Who won New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks?

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 121-111 on October 28, 2025.

Jalen Brunson scored 36 for the New York Knicks; Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 for the Milwaukee Bucks.

New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Oct 28, 2025 · 8:00 pm EDT · All results that day · New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks head-to-head · New York Knicks schedule · Milwaukee Bucks schedule

Final

Away

Milwaukee Bucks

121

Venue: Fiserv Forum

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

Game recap

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 121-111 at home on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at Fiserv Forum. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the Milwaukee Bucks. Jalen Brunson had 36 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists for the New York Knicks.

The Milwaukee Bucks trailed 71-59 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 35-20. Double-digit figures in two categories: Mikal Bridges (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 18, Milwaukee Bucks 34. Ryan Rollins had 25 points, 2 rebounds and 4 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 New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks?: The Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 121-111 on October 28, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jalen Brunson scored 36 for the New York Knicks; Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	26	45	20	20	111
Milwaukee Bucks	27	32	35	27	121

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 36 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 12 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 6 Mikal Bridges

Milwaukee Bucks

Points: 37 Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rebounds: 8 Giannis Antetokounmpo
Assists: 9 Cole Anthony

Mikal Bridges double-double (24 PTS, 11 REB)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Mikal Bridges starter	39:15	24	11	6	1	0	0	8-16	3-7	5-5	4	-10
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	35:23	8	12	1	1	1	3	2-12	0-3	4-4	5	+0
Jalen Brunson starter	34:45	36	4	3	2	0	2	14-25	1-5	7-9	3	-11
OG Anunoby starter	33:30	9	6	5	1	1	2	3-11	1-6	2-3	4	-6
Landry Shamet starter	29:46	16	3	1	1	0	1	5-11	4-9	2-2	1	+3
Josh Hart bench	26:19	3	4	4	2	0	2	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	-18
Jordan Clarkson bench	17:01	10	1	1	0	0	2	4-7	2-3	0-0	0	-2
Ariel Hukporti bench	12:03	0	3	1	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-8
Tyler Kolek bench	11:24	5	1	2	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	+4
Mohamed Diawara bench	0:34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Miles McBride, Mitchell Robinson, Guerschon Yabusele

Milwaukee Bucks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Giannis Antetokounmpo starter	33:10	37	8	7	1	2	4	16-22	0-1	5-7	3	+18
Gary Trent Jr. starter	30:45	11	3	3	1	0	1	4-9	2-5	1-1	1	+9
Myles Turner starter	30:10	5	8	3	0	3	0	1-6	1-5	2-2	0	+18
Ryan Rollins starter	26:05	25	2	4	4	0	2	8-11	4-4	5-5	3	+12
AJ Green starter	23:38	9	4	0	0	0	1	3-5	3-5	0-0	4	+13
Cole Anthony bench	24:23	4	4	9	0	1	1	2-7	0-4	0-0	4	+1
Taurean Prince bench	21:17	8	0	0	0	1	2	3-4	2-3	0-0	2	-7
Kyle Kuzma bench	19:34	5	5	1	0	0	2	0-2	0-1	5-6	3	-1
Bobby Portis bench	16:16	9	2	0	1	1	0	4-10	1-4	0-0	1	-8
Amir Coffey bench	14:42	8	2	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	3-3	0	-5

Not available: Kevin Porter

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Milwaukee Bucks
20/23 (87%)	Free throws	21/24 (87%)
26/52 (50%)	2 pointers	29/45 (64%)
13/40 (32%)	3 pointers	14/34 (41%)
39/92 (42%)	Field goals	43/79 (54%)
45	Rebounds	38
28	Defensive rebounds	34
17	Offensive rebounds	4
24	Assists	27
13	Turnovers	13
9	Steals	7
2	Blocks	8
21	Fouls	21
13	Max points in a row	10
20:47	Time spent in lead	21:26
14	Biggest lead	10

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

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 15
Times tied: 13
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 14 Q2 2:36
Largest lead · Milwaukee Bucks: 10 Q4 1:02
Longest run: 13-0 New York Knicks · Q1 9:45 to Q1 5:55

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks
11:37	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:14	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:37	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	3	6
9:58	Milwaukee Bucks	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	3	8
9:45	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	4	8
9:45	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	5	8
8:53	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 2-pt field goal	8	8
7:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	10	8
7:16	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	12	8
6:58	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	14	8
5:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	16	8
5:24	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	16	10
5:07	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	17	10
5:07	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	18	10
4:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	18	12
4:21	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal	18	15
3:37	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 2-pt field goal	18	17
3:37	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. Free throw	18	18
2:13	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	18	19
2:13	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	18	20
2:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	20	20
1:20	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	22	20
1:10	Milwaukee Bucks	Amir Coffey 2-pt field goal	22	22
1:01	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	24	22
0:44	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	24	25
0:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	25	25
0:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	26	25
0:16	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	26	27

Q2 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks
11:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Amir Coffey 3-pt field goal	26	30
11:26	Milwaukee Bucks	Taurean Prince 2-pt field goal	26	32
10:41	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	29	32
10:27	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	29	34
9:59	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	29	36
9:59	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	29	37
9:39	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal	32	37
9:05	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	35	37
8:54	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	35	38
8:54	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	35	39
8:06	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	38	39
7:50	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	38	41
7:30	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	41	41
7:07	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	43	41
6:48	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	45	41
6:23	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	46	41
6:23	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	47	41
6:03	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	47	43
5:49	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	48	43
5:49	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	49	43
5:13	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	52	43
4:48	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	53	43
4:36	Milwaukee Bucks	Taurean Prince 3-pt field goal	53	46
4:09	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	55	46
3:51	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	57	46
3:28	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	57	48
3:20	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	60	48
2:36	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	62	48
2:20	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	62	50
2:16	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	64	50
1:55	Milwaukee Bucks	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	64	52
1:48	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	65	52
1:48	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	66	52
1:39	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	66	55
1:13	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	69	55
1:00	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	69	57
0:37	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	69	59
0:17	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	71	59

Q3 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks
11:46	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	71	62
11:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	71	64
10:28	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 2-pt field goal	71	66
9:07	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	73	66
8:54	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	73	69
8:39	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	76	69
8:23	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	76	71
8:10	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	79	71
7:45	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	79	74
7:24	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	79	76
6:35	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	79	79
6:21	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	80	79
6:21	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	81	79
5:50	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal	81	82
5:10	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	82	82
5:10	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	83	82
4:55	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	83	84
4:55	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	83	85
4:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	85	85
4:03	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	85	87
3:41	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	87	87
3:41	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	88	87
2:39	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	88	89
2:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	88	90
1:04	Milwaukee Bucks	Taurean Prince 3-pt field goal	88	93
0:17	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	91	93
0:03	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	91	94

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks
11:29	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	91	95
11:29	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma Free throw	91	96
10:45	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	94	96
9:54	Milwaukee Bucks	Amir Coffey Free throw	94	97
9:54	Milwaukee Bucks	Amir Coffey Free throw	94	98
9:54	Milwaukee Bucks	Amir Coffey Free throw	94	99
9:33	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	96	99
8:30	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	96	101
8:00	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	97	101
8:00	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	98	101
7:29	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	100	101
7:15	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	101	101
7:15	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	103	101
6:15	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	103	103
5:31	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	103	105
4:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	103	106
4:51	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	103	107
3:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner Free throw	103	108
3:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner Free throw	103	109
3:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	105	109
3:01	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	105	111
2:36	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	105	113
2:15	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	105	114
1:27	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	107	114
1:02	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal	107	117
0:54	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	109	117
0:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	109	119
0:28	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	111	119
0:24	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	111	120
0:24	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins Free throw	111	121

2025-26 season series

After this game: Milwaukee Bucks 1-0. Final series: New York Knicks 2-1.

Oct 28: New York Knicks 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 121 (this game)
Nov 28: Milwaukee Bucks 109 at New York Knicks 118
Feb 27: New York Knicks 127 at Milwaukee Bucks 98

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