PHOENIX (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Julius Randle added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves won their fourth straight game by beating the Phoenix Suns 121-113 on Wednesday night. The Timberwolves trailed for much of the night, but rallied near the end of the third quarter for an 81-77 advantage. Nickeil Alexander-Walker made three 3-pointers early in the fourth to help Minnesota push to a 10-point lead. Alexander-Walker finished with 23 points, making 5 of 10 shots behind the arc. The Timberwolves — who swept the Suns out of the playoffs last season in the first round — shot 56% from the field. Kevin Durant led the Suns with 33 points.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Rodney Rice and Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 16 points apiece, and Maryland won its fourth straight game, 76-68 over No. 17 Wisconsin. The Terrapins trailed 48-43 in the second half before taking the lead for good with a 14-2 run. Julian Reese scored 14 points for the Terps, and Derik Queen contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds. Maryland has won six of its last seven, with the only defeat an overtime loss at Northwestern. John Tonje led Wisconsin with 23 points.
TORONTO (AP) — Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games. William Nylander scored for Toronto, which has lost three straight in regulation. Joseph Woll had 22 saves.
Tonight high school boys basketball with Spooner hosting Cumberland on 97.7FM. Pregame at 7 p.m. Tipoff at 7:15 p.m.
High school hockey with Rice Lake hosting the Blizzard. Pregame at 6:45 p.m. Faceoff at 7 p.m. on 96.1FM.