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NBA, round 0

Friday, November 6, 2026Smoothie King CenterAll Gainesville sports
FinalFinalGCSEN · Pelicans.comPlay by play
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MIN27302038115
NO30212830109
Final

Timberwolves beat Pelicans 115-109

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-109 on Friday at Smoothie King Center.

The second quarter made the difference: the Timberwolves outscored the Pelicans 30-21.

The Timberwolves shot 43% to 45% and won the boards 49-41.

For the Timberwolves, Ayo Dosunmu (G): 26. For the Pelicans, Jeremiah Fears (G): 24.

The Timberwolves improve to 7-3. The Pelicans fall to 4-5.

Attendance: 17,767.

Full recap at ESPN: Ayo Dosunmu scores 26 points as Timberwolves top Pelicans to stay unbeaten in NBA Cup play

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#13
MIN · PointsAyo Dosunmu G26
#1
MIN · AssistsLaMelo Ball G8
#41
MIN · ReboundsTrey Lyles F13
#0
NO · PointsJeremiah Fears G24
#0
NO · AssistsJeremiah Fears G5
#1
NO · ReboundsZion Williamson F8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
J. McDaniels F40238-192-75-565212334+5
J. Kuminga F34175-121-66-1284210264+14
R. Gobert C2584-50-00-2110001382+10
A. Dosunmu G39268-144-66-624301112-2
L. Ball G35227-153-85-528300023+23
T. Lyles F2952-70-41-2132131492+1
J. Beringer F720-00-02-230001121-4
J. Clark G2183-91-31-130000303-7
B. Hyland G1041-71-51-210000011-10
Team11538-8812-3927-3749231156173222

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