NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry

Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Head-to-Head

The all-time win record is tied 36-36 across 72 recorded meetings.

Matchup fact

Only 1 of 72 games between these two were decided by a one-point margin (1.4%).

By Stats synced Apr 16, 2026
MIL
36
vs
MIN
36
72 meetings
All-time

Win record tied 36-36

Recent form

MIL 5-5 over the latest 10

Last meeting

MIN won 139-106 on Jan 13, 2026

Closeness

No win gap: 36-36

Series context

The average winning margin is 10.8 points across decided games.

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Jan 13, 26
MIL 106-139 MIN
MIN
Dec 21, 25
MIN 103-100 MIL
MIN
Apr 8, 25
MIL 110-103 MIN
MIL
Feb 12, 25
MIN 101-103 MIL
MIL
Feb 23, 24
MIN 107-112 MIL
MIL
Feb 8, 24
MIL 105-129 MIN
MIN
Dec 30, 22
MIL 123-114 MIN
MIL
Nov 4, 22
MIN 102-115 MIL
MIL
Mar 19, 22
MIN 138-119 MIL
MIN
Oct 27, 21
MIL 108-113 MIN
MIN
Last Meeting
Jan 13, 2026Final
MIL
106
HOME
MIN
139
AWAY
Timberwolveswon by33
Timberwolves' 2nd straight in this series·Game 72 of all-time series

Matchup context

The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. The complete decided record is tied 36-36. The 10.8-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.

History span
1989 to 2026
37 seasons
Average margin
10.8 points
Across decided games
Playoff history
0
No playoff meeting is present in the source

All-Time Record

Win Percentage
36W
36W
MIL
MIN
50%50%
Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season72 games
36
36
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Milwaukee Bucks Biggest Win
127–94+33
Jan 23, 2010
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
139–106+33
Jan 13, 2026
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season ↓MIL ↕MIN ↕Games ↕
2025–26022
2024–25202
2023–24112
2022–23202
2021–22022
2020–21202
2019–20202
2018–19202
2017–18112
2016–17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
21-15MIL HOME21-15MIN HOME
AWAY
15-21
MIL
AWAY
15-21
MIN
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.8 pts on average
10.8pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
MIL-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time50%
MIN-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time50%
Last 10 Results
MIL / MIN

Advanced Stats

1996-presentBased on 48 of 72 all-time meetings that have play-by-play data

Overtime History

Total OT Games
1
MIL OT Wins
0
MIN OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
110-101 on Apr 16, 2008 (1OT)

Largest Leads

MIL Biggest Leads
+34pts
Oct 26, 2018
#2:+31 pts·Dec 28, 2013
#3:+30 pts·Apr 14, 2021
MIN Biggest Leads
+33pts
Jan 23, 2010
#2:+32 pts·Nov 4, 2019
#3:+29 pts·Feb 23, 2021

Lead Changes

Most in a Game
22
Nov 7, 2002
Average per Game
6.9
per game

Times Tied

Most Ties in a Game
22
Nov 7, 2002
Average Ties per Game
6.3
per game

Attendance Records

Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,188
Feb 1, 1998
Lowest
1,800
Feb 23, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,515

Shooting Percentages

Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
MIL46.4%
MIN45.2%
MIL +1.2 pp
3P%
MIL33.8%
MIN35.1%
MIN +1.3 pp
FT%
MIL76.3%
MIN76.4%
MIN +0.1 pp
TS%
MIL54.7%
MIN53.6%
MIL +1.1 pp

Top Scorers (1996-present)

Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
MIL Top 15 Scorers
MIL top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Giannis Antetokounmpo4262219.443
Khris Middleton3532116.832
Michael Redd3011421.532
Ray Allen2621123.840
Glenn Robinson173919.229
Andrew Bogut1371112.424
John Henson1331310.216
Tim Thomas1211012.120
Brook Lopez118913.119
Mo Williams107521.428
O.J. Mayo104911.619
Sam Cassell99616.532
Jabari Parker98616.321
Brandon Jennings92518.427
Ersan Ilyasova91118.316
MIN Top 15 Scorers
MIN top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Kevin Garnett4432220.134
Karl-Anthony Towns2411220.135
Wally Szczerbiak2401220.030
Andrew Wiggins2241317.231
Kevin Love164918.233
Shabazz Muhammad1491113.622
Gorgui Dieng142168.916
Ricky Rubio114129.522
Anthony Edwards112522.430
Corey Brewer1071010.719
Al Jefferson96616.023
Terrell Brandon96519.228
Anthony Peeler90910.018
Zach LaVine8899.824
Ryan Gomes84614.022

Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)

Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
43pts
Giannis Antetokounmpo
MILvsMIN
Dec 30, 2022
40pts
Ray Allen
MILvsMIN
Nov 11, 2000
40pts
Ray Allen
MILvsMIN
Apr 18, 1998
37pts
Giannis Antetokounmpo
MILvsMIN
Feb 23, 2021
35pts
Karl-Anthony Towns
MINvsMIL
Mar 11, 2017
Free nbadb sourceCC BY-SA 4.01996 to 2023

Rivalry Fingerprint

Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.

Quarter scoring pulse

49 games with complete quarter lines

MILMIN

How they create points

45 games with complete style splits

Selected comparison

Fast-break points: MIL +1.1 points45 games

MIL highest-scoring quarter

Q2 · 25.8

MIN highest-scoring quarter

Q1 · 26.1

Widest fingerprint gap

MIL +1.1 fast-break points

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.

Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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