MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Zach Randolph led the way with 24 points Wednesday, helping Memphis open a large third-quarter lead en route to a 104-95 win over Minnesota.
Memphis owned as much as an 18-point advantage in the third period to bounce back from a loss on Tuesday to a Denver team that had only eight players in uniform.
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Randolph made 10-of-16 shots from the field and was backed up by a 22-point effort from Mike Conley.
The Grizzlies held Minnesota to 36 percent shooting.
Kevin Love had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves. It was his 44th straight double-double.
Minnesota lost its sixth in a row and remained stuck on a conference-low 13 wins for the season.
