Who won Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves?

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 116-104 on March 17, 2026.

Devin Booker scored 34 for the Phoenix Suns; Julius Randle scored 32 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Timberwolves

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Mar 17, 2026 · 8:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves head-to-head · Phoenix Suns schedule · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule

Final

Away

Minnesota Timberwolves

116

Venue: Target Center

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

Game recap

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 116-104 at home on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Target Center. Julius Randle had 32 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Devin Booker had 34 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for the Phoenix Suns.

The Minnesota Timberwolves led 64-63 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 24-18. Double-digit figures in two categories: Oso Ighodaro (double-double, Phoenix Suns). Bench points: Phoenix Suns 24, Minnesota Timberwolves 40. Bones Hyland had 22 points, 2 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 Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves?: The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 116-104 on March 17, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Devin Booker scored 34 for the Phoenix Suns; Julius Randle scored 32 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Phoenix Suns	39	24	23	18	104
Minnesota Timberwolves	36	28	28	24	116

Game leaders

Phoenix Suns

Points: 34 Devin Booker
Rebounds: 10 Oso Ighodaro
Assists: 7 Collin Gillespie

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 32 Julius Randle
Rebounds: 19 Rudy Gobert
Assists: 6 Kyle Anderson

Oso Ighodaro double-double (16 PTS, 10 REB)

Phoenix Suns
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Collin Gillespie starter	36:44	12	4	7	1	0	0	4-13	3-9	1-1	1	-10
Devin Booker starter	34:58	34	6	3	0	0	2	11-27	1-7	11-14	4	-3
Oso Ighodaro starter	33:42	16	10	4	3	0	4	7-12	0-0	2-2	4	-6
Royce O'Neale starter	29:17	9	2	2	3	0	3	3-6	3-6	0-0	4	+4
Jalen Green starter	26:37	9	1	5	2	1	1	3-17	2-6	1-2	0	-3
Jordan Goodwin bench	23:47	3	8	2	2	0	0	1-6	0-2	1-2	3	-11
Ryan Dunn bench	17:02	7	4	1	0	1	0	3-3	1-1	0-0	2	-10
Rasheer Fleming bench	15:17	9	1	0	1	0	1	3-7	2-4	1-2	3	-11
Khaman Maluach bench	11:34	2	2	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	-2
Haywood Highsmith bench	8:55	3	2	1	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	-8
Jamaree Bouyea bench	1:04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Isaiah Livers bench	1:04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Grayson Allen, Dillon Brooks, Mark Williams

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaden McDaniels starter	37:04	16	7	4	3	1	0	6-12	1-3	3-4	5	-4
Rudy Gobert starter	36:51	9	19	1	0	4	2	4-7	0-0	1-3	1	+2
Ayo Dosunmu starter	33:46	19	5	2	0	0	2	9-17	1-4	0-0	3	+11
Julius Randle starter	33:07	32	7	2	3	0	6	10-17	2-3	10-13	5	+8
Donte DiVincenzo starter	27:50	0	1	3	1	1	1	0-8	0-6	0-0	1	+3
Bones Hyland bench	28:53	22	2	5	1	0	3	8-14	4-8	2-3	4	+18
Kyle Anderson bench	24:32	7	5	6	0	1	1	3-4	0-1	1-2	0	+12
Naz Reid bench	17:59	11	3	5	0	4	1	3-5	1-3	4-4	1	+10

Not available: Anthony Edwards

Team statistics
Phoenix Suns	Stat	Minnesota Timberwolves
17/23 (73%)	Free throws	21/29 (72%)
24/60 (40%)	2 pointers	34/56 (60%)
13/37 (35%)	3 pointers	9/28 (32%)
37/97 (38%)	Field goals	43/84 (51%)
40	Rebounds	49
23	Defensive rebounds	34
17	Offensive rebounds	15
25	Assists	28
11	Turnovers	16
13	Steals	8
2	Blocks	11
23	Fouls	20
10	Max points in a row	12
22:12	Time spent in lead	21:43
11	Biggest lead	16

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

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 6
Largest lead · Phoenix Suns: 11 Q1 7:33
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 16 Q4 5:32
Longest run: 12-0 Minnesota Timberwolves · Q3 0:33 to Q4 9:56

Scoring plays

Q1 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:31	Phoenix Suns	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:44	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	2	4
10:38	Phoenix Suns	Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal	5	4
10:16	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	7	4
9:51	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	9	4
9:25	Phoenix Suns	Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal	12	4
9:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	12	6
9:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	12	7
7:55	Phoenix Suns	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	15	7
7:33	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 3-pt field goal	18	7
7:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	18	8
7:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal	18	11
6:49	Phoenix Suns	Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal	21	11
6:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	21	13
5:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	21	14
5:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	21	15
5:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	21	17
4:56	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	23	17
4:56	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	24	17
4:34	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	26	17
4:34	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	27	17
4:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	27	20
4:01	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	29	20
3:51	Minnesota Timberwolves	Kyle Anderson 2-pt field goal	29	22
3:30	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	30	22
3:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	30	24
2:44	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	32	24
2:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 3-pt field goal	32	27
1:42	Phoenix Suns	Rasheer Fleming 3-pt field goal	35	27
1:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 3-pt field goal	35	30
0:59	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	35	31
0:43	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	37	31
0:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 2-pt field goal	37	33
0:16	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal	39	33
0:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 3-pt field goal	39	36

Q2 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:36	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	41	36
11:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Kyle Anderson 2-pt field goal	41	38
10:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	41	40
10:21	Phoenix Suns	Rasheer Fleming 2-pt field goal	43	40
10:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	43	42
9:49	Phoenix Suns	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	46	42
9:24	Phoenix Suns	Jordan Goodwin Free throw	47	42
9:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	47	44
8:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	47	45
8:32	Phoenix Suns	Rasheer Fleming 3-pt field goal	50	45
8:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	50	48
7:17	Phoenix Suns	Haywood Highsmith 3-pt field goal	53	48
6:55	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	53	51
6:32	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	55	51
6:19	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	57	51
5:38	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	57	53
4:55	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	57	55
3:22	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	59	55
3:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	59	57
2:23	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 2-pt field goal	59	59
2:06	Phoenix Suns	Khaman Maluach 2-pt field goal	61	59
1:42	Minnesota Timberwolves	Kyle Anderson Free throw	61	60
1:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	61	61
1:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	61	62
0:59	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal	63	62
0:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 2-pt field goal	63	64

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:44	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal	66	64
11:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	66	67
11:00	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal	69	67
10:47	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	69	69
9:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	69	71
9:36	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro Free throw	70	71
9:36	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro Free throw	71	71
8:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	71	73
7:40	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	71	75
6:12	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	73	75
5:17	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	74	75
5:02	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	76	75
4:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 2-pt field goal	76	77
4:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland Free throw	76	78
4:28	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	77	78
4:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	77	80
3:12	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 3-pt field goal	80	80
2:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 3-pt field goal	80	83
2:36	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	81	83
2:36	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	82	83
2:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	82	84
2:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	82	85
1:55	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	84	85
1:37	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	84	86
1:37	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	84	87
0:55	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	86	87
0:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	86	89
0:26	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	86	90
0:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	86	92

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	86	94
10:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	86	96
9:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	86	98
9:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	86	99
9:40	Phoenix Suns	Rasheer Fleming Free throw	87	99
9:27	Minnesota Timberwolves	Kyle Anderson 2-pt field goal	87	101
9:18	Phoenix Suns	Jalen Green Free throw	88	101
8:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	88	103
8:46	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal	90	103
8:29	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie Free throw	91	103
8:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	91	105
7:50	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	92	105
7:50	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	93	105
6:03	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	93	107
5:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	93	109
5:21	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	94	109
5:21	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	95	109
3:54	Minnesota Timberwolves	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	95	111
3:42	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal	98	111
3:30	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	98	112
3:30	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	98	113
3:15	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	100	113
2:38	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	102	113
1:47	Phoenix Suns	Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal	104	113
1:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	104	114
1:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	104	115
1:04	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland Free throw	104	116

2025-26 season series

After this game: Phoenix Suns 2-1. Final series: Phoenix Suns 2-1.

Nov 21: Minnesota Timberwolves 113 at Phoenix Suns 114
Dec 8: Phoenix Suns 108 at Minnesota Timberwolves 105
Mar 17: Phoenix Suns 104 at Minnesota Timberwolves 116 (this game)

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