TORONTO(AP) Ryan Gomes scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Blake Ahearn added 15 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Toronto Raptors 90-86 on Thursday night in an exhibition games.
Rodney Carney and Randy Foye each had 13 points, and Al Jefferson had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves (4-1).
Andrea Bargnani led Toronto (3-2) with 22 points. Joey Graham added 12, and Kris Humphries had 10. Chris Bosh had 10 points in 21 minutes, and Jermaine O'Neal was held to four points in 15 minutes.
Trailing by seven points after three quarters, Toronto opened the fourth with a 12-4 run and went ahead 76-75 on a breakaway dunk by Humphries at 7:39, its first lead since early in the second.
It stayed close the rest of the way, and Minnesota led by just two when Graham missed a potential tying tip-in in the final 30 seconds. Gomes finished it with a pair of free throws.
Minnesota was without center Calvin Booth (back), forward Brian Cardinal (calf), center David Harrison (calf) and forward Mike Miller (ankle).
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