Minnesota Timberwolves at Indiana Pacers
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Ayo Dosunmu scores 24 as Timberwolves beat the Pacers 124-104 and clinch a playoff berth
Hyland also had seven assists and Rudy Gobert finished with 12 rebounds. Minnesota clinched a top six seed, avoiding the Western Conference's play-in tournament, when Houston beat Phoenix later Tuesday.
For the Timberwolves, it was a much-needed turnaround. They snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in six games as they try to build postseason momentum.
The Timberwolves also won despite the absences of All-Star guard Anthony Edwards and Jayden McDaniels. Edwards has missed nine of Minnesota's last 11 games with a bad right knee, this time on the front end of a back-to-back and against a Pacers squad missing a large group of injured players. McDaniels missed his sixth straight game with an injured left knee.
Ethan Thompson scored 17 points to lead Indiana, and Obi Toppin and Jalen Slawson each had 14 points. The league's second-worst team lost its third straight and fell to 4-22 in its last 26 games. Indiana still needs two wins to avoid posting the lowest single season victory total in the franchise's NBA history.
And this one was never really close.
Minnesota took a double-digit lead late in the first quarter, still led 63-53 at the half and extended the margin to 73-55 early in the third. After the Pacers cut the deficit to 77-67 with six straight points midway through the third, the Timberwolves closed the quarter on a 25-5 run that made it 102-77 and sealed the victory.
Pacers: Play their final road game this season Thursday at Brooklyn.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 124 - 104 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 124 - 104 |
| 4th 0.3 |  |
Jarace Walker out of bounds lost ball turnover | 124 - 104 |
| 4th 20.8 |  |
Terrence Shannon Jr. makes 21-foot step back jumpshot | 124 - 104 |
| 4th 39.5 | |
Joan Beringer defensive rebound | 122 - 104 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-89 | FG | 35-73 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 17-41 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 15-16 | FT | 25-31 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 34 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 31 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 94 | Percent Led | 4 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheppard, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jarace Walker, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Andrew Nembhard, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Aaron Nesmith, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Pascal Siakam, F | Out | Apr 11 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Donte DiVincenzo, G | Out | Apr 26 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
 Portland |
42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
 Utah |
22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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