MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 points and LaMelo Ball added 24 points and five assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Utah Jazz 115-100 on Sunday at Target Center. Rudy Gobert finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds, Jaden McDaniels had 16 points and six rebounds, and Bones Hyland added 14 points off the bench for Minnesota, which improved to 8-3. Utah dropped to 1-9. Attendance was 18,029.

Utah scored 26 points in the first quarter, 27 in the second, 22 in the third and 25 in the fourth. Minnesota countered with 29 in the first, 33 in the second, 25 in the third and 28 in the fourth. The Timberwolves’ 33-point second quarter helped them create separation, and they maintained a double-digit cushion for much of the second half. Darryn Peterson led Utah with 26 points and six rebounds. Keyonte George scored 19 points and had eight assists in three quarters before missing the fourth with a sprained right ankle. Jaxson Hayes added 18 points and six rebounds for the Jazz, and Kyle Filipowski had nine points and six rebounds.

The decisive stretch came in the fourth quarter. After Utah trimmed the deficit to 101-90 on Peterson’s jumper with 4:33 remaining, Minnesota answered with Dosunmu’s basket, Ball’s 3-pointer, two Dosunmu free throws and another Dosunmu 3-pointer to put the game out of reach. Dosunmu scored 12 points in the fourth, and Ball’s late shooting helped close it. Earlier, Minnesota opened with the first six points on Ball’s float and two baskets and a Kuminga dunk, but Utah responded with Peterson’s 3-pointer and Hayes’ free throws. The Jazz briefly led 25-23 after Filipowski’s running jumper, but Minnesota closed the first quarter with Hyland’s free throws and Trey Lyles’ 3-pointer.

Dosunmu, a 6-foot-4 guard, has been on a strong run. He scored 26 points at New Orleans in the previous game, 21 at Houston, 19 against Milwaukee and 27 at San Antonio. Against Utah, he made two 3-pointers in the fourth and finished with four rebounds. Gobert’s 15 rebounds helped Minnesota overcome its turnover problems. McDaniels added three assists and a block. Ball had three rebounds and five assists. Hyland gave the Timberwolves a lift in 13 minutes with 14 points, two rebounds, two assists and a block. Lyles had nine points and six rebounds, and Filipowski’s nine points and six rebounds helped Utah’s frontcourt. George added five rebounds and eight assists before the ankle injury.

Utah scored 100 points from 100 possessions, an offensive rating of 99.6. Minnesota scored 115 points from 104 possessions, an offensive rating of 110.4. The Jazz shot 37 of 87 from the floor, 7 of 24 from 3-point range and 19 of 24 from the free-throw line. The Timberwolves shot 38 of 77 from the floor, 12 of 32 from beyond the arc and 27 of 32 from the foul line. Utah had 11 offensive rebounds to Minnesota’s 10, and the Jazz had 10 assists to the Timberwolves’ eight. Both teams had three blocks. Utah committed 13 turnovers and 20 fouls. Minnesota committed 22 turnovers and 26 fouls.

Minnesota won despite a 22-turnover night by shooting better from 3-point range and getting to the free-throw line more often. Utah, which had only 13 turnovers, could not match Minnesota’s shooting efficiency. The Jazz also lost George for the fourth quarter, leaving Peterson to carry more of the offense. Peterson finished with six rebounds and four assists. Hayes added one assist and one block. For Minnesota, Gobert had two assists, and McDaniels had one block. Utah will next host Miami, and Minnesota will next host Dallas.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Minnesota 111, Utah 106. Interstat’s ELO system gave Minnesota a 97.8 percent probability to win. Minnesota was installed as a 12-point pregame favorite. The total of 215 finished against an over/under line of 222.5.