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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 95, New York 92
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 19, 2015
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #34 Kevin Cutler, #36 David Jones, #42 Eric Lewis
Attendance: 19812

Timberwolves 95, Knicks 92 (OT): Kevin Martin scored 22 points and Gorgui Dieng added 19 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks as visiting Minnesota beat New York to climb out of the NBA cellar.

Zach LaVine scored six of his 20 points in overtime, including four free throws in the final 10.7 seconds, for the Timberwolves, who had only eight available players for the second straight game. Andrew Wiggins also scored 20 points and Chase Budinger added 10 and four steals as Minnesota snapped a six-game losing streak and a seven-game road skid.

Langston Galloway scored 21 points and Alexey Shved added 20 and six assists for the Knicks. Andrea Bargnani contributed 14 points and Shane Larkin had 10 off the bench.

Wiggins gave the Timberwolves an 85-83 lead with a minute left in regulation, but Shved hit a pair of free throws with 7.3 seconds left and Martin missed at the buzzer to send it to overtime. Galloway's 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead 92-90 with 1:42 left in the extra period, but New York missed its final four shots and LaVine's free throws down the stretch sealed it.

LaVine's three-point play capped a 9-0 run early in the second quarter that put Minnesota ahead 40-30 and Wiggins hit four straight free throws in the final 1:14 of the half to make it 54-46 at the break. The Timberwolves went 7-for-20 from the field while being outscored 23-15 in third quarter as New York erased an eight-point halftime deficit and briefly took the lead before Martin's jumper tied it at 69 entering the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Timberwolves signed G Sean Kilpatrick to a 10-day contract before the game, and the New York native drove in from his D-League assignment in Delaware to make his NBA debut. He was scoreless in 10 minutes. … Minnesota was without PG Ricky Rubio (ankle), SG Gary Neal (ankle), PF Anthony Bennett (ankle) and centers Kevin Garnett (knee), Nikola Pekovic (ankle) and Justin Hamilton (migraines). … Minnesota swept two games against New York this season, winning the season series for the first time since 2006-07.

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   New York
Kevin Martin 22 Scoring Langston Galloway 21
Zach Lavine 4 Assists Alexey Shved 6
Gorgui Dieng 11 Rebounds Lou Amundson 9
Andrew Wiggins 12 Free Throws Made Alexey Shved 6
Chase Budinger 4 Steals Langston Galloway 2
Gorgui Dieng 6 Blocks Cole Aldrich 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Minnesota 95 41.0 2-12 25-30 12 43 8 10 16
New York 92 41.2 4-20 8-10 22 49 5 9 16
Upcoming Games
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Knicks have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .185 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .133 after a win and .245 after a loss.