Minneapolis/St. Paul The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team's 2012 preseason schedule. The Wolves will play seven exhibition contests, including three off-site games: Wednesday, Oct 10 vs. Indiana at the Fargo Dome (Fargo, ND), Wednesday, Oct. 24 vs. Detroit at the MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Friday, Oct. 26 vs. Milwaukee at the Resch Center in Green Bay, WI. The Wolves will serve as the home team for the games in Fargo and Winnipeg, and the visiting team for the contest in Green Bay.

The fans first chance to see the Wolves, led by head coach Rick Adelman, at Target Center will be on Saturday, Oct. 13 as they take on the Chicago Bulls at 7:00 p.m. The Wolves' second preseason contest at Target Center will be a matchup against Maccabi Bazan Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Super League on Tuesday, Oct. 16. That contest will mark the first time in franchise history that the Wolves will play host to an international team.

Minnesota will travel to Indiana to play the Pacers on Friday, Oct. 12 and visit United Center on Friday, Oct. 19 to play the Bulls.

Individual tickets for the preseason games at Target Center will go on sale on Thursday, Aug. 23 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.timberwolves.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling 1-800-4NBA-TIX or by visiting the Target Center Box Office.

2012 TIMBERWOLVES PRESEASON SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIPOFF

Oct. 10 Indiana Pacers Fargo Dome (Fargo, ND) 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 12 Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 13 Chicago Bulls Target Center 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 16 Maccabi Bazan Haifa (Israel) Target Center 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 19 Chicago Bulls United Center 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 24 Detroit Pistons MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 26 Milwaukee Bucks Resch Center (Green Bay, WI) 7:00 p.m.

All times Central

Bold denotes home game

Contact information:

Aaron Seehusen, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-1602, seehusen@timberwolves.com

www.timberwolves.com

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