Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats and Box Scores for February 23, 2024

The Milwaukee Bucks resumed their season on Friday night at the Target Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It's the second and final meeting of the season between the two teams, with the Timberwolves blowing out the Bucks at Fiserv Forum on Feb. 8.

Minnesota dominated the Bucks in Milwaukee in their first matchup of the season a couple of weeks ago. The game was close in the first half before the Timberwolves took over in the final two quarters to win 129-105. Anthony Edwards had 26 points, three rebounds and nine assists.

Friday's game is the 68th regular-season meeting between the Bucks and Timberwolves. Milwaukee is one win away from tying their head-to-head record. The Bucks have won seven of their last 10 games against the Timberwolves since Feb. 23, 2019.

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Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats and Box Scores

Milwaukee Bucks players' stats and box score

Giannis Antetokounmpo carried the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Antetokounmpo ended with 33 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, while Damian Lillard contributed 21 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists. Lillard shot poorly from the floor but made up for it with his playmaking.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FTP	+/-
Damian Lillard	21	9	10	2	1	3	8	23	34.8%	2	8	25.0%	3	4	75.0%	8
Malik Beasley	14	2	3	3	0	0	5	12	41.7%	4	9	44.4%	0	0	0.0%	7
Jae Crowder	2	7	1	2	1	2	1	5	20.0%	0	3	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	3
Giannis Antetokounmpo	33	13	5	1	0	3	9	13	69.2%	1	1	100.0%	14	21	66.7%	1
Brook Lopez	16	3	1	1	1	1	6	12	50.0%	4	10	40.0%	0	0	0.0%	14
Bobby Portis	14	5	1	0	0	0	7	13	53.8%	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	-4
Patrick Beverley	4	3	3	0	1	0	2	3	66.7%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	-13
Pat Connaughton	8	4	0	0	0	0	3	5	60.0%	2	4	50.0%	0	0	0.0%	8
Danilo Gallinari	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	1
AJ Green	DNP
Andre Jackson Jr.	DNP
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	DNP
MarJon Beauchamp	DNP

Minnesota Timberwolves players' stats and box score

Anthony Edwards ended with 28 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and 14 rebounds, while Rudy Gobert posted 12 points, 19 rebounds and two blocks in the 112-107 defeat.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FTP	+/-
Mike Conley	9	2	2	2	0	3	4	8	50.0%	1	2	50.0%	0	0	0.0%	0
Anthony Edwards	28	9	5	1	0	3	10	27	37.0%	4	12	33.3%	4	6	66.7%	-16
Jaden McDaniels	2	1	3	1	1	0	1	5	20.0%	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	-8
Karl-Anthony Towns	22	14	3	1	0	3	9	22	40.9%	3	9	33.3%	1	2	50.0%	-2
Rudy Gobert	12	19	1	0	2	0	6	8	75.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	1	0.0%	5
Kyle Anderson	8	2	6	2	0	3	4	4	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	9
Naz Reid	8	4	1	1	0	1	2	10	20.0%	1	6	16.7%	3	4	75.0%	-13
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	13	1	1	0	1	0	5	9	55.6%	3	3	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	-11
Monte Morris	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	40.0%	1	2	50.0%	0	0	0.0%	11
Josh Minott	DNP
Jordan McLaughlin	DNP
Daishen Nix	DNP
Justin Jackson	DNP

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Bucks have huge third quarter to beat Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves built a six-point lead in the first two quarters. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez were the only bright spots in the Milwaukee Bucks' offense. Damian Lillard struggled with his shot in the first half before finding his mojo in the third and fourth quarters.

Milwaukee had an incredible run in the third quarter, building a double-digit lead, outscoring the Timberwolves 36-13. Minnesota tried to mount and come back but fell short.

The Bucks continue their road trip on Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers. They snapped a three-game losing streak and are looking to start a winning streak one. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves host the Brooklyn Nets on the second night of a back-to-back.

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