Who won Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets?

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets 112-102 on February 5, 2025.

Damian Lillard scored 29 for the Milwaukee Bucks; Nick Smith Jr. scored 23 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Milwaukee Bucks at Charlotte Hornets

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Feb 5, 2025 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets head-to-head · Milwaukee Bucks schedule · Charlotte Hornets schedule

Final

Away

Charlotte Hornets

102

Venue: Spectrum Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets 112-102 on the road on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Spectrum Center. Damian Lillard had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists for the Milwaukee Bucks. Nick Smith Jr. had 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.

The Milwaukee Bucks led 66-56 at halftime. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 38-26. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Moussa Diabate (double-double, Charlotte Hornets), Damian Lillard (double-double, Milwaukee Bucks), Bobby Portis (double-double, Milwaukee Bucks). Bench points: Milwaukee Bucks 33, Charlotte Hornets 38. Bobby Portis had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets?: The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets 112-102 on February 5, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Damian Lillard scored 29 for the Milwaukee Bucks; Nick Smith Jr. scored 23 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Milwaukee Bucks	38	28	20	26	112
Charlotte Hornets	26	30	21	25	102

Game leaders

Milwaukee Bucks

Points: 29 Damian Lillard
Rebounds: 17 Bobby Portis
Assists: 12 Damian Lillard

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 23 Nick Smith Jr.
Rebounds: 13 Moussa Diabate
Assists: 6 Miles Bridges

Bobby Portis double-double (23 PTS, 17 REB) · Damian Lillard double-double (29 PTS, 12 AST) · Moussa Diabate double-double (10 PTS, 13 REB)

Milwaukee Bucks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bobby Portis starter	32:02	23	17	5	1	3	1	10-21	2-6	1-1	1	+32
Damian Lillard starter	30:31	29	4	12	2	0	2	9-18	3-9	8-9	2	+12
Brook Lopez starter	30:11	14	3	0	0	0	1	4-8	4-7	2-2	2	+13
Taurean Prince starter	24:46	11	2	0	1	0	1	4-6	3-4	0-0	1	+12
Andre Jackson Jr. starter	16:19	2	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+7
AJ Green bench	27:46	8	2	1	1	1	1	3-7	2-6	0-0	2	+1
Pat Connaughton bench	26:33	4	6	3	0	0	2	2-6	0-3	0-0	1	-11
Gary Trent Jr. bench	26:06	13	6	0	0	0	0	5-8	3-5	0-0	1	+7
Ryan Rollins bench	17:28	6	2	4	1	0	1	2-5	1-2	1-1	4	-2
Tyler Smith bench	4:27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	-9
MarJon Beauchamp bench	1:55	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-6
Chris Livingston bench	1:55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-6

Not available: AJ Johnson, Khris Middleton, Liam Robbins, Giannis Antetokounmpo

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nick Smith Jr. starter	32:11	23	2	2	0	0	1	9-15	4-8	1-2	4	-10
KJ Simpson starter	27:57	15	0	3	1	0	2	6-12	3-6	0-0	0	-23
Miles Bridges starter	26:28	15	6	6	0	0	1	7-17	1-5	0-0	2	-4
Mark Williams starter	25:07	6	5	2	0	0	0	2-8	0-0	2-2	2	-23
Josh Green starter	24:33	5	3	0	0	0	1	2-6	0-2	1-2	2	-32
DaQuan Jeffries bench	29:26	9	6	2	1	0	1	3-7	2-4	1-1	1	+23
Moussa Diabate bench	22:53	10	13	2	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	6-8	1	+13
Tidjane Salaun bench	21:32	10	4	1	1	1	1	3-8	1-4	3-4	1	-6
Isaiah Wong bench	16:12	6	0	2	1	0	0	3-6	0-2	0-0	1	+19
Seth Curry bench	13:41	3	2	1	0	0	0	1-7	0-3	1-1	0	-7

Not available: LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Tre Mann, Cody Martin, Josh Okogie, Vasilije Micic

Team statistics
Milwaukee Bucks	Stat	Charlotte Hornets
12/13 (92%)	Free throws	15/20 (75%)
23/39 (59%)	2 pointers	27/54 (50%)
18/42 (42%)	3 pointers	11/34 (32%)
41/81 (50%)	Field goals	38/88 (43%)
44	Rebounds	41
38	Defensive rebounds	32
6	Offensive rebounds	9
26	Assists	21
9	Turnovers	8
6	Steals	4
4	Blocks	1
16	Fouls	14
10	Max points in a row	8
45:14	Time spent in lead	1:13
21	Biggest lead	3

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Charlotte Hornets ahead)

Largest margin: 21 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · Milwaukee Bucks: 21 Q4 5:31
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 3 Q1 10:36
Longest run: 10-0 Milwaukee Bucks · Q2 7:23 to Q2 5:48

Scoring plays

Q1 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Charlotte Hornets
11:35	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:15	Milwaukee Bucks	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	3	2
10:56	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	3	5
10:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard 2-pt field goal	5	5
10:36	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	5	8
10:22	Milwaukee Bucks	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	8	8
9:35	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	8	10
9:16	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	10	10
9:04	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	10	12
8:55	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard 3-pt field goal	13	12
8:26	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	15	12
8:11	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	15	14
7:32	Milwaukee Bucks	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	18	14
7:14	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	18	16
7:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	21	16
6:26	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard 2-pt field goal	23	16
6:09	Milwaukee Bucks	Taurean Prince 2-pt field goal	25	16
5:42	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal	25	19
5:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard 2-pt field goal	27	19
5:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	29	19
4:28	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard Free throw	30	19
4:28	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard Free throw	31	19
4:10	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	31	21
2:40	Charlotte Hornets	Isaiah Wong 2-pt field goal	31	23
2:26	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 2-pt field goal	33	23
2:11	Charlotte Hornets	Seth Curry Free throw	33	24
2:02	Charlotte Hornets	Isaiah Wong 2-pt field goal	33	26
1:27	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 2-pt field goal	35	26
0:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal	38	26

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Charlotte Hornets
11:23	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	38	28
10:18	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun Free throw	38	29
9:41	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	38	31
9:24	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	41	31
8:33	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal	41	34
8:03	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	41	36
7:31	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	41	38
7:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard Free throw	42	38
7:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard Free throw	43	38
6:41	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal	46	38
6:14	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	48	38
5:48	Milwaukee Bucks	Taurean Prince 3-pt field goal	51	38
5:34	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green 2-pt field goal	51	40
5:15	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard 3-pt field goal	54	40
4:52	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	54	42
4:30	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green 2-pt field goal	54	44
4:12	Milwaukee Bucks	Brook Lopez Free throw	55	44
4:12	Milwaukee Bucks	Brook Lopez Free throw	56	44
3:44	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	56	46
3:16	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams Free throw	56	47
3:16	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams Free throw	56	48
2:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard 2-pt field goal	58	48
2:28	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	58	50
2:05	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green Free throw	58	51
1:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	60	51
1:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis Free throw	61	51
1:32	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	61	53
1:18	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	63	53
0:46	Milwaukee Bucks	Taurean Prince 3-pt field goal	66	53
0:34	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	66	56

Q3 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Charlotte Hornets
11:37	Milwaukee Bucks	Taurean Prince 3-pt field goal	69	56
11:23	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal	69	59
11:03	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard 3-pt field goal	72	59
9:47	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	74	59
9:13	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard 2-pt field goal	76	59
8:10	Milwaukee Bucks	Andre Jackson Jr. 2-pt field goal	78	59
7:55	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	78	61
6:22	Charlotte Hornets	DaQuan Jeffries 3-pt field goal	78	64
5:57	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard Free throw	79	64
5:57	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard Free throw	80	64
5:39	Charlotte Hornets	DaQuan Jeffries 2-pt field goal	80	66
5:39	Charlotte Hornets	DaQuan Jeffries Free throw	80	67
5:20	Charlotte Hornets	DaQuan Jeffries 3-pt field goal	80	70
4:37	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	80	71
4:20	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard Free throw	81	71
4:20	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard Free throw	82	71
3:50	Milwaukee Bucks	Damian Lillard 2-pt field goal	84	71
2:04	Charlotte Hornets	Seth Curry 2-pt field goal	84	73
1:28	Charlotte Hornets	Isaiah Wong 2-pt field goal	84	75
1:08	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 2-pt field goal	86	75
0:02	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	86	76
0:02	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	86	77

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Charlotte Hornets
11:06	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	86	79
10:44	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	89	79
10:17	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	92	79
9:09	Milwaukee Bucks	Pat Connaughton 2-pt field goal	94	79
8:07	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	96	79
7:44	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	96	82
7:24	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal	99	82
6:52	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	101	82
6:52	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	102	82
5:50	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	102	84
5:31	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	105	84
4:29	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	105	86
3:58	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	105	88
3:58	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	105	89
3:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Tyler Smith 2-pt field goal	107	89
3:17	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal	107	92
3:00	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	110	92
2:45	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	110	94
2:10	Milwaukee Bucks	Pat Connaughton 2-pt field goal	112	94
1:55	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun Free throw	112	95
1:55	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun Free throw	112	96
1:27	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	112	97
1:27	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	112	98
0:52	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	112	101
0:22	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. Free throw	112	102

2024-25 season series

After this game: Milwaukee Bucks 2-1. Final series: Milwaukee Bucks 2-1.

Nov 16: Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Charlotte Hornets 115
Nov 23: Charlotte Hornets 119 at Milwaukee Bucks 125
Feb 5: Milwaukee Bucks 112 at Charlotte Hornets 102 (this game)

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