Minnesota squeezed out a win today against Cleveland, 112-102. Both teams came out of the gates strong but a late game push by Minnesota was just enough to hold off Cleveland. Coach Bob said, "This game is really a sign of things to come. We come out and play hard every night. Things are looking up, and the fans of Minnesota have a lot to look forward to after this victory."

In the Cleveland locker room after the game, players were in a somber mood. Even after the great team performance led by Lindo, they still come up short. "We deserved to win. That was our game - we just need to be able to put our opposition away when we have them down. We really were the better team." said Lindo after the game.

Minnesota was led by Files (27 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, a block), Davis (33 points, 0 assists, a steal), Jaramillo (12 points, 15 boards, 3 assists, a block). Cleveland was led by Lindo (12 points, a steal), Taylor (29 points, 5 boards, 0 assists), Darden (16 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, 3 blocks).

Minnesota stand at 37-9 with the victory. They hold at #1 in the Northwest and stay at #2 overall in the Western Conference. Cleveland drop to 26-21 and 16-6 at home. They drop to #2 in the Central and move down to #7 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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