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Edwards scores 26 as Timberwolves rout Raptors 117-94

Minnesota outscored Toronto 35-15 in the third quarter and led by as many as 32 points in the fourth to improve to 3-0.

Edwards: 26 points, 10 of 18 from the field
Third quarter: Minnesota 35, Toronto 15
Ball: 15 points and 8 assists in 17 minutes

Published October 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM1 min read How this story was written

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Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Toronto Raptors 117-94 on Sunday, pulling away after they outscored Toronto 35-15 in the third quarter.

Edwards shot 10-of-18 from the field and 4-of-5 at the line in 28 minutes. Toronto's only lead was one point, early in the first quarter, and Minnesota took control for good in the third.

The Timberwolves (3-0) kept stretching the margin, and their lead reached 32 points, 109-77, with 4:46 left in the fourth quarter.

LaMelo Ball made his mark in only 17 minutes, with 15 points, eight assists and 4-of-5 shooting from three. Minnesota was 33 points better than Toronto while he played. Terrence Shannon Jr. added 15 points off the bench on 5-of-6 shooting.

The Raptors (2-1) got 22 points from Ja'Kobe Walter, who made 5-of-8 threes, and 20 from RJ Barrett, who needed 21 shots to get them. Toronto went 10-of-38 from beyond the arc and shot 38.5 percent overall.

Shooting separated the teams. Minnesota had an effective field goal percentage of 65.6 to Toronto's 44, and it grabbed 49 rebounds to the Raptors' 34. Rudy Gobert had 13 of them and went 4-of-4 from the field.

Jaylen Clark's floater with 55.1 seconds left, assisted by Bones Hyland, made it 116-92. Allen Graves answered with a tip shot for Toronto, and Clark made the second of two free throws with 31.5 seconds to go for the final score.