0-0	1-2	3	5	3	2	1	4	-19	17
22Dean GarrettC	41	1-5	0-0	2-2	14	3	2	2	1	4	-9	4
5Doug WestSG	35	6-10	0-2	1-1	1	3	0	0	1	4	-18	13
3Stephon MarburyPG	45	10-25	2-7	0-2	5	6	1	0	7	2	-12	22
42Sam Mitchell	11	0-2	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	5	+7	1
30Terry Porter	18	4-8	2-6	3-4	2	3	2	1	0	1	+5	13
10Shane Heal	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43Chris Carr	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Cherokee Parks	— did not play —												— did not play —
26James Robinson	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Stojko Vrankovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8542.4%	4-1526.7%	8-1361.5%	39	22	11	6	13	22	-	84

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	37	2-3	0-0	8-8	4	4	0	0	1	3	+21	12
4Charles BarkleyPF	37	6-13	0-1	8-13	15	5	1	0	5	1	+21	20
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	40	9-12	0-1	0-0	10	5	4	4	3	5	+16	18
22Clyde DrexlerSG	40	6-17	5-11	0-0	5	7	2	1	1	5	+12	17
12Matt MaloneyPG	31	3-8	2-6	4-4	3	1	1	0	2	0	+23	12
42Kevin Willis	18	3-8	0-0	3-4	1	1	0	0	3	2	-13	9
2Sedale Threatt	16	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	1	-11	8
8Eddie Johnson	17	0-6	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	2	-9	0
50Matt Bullard	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Othella Harrington	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Charles Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Randy Livingston	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-7343.8%	9-2634.6%	23-2979.3%	44	26	10	6	17	19	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Olajuwon vs. Garrett: Tip to Barkley
+3 (11:44) Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Olajuwon 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:32) West 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gugliotta 1 AST)
23
(11:17) MISS Drexler 8' Jump Shot
(11:14) Garrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:08) West 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Marbury 1 AST)
43
(10:48) Timberwolves Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
(10:38) Defense 3 Second
+1 (10:38) Elie Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
44
+3 (10:25) Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Barkley 1 AST)
47
(10:10) MISS West 7' Running Jump Shot
(10:08) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:52) West P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(9:52) ROCKETS Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 1)
(9:39) MISS Barkley Layup
(9:39) Gugliotta BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:38) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:34) Marbury Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:34) Drexler STEAL (1 STL)
(9:24) MISS Drexler Driving Layup
(9:23) Garrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:22) Garrett Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (9:09) Olajuwon 5' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
49
(8:49) MISS Garnett 8' Jump Shot
(8:46) Jump Ball Olajuwon vs. Garrett: Tip to Barkley
(8:46) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:30) MISS Maloney 3PT Jump Shot
(8:28) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:20) MISS Gugliotta 12' Jump Shot
(8:17) Maloney REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:13) Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Elie 2 AST)
412
(8:06) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:47) MISS Gugliotta 21' Jump Shot
(7:45) Garrett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:42) Gugliotta Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Garrett 1 AST)
612
(7:20) Barkley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:20) Garrett STEAL (1 STL)
(7:09) MISS Gugliotta 18' Jump Shot
(7:08) Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:02) Garnett 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gugliotta 2 AST)
812
(6:50) Maloney Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:37) MISS Marbury 3PT Jump Shot
(6:36) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:19) Barkley Driving Layup (2 PTS)
814
+2 (5:58) Gugliotta Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Garnett 1 AST)
1014
(5:46) MISS Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:44) Marbury REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:38) Marbury Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:38) Olajuwon STEAL (1 STL)
(5:23) Marbury P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(5:11) MISS Barkley Layup
(5:11) Garrett BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:09) Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (5:03) Gugliotta Layup (6 PTS) (Garrett 2 AST)
1214
+2 (4:46) Olajuwon 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Drexler 1 AST)
1216
(4:29) MISS Garrett 7' Jump Shot
(4:29) Olajuwon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:27) Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:11) MISS Maloney 3PT Jump Shot
(4:10) Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(4:04) MISS Marbury Driving Layup
(4:03) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:59) Garrett S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (3:59) Elie Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
1217
+1 (3:59) Elie Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1218
+2 (3:46) Garnett 9' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Marbury 2 AST)
1418
(3:23) Barkley Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(3:23) Gugliotta STEAL (1 STL)
(3:10) MISS Gugliotta 15' Jump Shot
(3:07) Garrett REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (2:59) Gugliotta 16' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Marbury 3 AST)
1618
(2:55) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 1)
(2:39) MISS Barkley Layup
(2:37) Gugliotta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:31) Barkley P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(2:26) MISS Marbury Driving Layup
(2:25) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:21) West 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
1818
(2:07) MISS Barkley Driving Layup
(2:06) Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:05) Mitchell S.FOUL (P1.T4)
+1 (2:05) Barkley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1819
(2:05) MISS Barkley Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:05) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:45) MISS West 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:43) Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:33) Barkley Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (Threatt 1 AST)
1821
(1:13) MISS Gugliotta 14' Jump Shot
(1:12) Timberwolves Rebound
(1:12) Drexler L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
(1:11) Double Technical - Willis, Mitchell
(1:04) MISS Garnett 16' Jump Shot
(1:03) Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:53) MISS Willis 6' Hook Shot
(0:51) Barkley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(0:51) Mitchell S.FOUL (P2.PN)
(0:51) MISS Barkley Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:51) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (0:51) Barkley Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1822
+2 (0:45) Marbury Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2022
+2 (0:24) Willis 9' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
2024
(0:02) MISS Gugliotta 15' Jump Shot
(0:00) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

84Points96

36-85(42.4%)Field Goal(%)32-73(43.8%)

4-15(26.7%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)

8-13(61.5%)Free Throw(%)23-29(79.3%)

39(15)Rebounds(Offensive)44(13)

22Assists26

11Steals10

6Blocks6

13Turnovers17

22Fouls19

46Pts In The Paint40

11Fast Break Pts14

0Pts Off Turnovers0

84Bench Pts96

6Largest Lead14

Game Details

Saturday, April 26, 1997 · 1:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,285 (89.0%)