Where: Arco Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials: #51 Leroy Richardson, #57 Greg Willard, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance: 12433
Michael Beasley scored a career-high 42 points and added nine rebounds Wednesday as the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped a six-game losing streak with their first road win of the season, a 98-89 triumph over the Sacramento Kings.
Sebastian Telfair started in place of injured Luke Ridnour and responded with 16 points for the Timberwolves, who forced 19 turnovers and ended a 17-game road slide dating to last season.
Beasley was on fire from the start, pouring in 18 points in the first quarter as Minnesota surged to a 27-22 lead. He pushed his total to 27 by the end of the first half to give the Timberwolves a 51-45 edge.
The Kings worked their way back into it in the third period, grabbing a 68-64 lead on Tyreke Evans’ layup with 5:07 left. But Minnesota did not crumble and took a 74-72 lead into the fourth quarter.
Beasley scored five points in the final 2:43 to put it away.
Omri Casspi scored 17 points and Samuel Dalembert added 14 and nine rebounds for Sacramento.
| Minnesota | Sacramento | |
| Michael Beasley 42 | Scoring | Omri Casspi 17 |
| Darko Milicic 4 | Assists | Tyreke Evans 9 |
| Michael Beasley 9 | Rebounds | Samuel Dalembert 9 |
| Michael Beasley 7 | Free Throws Made | Jason Thompson 4 |
| Corey Brewer 2 | Steals | Francisco Garcia 2 |
| Darko Milicic 1 | Blocks | Francisco Garcia 3 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Minnesota | 98 | 47.1 | 4-11 | 12-20 | 15 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| Sacramento | 89 | 44.4 | 5-20 | 20-32 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
- Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Kings have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.
- Minnesota will play their next game at home against New York. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .250 after a loss.