Minnesota
Timberwolves
123
–
126
FINAL
San Antonio
Spurs
Date
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 22 | 40 | 39 | 123 |
| SAS | 21 | 48 | 27 | 30 | 126 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
De'Aaron Fox
SAS
25
PTS
3
REB
12
AST
-8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots9
Opp FG% When Defending53.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite51.0
Hustle: 19.5Defense: 32.3Impact: -0.8
Double-Double58.8% FG3 deflections9 contested shotsonly 17 pts allowed on 58.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Victor Wembanyama
SAS
39
PTS
9
REB
3
AST
+5
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-23 (52.2%)
3PT4-9
FT11-14
TS%66.9%
eFG%60.9%
BLK2
TOV2
ORTG139
DRTG127
NET+12
39 points4-9 from 33 deflections9 contested shotsonly 32 pts allowed on 61.8 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 5:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 40:06 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19-33 | 58% | 9-16 | 56% | 8-10 | 80% | +8 |
| Julius Randle | 40:57 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4-13 | 31% | 0-2 | 0% | 9-9 | 100% | -4 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 36:21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4-14 | 29% | 3-10 | 30% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 40:55 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 8-9 | 89% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Leonard Miller | 5:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Joan Beringer | 23:02 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Jaylen Clark | 9:35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Bones Hyland | 12:33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Johnny Juzang | 4:21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Mike Conley | 21:09 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 41 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 42-90 | 47% | 14-34 | 41% | 25-28 | 89% | — |
Rudy Gobert —
Rob Dillingham —
| SAS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | 27:53 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | +6 |
| Julian Champagnie | 31:39 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | +2 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 36:45 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10-17 | 59% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-4 | 75% | -8 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 30:31 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12-23 | 52% | 4-9 | 44% | 11-14 | 79% | +5 |
| Harrison Barnes | 28:56 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Harper | 21:17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Lindy Waters III | 5:59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Keldon Johnson | 31:19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 57% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | +7 |
| Luke Kornet | 19:18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Carter Bryant | 6:23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 43 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 47-94 | 50% | 15-38 | 39% | 17-28 | 61% | — |
Jeremy Sochan —
Jordan McLaughlin —
Bismack Biyombo —
Kelly Olynyk —
Harrison Ingram —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN42/90 (47%)
Paint
21/39 (54%)
Mid
11/24 (46%)
3PT
14/34 (41%)
RA 61%ATB3 38%Paint 37%Corner 3 46%Mid 44%
SAS47/94 (50%)
Paint
27/46 (59%)
Mid
7/14 (50%)
3PT
15/38 (39%)
RA 61%Corner 3 32%ATB3 47%Paint 50%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Victor Wembanyama
defended Jaden McDaniels
4.3 min • 12 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Stephon Castle
held Donte DiVincenzo
3.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Victor Wembanyama
vs Joan Beringer
2.5 min • 9 pts • 40%
| SAS Defense | Anthony Edwards | Bones Hyland | Donte DiVincenzo | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Clark | Joan Beringer | Julius Randle | Leonard Miller | Mike Conley | Naz Reid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Wembanyama | 1.6m 3pts 50% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 4.3m 12pts 50% | — | 2.5m 9pts 40% | 3.5m 6pts 50% | — | — | — |
| De'Aaron Fox | 3.3m 7pts 60% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 3.7m 8pts 60% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| Keldon Johnson | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | 2.1m 3pts 33% | — | — | 3.6m 5pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 1.6m 3pts 50% | — |
| Julian Champagnie | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.7m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — |
| Harrison Barnes | 2.6m 3pts 100% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Stephon Castle | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 1pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — |
| Dylan Harper | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Luke Kornet | — | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 50% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Lindy Waters III | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 2pts 50% | 2.5m 8pts 80% | 1.3m 6pts 100% | — | 4.0m 4pts 67% | 3.5m 17pts 58% | — | — | 1.5m 5pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAS leads, negative = MIN leads
SAS Largest Lead
25
Q2 11:59
MIN Largest Lead
5
Q1 8:29
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 2:04 – Q3 3:08
+21 → +16
MIN 10-0 run
Q3 2:04 – Q3 3:53
+21 → +14
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 8:24 – Q3 9:38
+13 → +8