MINNEAPOLIS — Coby White scored 22 points, Josh Giddey added 21 off the bench, and Jalen Smith converted two clutch free throws late to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 120-115 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.

Chicago overcame a 14-point, first-half deficit and also withstood a 13-0 run from Minnesota in the fourth quarter. White hit a clutch 3-pointer from the corner to keep it a one-point game with 1:06 to play.

Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley (10) try to gain possession of the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

After White’s corner 3-pointer, Minnesota committed a pair of costly turnovers in the final minute. Jaden McDaniels lost the ball out of bounds for Minnesota, and Chicago’s Tre Jones made a layup at the other end with 31.1 seconds to play. Smith then converted at the line with 11 seconds remaining, and Minnesota failed to hit a shot in its next possession.

Julius Randle, who was on the injury report with left foot soreness, had a team-high 30 points for Minnesota, but also committed a late turnover. Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid each added 20 points, and McDaniels scored 16 in the loss.

After White was whistled for a travel with 2:08 to play, both teams traded baskets in the ensuing possessions. Edwards hit a shot in the lane and Smith responded with a dunk. McDaniels then converted a corner 3-pointer to put Minnesota up 115-111. But that ended up being the last points scored by the Timberwolves. Chicago went on a 9-0 run in the final 1:06.

The loss was a season-high fourth in a row for Minnesota. Chicago has won three straight.

Fouls were an issue for Minnesota. Edwards got into early foul trouble and finished with five fouls. The Bulls shot 33 free throws — hitting 27 — compared to 15 attempts at the line for the Wolves.

Next up, the Timberwolves host Golden State at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, with the game to be televised on KSTP, Ch. 5.

The St. Thomas men’s basketball team fended off a stern challenge from visiting South Dakota State Thursday, winning 74-69 at the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena in St. Paul.

Carter Bjerke and Nick Janowski shared top scoring honors for the Tommies, with each scoring 21 points in the contest. Ben Oosterbaan led the hosts with six rebounds, with Janowski collecting five rebounds. St. Thomas was in the mood for sharing, as four members of the team’s starting five collecting three assists apiece.

After the Tommies held a slim 33-32 halftime lead, the Jackrabbits took a two-possession advantage in the second half before the hosts rallied to win by five.

With the win, St. Thomas improved to 16-5 overall and 5-1 in Summit Conference play. The loss dropped South Dakota State to 10-11 overall, 3-3 in the circuit.

The Tommies remain 1.5 games out of first place in the Summit, with North Dakota State winning 82-77 at Denver to improve to 17-5 overall and a spotless 7-0 against conference foes.

Next up for St. Thomas is a trip to Vermillion, S.D. to take on South Dakota at 1 p.m. Saturday.

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An NBA game and dozens of college basketball games across a wide swath of the country are being reshuffled because of an approaching major winter storm.

The storm that meteorologists say could rival the damage of a major hurricane is expected to bring snow, ice and frigid temperatures from New Mexico to New England starting Friday. Forecasters warn the weather system could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power outages and bitterly cold weather.

In the NBA, the start time of the Washington Wizards game at the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday has been moved to noon, Eastern.

The ACC moved up the start times for three men’s basketball games on Saturday: Wake Forest at Duke, North Carolina at Virginia, and Virginia Tech at Louisville.

A pair of women’s basketball games involving ranked teams have also had scheduling changes. No. 1 UConn’s game at Seton Hall was moved from Sunday to Saturday, and No. 14 Baylor’s home contest against Houston went from Sunday to Tuesday. Also, Cincinnati shifted its women’s basketball game to a noon start Saturday against Arizona State.

The number of states where college games were being adjusted showed the large path of the approaching storm. The forecast comes exactly a year after another storm forced postponements across U.S. sports.

The Sun Belt Conference preemptively shook up its women’s basketball schedule, moving around the start times on several games from Thursday through Saturday. The American Athletic Conference also adjusted its weekend men’s and women’s basketball schedules, moving some games up to Friday.

North Carolina Central postponed two men’s and two women’s basketball games scheduled to be played from Thursday through Monday in Durham, North Carolina.

Appalachian State moved up its men’s basketball home game with Louisiana-Lafayette to Thursday morning and Marshall made its home game against Louisiana-Monroe a noon Thursday tipoff.

Middle Tennessee State men’s basketball moved its Conference USA showdown with Jacksonville State from Saturday to Friday evening.

Tennessee’s swim meet at Georgia and the USC Upstate women’s basketball game at Longwood were pushed to Friday from Saturday because of the forecast.

Among other women’s basketball games moved up several hours Saturday included No. 20 Princeton at Brown and North Florida at Eastern Kentucky, along with men’s games involving Towson at North Carolina A&T and Texas State at James Madison.

Rice adjusted tipoff times for its men’s and women’s basketball home games this weekend. The Rice men’s home game against Tulsa originally scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. has been changed to Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Also, the Rice women’s game against Tulane originally scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. has been moved up an hour to 1 p.m.

Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers canceled their annual Fan Fest event scheduled for Saturday because of the weather forecast for frozen precipitation in North Texas and “in the interest of safety for players, fans, and employees.”

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Organizers of an anti-ICE march set for Friday in downtown Minneapolis said it will now end with a rally inside Target Center.

The march, called “ICE Out of MN: A Day of Truth and Freedom,” will still begin at 2 p.m. in Commons Park, at 425 Portland Ave. S., but culminate with a rally inside the arena at 600 First Ave. N., organizers said Thursday night. The march had been scheduled to return to the park.

The Target Center rally will be a free ticketed event; the public can request a ticket here. The arena’s usual rules apply (no large bags, no strollers, no signs on sticks, etc).

Organizers, which include union representatives, faith leaders and community members, are urging Minnesotans not to go to work, school or shop in response to the ongoing federal immigration enforcement surge in the state.

More than 700 businesses and dozens of places of worship committed to close for the day, according to organizers.

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