Timberwolves beat Bucks 116–97 despite Rollins and Ware’s scoring
Minnesota won the October 5 preseason game with 14 points from Anthony Edwards. Ryan Rollins scored 15 and Kel’el Ware had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Milwaukee.
Archive recap · Listed by game date. First published Oct 17, 2026.
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116–97 in NBA preseason play on October 5, 2026. The individual scoring leaders provided an interesting contrast with that 19-point result: Milwaukee’s Ryan Rollins finished with 15 points, one more than Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards.
Rollins made six of 12 field-goal attempts, including two three-pointers. Kel’el Ware added 14 points and 12 rebounds for Milwaukee. Their contributions put two Bucks among the game’s leading scorers, even though the team finished with the smaller total.
Edwards scored 14 points for Minnesota and converted all five of his free throws. Joan Beringer added 12 points on five of eight shooting, along with seven rebounds. The two Timberwolves had different scoring lines, with Beringer making more field goals and Edwards adding more points at the free-throw line.
The result and the individual totals tell distinct parts of the preseason story. Rollins and Ware supplied notable numbers for Milwaukee, while Minnesota finished with the win and contributions that extended beyond its highest scorer.
- Game scores and player statistics supplied by BALLDONTLIE.
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