Pistons 109-87 Timberwolves: Box Score & Recap (Mar 28)

Updated Oct 14, 2026, 9:25 PM ET

Regular Season

Detroit PistonsPistons

54-20 · Away

109–87

Final

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves

45-29 · Home

Pistons vs Timberwolves final: the Detroit Pistons beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-87 on March 28, 2026 at Target Center, Minneapolis.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pistons	33	16	25	35	109
Timberwolves	24	20	16	27	87

Top Performers

Pistons

Timberwolves

Pistons vs Timberwolves Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Duncan Robinson F	24	10	2	2	0	0	0	3-6	2-4	2-3	+12
Jalen Duren C	29	10	13	5	0	1	3	4-7	0-0	2-2	+8
Tobias Harris F	28	18	4	4	1	3	2	7-10	2-4	2-3	+10
Daniss Jenkins G	27	13	8	4	0	0	3	6-16	1-4	0-0	+3
Ausar Thompson GF	24	6	6	0	4	0	1	3-6	0-0	0-0	+10
Bench
Paul Reed F	16	12	7	3	1	1	1	4-7	0-0	4-4	+13
Marcus Sasser G	10	0	1	4	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+11
Tolu Smith FC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Chaz Lanier G	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+1
Javonte Green GF	13	6	5	1	1	0	0	2-4	2-4	0-0	+7
Kevin Huerter GF	21	11	2	1	1	0	2	5-11	1-4	0-0	+9
Ron Holland F	19	13	2	0	2	2	4	4-7	2-4	3-5	+12
Caris LeVert G	20	8	2	4	1	2	2	4-7	0-2	0-0	+13

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mike Conley G	21	3	1	6	1	0	0	1-5	1-5	0-0	-8
Julius Randle FC	30	11	8	4	0	1	4	2-13	0-3	7-7	-13
Donte DiVincenzo G	33	22	3	2	0	2	1	7-18	5-14	3-4	-8
Rudy Gobert C	31	14	12	0	0	1	2	6-9	0-0	2-4	-11
Terrence Shannon Jr. G	25	8	3	3	0	0	0	2-5	1-2	3-5	0
Bench
Julian Phillips F	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-4
Jaylen Clark G	17	9	4	0	0	0	1	2-6	0-2	5-6	-16
Naz Reid CF	24	8	4	1	2	0	3	3-15	0-7	2-3	-22
Joan Beringer C	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	1-1	0-0	2-4	-1
Bones Hyland G	25	6	1	0	2	0	2	2-10	2-9	0-0	-17
Kyle Anderson F	15	2	2	1	2	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-9
Joe Ingles F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1

Pistons vs Timberwolves Recap

The Pistons beat the Timberwolves 109-87 behind a 35-27 fourth quarter and 52 rebounds to Minnesota's 38. Detroit moved to 54-20, while the Timberwolves fell to 45-29.

Minnesota won the second quarter 20-16 and cut the halftime gap to Pistons 49-44. Detroit answered with a 25-16 third quarter, and the lead was Pistons 74-60 after three. The Pistons also shot 43 of 82 from the field, against 27 of 85 for the Timberwolves.

Donte DiVincenzo led all scorers with 22 points for Minnesota, while Tobias Harris scored 18 for Detroit. Jalen Duren added 13 rebounds and 5 assists for the Pistons, and Rudy Gobert had 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Minnesota made 9 of 43 three-pointers, and Detroit made 10 of 26.

The number to know: 28 assists. Detroit passed for 10 more baskets than Minnesota's 18 assists allowed, and that gap showed in the shooting.

Team Stats

Pistons	Stat	Timberwolves
43-82	Field Goals	27-85
52.4%	FG %	31.8%
10-26	3-Pointers	9-43
38.5%	3P %	20.9%
13-17	Free Throws	24-33
76.5%	FT %	72.7%
52	Rebounds	38
10	Off. Rebounds	13
28	Assists	18
11	Steals	8
9	Blocks	4
19	Turnovers	14
24	Fouls	13
24	Biggest Lead	4

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Pistons	58.5%	17.5%	28.6%	0.159
Timberwolves	37.1%	12.3%	23.6%	0.282

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Pistons vs Timberwolves Game Info

Date & time: Saturday, March 28, 20265:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Pistons WMYD TV20 · Timberwolves North Star Sports & Entertainment Network

Arena: Target CenterMinneapolis

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Pistons vs Timberwolves Season Stats 2025-26

Pistons 82 GPTimberwolves 82 GP

117.8#8

Points per game

118.0#7

109.6#3

Opponent points

114.6#11

48.5%#3

Field goal %

48.1%#9

35.6%#17

Three-point %

37.0%#6

76.3%#25

Free throw %

75.2%#29

45.6#7

Rebounds

44.1#12

27.8#10

Assists

26.1#16

10.4#1

Steals

8.7#12

6.4#1

Blocks

5.8#2

14.2#20

Turnovers

14.1#19

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesPistons 1-0

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That covers Pistons vs Timberwolves: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Pistons host the Hornets Oct 28; Timberwolves host the Warriors Oct 28.

Pistons vs Timberwolves FAQs

Who won Pistons vs Timberwolves on Mar 28, 2026?

The Detroit Pistons beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-87 on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Target Center in Minneapolis. Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 18 points.

What are the Pistons and Timberwolves records?

After this game the Pistons were 54-20 and the Timberwolves were 45-29 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Pistons vs Timberwolves?

Tobias Harris scored 18 for the Pistons. Donte DiVincenzo scored 22 for the Timberwolves.

Who leads the Pistons vs Timberwolves season series?

The Pistons lead the regular-season series 1-0 this season.

Who won the last Pistons vs Timberwolves game?

The Pistons beat the Timberwolves 113-108 on Apr 2, 2026 at home.

Where was Pistons vs Timberwolves played?

At Target Center in Minneapolis, the home arena of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

What was the score by quarter in Pistons vs Timberwolves?

Pistons-Timberwolves: Q1 33-24, Q2 16-20, Q3 25-16, Q4 35-27.

What is next for the Pistons and Timberwolves?

Pistons host the Hornets on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM ET; Timberwolves host the Warriors on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 PM ET.