The Houston Rockets have sealed their spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals after a thrilling overtime victory in Minnesota on Tuesday. The Rockets led by 10 at halftime and six at the start of the fourth quarter,

The Houston Rockets blew a double-digit lead but managed to force overtime before surging past the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Alperen Sengun had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Fred VanVleet added 27 points and 11 assists, and the Houston Rockets pulled out a 117-111 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA Cup game.

The Wolves (8-9) fell behind by as many as 18 points in the third quarter but put together a furious rally over the final 16 minutes to take a lead late in the fourth quarter. Rob Dillingham's 3-pointer got Minnesota within a point, and the Wolves took a lead with 4 minutes, 46 seconds remaining when Anthony Edwards made a pair of free throws.

Alperen Sengun tallied a triple-double and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 117-111 overtime win in an NBA in-season tournament matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

In an overtime thriller, Houston (13-6, 3-0) rallied past Minnesota to clinch its NBA Cup group. Alperen Sengun dominated Rudy Gobert on the interior.

The Houston Rockets are off to a fast start in the 2024-25 season, and they’re 2-0 in NBA Cup play heading into Tuesday’s matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolve

Rockets very impressive winning at T’Wolves, 117-111, in OT. Rockets had several cold spells, but went 6-9 FG in OT, held Wolves to 3-11. Held Wolves to 9-38 from 3, while HOU