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Minnesota Timberwolves at Utah Jazz

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32-29, 16-15 Away
Final
116 - 117

15-44, 8-22 Home

Walker Kessler's late dunk lifts Jazz to 117-116 win over short-handed Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Utah Jazz: Game Highlights

John Collins scored a season-high 29 points and 12 rebounds for Utah, Brice Sensabaugh added 17 points ande Isaiah Collier had a career-high 14 assists.

Naz Reid had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen McDaniels added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who played without leading scorer Anthony Edwards while he served a one-game suspension for technical foul accumulation.

Utah opened the third quarter with a 27-4 run and seized an 83-71 lead. Collins started the second-half rally with back-to-back baskets and then made two straight field goals again to put the Jazz in front. They scored baskets on six straight possessions to cap the run.

Minnesota used a 10-2 run to regain the lead late in the fourth quarter, going up 116-115 on Donte DiVincenzo’s 3-pointer with 1:31 remaining.

Takeaways Timberwolves: Minnesota, coming off a 111-102 loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles on Thursday night, missed 12 of 14 shots over the first 6 1/2 minutes of the third quarter to squander an 11-point halftime lead.

Jazz: John Collins and Collin Sexton both returned to the lineup following long absences. Sexton sat out 11 games with a left ankle sprain and Collins missed three games with low back soreness.

Key moment Kessler’s game-winner was the lone basket for Utah over the final 4:23.

Key stat The Timberwolves had only one turnover in the first half.

Up next Timberwolves visit Phoenix on Sunday, and Jazz host New Orleans.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 117
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 117
4th 0.0 Keyonte George defensive rebound 116 - 117
4th 0.0 Donte DiVincenzo misses driving layup 116 - 117
4th 9.1 Timberwolves Full timeout 116 - 117

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH
44-101 FG 47-92
43.6 Field Goal % 51.1
20-52 3PT 14-35
38.5 Three Point % 40.0
8-14 FT 9-14
57.1 Free Throw % 64.3
40 Rebounds 60
11 Offensive Rebounds 15
29 Defensive Rebounds 45
35 Assists 35
17 Steals 3
4 Blocks 4
7 Turnovers 20
0 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
7 Fast Break Points 15
40 Points in Paint 60
13 Fouls 13
13 Largest Lead 12
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cody Williams, F Day-To-Day Mar 31
Collin Sexton, PG Day-To-Day Mar 31
Walker Kessler, C Day-To-Day Mar 31
Lauri Markkanen, PF Out Mar 30
Jordan Clarkson, PG Out Mar 27
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Naz Reid, C Suspension Apr 1
Donte DiVincenzo, SG Suspension Apr 1
Terrence Shannon Jr., G Out Mar 31

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 63 12 .840 - W10
Denver 47 28 .627 16 W2
Minnesota 43 32 .573 20 W2
Portland 32 43 .427 31 L4
Utah 16 60 .211 47.5 L6
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