Wolves Roll Past Jazz in Fourth Consecutive Victory

Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 points on 7-for-13 shooting as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Utah Jazz 115-100 on Sunday night. The victory marks the fourth consecutive win for Minnesota and the ninth loss for Utah in its first 10 games of the season.

LaMelo Ball contributed 24 points on 10-for-20 shooting for the Timberwolves. Jaden McDaniels added 16 points, and Rudy Gobert recorded a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Minnesota shot 49.4 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three-point range. Utah shot 42.5 percent from the field but connected on only 29.2 percent of its three-point attempts.

The Timberwolves established a decisive lead in the third quarter. Minnesota outscored Utah 12-4 during that stretch to take a 90-78 advantage. Jaylen Clark finished the run with three free throws. The sequence also included two free throws and two layups from Bones Hyland, a three-pointer by McDaniels, and a dunk by Joan Beringer.

Darryn Peterson led the Jazz with 26 points on 11-for-21 shooting. Keyonte George recorded 19 points and a team-high eight assists. Jaxson Hayes added 18 points and six rebounds. Utah trailed by six points at halftime after a first-half rally fell short of closing the gap.

The game remained tight in the opening quarter. Trey Lyles made a three-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining to give Minnesota a 28-25 lead. LaMelo Ball extended the advantage to 43-33 with 6:45 left in the first half. Jaxson Hayes cut the deficit to three points with an alley-oop dunk in the final minute of the half, but Terrence Shannon Jr. made three free throws to secure the six-point halftime lead for Minnesota.

Joan Beringer played 16 minutes despite a broken nose sustained in the previous game against the New Orleans Pelicans. He finished with four points. The Timberwolves outscored the Jazz 25-22 in the fourth quarter to finalize the margin of victory.