Julius Randle scored 27 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; Alperen Sengun scored 38 for the Houston Rockets with 12 rebounds.

Minnesota Timberwolves at Houston Rockets

2024-25 · Regular season Fri, Dec 27, 2024 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

112

Venue: Toyota Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 113-112 on the road on Friday, December 27, 2024 at Toyota Center. Julius Randle had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Alperen Sengun had 38 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist for the Houston Rockets.

The Minnesota Timberwolves led 57-52 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 37-28. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets), Amen Thompson (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: Minnesota Timberwolves 50, Houston Rockets 10. Anthony Edwards had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets?: The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 113-112 on December 27, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Julius Randle scored 27 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; Alperen Sengun scored 38 for the Houston Rockets with 12 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Minnesota Timberwolves	22	35	19	37	113
Houston Rockets	21	31	32	28	112

Game leaders

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 27 Julius Randle
Rebounds: 9 Rudy Gobert
Assists: 8 Julius Randle

Houston Rockets

Points: 38 Alperen Sengun
Rebounds: 12 Alperen Sengun
Assists: 7 Fred VanVleet

Alperen Sengun double-double (38 PTS, 12 REB) · Amen Thompson double-double (20 PTS, 11 REB)

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Julius Randle starter	36:11	27	8	8	0	1	5	10-16	5-6	2-2	3	+2
Anthony Edwards starter	35:18	24	5	3	0	1	3	9-17	4-8	2-3	3	-1
Rudy Gobert starter	28:37	7	9	0	0	2	0	3-5	0-0	1-6	2	-18
Mike Conley starter	23:39	3	2	2	2	0	0	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	-17
Jaden McDaniels starter	20:08	2	5	1	3	0	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	4	-5
Donte DiVincenzo bench	36:37	22	4	4	2	1	2	7-12	6-10	2-2	2	+11
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bench	29:15	11	4	5	0	0	0	4-9	3-7	0-0	1	+13
Naz Reid bench	24:26	14	2	1	1	1	2	6-12	1-5	1-3	6	+14
Josh Minott bench	5:49	3	0	1	1	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	+6

Not available: Luka Garza, Daishen Nix, Joe Ingles

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	42:32	12	7	1	0	1	2	5-12	2-8	0-0	1	+4
Alperen Sengun starter	40:51	38	12	1	1	0	2	16-25	0-1	6-10	4	-6
Amen Thompson starter	38:58	20	11	1	1	1	3	9-12	0-1	2-2	4	-4
Jalen Green starter	38:55	14	2	6	0	0	2	5-15	3-6	1-2	0	+6
Fred VanVleet starter	38:33	18	6	7	0	1	3	6-16	5-10	1-3	2	+0
Jae'Sean Tate bench	16:21	6	6	0	2	0	1	3-6	0-1	0-0	4	+4
Cam Whitmore bench	11:35	4	3	1	0	0	0	1-5	0-3	2-2	1	-8
Aaron Holiday bench	5:21	0	0	1	2	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+5
Reed Sheppard bench	4:06	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-6
Steven Adams bench	2:48	0	1	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Tari Eason

Team statistics
Minnesota Timberwolves	Stat	Houston Rockets
8/16 (50%)	Free throws	12/19 (63%)
21/40 (52%)	2 pointers	35/62 (56%)
21/43 (48%)	3 pointers	10/30 (33%)
42/83 (50%)	Field goals	45/92 (48%)
39	Rebounds	48
30	Defensive rebounds	32
9	Offensive rebounds	16
25	Assists	19
14	Turnovers	14
9	Steals	7
6	Blocks	3
22	Fouls	16
10	Max points in a row	10
16:01	Time spent in lead	31:04
10	Biggest lead	16

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 14
Times tied: 4
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 10 Q2 3:17
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 16 Q4 4:57
Longest run: 10-0 Houston Rockets · Q4 9:04 to Q4 7:37

Scoring plays

Q1 · 20 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
11:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:12	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	3	2
10:14	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	3	4
9:46	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	3	7
9:27	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	3	9
9:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	6	9
8:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	8	9
6:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	10	9
5:57	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	10	11
4:58	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	10	13
3:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	12	13
3:16	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	12	16
3:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	15	16
2:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	18	16
2:21	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	18	19
0:42	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	18	20
0:42	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	18	21
0:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo Free throw	19	21
0:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo Free throw	20	21
0:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	22	21

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
11:40	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	22	23
10:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	25	23
10:42	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	25	25
10:42	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	25	26
10:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	28	26
10:18	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	28	28
10:03	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	29	28
9:29	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore Free throw	29	29
9:29	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore Free throw	29	30
9:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	31	30
8:51	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	33	30
8:34	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	33	32
8:20	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	36	32
7:55	Minnesota Timberwolves	Josh Minott 3-pt field goal	39	32
7:23	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	39	34
7:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	42	34
6:47	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	42	36
6:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	45	36
6:11	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	45	38
5:04	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	45	39
4:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	47	39
4:42	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	47	42
4:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	50	42
3:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	52	42
2:56	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	52	44
2:18	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	52	46
2:18	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	52	47
1:39	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	52	49
1:39	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	52	50
1:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	55	50
0:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	57	50
0:28	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	57	52

Q3 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
11:42	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	57	54
11:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	59	54
10:59	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	59	56
9:59	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	59	59
9:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	62	59
9:35	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	62	61
9:19	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	64	61
9:09	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	64	63
8:57	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	65	63
8:42	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	65	66
8:24	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	65	69
5:49	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	65	71
5:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	68	71
5:21	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	68	73
5:21	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	68	74
4:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	70	74
3:43	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	70	76
3:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	72	76
2:51	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	72	78
2:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	73	78
1:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	76	78
1:24	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	76	80
0:44	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	76	82
0:04	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	76	84

Q4 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
11:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	79	84
11:20	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	79	86
11:20	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	79	87
10:39	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	81	87
10:27	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	81	89
10:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	84	89
9:52	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	84	91
9:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	86	91
9:04	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	86	94
8:25	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	86	96
8:08	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	86	99
7:37	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	86	101
7:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	87	101
7:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	88	101
6:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	90	101
5:41	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	90	104
4:57	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	90	106
4:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	93	106
4:19	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	93	108
4:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	95	108
3:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	98	108
3:07	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	98	110
3:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	100	110
2:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	103	110
1:57	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	105	110
1:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	107	110
1:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	108	110
1:09	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	108	111
0:58	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	110	111
0:42	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	110	112
0:24	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	113	112

2024-25 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 2-2.

Nov 26: Houston Rockets 117 at Minnesota Timberwolves 111
Dec 27: Minnesota Timberwolves 113 at Houston Rockets 112 (this game)
Feb 6: Houston Rockets 114 at Minnesota Timberwolves 127
Feb 21: Minnesota Timberwolves 115 at Houston Rockets 121

Highlights

Houston Rockets 112-113 Minnesota Timberwolves — Full Highlights (YouTube)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

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