National Basketball Association
Minnesota 120, Houston 108
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, January 30, 2012
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, #30 John Goble, #68 Marat Kogut
Attendance:
14264
By SportsDirect Inc.
Michael Beasley scored a season-high 34 points and Kevin Love added 29 as the Minnesota Timberwolves notched a 120-108 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday.
Ricky Rubio had 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as Minnesota avenged a 15-point home loss to Houston on Jan. 23.
Kevin Martin returned from a two-game absence because of a foot injury to score 29 points for Houston as the Rockets lost for only the second time in 11 games.
The Timberwolves set a season-high for points and field-goal percentage (58.1), and used a 42-point third quarter en route to defeating the Rockets for only the second time in the last 17 meetings.
The Rockets led 56-54 before Minnesota’s third-quarter explosion. Love’s hook shot with 6:52 to play put the Timberwolves ahead to stay and started a quarter-ending 28-13 run as Minnesota took a 96-81 lead into the final quarter.
Beasley hit 10 of 14 field-goal attempts and sank all 12 of his free throws in his third game back from a foot injury.
Chase Budinger scored 13 points and Kyle Lowry added 11 for Houston.
Minnesota is 5-4 on the road this season after going 5-36 on the road in each of the previous two seasons.
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
Houston |
Michael Beasley 34 |
Scoring |
Kevin Martin 29 |
Ricky Rubio 11 |
Assists |
Goran Dragic 9 |
Ricky Rubio 8 |
Rebounds |
Samuel Dalembert 8 |
Michael Beasley 12 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Martin 7 |
Kevin Love 2 |
Steals |
Kevin Martin 3 |
Martell Webster 2 |
Blocks |
Samuel Dalembert 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Minnesota
|
120 |
58.1 |
6-17 |
28-31 |
18 |
40 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
Houston
|
108 |
47.1 |
7-19 |
21-30 |
24 |
34 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Rockets have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .545 after a loss.