MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Double-doubles by Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio Saturday enabled the Minnesota Timberwolves to reach .500 with a 100-91 win over Houston.
Love scored 25 points and pulled down 18 rebounds. Rubio came up with 13 points and 11 assists.
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Luke Ridnour contributed 22 points for the Timberwolves, who collected their fifth in seven games and improved to 12-12 for the season.
The T-Wolves downed the Rockets for the second time in six days but only the third time in 18 meetings. They also broke an eight-game home losing streak to Houston.
Kyle Lowry and Luis Scola each pumped in 24 points for Houston, and Patrick Patterson added 14 off the Rockets' bench.