Final: Bulls 126, Wolves 120

Starters

Tre Jones: 8 pts, 4 ast, 5 rbs

Josh Giddey: 14 pts, 9 ast, 7 reb

Matas Buzelis: 19 pts, 1 ast, 1 rbs

Jalen Smith: 15 pts, 5 rbs

Nikola Vucevic: 13 pts, 10 rbs, 2 ast

Bench

Julian Phillips: 17 pts, 1 ast, 6 rbs

Zach Collins: 10 pts, 4 rebs, 2 ast

Noa Essengue: 2 pts, 1 ast

Jevon Carter: 12 pts, 1 ast

Kevin Huerter: 8 pts, 5 asts, 2 rbs

Emanuel Miller: 2pts, 1 ast

Dalen Terry: 6 pts, 9 rebs

Q4 3:13 Bulls 120, Wolves 109

Both traded baskets for a while, but the Bulls built up a late-game momentum and eventually took control. Carter splashes with two threes off, pushing the Bulls to a lead again. With Chicago holding tight on defense, the home team came back with transitional scoring to build up the first double-digit lead of the game.

Q4 8:30 Bulls 100, Wolves 97

The Bulls are officially out-rebounding the Wolves. Alongside Buzelis, Phillips kept generating impact for the Bulls.

Q4 10:37 Bulls 93, Wolves 92
Buzelis is ballin', scoring five points entering the fourth quarter, which allowed the Bulls to regain the lead. The second-year has scored a team-high 17 points.

Q3 8:26 Bulls 64, Wolves 66

The guest regained the lead after the Bulls stumbled a bit with a turnover. Edwards led the charge with his solo action, taking on Giddey offensively with a jumper on the left post. Conley's three with space made them up by two. The defense outside the perimeter is a problem for the Bulls for now.

Q2 Bulls 60, Wolves 54

The Wolves have 9 turnovers going into halftime, while the Bulls have 8. Despite an unmatched toughness in the paint, the Bulls actually improve in other facets of the game tonight to keep the level, capitalizing on the opponents' turnovers with scoring productions. Giddey took over the second quarter with 7 points, showing an elevated physicality in those drives under pressure.

Q2 6:04 Bulls 41, Wolves 41

Bulls fought back to even the game. Led by Buzelis's five-point action, Chicago splashed while holding tight on the defensive end. 

Q2 9:21 Bulls 34, Wolves 39

Jevon Carter gets on from the bench with an instant three, with Buzelis' transitional blast that trimmed it to just one. But the home team cost itself again with sloppy turnovers, giving easy baskets to the Wolves.

Q1 Bulls 26, Wolves 31

Huerter kept on fire from beyond the arc with his second straight three. Others from the bench also put up an effort to cut the gap. Wolves responded with an unmatched physicality inside the perimeter, scoring in drives with bonus on the line.

Q1 3:22 Bulls 17, Wolves 21

After trailing a double digit, with Edwards and DiVincenzo's threes. Kevin Huerter, who returned today from injury, cashed in a three to cut it back to single digit. Vuceciv and Julian Phillips added four to further trim the gap.

Q1 6:56 Bulls 6, Wolves 9

Slow start continues to trouble Bulls as they miss the first five shots in the first three minutes. But they showcased an established defense, with Smith containing Gobert well in the paint. Buzelis and Giddey led with the first six points for the Bulls, with both making and-one plays downhill. 

Starting Lineup

Bulls: Josh Giddey, Tre Jones, Matas Buzelis, Jalen Smith, Nikola Vucevic

Timberwolves: Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert

Pregame Presser

Bulls will put up a bigger starting lineup tonight after playing a usual smaller one in preseason, featuring Jalen Smith with Nikola Vucevic in the front court in response to the Timberwolves' Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert. 

How to Watch

The Chicago Bulls host the Minnesota Timberwolves for their preseason finale on Thursday. Tip-off from the United Center is set for 7 p.m. CT, and the contest will be televised on Chicago Sports Network.

Injury Report

Bulls: Coby White (calf) and Isaac Okoro (knee soreness) will be out tonight. Kevin Huerter, Tre Jones and Julian Phillips will be back tonight to play.

Timberwolves: Naz Reid