MINNEAPOLIS -- — Ja Morant made a tiebreaking jumper with 18 seconds left, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Saturday night in a game that was tight from start to finish.

Morant finished with just 12 points, but he had the tying basket with 54 seconds to go before his 11-footer for the lead. Desmond Bane had 21 points for Memphis, going 4 for 8 from 3-point range.

Anthony Edwards missed two 3-pointers in the final 7.3 seconds of a game in which neither team led by more than six and featured 25 lead changes.

Donte DiVincenzo scored a season-high 27 points for Minnesota. Jaden McDaniels added 21 and Edwards scored 15 for the Wolves, whose three-game winning streak ended.

Takeaways

Grizzlies: Rookie Jaylen Wells was once again tasked with defending the opponent's top player, as he guarded Edwards for most of the game. Wells held his own against Edwards and added 13 points on the offensive end.

Timberwolves: Saturday was the fourth straight game with a new-look starting lineup that included DiVincenzo starting and veteran Mike Conley coming off the bench. Minnesota is now 3-1 since coach Chris Finch made the lineup switch.

Key moment

Minnesota had the ball with the game tied at 125 and under a minute to play but Julius Randle turned the ball over. It was the 19th turnover of the game by the Wolves, and perhaps the most costly.

Key stat

Memphis took 108 shots to Minnesota's 83, thanks in large part to 21 offensive rebounds. Rookie center Zach Edey had seven offensive boards.

Up next

The Grizzlies visit Houston on Monday while the Timberwolves play at Washington on Monday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Zach Edey vs. Rudy Gobert (Anthony Edwards gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	2	0
11:26	Jaylen Wells misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:24	Julius Randle defensive rebound	2	0
11:12	Donte DiVincenzo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	5	0
10:58	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	5	2
10:50	Donte DiVincenzo offensive foul	5	2
10:50	Donte DiVincenzo turnover	5	2
10:39	Jaden McDaniels blocks Ja Morant's driving floating jump shot	5	2
10:38	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	5	2
10:37	Ja Morant out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	2
10:20	Anthony Edwards misses 9-foot step back jumpshot	5	2
10:18	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	5	2
10:11	Desmond Bane misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	2
10:08	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	5	2
10:00	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	5	2
9:58	Zach Edey defensive rebound	5	2
9:52	Jaylen Wells misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	2
9:49	Zach Edey offensive rebound	5	2
9:49	Zach Edey makes two point shot	5	4
9:49	Anthony Edwards shooting foul	5	4
9:49	Zach Edey makes free throw 1 of 1	5	5
9:35	Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	5
9:32	Ja Morant defensive rebound	5	5
9:25	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	5
9:22	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	5	5
9:17	Zach Edey blocks Anthony Edwards 's 2-foot two point shot	5	5
9:16	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	5	5
9:07	Ja Morant misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	5
9:05	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	5	5
8:57	Donte DiVincenzo makes two point shot	7	5
8:51	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	7	5
8:51	Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 2	7	6
8:51	Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2	7	7
8:41	Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	7
8:38	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	7	7
8:29	Jaylen Wells makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Edey assists)	7	10
8:16	Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Julius Randle assists)	10	10
8:05	Jaden McDaniels loose ball foul	10	10
8:05	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	10	10
7:57	Zach Edey misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	10
7:55	Ja Morant offensive rebound	10	10
7:54	Ja Morant out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	10
7:38	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	13	10
7:26	Zach Edey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)	13	13
7:11	Anthony Edwards makes driving layup	15	13
7:11	Ja Morant shooting foul	15	13
7:11	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 1	16	13
6:59	Zach Edey makes dunk (Ja Morant assists)	16	15
6:46	Ja Morant personal foul	16	15
6:46	Timberwolves Full timeout	16	15
6:46	Luke Kennard enters the game for Ja Morant	16	15
6:34	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	16	15
6:32	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	16	15
6:23	Zach Edey misses 5-foot two point shot	16	15
6:21	Julius Randle defensive rebound	16	15
6:05	Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	15
6:01	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	16	15
5:53	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot	16	15
5:51	Zach Edey offensive rebound	16	15
5:51	Zach Edey offensive foul	16	15
5:51	Zach Edey turnover	16	15
5:51	Naz Reid enters the game for Rudy Gobert	16	15
5:51	Jay Huff enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	16	15
5:51	Santi Aldama enters the game for Zach Edey	16	15
5:51	Mike Conley enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	16	15
5:34	Jay Huff blocks Naz Reid's driving layup	16	15
5:31	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	16	15
5:23	Luke Kennard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	15
5:21	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	16	15
5:19	Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	15
5:06	Santi Aldama misses 7-foot two point shot	16	15
5:04	Naz Reid defensive rebound	16	15
4:53	Anthony Edwards makes driving dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	18	15
4:43	Desmond Bane misses two point shot	18	15
4:42	Julius Randle defensive rebound	18	15
4:34	Naz Reid makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	21	15
4:34	Grizzlies Full timeout	21	15
4:34	Brandon Clarke enters the game for Jay Huff	21	15
4:08	Santi Aldama misses two point shot	21	15
4:05	Naz Reid defensive rebound	21	15
3:57	Mike Conley bad pass (Luke Kennard steals)	21	15
3:54	Luke Kennard makes two point shot	21	17
3:33	Julius Randle bad pass (Jaylen Wells steals)	21	17
3:26	Santi Aldama makes 22-foot three point shot (Luke Kennard assists)	21	20
3:06	Julius Randle makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists)	23	20
2:54	Santi Aldama makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)	23	23
2:35	Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)	26	23
2:21	Brandon Clarke makes 1-foot layup (Desmond Bane assists)	26	25
2:01	Desmond Bane shooting foul	26	25
2:01	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	27	25
2:01	Josh Minott enters the game for Julius Randle	27	25
2:01	Scotty Pippen Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	27	25
2:01	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Desmond Bane	27	25
2:01	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	28	25
1:41	Santi Aldama makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	28	27
1:29	Josh Minott makes 2-foot layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	30	27
1:15	Jake LaRavia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Santi Aldama assists)	30	30
57.1	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	30	30
53.2	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	30	30
39.0	Josh Minott shooting foul	30	30
39.0	Scotty Pippen Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	30	30
39.0	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	30	30
39.0	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Anthony Edwards	30	30
39.0	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Brandon Clarke	30	30
39.0	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	30	31
22.1	Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Naz Reid assists)	33	31
4.1	Josh Minott blocks Luke Kennard's jumper	33	31
4.1	Luke Kennard offensive rebound	33	31
2.2	Josh Minott shooting foul	33	31
2.2	Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 2	33	32
2.2	Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2	33	33
1.1	Naz Reid bad pass (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)	33	33
0.0	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes 11-foot two point shot	33	35
0.0	(00:00) [Grizzlies] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	33	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	35

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Target Center

Minneapolis, MN

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 12, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN North, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

18,978

Referees

Marat Kogut, Josh Tiven, Mousa Dagher

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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