National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Sacramento 97, Milwaukee 90
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #71 Rodney Mott, #22 Bill Spooner, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance: 14122

Marcus Thornton scored 27 points and Beno Udrih had 25 as the visiting Sacramento Kings defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 97-90 on Wednesday.

DeMarcus Cousins added 13 points and nine rebounds while Samuel Dalembert had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Sacramento (18-52).

Carlos Delfino had 30 points for Milwaukee (28-42), which fell three games behind the Indiana Pacers in the race for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.

Thornton’s layup gave Sacramento an 86-81 lead with 5:46 remaining, but Milwaukee cut the margin to two points on three occasions, the final time coming when Delfino hit a 3-pointer to make it 92-90 with 1:10 remaining. Udrih hit three of four free throws and Thornton hit two free throws in the final 18 seconds for the Kings.

Andrew Bogut had 15 points and nine rebounds for Milwaukee.

Delfino scored 22 first-half points to help Milwaukee to a 56-53 halftime lead. Sacramento rebounded to take a 70-62 edge late in the third quarter but the Bucks responded with a 10-1 run to grab a one-point lead on Larry Sanders’ basket with 1:05 left in the quarter.

Top Game Performances
 
Sacramento   Milwaukee
Marcus Thornton 27 Scoring Carlos Delfino 30
Beno Udrih 6 Assists Brandon Jennings 6
Samuel Dalembert 12 Rebounds Andrew Bogut 9
Beno Udrih 9 Free Throws Made Luc Mbah a Moute 3
Francisco Garcia 2 Steals Carlos Delfino 4
Samuel Dalembert 2 Blocks Larry Sanders 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Sacramento 97 44.6 3-11 20-27 21 47 4 9 15
Milwaukee 90 45.7 6-18 10-12 23 32 6 6 15
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against New York. The Bucks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.