National Basketball Association
Minnesota 99, Sacramento 86
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, January 16, 2012
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#25 Tony Brothers, #72 Kevin Cutler, #35 Kane Fitzgerald
Attendance:
16159
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Kevin Love had 33 points and 11 rebounds and Luke Ridnour scored 25 to spark the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 99-86 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
Love now has double-doubles in all 13 games this season.
Ridnour shot 10 of 14, including making all four of his 3-pointers, to go with nine assists. Ricky Rubio was just 3 of 9 for nine points but had eight assists and eight rebounds. Reserve Wayne Ellington scored 15.
Tyreke Evans, the Kings' No. 2 scorer, was 3 of 11 from the field for seven points but had 10 assists and eight rebounds. Sacramento fell to 1-6 on the road.
Marcus Thornton, Jason Thompson and Francisco Garcia each scored 12 for the Kings, who were just 4 of 17 on 3-pointers. John Salmons scored 11 and DeMarcus Cousins 10.
Sacramento got to 75-73 with seven minutes remaining, but the Timberwolves went on a 12-3 run.
Top Game Performances
| Sacramento |
|
Minnesota |
|
Francisco Garcia 12 |
Scoring |
Kevin Love 33 |
|
Tyreke Evans 10 |
Assists |
Luke Ridnour 9 |
|
Tyreke Evans 8 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Love 11 |
|
Tyreke Evans 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Love 9 |
|
Marcus Thornton 3 |
Steals |
Kevin Love 2 |
|
DeMarcus Cousins 2 |
Blocks |
Darko Milicic 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Sacramento
|
86 |
44.3 |
4-17 |
12-20 |
20 |
37 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
| Minnesota
|
99 |
46.2 |
10-26 |
15-19 |
24 |
38 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Kings have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .333 after a loss.