On March 15, the Timberwolves beat the Spurs 149-139 away. Karl-Anthony Towns made 19 of 31 shots, 7 of 11 three-pointers, 15 of 16 free throws, and scored 60 points and 17 rebounds, including the third quarter. Scored 32 points, the league’s first player to score 60 points in a single game this season, and the highest score ever scored by an AT&T player at the Spurs’ home court. At the same time, Towns also set a number of records in this game.
- Towns became the first player in the history of the Timberwolves to score at least 60 points in a single game. The previous record in team history was also 56 points held by Towns;
- Towns became the first player in league history to score at least 60 points, 15 rebounds and 6 three-pointers in a single game;
- Towns becomes the fourth player in league history to score at least 55 points and 15 rebounds in multiple games
Wilt Chamberlain: 68 games
Elgin Baylor: 5 games
Rick Barry: 2 games
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2 games
- Towns becomes seventh player in league history with at least 60 points and 15 rebounds
Wilt Chamberlain: 30 games
Elgin Baylor: 2 games
Michael Jordan: 1 game
Karl Malone: 1 game
Shaq O’Neal: 1 game
James Harden: 1 game
Karl-Anthony Towns: 1 game
- Towns became the first center to score 60 points in a game since Shaq O’Neal in 2000;
- Towns scored 32 points in the third quarter, breaking the Timberwolves record and the fourth-highest points in a single quarter by a player in the past 25 seasons
Klay Thompson: 37 points (third quarter vs. Kings)
Kevin Love: 34 points (1st quarter vs. Blazers)
Anthony: 33 points (third quarter vs. Heat)
Towns: 32 points (third quarter vs. Spurs)
