Game ID: 22501004
Utah Jazz @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 43 29 38 37 147UTA 31 27 26 27 111
MIN vs UTA ScoutingMIN vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 3/11 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 6 min since (45% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (31% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 6 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (35% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 7 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (35% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 8 since 3/01, out tonight
MIN availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 9 since 3/01, returns tonight: 7 min (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 7 min since (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Reid missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 26 min (98% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 7 min since (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 4 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 2 since 3/20, returns tonight: 29 min (163% of 18)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (98% of 26)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 5 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 28 min since (108% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 18 min since (101% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 59 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK George back 2/28 after 6, 28 min since (85% of 33)
BACK Bamba back 3/04 after 3, 19 min since (100% of 19)
BACK Love back 3/07 after 3, 14 min since (82% of 17)
NEW Filipowski 23 to 29 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 60 since 11/02, not on tonight's roster
OUT Collier missed 2 since 3/07, returns tonight: 19 min (75% of 26)
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 4 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Love back 3/07 after 3, 14 min since (86% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 5 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 3 since 3/07, not on tonight's roster
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 19 min since (75% of 26)
BACK Love back 3/07 after 3, 13 min since (77% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 36 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Konchar missed 2 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 6 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 2 since 3/11, returns tonight: 16 min (76% of 20)
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Love back 3/07 after 3, 13 min since (77% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 23 to 29 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/18 · 2 days' restOUT Konchar missed 3 since 3/11, returns tonight: 12 min (48% of 26)
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 7 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 3/13, returns tonight: 15 min (89% of 17)
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Hinson back 3/15 after 2, 16 min since (76% of 20)
NEW Williams 24 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Harkless 21 to 26 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/19 · back-to-backOUT Mykhailiuk missed 8 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (48% of 26)
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 25 min since (99% of 26)
BACK Hinson back 3/15 after 2, 16 min since (76% of 20)
BACK Love back 3/18 after 2, 15 min since (89% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Harkless 21 to 27 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 9 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (48% of 26)
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 25 min since (99% of 26)
BACK Hinson back 3/15 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Love back 3/18 after 2, 15 min since (89% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 29 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 2 since 3/19, returns tonight: 31 min (134% of 24)
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 10 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 3/18 after 3, 19 min since (72% of 26)
BACK Hinson back 3/15 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
NEW Williams 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Harkless 21 to 32 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 11 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 2 since 3/21, returns tonight: 11 min (54% of 20)
OUT Love missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 3/18 after 3, 20 min since (77% of 26)
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 31 min since (134% of 24)
NEW Williams 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 33 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 20 a game. Without Conley (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 24 and Williams at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Konchar (3 straight), Mykhailiuk (7 straight), Love (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-4. Call it Minnesota 120, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
3/11 @ LAC 128-153 — MIN notes
MIN lost 128-153. MIN shot 60% (46 of 77) to LAC's 63%, 11 of 25 from three, and got to the line 29 times to LAC's 36. MIN turned it over 21 times to LAC's 10, and LAC turned those into 16 steals. Edwards led with 36 (11 of 17, 3 of 8 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Reid added 18, McDaniels 11. Q2 was theirs, 38-36, the deficit cut from 11 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 117-90 against them. McDaniels's -40 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/13 @ GSW 127-117 — MIN notes
MIN won 127-117. MIN shot 56% (46 of 82) to GSW's 40%, 12 of 30 from three. MIN turned it over 16 times to GSW's 8, and GSW turned those into 8 steals. Edwards led with 42 (13 of 22, 4 of 9 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Gobert added 18, McDaniels 15. The hinge was Q2, 38-20: a lead of 3 became 21, and the lead reached 25. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/15 @ OKC 103-116 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-116. MIN shot 47% (36 of 77) to OKC's 42%, 15 of 33 from three. MIN turned it over 22 times to OKC's 7, and OKC turned those into 16 steals. Randle led with 32 (11 of 18, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Edwards added 19, Dosunmu 18. Q2 was theirs, 31-24, turning a 1-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 92-72 against them. Gobert's -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/17 vs PHX 116-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 116-104. MIN shot 51% (43 of 84) to PHX's 38%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to PHX's 23 — 21 points from the stripe to their 17. MIN turned it over 16 times to PHX's 11, and PHX turned those into 13 steals. Randle led with 32 (10 of 17, 2 of 3 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Hyland added 22, Dosunmu 19. The hinge was Q4, 24-18: a lead of 6 became 12, and the lead reached 16. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/18 vs UTA 147-111 — MIN notes
MIN won 147-111. MIN shot 54% (52 of 96) to UTA's 43%, 18 of 39 from three. MIN turned it over 17 times to UTA's 23. Dosunmu led with 23 (7 of 13, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Gobert added 21, Randle 21. The hinge was Q1, 43-31: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
3/20 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 21 a game. Without Edwards (2 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 23 and Clingan at 17 a game. Without Sharpe (18 straight), Love (14 straight), Krejčí (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 120 and the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Portland's 36. Call it Minnesota 118, Portland 115, Portland keeping it close.
3/22 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Tatum at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Vučević (7 straight), Walsh (4 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. Without Edwards (3 straight), Reid (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Minnesota plus-2 and the arc, Minnesota at 40 percent from three to Boston's 32. Call it Boston 115, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/25 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight), Conley (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Sengun at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Houston's 115 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota plus-1. Call it Minnesota 115, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
3/28 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 21 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. Without Edwards (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Duren at 25 and Jenkins at 20 a game. Without Cunningham (5 straight), Stewart (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 114, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
3/09 vs GSW 119-116 — UTA notes
UTA won 119-116. UTA shot 48% (40 of 83) to GSW's 43%, 12 of 34 from three, and went to the line 29 times to GSW's 21 — 27 points from the stripe to their 14. UTA turned it over 17 times to GSW's 9, and GSW turned those into 11 steals. Sensabaugh led with 21 (7 of 13, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Filipowski added 19, Harkless 16. The hinge was Q3, 32-29: a lead of 4 became 7. Tshiebwe was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
3/11 vs NYK 117-134 — UTA notes
UTA lost 117-134. UTA shot 48% (42 of 87) to NYK's 52%, 18 of 36 from three. UTA turned it over 15 times to NYK's 10, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Sensabaugh led with 29 (9 of 19, 6 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bailey added 21, Filipowski 15. Q1 was theirs, 41-26, but the other 3 periods went 108-76 against them. They led by as many as 18. Garcia's -31 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/13 @ POR 114-124 — UTA notes
UTA lost 114-124. UTA shot 46% (42 of 92) to POR's 52%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 22 times to POR's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. UTA turned it over 18 times to POR's 24. The glass went 36-49 against them. Sensabaugh led with 31 (12 of 19, 6 of 8 from three); Williams added 19, Collier 17. Q1 was theirs, 38-28, but the other 3 periods went 96-76 against them. They led by as many as 18. Mbeng's -28 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/15 @ SAC 111-116 — UTA notes
UTA lost 111-116. UTA shot 48% (41 of 86) to SAC's 48%, 12 of 36 from three. The glass went 40-50 against them. Williams led with 34 (12 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sensabaugh added 22, Collier 21. Q3 was theirs, 39-35, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 81-72 against them. Collier's -15 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/18 @ MIN 111-147 — UTA notes
UTA lost 111-147. UTA shot 43% (40 of 93) to MIN's 54%, 13 of 39 from three. UTA turned it over 23 times to MIN's 17, and MIN turned those into 15 steals. Sensabaugh led with 41 (17 of 31, 4 of 9 from three); Bailey added 17, Collier 14. Q2 was theirs, 27-29, but the other 3 periods went 118-84 against them. Collier's -26 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 29 and Williams at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mykhailiuk (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 28 and Portis at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Trent Jr. (2 straight), Thomas (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Milwaukee's 13 and the line, where Utah takes 24 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 19. Call it Milwaukee 119, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
3/21 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 31 and Bailey at 20 a game. Without Mykhailiuk (9 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 27 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grimes at 22 and Edwards at 19 a game. Without Maxey (7 straight), George (23 straight), Embiid (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to Philadelphia's 27 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 115 a night to Utah's 123. Call it Philadelphia 118, Utah 117, Utah keeping it close.
3/23 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 31 and Bailey at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Collier (2 straight), Sensabaugh (2 straight), Mykhailiuk (10 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barrett at 21 a game. Without Murray-Boyles (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-6 and the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to Utah's 122. Call it Toronto 118, Utah 117, Utah keeping it close.
3/25 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 29 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 29 and Bailey at 28 a game. Without Collier (3 straight), Mykhailiuk (11 straight), Hinson (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 130, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Coulibaly at 18 and Carrington at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Reese (4 straight), George (11 straight), Johnson (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-16 and the line, where Utah takes 29 free throws a game to Washington's 18. Call it Utah 124, Washington 117.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAD A. Dosunmu
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JI J. Ingles
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
KA K. Anderson
MC M. Conley
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
ZP Z. Pullin
UTAAB A. Bailey
AG A. Garcia
BM B. Mbeng
BS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
EH E. Harkless
IC I. Collier
JK J. Konchar
KF K. Filipowski
KL K. Love
OT O. Tshiebwe
MIN/UTA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Dosunmu sparks Timberwolves' 147-111 rout of Jazz as Edwards remains out
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 points and had nine rebounds in his second straight start in place of the injured Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves took charge in the second quarter to cruise past the Utah Jazz 147-111 on Wednesday night.
Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Julius Randle also scored 21 points and had eight assists for the Timberwolves, who have won two in a row without their All-Star guard.
Minnesota announced Tuesday that Edwards will miss one to two weeks with right knee inflammation before being re-evaluated. The Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 116-104 behind 32 points from Randle.
Brice Sensabaugh scored 41 points, two off his career high, to lead the Jazz, who have lost four in a row and 12 of their last 14.
Ace Bailey added 17 points for Utah, which went 0-3 on its road trip. Walker Kessler (shoulder), Jaren Jackson Jr . (knee) and Jusuf Nurkic (face) remained sidelined.
The game was tight early, with eight lead changes and three ties before the Timberwolves took control. With Utah leading 28-27, Bones Hyland made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:22 left in the opening quarter — the start of an 8-0 run by Minnesota.
The Timberwolves led 72-58 at halftime and ran away in the second half while building a lead as much as 38 points in the fourth quarter.
Minnesota won three of its four matchups this season with Utah.