NBA Game Summary - Minnesota at Houston

10:44 PM, Jan 30, 2012   |    comments
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Michael Beasley scored 34 points, Kevin Love had 29 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets for only the second time in 17 games with a 120-108 win Monday night.

Ricky Rubio scored 12 of his 18 points in a big third quarter for Minnesota and added 11 assists for the ninth double-double of his rookie season. He also had eight rebounds.

Kevin Martin had 29 points to lead the Rockets seven days after scoring 31 in a 107-92 win over Minnesota last Monday -- Houston's 15th victory in the last 16 meetings in the series.

But the Timberwolves scored a franchise-record 42 points in the third quarter of this one to get a rare victory over Houston.

They have a recent history of such wins. Last week, the Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs for the second time this month after losing the previous 16 games in the series.

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