Final
Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
135 – 117
2026-27 · Preseason · Preseason
Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:06 pm EDTNew Orleans Pelicans at Minnesota Timberwolves
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves head-to-head · New Orleans Pelicans schedule · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule
Final
Away
New Orleans Pelicans
126
Home
Minnesota Timberwolves
132
Venue: Target Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 132-126 at home on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Target Center. Terrence Shannon Jr. had 26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jeremiah Fears had 36 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Minnesota Timberwolves led 73-59 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 34-24. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Joan Beringer (double-double, Minnesota Timberwolves), Joe Ingles (double-double, Minnesota Timberwolves), Jeremiah Fears (double-double, New Orleans Pelicans), Derik Queen (double-double, New Orleans Pelicans). Bench points: New Orleans Pelicans 22, Minnesota Timberwolves 56. Joan Beringer had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 2 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.
Controls this game's status, scores and reported player statistics only. Other page sections may still update. Pausing lasts until you resume or reload.
Reported player statistics
this may be a partial box score. A dash means unavailable. Zero minutes alone does not establish a DNP designation.
| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
|---|
Quick answers
- Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves?
- The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 132-126 on April 12, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jeremiah Fears scored 36 for the New Orleans Pelicans with 10 rebounds; Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 26 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Pelicans | 24 | 35 | 31 | 36 | 126 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 34 | 39 | 24 | 35 | 132 |
Game leaders
New Orleans Pelicans
- Points
- 36 Jeremiah Fears
- Rebounds
- 22 Derik Queen
- Assists
- 5 Jeremiah Fears
Minnesota Timberwolves
- Points
- 26 Terrence Shannon Jr.
- Rebounds
- 13 Joan Beringer
- Assists
- 10 Joe Ingles
Jeremiah Fears double-double (36 PTS, 10 REB) · Derik Queen double-double (30 PTS, 22 REB) · Joe Ingles double-double (15 PTS, 10 AST) · Joan Beringer double-double (24 PTS, 13 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Fears starter | 41:23 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-28 | 0-5 | 12-14 | 3 | +0 |
| Derik Queen starter | 41:03 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11-28 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 5 | -5 |
| Micah Peavy starter | 40:45 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 6 | -4 |
| Jordan Hawkins starter | 32:51 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-18 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | -15 |
| Josh Oduro starter | 31:21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | -4 |
| Trey Alexander bench | 32:05 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3 | -4 |
| Hunter Dickinson bench | 20:31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | +2 |
Not available: Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Karlo Matkovic, Trey Murphy III, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Yves Missi
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Shannon Jr. starter | 34:40 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-18 | 0-7 | 14-18 | 2 | +9 |
| Joe Ingles starter | 32:23 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | -8 |
| Joan Beringer starter | 31:16 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 3 | -1 |
| Jaylen Clark starter | 30:26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | -15 |
| Donte DiVincenzo starter | 7:32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
| Zyon Pullin bench | 30:57 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | +13 |
| Julian Phillips bench | 26:27 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 5 | -1 |
| Enrique Freeman bench | 26:07 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 5 | +25 |
| Rocco Zikarsky bench | 20:14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | +7 |
Not available: Kyle Anderson, Anthony Edwards, Ayo Dosunmu, Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle, Naz Reid
| New Orleans Pelicans | Stat | Minnesota Timberwolves |
|---|---|---|
| 31/38 (81%) | Free throws | 32/43 (74%) |
| 40/86 (46%) | 2 pointers | 35/52 (67%) |
| 5/21 (23%) | 3 pointers | 10/37 (27%) |
| 45/107 (42%) | Field goals | 45/89 (50%) |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 32 | Defensive rebounds | 35 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 32 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 13 |
| 28 | Fouls | 27 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 0:00 | Time spent in lead | 47:49 |
| 0 | Biggest lead | 16 |
Largest margin: 14 points.
2025-26 season series
After this game: Minnesota Timberwolves 3-1. Final series: Minnesota Timberwolves 3-1.
- Dec 2: Minnesota Timberwolves 149 at New Orleans Pelicans 142
- Dec 4: Minnesota Timberwolves 125 at New Orleans Pelicans 116
- Feb 6: New Orleans Pelicans 119 at Minnesota Timberwolves 115
- Apr 12: New Orleans Pelicans 126 at Minnesota Timberwolves 132 (this game)
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
Tipoff and venue can change. Game times: Eastern Time.
Tipoff in UTC
Apr 13, 2026 · 00:30 UTC