SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the third quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Utah Jazz 138-113 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory and second in two nights. Added to the All-Star Game as a reserve Thursday, Edwards had 11 assists and keyed a decisive 44-22 third quarter for the Timberwolves. Minnesota was coming off a 121-113 victory at Phoenix on Wednesday. After the Jazz made a modest run in the fourth quarter, Edwards made three 3-pointers in a 1:25 span to give Minnesota a 125-97 lead with 4:34 left. Keyonte George scored 23 points for Utah on 7-for-7 shooting.
In Women’s College Basketball…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiki Iriafen scored 23 points, JuJu Watkins added 20 and fourth-ranked Southern California led the entire game to defeat Minnesota 82-69 and extend its winning streak to 15 games. Watkins, who leads the Big Ten in scoring at 24.6 points per game, missed her first 10 shots from the field and was 7 of 24 overall. The sophomore guard had only two points at halftime on a pair of free throws. She didn’t make her first shot until 16 seconds into the third quarter on a pullup jumper. Sophie Hart led Minnesota with 18 points and Mallory Heyer added 17.
HSBB
Barron 89, Hayward 73
Cameron 59, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 47
Clayton 46, New Auburn 40
Colfax 66, Boyceville 49
Cumberland 85, Spooner 54
Flambeau 62, Chequamegon 57
Grantsburg 64, Shell Lake 59
Ladysmith 73, Ashland 52
Regis 81, Bloomer 62
Winter 93, Lake Holcombe 86
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Amery 47, Baldwin-Woodville 30
Clayton 36, New Auburn 29
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Rice Lake Warriors at EC North Huskies 7:00 PM 7:15 PM 96.1FM
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MONTREAL (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night. The 40-year-old Fleury, from Sorel-Tracy about 50 miles northeast of Montreal, is retiring after the season. He has 76 career shutouts — three at Bell Centre, where more than 100 friends and family cheered him Thursday. Liam Ohgren and Devin Shore each scored their first goal of the season. Marco Rossi had a goal and an assist and Frederick Gaudreau added an empty-netter. The Wild improved to 3-0 on their five-game trip. They beat Chicago 4-2 on Sunday night and topped Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday night.