GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) _ Terrell Brandon scored 20 points and Kevin Garnett had 19 to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 100-79 exhibition victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.

Chauncey Billups added 14 points and Sam Mitchell had 12 for Minnesota (3-4).

Jamal Mashburn led the Hornets (4-2) with 14 points, while P.J. Brown and Jamaal Magloire added 10 each.

The Hornets, already without forward Derrick Coleman for the entire preseason, also had starting guard David Wesley and backup center Otis Thorpe in street clothes on the bench. Wesley missed his second straight game because of a sprained ankle and Thorpe sat out with a sore foot.

Without Wesley on the floor, Charlotte looked slow early and quickly found itself in a big hole.

Minnesota scored the first five points of the game, and used an 11-2 run to quickly take control. Garnett opened with a jumper and Brandon made a 3-pointer. Dean Garrett then hit two long jumpers and Brandon capped the run with a running 16-footer.

The Timberwolves continued to pull away in the second quarter, even when their backups were on the floor. Anthony Peeler and Rasho Nesterovic combined for 10 points in a 15-4 run that put Minnesota up 51-26 with 4:36 left in the half.

Charlotte eventually cut it to 17 when Magloire made two free throws with 1:18 to go that made it 55-38, but that was the closest the Hornets got.