Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #73 Ed Malloy, #40 Leon Wood, # Kevin Scott
Attendance: 14526
Andrew Bogut had 24 points and a season-high 22 rebounds to pace the Milwaukee Bucks to a 97-91 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Friday.
Bogut also blocked five shots during the fourth 20-point, 20-rebound performance of his career as the Bucks (9-13) won for the third time in four games. He has averaged 16 rebounds in four games since returning from a back injury.
Kevin Martin scored 23 points to lead Houston (8-14).
The Rockets made it interesting when Kyle Lowry hit two 3-pointers in a nine-second span to trim a 93-85 deficit to three points with 23.9 seconds remaining. Milwaukee put the game away on a Bogut layup with nine seconds left.
Brandon Jennings scored 19 points and John Salmons added 17 points for Milwaukee. Ersan Ilyasova added 13 points.
The Bucks had a 48-37 rebounding edge and blocked 10 shots.
With Yao Ming sidelined with an ankle injury, Houston fill-in centers Chuckie Hayes and Brad Miller were badly outplayed by Bogut.
Rockets guard Courtney Lee added 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
| Houston | Milwaukee | |
| Kevin Martin 23 | Scoring | Andrew Bogut 24 |
| Brad Miller 4 | Assists | John Salmons 5 |
| Brad Miller 6 | Rebounds | Andrew Bogut 22 |
| Kevin Martin 12 | Free Throws Made | Ersan Ilyasova 5 |
| Brad Miller 2 | Steals | John Salmons 3 |
| Luis Scola 2 | Blocks | Andrew Bogut 5 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Houston | 91 | 40.7 | 6-18 | 19-22 | 17 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Milwaukee | 97 | 48.1 | 4-8 | 17-25 | 17 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
- Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Bucks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Houston will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.