Obi Toppin’s late-OT trey pushes Pacers past Wolves

Obi Toppin scored 34 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds remaining in overtime, while leading the Indiana Pacers to a 132-130 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in Minneapolis.Toppin made 7 of 10 shots and tied his season-best point total for Indiana (38-29), which won for the third time in games. He added 10 rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin finished with 22 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.Anthony Edwards scored 38 points in a losing effort for Minnesota (40-30), which had an eight-game winning streak end. Reserves Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo tallied 21 and 19 points, respectively.Toppin drained two 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds of overtime. He knocked down a shot from long distance to put Indiana ahead 129-128 with 27.4 seconds remaining.Edwards made two free throws on the opposite end to put the Timberwolves back on top 130-129 with 18.5 seconds to go.That set the stage for Toppin once again. T.J. McConnell dished the ball to him, and Toppin sank a 22-foot shot to make it 132-130.Julius Randle missed a last-ditch shot for the Timberwolves.The score was even at 117-all at the end of regulation.Edwards had a chance to win the game for the Timberwolves at the fourth-quarter buzzer, but he missed his shot. That play followed a driving layup by McConnell to even the score with 4.6 seconds remaining in regulation.