Who won Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks?

The Washington Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-113 on December 31, 2025.

Alexandre Sarr scored 20 for the Washington Wizards with 11 rebounds; Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 for the Milwaukee Bucks with 15 rebounds.

Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Dec 31, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks head-to-head · Washington Wizards schedule · Milwaukee Bucks schedule

Final

Away

Milwaukee Bucks

113

Venue: Fiserv Forum

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

Game recap

The Washington Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-113 on the road on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Fiserv Forum. Alexandre Sarr had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists for the Washington Wizards. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists for the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Washington Wizards led 65-62 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 35-30. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Giannis Antetokounmpo (double-double, Milwaukee Bucks), Alexandre Sarr (double-double, Washington Wizards). Bench points: Washington Wizards 52, Milwaukee Bucks 23. Bub Carrington had 20 points, 5 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks?: The Washington Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-113 on December 31, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Alexandre Sarr scored 20 for the Washington Wizards with 11 rebounds; Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 for the Milwaukee Bucks with 15 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Washington Wizards	30	35	21	28	114
Milwaukee Bucks	32	30	26	25	113

Game leaders

Washington Wizards

Points: 20 Alexandre Sarr
Rebounds: 11 Alexandre Sarr
Assists: 6 Khris Middleton

Milwaukee Bucks

Points: 33 Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rebounds: 15 Giannis Antetokounmpo
Assists: 7 Ryan Rollins

Alexandre Sarr double-double (20 PTS, 11 REB) · Giannis Antetokounmpo double-double (33 PTS, 15 REB)

Washington Wizards
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
CJ McCollum starter	32:22	18	4	4	0	0	1	7-15	3-6	1-2	0	-13
Alexandre Sarr starter	28:23	20	11	2	0	4	2	7-15	1-2	5-6	2	-5
Tre Johnson starter	28:22	14	2	2	0	0	1	5-13	4-7	0-0	1	-5
Bilal Coulibaly starter	25:04	10	5	2	2	0	1	2-8	1-4	5-8	5	+4
Khris Middleton starter	22:38	0	3	6	0	1	0	0-6	0-0	0-0	5	-7
Justin Champagnie bench	32:33	12	9	2	2	2	0	5-9	1-3	1-2	1	+4
Bub Carrington bench	23:43	20	5	5	0	1	2	7-14	6-11	0-1	2	+6
Marvin Bagley III bench	19:37	9	3	4	2	0	1	4-6	0-1	1-1	2	+6
AJ Johnson bench	15:38	8	0	2	1	0	2	3-5	2-3	0-0	0	+14
Will Riley bench	11:40	3	2	2	1	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	+1

Not available: Cam Whitmore, Corey Kispert, Kyshawn George

Milwaukee Bucks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kevin Porter starter	39:20	19	6	5	0	0	3	9-17	1-7	0-0	1	+10
Ryan Rollins starter	39:17	16	7	7	0	0	3	5-13	4-7	2-2	2	+3
AJ Green starter	33:53	9	2	2	0	0	0	3-8	3-8	0-0	0	+12
Myles Turner starter	31:08	13	7	2	2	5	0	4-10	4-6	1-2	3	+12
Giannis Antetokounmpo starter	28:25	33	15	3	0	0	6	12-21	0-1	9-14	3	-4
Kyle Kuzma bench	21:02	5	5	2	0	0	3	2-3	0-0	1-2	1	-5
Bobby Portis bench	20:13	13	5	3	0	1	0	4-11	3-6	2-2	2	-11
Gary Trent Jr. bench	15:28	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	-12
Gary Harris bench	11:14	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	-10

Not available: Taurean Prince

Team statistics
Washington Wizards	Stat	Milwaukee Bucks
13/20 (65%)	Free throws	15/22 (68%)
22/55 (40%)	2 pointers	25/50 (50%)
19/39 (48%)	3 pointers	16/39 (41%)
41/94 (43%)	Field goals	41/89 (46%)
44	Rebounds	48
31	Defensive rebounds	37
13	Offensive rebounds	11
31	Assists	24
10	Turnovers	15
8	Steals	2
8	Blocks	6
18	Fouls	14
10	Max points in a row	8
22:43	Time spent in lead	21:18
10	Biggest lead	9

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Milwaukee Bucks ahead)

Largest margin: 9 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 15
Times tied: 7
Largest lead · Washington Wizards: 10 Q4 7:54
Largest lead · Milwaukee Bucks: 9 Q1 8:19
Longest run: 10-0 Washington Wizards · Q2 8:19 to Q2 6:44

Scoring plays

Q1 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Milwaukee Bucks
11:30	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	0	1
11:30	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	0	2
10:44	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	0	4
10:32	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	3	4
10:15	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	3	6
9:49	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	3	8
9:49	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	3	9
9:38	Washington Wizards	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	5	9
8:47	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	5	12
8:19	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	5	14
7:42	Washington Wizards	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	7	14
7:25	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	7	15
7:10	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	9	15
6:55	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	9	18
6:42	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	11	18
6:23	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	14	18
5:36	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	15	18
5:36	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	16	18
5:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	16	19
5:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	16	20
4:21	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	16	23
4:05	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	18	23
3:54	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	18	26
2:42	Washington Wizards	AJ Johnson 2-pt field goal	20	26
2:17	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	22	26
1:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis Free throw	22	27
1:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis Free throw	22	28
1:41	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	24	28
1:29	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	27	28
1:16	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	27	30
0:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Harris 2-pt field goal	27	32
0:16	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 3-pt field goal	30	32

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Milwaukee Bucks
11:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	30	34
10:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	30	35
10:23	Washington Wizards	AJ Johnson 3-pt field goal	33	35
10:09	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	33	37
9:54	Washington Wizards	AJ Johnson 3-pt field goal	36	37
9:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	36	39
8:36	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Harris 3-pt field goal	36	42
8:19	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	38	42
7:57	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 3-pt field goal	41	42
7:21	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	42	42
7:21	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	43	42
6:44	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	46	42
6:12	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	46	44
5:56	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	47	44
5:56	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	48	44
5:40	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	48	46
5:16	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	50	46
5:14	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	50	48
4:58	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie Free throw	51	48
4:16	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	53	48
3:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	53	50
3:36	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	55	50
3:26	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	55	51
3:26	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	55	52
3:15	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	58	52
2:18	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 2-pt field goal	60	52
1:57	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	60	54
1:42	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	60	56
1:03	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	60	59
0:46	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	62	59
0:28	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 3-pt field goal	62	62
0:09	Washington Wizards	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	65	62

Q3 · 21 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Milwaukee Bucks
11:44	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	65	65
10:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	65	67
10:13	Washington Wizards	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	68	67
9:48	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	69	67
9:15	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	72	67
8:35	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	72	68
7:58	Washington Wizards	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	75	68
7:42	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	75	70
7:06	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	75	72
6:31	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	75	74
5:52	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	75	76
5:36	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	77	76
4:57	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	77	79
4:44	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 3-pt field goal	80	79
3:40	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	80	82
3:23	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	83	82
2:55	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	83	84
2:45	Washington Wizards	CJ McCollum Free throw	84	84
2:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	84	86
1:12	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	86	86
0:27	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	86	88

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Milwaukee Bucks
11:48	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	88	88
11:11	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	90	88
10:58	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	90	91
10:42	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	93	91
10:23	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	96	91
9:57	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	99	91
9:36	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	99	94
9:15	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	101	94
9:15	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III Free throw	102	94
9:02	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	102	97
8:34	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	105	97
7:54	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	106	97
7:54	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	107	97
7:41	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	107	100
7:07	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	107	102
6:27	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	107	104
6:14	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	109	104
5:48	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	109	107
4:19	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	110	107
2:02	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	110	110
1:15	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner Free throw	110	111
0:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	110	112
0:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	110	113
0:31	Washington Wizards	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	112	113
0:02	Washington Wizards	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	114	113

2025-26 season series

After this game: Washington Wizards 2-1. Final series: Washington Wizards 3-1.

Oct 22: Washington Wizards 120 at Milwaukee Bucks 133
Dec 1: Milwaukee Bucks 126 at Washington Wizards 129
Dec 31: Washington Wizards 114 at Milwaukee Bucks 113 (this game)
Jan 29: Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Washington Wizards 109

Highlights

Bucks 113 - 114 Wizards — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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