Who won Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls?

The Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-97 on March 1, 2026.

Bobby Portis scored 18 for the Milwaukee Bucks; Collin Sexton scored 22 for the Chicago Bulls.

Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls

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Final

Away

Chicago Bulls

120

Venue: United Center

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

Game recap

The Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-97 at home on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at United Center. Collin Sexton had 22 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists for the Chicago Bulls. Bobby Portis had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists for the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Chicago Bulls trailed 66-51 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 33-8. Double-digit figures in two categories: Josh Giddey (triple-double, Chicago Bulls). Bench points: Milwaukee Bucks 45, Chicago Bulls 48. Josh Giddey had 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 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 Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls?: The Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-97 on March 1, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Bobby Portis scored 18 for the Milwaukee Bucks; Collin Sexton scored 22 for the Chicago Bulls.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Milwaukee Bucks	32	34	23	8	97
Chicago Bulls	30	21	36	33	120

Game leaders

Milwaukee Bucks

Points: 18 Bobby Portis
Rebounds: 11 Jericho Sims
Assists: 7 Ryan Rollins

Chicago Bulls

Points: 22 Collin Sexton
Rebounds: 14 Josh Giddey
Assists: 10 Josh Giddey

Josh Giddey triple-double (20 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST)

Milwaukee Bucks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Ryan Rollins starter	34:01	11	7	7	2	0	5	5-11	1-6	0-0	3	-19
Kevin Porter starter	31:33	10	6	4	1	0	1	4-16	0-1	2-2	2	-23
AJ Green starter	29:39	13	2	2	0	0	1	4-11	4-11	1-1	4	-20
Kyle Kuzma starter	22:55	10	3	4	0	0	4	4-5	0-1	2-3	1	-24
Myles Turner starter	21:11	8	7	0	2	1	3	3-10	2-5	0-0	3	-20
Jericho Sims bench	24:08	2	11	2	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	+1
Bobby Portis bench	23:55	18	5	0	0	1	0	7-14	3-8	1-1	1	+1
Ousmane Dieng bench	21:26	7	1	3	3	0	1	3-12	1-6	0-0	1	-1
Cam Thomas bench	17:36	15	1	3	0	0	2	3-11	1-4	8-10	1	+2
Gary Trent Jr. bench	3:54	3	0	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	-2
Gary Harris bench	3:54	0	1	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-2
Andre Jackson Jr. bench	2:54	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Pete Nance bench	2:54	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-4

Not available: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Taurean Prince, Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Chicago Bulls
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Josh Giddey starter	32:15	20	14	10	2	1	4	7-14	5-11	1-1	0	+26
Matas Buzelis starter	31:49	20	7	3	0	3	3	7-15	4-9	2-2	1	+3
Isaac Okoro starter	31:45	7	4	3	2	0	2	2-5	1-4	2-4	4	+8
Tre Jones starter	27:32	13	3	6	0	1	3	4-9	1-3	4-4	2	-4
Guerschon Yabusele starter	23:08	12	7	5	3	0	0	3-8	2-7	4-6	0	+8
Collin Sexton bench	32:18	22	3	2	3	0	4	9-14	3-8	1-1	1	+28
Leonard Miller bench	27:18	15	5	4	1	2	1	6-8	2-4	1-1	2	+38
Nick Richards bench	27:09	11	7	0	1	1	1	5-9	0-1	1-4	3	+8
Rob Dillingham bench	4:57	0	0	1	1	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	-6
Yuki Kawamura bench	0:56	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+3
Lachlan Olbrich bench	0:56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+3

Not available: Zach Collins, Noa Essengue, Jaden Ivey, Anfernee Simons, Jalen Smith, Patrick Williams

Team statistics
Milwaukee Bucks	Stat	Chicago Bulls
14/17 (82%)	Free throws	16/23 (69%)
22/49 (44%)	2 pointers	25/35 (71%)
13/46 (28%)	3 pointers	18/49 (36%)
35/95 (36%)	Field goals	43/84 (51%)
45	Rebounds	50
34	Defensive rebounds	43
11	Offensive rebounds	7
26	Assists	34
19	Turnovers	18
9	Steals	14
3	Blocks	8
19	Fouls	14
17	Max points in a row	27
31:20	Time spent in lead	12:36
16	Biggest lead	23

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Chicago Bulls ahead)

Largest margin: 23 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 8
Times tied: 8
Largest lead · Milwaukee Bucks: 16 Q2 6:35
Largest lead · Chicago Bulls: 23 Q4 0:38
Longest run: 27-0 Chicago Bulls · Q3 1:12 to Q4 6:01

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
11:27	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:10	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:36	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	6	3
10:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	8	3
9:49	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal	8	6
9:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	10	6
7:59	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	10	7
7:59	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	10	8
7:12	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	12	8
7:01	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal	12	11
6:30	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 2-pt field goal	14	11
6:11	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele Free throw	14	12
5:45	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal	14	14
4:57	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	16	14
4:38	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	16	17
4:28	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	19	17
4:15	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	19	19
3:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas 3-pt field goal	22	19
3:22	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	22	21
2:58	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	24	21
2:40	Chicago Bulls	Leonard Miller 3-pt field goal	24	24
2:20	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	27	24
2:02	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal	27	27
1:25	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal	29	27
0:39	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	32	27
0:31	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	32	30

Q2 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
11:34	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	32	32
11:20	Chicago Bulls	Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal	32	34
11:20	Chicago Bulls	Leonard Miller Free throw	32	35
10:57	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	34	35
10:25	Milwaukee Bucks	Jericho Sims 2-pt field goal	36	35
10:14	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	36	37
10:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas Free throw	37	37
10:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas Free throw	38	37
9:41	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	40	37
9:08	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas Free throw	41	37
9:08	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas Free throw	42	37
9:08	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas Free throw	43	37
7:58	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	45	37
7:23	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	48	37
7:01	Milwaukee Bucks	Ousmane Dieng 3-pt field goal	51	37
6:35	Milwaukee Bucks	Ousmane Dieng 2-pt field goal	53	37
5:25	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal	53	40
5:03	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	55	40
4:51	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	55	43
4:32	Chicago Bulls	Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal	55	45
4:05	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	55	48
3:48	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro Free throw	55	49
3:23	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	58	49
3:23	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green Free throw	59	49
2:14	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	59	51
1:29	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	61	51
1:05	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	63	51
0:34	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	66	51

Q3 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
11:37	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	66	53
11:20	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	68	53
11:20	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	69	53
11:08	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	69	56
10:27	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele Free throw	69	57
9:33	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele Free throw	69	58
9:33	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele Free throw	69	59
9:18	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	71	59
9:11	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro Free throw	71	60
8:23	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal	71	63
8:14	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	73	63
7:47	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele 2-pt field goal	73	65
6:36	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	73	68
6:09	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	73	71
5:17	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey Free throw	73	72
5:09	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	76	72
5:02	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	76	74
5:02	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton Free throw	76	75
4:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas Free throw	77	75
4:13	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	79	75
3:52	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas Free throw	80	75
2:58	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	80	77
2:37	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	82	77
2:37	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis Free throw	83	77
2:13	Chicago Bulls	Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal	83	79
2:02	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	86	79
1:37	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	86	80
1:37	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	86	81
1:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal	88	81
1:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Cam Thomas Free throw	89	81
1:12	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	89	82
1:12	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	89	83
0:53	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	89	85
0:26	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	89	87

Q4 · 20 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
11:43	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	89	89
11:04	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	89	91
10:36	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	89	93
10:08	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	89	95
9:36	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	89	97
8:55	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal	89	99
8:10	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	89	102
7:43	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards Free throw	89	103
7:19	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	89	105
6:01	Chicago Bulls	Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal	89	108
5:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter Free throw	90	108
5:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter Free throw	91	108
5:25	Chicago Bulls	Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal	91	110
4:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	92	110
4:06	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 3-pt field goal	92	113
3:12	Milwaukee Bucks	Ousmane Dieng 2-pt field goal	94	113
2:31	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal	97	113
1:36	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	97	115
1:04	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal	97	117
0:38	Chicago Bulls	Leonard Miller 3-pt field goal	97	120

2025-26 season series

After this game: Milwaukee Bucks 3-1. Final series: Milwaukee Bucks 3-1.

Nov 7: Chicago Bulls 110 at Milwaukee Bucks 126
Dec 27: Milwaukee Bucks 112 at Chicago Bulls 103
Feb 3: Chicago Bulls 115 at Milwaukee Bucks 131
Mar 1: Milwaukee Bucks 97 at Chicago Bulls 120 (this game)

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