Who won Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves?

The Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-115 on January 22, 2026.

Coby White scored 22 for the Chicago Bulls; Julius Randle scored 30 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Chicago Bulls at Minnesota Timberwolves

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves head-to-head · Chicago Bulls schedule · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule

Final

Away

Minnesota Timberwolves

115

Venue: Target Center

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

Game recap

The Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-115 on the road on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Target Center. Coby White had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the Chicago Bulls. Julius Randle had 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Chicago Bulls trailed 61-60 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 34-29. Double-digit figures in two categories: Rudy Gobert (double-double, Minnesota Timberwolves). Bench points: Chicago Bulls 49, Minnesota Timberwolves 28. Josh Giddey had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 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 Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves?: The Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-115 on January 22, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Coby White scored 22 for the Chicago Bulls; Julius Randle scored 30 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Chicago Bulls	26	34	33	27	120
Minnesota Timberwolves	32	29	29	25	115

Game leaders

Chicago Bulls

Points: 22 Coby White
Rebounds: 8 Nikola Vučević
Assists: 7 Tre Jones

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 30 Julius Randle
Rebounds: 11 Rudy Gobert
Assists: 6 Julius Randle

Rudy Gobert double-double (10 PTS, 11 REB)

Chicago Bulls
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nikola Vučević starter	31:04	10	8	3	0	0	1	3-10	2-4	2-2	3	-6
Coby White starter	29:56	22	4	4	0	0	4	6-16	3-10	7-9	2	+6
Matas Buzelis starter	27:53	12	6	3	1	0	0	3-8	2-3	4-4	2	+1
Jalen Smith starter	26:53	17	4	0	1	0	1	6-9	3-4	2-2	5	+5
Isaac Okoro starter	26:17	10	5	1	1	0	0	3-7	2-4	2-2	2	-6
Tre Jones bench	26:55	12	3	7	1	0	2	5-7	1-2	1-2	1	+9
Josh Giddey bench	26:02	21	6	5	2	0	2	7-13	0-3	7-9	0	+2
Ayo Dosunmu bench	21:38	8	4	3	0	1	0	2-9	2-5	2-3	2	+0
Patrick Williams bench	15:45	5	3	0	0	0	1	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	+9
Kevin Huerter bench	7:37	3	0	2	1	0	0	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	+5

Not available: Zach Collins, Noa Essengue

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaden McDaniels starter	35:41	16	5	5	0	1	2	6-9	2-2	2-2	2	+2
Donte DiVincenzo starter	35:22	11	3	4	2	1	1	4-10	3-8	0-0	3	+1
Anthony Edwards starter	34:40	20	6	3	0	1	1	9-25	1-8	1-1	5	+1
Rudy Gobert starter	33:42	10	11	2	1	2	1	3-5	0-0	4-5	3	-1
Julius Randle starter	30:32	30	7	6	0	0	5	10-17	3-5	7-7	6	-8
Naz Reid bench	28:37	20	6	5	2	3	3	8-12	4-7	0-0	4	+4
Mike Conley bench	14:16	3	3	2	0	0	1	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	-8
Jaylen Clark bench	12:19	2	1	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	-7
Bones Hyland bench	11:45	3	2	1	1	1	0	1-6	1-5	0-0	2	-4
Joan Beringer bench	3:06	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	-5

Not available: Terrence Shannon Jr.

Team statistics
Chicago Bulls	Stat	Minnesota Timberwolves
27/33 (81%)	Free throws	14/15 (93%)
21/47 (44%)	2 pointers	28/52 (53%)
17/39 (43%)	3 pointers	15/41 (36%)
38/86 (44%)	Field goals	43/93 (46%)
43	Rebounds	45
38	Defensive rebounds	36
5	Offensive rebounds	9
28	Assists	29
11	Turnovers	14
7	Steals	6
1	Blocks	9
18	Fouls	27
12	Max points in a row	13
11:20	Time spent in lead	35:44
7	Biggest lead	14

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Minnesota Timberwolves ahead)

Largest margin: 13 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 11
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Chicago Bulls: 7 Q4 8:48
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 14 Q1 3:42
Longest run: 13-0 Minnesota Timberwolves · Q4 8:38 to Q4 5:08

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	0	4
11:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	0	5
10:39	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	0	8
10:25	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 3-pt field goal	3	8
9:59	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	3	11
8:39	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	3	13
8:12	Chicago Bulls	Coby White Free throw	4	13
8:12	Chicago Bulls	Coby White Free throw	5	13
7:09	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal	8	13
6:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	8	16
5:30	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu Free throw	9	16
5:30	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu Free throw	10	16
5:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	10	19
4:47	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 3-pt field goal	10	22
4:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	10	23
3:55	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal	12	23
3:42	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	12	26
3:30	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal	15	26
2:06	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal	17	26
1:44	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević Free throw	18	26
1:44	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević Free throw	19	26
1:26	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal	22	26
0:58	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal	24	26
0:44	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	24	29
0:28	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey Free throw	25	29
0:28	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey Free throw	26	29
0:04	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	26	32

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	26	34
11:15	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal	28	34
10:55	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	28	37
10:42	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal	30	37
10:42	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey Free throw	31	37
10:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	31	39
10:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	31	41
9:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaylen Clark 2-pt field goal	31	43
8:33	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal	33	43
8:14	Chicago Bulls	Coby White Free throw	34	43
8:04	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	34	45
8:04	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	34	46
7:46	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal	37	46
7:04	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal	40	46
6:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	40	48
6:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	40	50
6:02	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal	43	50
5:34	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	46	50
5:07	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	48	50
3:58	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	48	53
3:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	48	55
3:08	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	49	55
3:08	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	50	55
2:42	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 3-pt field goal	53	55
1:47	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	53	57
1:38	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey Free throw	54	57
1:37	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey Free throw	55	57
1:37	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey Free throw	56	57
0:41	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal	58	57
0:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	58	59
0:19	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 2-pt field goal	60	59
0:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	60	60
0:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	60	61

Q3 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:21	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	60	63
11:11	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	61	63
11:11	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	62	63
10:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	62	65
9:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	62	68
9:27	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 2-pt field goal	64	68
8:57	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	64	69
8:57	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	64	70
8:45	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	66	70
8:29	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	66	72
7:47	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal	68	72
7:23	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal	71	72
6:56	Chicago Bulls	Coby White Free throw	72	72
6:56	Chicago Bulls	Coby White Free throw	73	72
6:30	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal	75	72
6:14	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	75	73
6:14	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	75	74
5:50	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro Free throw	76	74
5:50	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro Free throw	77	74
5:40	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	77	76
5:04	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	79	76
4:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	79	79
4:35	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	80	79
4:09	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	82	79
3:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	82	80
3:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	82	81
3:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	82	84
3:03	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal	85	84
2:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	85	86
2:18	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 3-pt field goal	88	86
1:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	88	88
1:21	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal	91	88
1:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	91	90
0:27	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal	93	90

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	93	93
11:04	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal	95	93
9:39	Chicago Bulls	Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal	98	93
9:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	98	94
9:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	98	95
9:09	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	101	95
8:59	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	101	97
8:48	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal	104	97
8:38	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	104	99
8:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	104	101
7:49	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	104	103
7:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	104	105
5:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	104	107
5:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	104	108
5:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	104	110
4:10	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey Free throw	105	110
3:39	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 2-pt field goal	107	110
2:31	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	109	110
1:49	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	109	112
1:37	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal	111	112
1:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	111	115
1:06	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 3-pt field goal	114	115
0:32	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	116	115
0:11	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith Free throw	117	115
0:11	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith Free throw	118	115
0:04	Chicago Bulls	Coby White Free throw	119	115
0:04	Chicago Bulls	Coby White Free throw	120	115

2025-26 season series

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

Dec 29: Minnesota Timberwolves 136 at Chicago Bulls 101
Jan 22: Chicago Bulls 120 at Minnesota Timberwolves 115 (this game)

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Timberwolves 115 - 120 Bulls — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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