| MEM |  | |
| MIN |  |
| 19 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 91 |
| 30 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 97 |
The 2012 NBA Summer League came to a close on Sunday with a dashing display of dominance by NBA D-League alumni as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 97-91, on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Minnesota's Zabian Dowdell made a crucial three-pointer and late lay-up in a seven-point fourth quarter to help the Timberwolves stretch their lead to 10 points before fending off a furious Memphis rally in the final minute. Before Dowdell helped finish the job, fellow alum and 2009-10 NBA D-League Most Valuable Player Mike Harris opened the game with 10 points in the first quarter to help the Timberwolves mount an early 11-point lead.
After a second quarter best described as nondescript for narrative purposes, Minnesota took a seven-point lead into halftime. Memphis got six points from a slashing Deon Thompson in the period.
Despite Harris' quick start and Dowdell's eventual strong finish, the power of distinguished NBA D-League alumni was not limited to Minnesota. Memphis opened the third quarter ablaze from the outside courtesy of a delicious trio of treys by former NBA D-Leaguer Matt Janning, the last of which completed a 14-6 run to give the Grizzlies a one-point lead. Janning finished with 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field. Harris answered with a bounce pass to a cutting Wes Johnson for a dunk before finishing a cut of his own with a slam. Harris' 22 points led all scorers. The two sides traded buckets at the rim through the rest of the quarter, and a single point separated the teams entering the final period.
A three-pointer by Corey Fisher with 1:33 remaining extended the Minnesota lead to eight and appeared to put the game away. But NBA Summer League co-MVP Josh Selby made two three-pointers in the final minute had an opportunity to give Memphis the lead after a Minnesota turnover. His three-point attempt from the right corner fell short, and Minnesota sewed up the victory. Selby finished his MVP campaign with 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting.
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| MEM | MIN | ||
| Total Rebounds | 33 | 46 | |
| Offensive Rebounds | 13 | 17 | |
| Turnovers | 11 | 13 | |
| Fast Break Pts: | 19 | 8 | |
| Biggest Lead: | 1 | 13 | |
| Points in the Paint: | 44 | 44 | |
| Memphis Grizzlies (2-3) | |||||||||||||||||
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| pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | ||
| T. Wroten | G | 26:37 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | |
| M. Watt | C | 26:01 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| J. Kreft | C | 17:16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Janning | G | 22:07 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 1-1 | +1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| J. Selby | G | 20:46 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| D. Thompson | 24:17 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | -9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| A. Banks | 06:30 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| C. Tatum | 09:39 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| J. Randle | 19:37 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| T. Henry | 12:26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| A. Voskuil | 14:44 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| R. Allen | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| K. Clark | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| R. Sanchez | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| H. Thorns | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| O. Bellfield | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Magette | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Pargo | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| X. Rey | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Sims | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| S. Tarver | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 37-83 | 10-27 | 7-10 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 91 | |||
| 44.6% | 37.0% | 70.0% | team rebs: 9 | total to: 11 | |||||||||||||
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| pos | min | fgm-a | 3pm-a | ftm-a | +/- | off | def | tot | ast | pf | st | to | bs | ba | pts | ||
| M. Harris | F | 28:41 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | |
| D. Williams | F | 20:46 | 1-10 | 0-1 | 5-6 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| P. Prestes | C | 16:22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| W. Johnson | F-G | 23:23 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| K. Taylor | G | 22:22 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | +4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| L. Sikma | 19:01 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| R. Hummel | 16:37 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Z. Dowdell | 20:39 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| C. Fisher | 20:50 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| T. Easley | 11:19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| W. Buford | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J. Chang | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| P. Dia | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C. Karl | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| L. Mack | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| L. Nevill | 00:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| L. Eliyahu | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Johnson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| S. Landesberg | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Lee | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Stutz | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 38-77 | 5-13 | 16-23 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 97 | |||
| 49.4% | 38.5% | 69.6% | team rebs: 7 | total to: 14 | |||||||||||||
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