The Houston Rockets are moving on to the NBA Cup quarterfinals after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves to capture their third win in West Group A earlier this

Alperen Sengun tallied a triple-double and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 117-111 overtime win in an NBA in-season tournament matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

The Houston Rockets blew a double-digit lead but managed to force overtime before surging past the Minnesota Timberwolves.

We tried to get him going downhill a little bit more, to attack the basket, put him in some situations where he was not as reliant on jump shots,”