CHICAGO (AP) – Kirk Hinrich scored a season-high 30 points and tied a career high with 13 rebounds Tuesday night for the Chicago Bulls in a costly 111-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in which forward Malik Allen was taken to a hospital with an apparent head injury.

Chicago also lost guard Chris Duhon to a bruised jaw after he took a shot to the face in the second quarter.

Hinrich hit 10 of 18 shots and finished with nine assists as the Bulls snapped a two-game losing streak. Luol Deng added 24 points and 10 rebounds and Andres Nocioni scored 20 points.

Kevin Garnett led the Timberwolves with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Rashad McCants and Marcus Banks scored 18 apiece as Minnesota lost for the 10th time in 13 games.

The Bulls led by 17 early in the fourth quarter and withstood a late push by the Timberwolves.

A 3-pointer by Garnett made it 105-98 with 1:01 left, and Banks hit two free throws to make it a five-point game with 40 seconds remaining. The Bulls hit six free throws in the final 23 seconds to pull out the victory.

Allen was injured when he rotated to guard a driving Rashad McCants 20 seconds into the second quarter. As he fell backward, Allen’s head banged into teammate Darius Songaila’s knee.

Allen remained on the floor for several minutes, and his neck was immobilized before he was carted away. As he left the court, Allen moved his arms and raised a fist. He was taken to Rush University Medical Center.

In his second start this season, Allen had 10 points at the time of the injury and had scored on a dunk seconds earlier.

Minutes later, Duhon headed to the locker room after taking a shot to the face. He was back on the sideline when the second half started but did not return.

Already sore from an elbow to the jaw by Ben Gordon in practice the previous day, things got worse for Duhon when he tried to take a charge against Minnesota’s Justin Reed with 6:16 left in the first half.

Duhon took a forearm or elbow to the face and stayed face down under the Timberwolves’ basket for a few minutes. He held a towel over his face as he walked off the court with the Bulls’ trainers.

It was 56-52 after Garnett hit a free throw following a technical foul against Bulls coach Scott Skiles 2:19 into the third quarter, before the Bulls pulled away.

Gordon hit a 3-pointer to make it 65-55, and Deng scored on a break to make it a 12-point game with 6:20 left in the third. Nocioni’s three-point play with 2:09 remaining in the quarter made it 82-67.

Notes: Minnesota had won 11 of the past 13 against the Bulls before Tuesday’s game. … The Timberwolves had five rebounds in the first quarter – four by Garnett. … Duhon said before the game that he is on a liquid diet and may be fitted for a protective mask.

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