Anthony Edwards scored 44 points and Julius Randle had six key points in overtime against his former team as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 149-142 on Tuesday night in the Smoothie King Center.

Trey Murphy had 33 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Saddiq Bey scored 22. Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen had 21, Jose Alvarado added 14, and Jordan Hawkins had 10 for the Pelicans (3-19).

Rudy Gobert had 26 points and 13 rebounds, former LSU player Naz Reid scored 18, Jaden McDaniels scored 17, Randle had 16, and Donte DiVincenzo 15 for the Timberwolves (13-8).

These teams will meet again at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Smoothie King Center.

Randle made two free throws to give the Timberwolves a one-point lead early in overtime. He added a layup after a Fears’ miss, then Edwards scored on a layup after a Pelicans’ turnover pushed the lead to 137-132 with 2:48 left.

Fears had eight points and an assist as New Orleans extended its 10-point halftime lead to 82-67 early in the third quarter.

Edwards scored 16 points during the last 7:39 of the quarter, and Minnesota closed within 103-100 at the end of the third quarter. He scored the Wolves’ first six points of the fourth quarter and they took a one-point lead.

Minnesota held a three-point lead before the Pelicans went on a 9-0 run to take a 118-112 edge. The Wolves pulled even at 125-125 on a 3-pointer by Edwards with 1:49 left.

Bey made two free throws and Queen made a dunk to put the Pels up four, but McDaniels made a jumper and Fears missed on a drive, leaving New Orlans with a two-point lead.

Minnesota called a timeout with seven seconds left and Edwards drove in for a layup to tie the score at 129-129 with 2.3 seconds left. Queen missed on a drive at the buzzer.

The Pelicans never led in the first quarter but they did force three ties, the last at 18-18. Edwards scored six points and Mike Conley three during a 9-0 run by the Wolves.

Alvarado’s basket ended the run, and he added a 3-pointer to get New Orleans within four points before Minnesota held a 31-25 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The lead changed hands seven times and the score was tied five times in the second quarter before the Pelicans finished with a surge. Bey scored seven points, Murphy had five and Alvarado made a 3-pointer during a 15-0 run.

Gobert’s three-point play trimmed the lead to 68-58 at halftime.