Julius Randle scored 32 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; Chet Holmgren scored 21 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Mar 15, 2026 · 1:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder head-to-head · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule

Final

Away

Oklahoma City Thunder

116

Venue: PayCom Center

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

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-103 at home on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at PayCom Center. Chet Holmgren had 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Julius Randle had 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Oklahoma City Thunder trailed 53-47 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 33-23. Double-digit figures in two categories: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder). Bench points: Minnesota Timberwolves 32, Oklahoma City Thunder 61. Isaiah Joe had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 0 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder?: The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-103 on March 15, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Julius Randle scored 32 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; Chet Holmgren scored 21 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Minnesota Timberwolves	22	31	23	27	103
Oklahoma City Thunder	23	24	33	36	116

Game leaders

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 32 Julius Randle
Rebounds: 9 Donte DiVincenzo
Assists: 6 Julius Randle

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 21 Chet Holmgren
Rebounds: 12 Isaiah Hartenstein
Assists: 10 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander double-double (20 PTS, 10 AST)

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Anthony Edwards starter	37:19	19	6	5	1	1	6	6-17	2-5	5-10	5	-7
Julius Randle starter	35:21	32	7	6	0	1	1	11-18	3-5	7-8	4	-5
Donte DiVincenzo starter	29:39	16	9	1	0	0	1	6-9	4-7	0-0	1	-7
Rudy Gobert starter	28:32	2	7	2	1	0	4	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	-23
Jaden McDaniels starter	16:08	2	1	1	0	0	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	4	-17
Ayo Dosunmu bench	32:30	18	4	0	0	0	2	7-9	4-5	0-0	1	-3
Naz Reid bench	28:07	6	4	0	2	0	4	1-5	0-3	4-4	3	-4
Bones Hyland bench	13:11	3	0	2	0	2	0	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	-9
Kyle Anderson bench	12:09	0	5	0	1	0	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	-2
Joe Ingles bench	1:46	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+3
Terrence Shannon Jr. bench	1:46	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	+3
Jaylen Clark bench	1:46	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+3
Rocco Zikarsky bench	1:46	2	1	0	0	1	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	+3

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	33:14	20	3	10	2	1	1	7-22	2-4	4-5	3	+3
Chet Holmgren starter	32:13	21	9	2	3	1	0	9-13	1-4	2-2	2	+23
Ajay Mitchell starter	26:46	11	5	3	2	0	2	4-13	1-4	2-2	1	+1
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	20:35	0	12	3	0	2	1	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	+13
Luguentz Dort starter	17:39	3	0	0	1	0	0	0-4	0-2	3-4	0	-6
Cason Wallace bench	25:15	4	6	7	3	2	0	1-4	0-0	2-2	1	+11
Alex Caruso bench	21:46	17	2	1	3	0	0	6-10	1-3	4-4	0	-3
Isaiah Joe bench	21:11	20	4	0	0	0	1	8-14	4-8	0-0	2	+23
Jaylin Williams bench	18:35	5	3	2	1	0	2	2-7	1-5	0-0	2	-2
Jared McCain bench	17:14	15	0	0	1	0	0	5-10	5-9	0-0	0	+13
Aaron Wiggins bench	5:32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	-11

Not available: Branden Carlson, Jalen Williams, Thomas Sorber

Team statistics
Minnesota Timberwolves	Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder
16/22 (72%)	Free throws	17/19 (89%)
21/44 (47%)	2 pointers	27/61 (44%)
15/33 (45%)	3 pointers	15/40 (37%)
36/77 (46%)	Field goals	42/101 (41%)
46	Rebounds	44
38	Defensive rebounds	29
8	Offensive rebounds	15
18	Assists	28
22	Turnovers	7
5	Steals	16
5	Blocks	6
19	Fouls	16
9	Max points in a row	9
12:35	Time spent in lead	31:04
9	Biggest lead	18

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Oklahoma City Thunder ahead)

Largest margin: 15 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 7
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 9 Q3 6:41
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 18 Q4 1:26
Longest run: 9-0 Oklahoma City Thunder · Q1 11:14 to Q1 9:36

Scoring plays

Q1 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	0	3
10:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	0	5
9:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	0	7
9:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort Free throw	0	8
9:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort Free throw	0	9
9:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	3	9
8:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	3	11
8:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort Free throw	3	12
7:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	5	12
6:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	5	13
6:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	5	14
6:39	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	8	14
5:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	8	16
5:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal	11	16
4:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	11	18
4:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	11	20
3:30	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	13	20
3:30	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	14	20
3:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	16	20
2:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	16	23
2:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	18	23
1:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	20	23
0:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	21	23
0:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	22	23

Q2 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:14	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 3-pt field goal	25	23
10:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	25	25
10:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	27	25
9:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	27	27
8:31	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	27	29
7:44	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	29	29
7:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	29	32
6:58	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	31	32
6:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	31	35
6:20	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	32	35
6:10	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	32	38
5:57	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	34	38
5:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	37	38
5:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	37	41
4:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	37	43
3:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal	40	43
2:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal	43	43
2:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	43	45
2:26	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	45	45
1:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	45	47
1:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	48	47
1:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	51	47
0:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	53	47

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	53	49
11:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	56	49
11:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	56	52
10:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	56	53
9:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	58	53
9:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	58	55
9:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	60	55
8:54	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	61	55
8:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	61	56
8:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	61	57
7:59	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	63	57
7:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	63	59
7:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	66	59
6:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	68	59
6:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	68	61
5:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso Free throw	68	62
5:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso Free throw	68	63
5:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	68	66
5:03	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	70	66
4:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	71	66
3:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal	71	68
3:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	71	71
2:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	73	71
1:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	73	72
1:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	73	73
1:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	73	75
1:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	73	78
0:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	73	79
0:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	73	80
0:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal	76	80

Q4 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	76	82
10:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	77	82
10:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	78	82
10:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	78	84
10:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	79	84
10:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	80	84
9:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	80	86
9:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	80	89
8:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	80	91
8:29	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	81	91
8:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	81	94
8:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	83	94
7:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 3-pt field goal	83	97
7:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	84	97
7:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	85	97
7:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	85	100
6:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	88	100
5:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	88	102
5:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	89	102
5:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	89	104
4:58	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	91	104
4:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso Free throw	91	105
4:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso Free throw	91	106
4:24	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	92	106
4:24	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	93	106
3:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	93	108
3:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	96	108
3:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	96	111
2:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	98	111
1:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	98	113
1:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	98	114
1:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	98	116
1:14	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 3-pt field goal	101	116
0:51	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rocco Zikarsky 2-pt field goal	103	116

2025-26 season series

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

Nov 26: Minnesota Timberwolves 105 at Oklahoma City Thunder 113
Dec 19: Oklahoma City Thunder 107 at Minnesota Timberwolves 112
Jan 29: Oklahoma City Thunder 111 at Minnesota Timberwolves 123
Mar 15: Minnesota Timberwolves 103 at Oklahoma City Thunder 116 (this game)

Highlights

Oklahoma City Thunder 116-103 Minnesota Timberwolves — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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