clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Bucks vs. Pistons final score: Detroit hangs on for 96-94 win

Detroit needed some last-minute scoring, but the team managed to fend off a fourth-quarter rally by Milwaukee.

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Five Detroit players scored in double figures and the Pistons knocked off the Milwaukee Bucks 96-94 on Sunday night. The win improved Detroit's record to 11-22 overall, and it is now 8-8 at home.

The Pistons got off to a good start to the contest and built a 10-point halftime lead, but they would have to hold off a fourth-quarter rally by the Bucks. Milwaukee managed to come back and take a 94-92 lead with a little over a minute remaining in the game, but Detroit got four straight points from Tayshaun Prince, which ultimately proved decisive. Bucks guard Monta Ellis missed a potential game-tying jump shot in the final seconds.

Prince led Detroit with 20 points on 8-16 shooting. Forward Greg Monroe finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Brandon Knight, Charlie Villanueva and Jason Maxiell also scored in double figures. Detroit shot 47.6 percent as a team and out-rebounded Milwaukee, 47-33.

Ellis led all scorers with 30 points, and Ersan Ilyasova added 24 for the Bucks.