Recap: Wolves 87, San Antonio 79

January 28, 2012 at 5:44AM

GAME RECAP

MVP

Ricky Rubio, Wolves

The Wolves point guard scored nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, on 3-for-5 shooting with one three-pointer. He finished with 18 points and 10 assists with just two turnovers.

BY THE NUMBERS

15 Fourth-quarter points by the Spurs. San Antonio made one basket in the final seven minutes.

3 Wolves players with double-doubles (Rubio, Kevin Love and Nikola Pekovic)

21:34 Time played by Wolves forward Michael Beasley in his return after missing 11 games because of a foot sprain.

2 Offensive rebounds by San Antonio, a franchise-record low for a Timberwolves opponent.

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