There won't be any playoffs for the Timberwolves, of course, but the Western Conference's second-worst team once again handled the Jazz in the fourth quarter of a 110-103 victory at Target Center.

It was the Jazz's second road loss to Minnesota this season and couldn't have come at a more costly time for the Jazz. Carlos Boozer led the Jazz with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Ronnie Brewer scored 20, one shy of his career high.

The Jazz trailed 101-98 with 1:25 left when the Timberwolves came up with the game's deciding play. After Ryan Gomes missed a jumper and Kirk Snyder batted the rebound, Rashad McCants saved the ball to give Minnesota a second chance.

They made the Jazz pay for getting outhustled. Snyder, the former Jazz first-round draft pick, drove baseline and scored as part of a three-point play as Minnesota took a six-point lead. McCants finished off the Jazz with a jumper with 16.1 seconds left.

The Jazz were playing without starters Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko. Okur didn't make the trip as he recovers from a stomach virus and Kirilenko sat out with a bruised right calf. Jarron Collins and C.J. Miles again were in the starting lineup.

Just like their last visit to the Twin Cities, the Jazz let the game slip away in the fourth quarter. Jazz coach Jerry Sloan brought Deron Williams and Boozer back for the start of the quarter but Utah trailed 89-80 after a McCants jumper with 8:32 left.

If one play summed up the game, it came as the Jazz lost a scramble for a loose ball and McCants launched a three-pointer before the shot clock expired. The shot missed, but the rebound went straight to Snyder, who followed it up.

With Paul Millsap scoring 12 points in the quarter, the Jazz were able to stay in the game. They twice closed within three points but couldn't get the stop they needed on defense.Gomes drove for a layup, as did Marko Jaric.