MILWAUKEE -- — Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points, Ryan Rollins added 18 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 118-116 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games.

The Cavaliers appeared to tie it on Jarrett Allen’s basket underneath at the buzzer, but it was ruled that time had expired. Allen had 27 points and 11 rebounds.

Cleveland was without James Harden after he broke his right thumb Tuesday night in a home victory over New York. Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley also sat out, with Mitchell nursing a strained right groin. Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his 13th consecutive game for the Bucks because of a strained right calf.

Jaylon Tyson pulled the Cavaliers to 116-114 with two free throws. After Milwaukee’s Kyle Kuzma missed a 3-pointer, Dennis Schroder scored from the right side of the lane to tie it 116 with 35.6 seconds left. Porter hit a free-throw line jumper to put the Bucks up 118-116 with 20.2 seconds remaining.

Schroder, acquired from Sacramento on Feb. 1, had 26 points, his most in nine games with the Cavaliers.

Cleveland lost for the second time in 10 games to drop into fourth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind New York.

Up next

Cavaliers: At Detroit on Friday night.

Bucks: Host New York on Friday night.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Myles Turner (Dennis Schroder gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:45	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:21	Dean Wade defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:14	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Jarrett Allen makes dunk	0	2
11:06	AJ Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:04	Dean Wade defensive rebound	0	2
10:48	Dennis Schroder misses two point shot	0	2
10:45	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	0	2
10:42	Ryan Rollins makes running layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)	2	2
10:33	Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:33	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	2	2
10:21	Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot dunk (Sam Merrill assists)	2	4
10:01	Kyle Kuzma makes 12-foot jumper (AJ Green assists)	4	4
9:42	Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	4	7
9:28	Ryan Rollins misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	7
9:25	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	4	7
9:15	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	4	9
9:05	Kyle Kuzma makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	7	9
8:53	Jaylon Tyson misses driving layup	7	9
8:52	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	7	9
8:52	Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot	7	11
8:39	Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	11
8:36	Dean Wade defensive rebound	7	11
8:27	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three pointer	7	14
8:26	Bucks Full timeout	7	14
8:02	Ryan Rollins misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	14
8:00	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	7	14
7:54	Sam Merrill lost ball turnover (Kevin Porter Jr. steals)	7	14
7:45	Jarrett Allen blocks Kyle Kuzma 's 9-foot driving layup	7	14
7:45	Bucks offensive team rebound	7	14
7:36	AJ Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	14
7:32	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	7	14
7:26	Myles Turner blocks Dean Wade 's 4-foot driving layup	7	14
7:25	Ryan Rollins defensive rebound	7	14
7:18	AJ Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)	10	14
7:03	Jarrett Allen misses 20-foot jumper	10	14
6:59	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	10	14
6:58	Sam Merrill personal foul	10	14
6:58	Keon Ellis enters the game for Dean Wade	10	14
6:50	Myles Turner misses 6-foot two point shot	10	14
6:48	Myles Turner offensive rebound	10	14
6:48	Myles Turner makes dunk	12	14
6:28	Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)	12	17
6:12	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	17
6:09	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	12	17
5:58	Jaylon Tyson makes driving layup (Keon Ellis assists)	12	19
5:49	Kyle Kuzma misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	19
5:46	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	12	19
5:34	Keon Ellis misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	19
5:31	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	12	19
5:28	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	19
5:28	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	12	19
5:18	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	19
5:14	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	12	19
5:14	Keon Ellis lost ball turnover (Kevin Porter Jr. steals)	12	19
5:10	Kevin Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	12	19
5:07	Jarrett Allen misses 8-foot running jump shot	12	19
5:05	Myles Turner defensive rebound	12	19
4:56	Kyle Kuzma makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists)	15	19
4:56	Cavaliers Full timeout	15	19
4:56	Jericho Sims enters the game for Myles Turner	15	19
4:56	Cam Thomas enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	15	19
4:56	Bobby Portis enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	15	19
4:56	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Sam Merrill	15	19
4:40	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	19
4:37	Jericho Sims defensive rebound	15	19
4:24	AJ Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jericho Sims assists)	18	19
4:10	Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	19
4:09	Bucks defensive team rebound	18	19
4:09	Jaylon Tyson loose ball foul	18	19
4:09	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Dennis Schroder	18	19
4:09	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Jarrett Allen	18	19
3:52	Bobby Portis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Thomas assists)	21	19
3:35	Keon Ellis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)	21	22
3:22	AJ Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	22
3:18	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	21	22
3:01	Thomas Bryant makes layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	21	24
2:51	Ryan Rollins makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	23	24
2:40	Thomas Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	24
2:38	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	23	24
2:17	AJ Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists)	26	24
2:01	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	24
1:58	Jericho Sims defensive rebound	26	24
1:53	Ryan Rollins misses running pullup jump shot	26	24
1:50	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	26	24
1:43	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	24
1:41	Jericho Sims defensive rebound	26	24
1:28	Cam Thomas makes driving layup (Ryan Rollins assists)	28	24
1:16	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Ryan Rollins	28	24
1:16	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for AJ Green	28	24
1:16	Dean Wade enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	28	24
1:05	Keon Ellis makes 28-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	28	27
52.3	Cam Thomas makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	31	27
43.4	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 26-foot three point jumper	31	27
39.6	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	31	27
36.9	Thomas Bryant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)	31	30
15.9	Cam Thomas makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	33	30
4.3	Craig Porter Jr. makes driving layup	33	32
4.3	Bobby Portis shooting foul	33	32
4.3	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Thomas Bryant	33	32
4.3	Craig Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	33	33
1.3	Keon Ellis personal take foul	33	33
1.0	Ousmane Dieng bad pass turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	33	33
0.2	Jarrett Allen misses heave jump shot	33	33
0.1	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	33	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	33

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Fiserv Forum

Milwaukee, WI

Date & Time

1:00 AM, February 26, 2026

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Attendance

14,702

Referees

Curtis Blair, Evan Scott, Natalie Sago

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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