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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 112, Utah 97
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #49 Tom Washington, #47 Bennie Adams
Attendance: 16387

Timberwolves 112, Jazz 97:
Kevin Love collected 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists as visiting Minnesota earned a second straight convincing victory over Utah.

The Timberwolves posted a 98-72 triumph on Saturday in the opener of the home-and-home set and had little trouble repeating in the road battle, taking a 34-16 lead after the first quarter and cruising the rest of the way. Corey Brewer scored 19 points, Kevin Martin added 18 and Nikola Pekovic picked up 18 points and nine boards for Minnesota.

Gordon Hayward returned from five-game absence and scored 27 points for the Jazz, who did not have another starter reach double figures. Alec Burks, who was the only player on the roster to post double digits with 18 points in Saturday’s contest, scored 18 off the bench in the rematch.

Utah took a 4-2 lead on Marvin Williams’ dunk just over a minute into the game before Martin knocked down 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to put the Timberwolves in front for good. Pekovic’s basket made it 19-6 with just over five minutes left in the first quarter and it was a double-figure lead the rest of the half.

Hayward’s 3-pointer with 8:19 left in the third pulled the Jazz within 58-50 but Ricky Rubio responded with a 3-pointer to spark a 10-0 run as Minnesota pushed it back out. The lead swelled to as much as 26 points late in the third quarter and Utah never got closer than 14 the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Timberwolves G J.J. Barea scored 15 points off the bench and Rubio recorded 11 points, 13 assists, five rebounds and five steals. … The Jazz managed 39 first-half points after being held to 23 before the break on Saturday. … Hayward has scored at least 22 points in each of the four games he has played this month.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Utah
Corey Brewer 19 Scoring Gordon Hayward 27
Ricky Rubio 13 Assists Trey Burke 5
Kevin Love 13 Rebounds Rudy Gobert 6
Kevin Martin 6 Free Throws Made Alec Burks 5
Ricky Rubio 5 Steals Gordon Hayward 3
Corey Brewer 2 Blocks Rudy Gobert 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Minnesota 112 45.6 8-21 22-24 31 42 2 8 9
Utah 97 47.1 5-17 10-12 22 41 6 5 14
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game at home against Washington. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.