Who won Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves?

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 103-100 on December 21, 2025.

Kevin Porter scored 24 for the Milwaukee Bucks with 10 rebounds; Anthony Edwards scored 24 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Milwaukee Bucks at Minnesota Timberwolves

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Dec 21, 2025 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves head-to-head · Milwaukee Bucks schedule · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule

Final

Away

Minnesota Timberwolves

103

Venue: Target Center

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

Game recap

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 103-100 at home on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Target Center. Anthony Edwards had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kevin Porter had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists for the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Minnesota Timberwolves trailed 60-48 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 27-15. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Rudy Gobert (double-double, Minnesota Timberwolves), Kevin Porter (double-double, Milwaukee Bucks), Bobby Portis (double-double, Milwaukee Bucks), Kyle Kuzma (double-double, Milwaukee Bucks). Bench points: Milwaukee Bucks 31, Minnesota Timberwolves 38. Donte DiVincenzo had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 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 Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves?: The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 103-100 on December 21, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Kevin Porter scored 24 for the Milwaukee Bucks with 10 rebounds; Anthony Edwards scored 24 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Milwaukee Bucks	29	31	15	25	100
Minnesota Timberwolves	23	25	27	28	103

Game leaders

Milwaukee Bucks

Points: 24 Kevin Porter
Rebounds: 11 Bobby Portis
Assists: 9 Kevin Porter

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 24 Anthony Edwards
Rebounds: 18 Rudy Gobert
Assists: 6 Anthony Edwards

Bobby Portis double-double (16 PTS, 11 REB) · Kevin Porter double-double (24 PTS, 10 REB) · Kyle Kuzma double-double (12 PTS, 10 REB) · Rudy Gobert double-double (11 PTS, 18 REB)

Milwaukee Bucks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bobby Portis starter	39:04	16	11	1	1	0	3	7-17	2-6	0-0	3	+6
Myles Turner starter	37:39	13	5	4	0	0	0	4-11	3-8	2-2	2	-12
Kevin Porter starter	37:16	24	10	9	4	1	6	8-17	3-9	5-6	2	-5
Kyle Kuzma starter	32:10	12	10	4	0	0	4	3-5	0-1	6-8	3	-9
AJ Green starter	23:26	4	3	2	0	0	2	1-8	1-8	1-1	1	-9
Ryan Rollins bench	22:44	16	4	5	0	1	0	6-14	2-6	2-2	1	+5
Jericho Sims bench	19:12	9	6	2	1	0	1	4-4	0-0	1-1	2	+0
Gary Trent Jr. bench	17:47	6	2	0	0	0	0	2-11	2-7	0-0	0	+3
Gary Harris bench	10:42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	+6

Not available: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Taurean Prince

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Rudy Gobert starter	39:18	11	18	3	1	1	0	5-7	0-0	1-4	2	-4
Anthony Edwards starter	36:40	24	4	6	0	1	1	7-24	2-11	8-12	1	+0
Donte DiVincenzo starter	33:09	18	5	4	2	0	3	7-11	4-8	0-0	2	+0
Julius Randle starter	32:21	12	7	2	2	0	2	4-9	0-2	4-5	3	-6
Jaden McDaniels starter	8:50	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	2	-12
Naz Reid bench	28:55	12	6	2	1	0	4	5-12	2-8	0-0	2	+17
Mike Conley bench	23:54	6	5	6	1	2	0	2-6	2-5	0-0	0	+16
Bones Hyland bench	18:33	9	0	4	1	0	0	3-7	1-5	2-2	3	+1
Terrence Shannon Jr. bench	12:12	11	0	0	1	0	0	4-7	3-5	0-0	1	+4
Jaylen Clark bench	6:08	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	-1

Team statistics
Milwaukee Bucks	Stat	Minnesota Timberwolves
17/20 (85%)	Free throws	15/23 (65%)
22/42 (52%)	2 pointers	23/42 (54%)
13/45 (28%)	3 pointers	14/46 (30%)
35/87 (40%)	Field goals	37/88 (42%)
51	Rebounds	46
40	Defensive rebounds	35
11	Offensive rebounds	11
27	Assists	28
16	Turnovers	10
6	Steals	10
2	Blocks	4
15	Fouls	18
11	Max points in a row	20
31:38	Time spent in lead	11:11
16	Biggest lead	8

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

Largest margin: 15 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 6
Largest lead · Milwaukee Bucks: 16 Q3 9:51
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 8 Q4 2:41
Longest run: 20-0 Minnesota Timberwolves · Q3 8:52 to Q3 3:06

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
10:32	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:07	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 3-pt field goal	6	0
9:55	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	5	2
9:35	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	8	2
9:13	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	10	2
8:30	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	10	4
7:41	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	13	4
6:57	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	13	6
6:57	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	13	7
6:43	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	15	7
6:27	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	15	8
5:42	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	15	10
4:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	15	12
4:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	15	13
4:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter Free throw	16	13
3:36	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	18	13
2:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	18	15
2:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Jericho Sims 2-pt field goal	20	15
2:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Jericho Sims Free throw	21	15
1:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	21	16
1:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	21	17
1:43	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	23	17
1:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	23	18
1:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	23	19
1:22	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal	26	19
1:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	26	20
1:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	26	21
0:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland Free throw	26	22
0:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland Free throw	26	23
0:09	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	29	23

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:40	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	31	23
10:46	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	33	23
10:46	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	34	23
10:13	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	35	23
8:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Jericho Sims 2-pt field goal	37	23
8:29	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	37	25
7:37	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	39	25
7:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	39	28
6:46	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	40	28
6:46	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	41	28
6:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	41	30
6:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	41	31
6:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	41	34
5:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	43	34
5:29	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	43	35
5:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	43	37
4:23	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green Free throw	44	37
4:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	45	37
4:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	46	37
4:00	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	49	37
3:42	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	49	40
3:25	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	52	40
3:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	52	42
2:53	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner Free throw	53	42
2:53	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner Free throw	54	42
2:25	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	55	42
2:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	55	43
2:07	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter Free throw	56	43
2:07	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter Free throw	57	43
1:51	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	57	46
0:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	57	48
0:09	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 3-pt field goal	60	48

Q3 · 19 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
10:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	62	48
10:42	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	62	50
10:13	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	64	50
9:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	66	50
9:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	66	53
9:06	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	68	53
8:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	68	55
8:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	68	57
7:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	68	58
7:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	68	60
6:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	68	63
5:47	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	68	65
5:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	68	68
4:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	68	71
3:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	68	73
2:28	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	70	73
1:32	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	73	73
0:57	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	75	73
0:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	75	75

Q4 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:30	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	78	75
11:01	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 3-pt field goal	78	78
10:32	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal	81	78
10:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 3-pt field goal	81	81
9:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Jericho Sims 2-pt field goal	83	81
9:40	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 2-pt field goal	83	83
8:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Jericho Sims 2-pt field goal	85	83
8:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 3-pt field goal	85	86
7:55	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 3-pt field goal	85	89
6:55	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	87	89
6:30	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	87	92
6:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bones Hyland 2-pt field goal	87	94
5:33	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	89	94
5:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	89	96
4:50	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter Free throw	90	96
4:50	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter Free throw	91	96
4:21	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 2-pt field goal	93	96
3:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	93	98
2:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	93	101
1:49	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	94	101
0:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	97	101
0:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	97	103
0:01	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 3-pt field goal	100	103

2025-26 season series

After this game: Minnesota Timberwolves 1-0. Final series: Minnesota Timberwolves 2-0.

Dec 21: Milwaukee Bucks 100 at Minnesota Timberwolves 103 (this game)
Jan 13: Minnesota Timberwolves 139 at Milwaukee Bucks 106

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Timberwolves 103 - 100 Bucks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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