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The recovering big men bumped and banged around the basket all night, and a beat-up Andrew Bogut got the better of Al Jefferson. Bogut gave the defense-first Bucks plenty of muscle at both ends with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Milwaukee used a third-quarter surge to top the worn-down Jefferson and the Minnesota Timberwolves 87-72 on Friday. Returning to form after a lower back injury cost him half of last season, Bogut was consistently aggressive at taking the ball to the rim and hounding Jefferson in the lane.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 11/6	Min	Mil 87-72
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Sat 1/23	Mil	8:30 pm

Game Stats

Bucks (2-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A Bogut, C 28 10 4 3 17 H Warrick, F 27 7 1 2 12 B Jennings, G 27 6 3 1 9 C Delfino, F 28 4 1 0 6 C Bell, G 29 4 5 2 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L Ridnour 23 2 1 3 16 J Meeks 19 5 1 0 6 D Gadzuric 15 4 1 2 6 E Ilyasova 16 3 1 3 5 L Mbah a Moute 18 5 1 3 2 R Ukic 6 0 1 0 2 K Thomas 5 1 0 1 0 J Alexander 0 0 0 0 0 F Elson 0 0 0 0 0 M Redd 0 0 0 0 0

Timberwolves (1-5) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J Flynn, G 33 4 1 1 20 C Brewer, G 37 3 3 3 13 R Gomes, F 28 4 0 3 8 A Jefferson, C 35 8 2 3 8 O Pecherov, F 25 9 1 4 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R Hollins 20 2 2 3 6 A Pavlovic 17 2 1 3 4 W Ellington 13 3 0 0 4 D Wilkins 9 1 0 1 3 R Sessions 15 1 1 1 2 N Jawai 3 1 0 1 2 B Cardinal 5 0 0 0 0 M Blount 0 0 0 0 0 J Hart 0 0 0 0 0 K Love 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Bucks Date Player Injury 11/20 A Bogut, C Left leg injury 11/2 M Redd, GF Strained tendon, left knee - out 2 weeks 10/22 J Alexander, SF Right hamstring - out 8 to 12 weeks

Timberwolves Date Player Injury 10/16 K Love, FC Fractured left hand - out 6 to 8 weeks

Player News

Bucks Michael Redd (MIL) News: The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that Michael Redd will come off of the bench in Monday night's game. He has missed the last nine games with a strained tendon in his left knee. The Bucks have gone 7-2 in that span.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Michael Redd (MIL) News: Redd (knee) will come of the bench and play in Monday night's game against the Spurs, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Kurt Thomas (MIL) News: Thomas registered 10 boards, three steals and two blocked shots in 31 minutes of action Saturday night. He also added eight points and two assists.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)

Timberwolves Oleksiy Pecherov (MIN) News: Pecherov produced a 12-point/10-rebound double-double in 30 minutes of action off the bench Saturday night against the Trail Blazers.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) Ramon Sessions (MIN) News: Sessions dished only two assists with eight points (3-for-6 FG, 2-for-2 FT) in 22 minutes of action Saturday night against the Trail Blazers. He did not contribute anything else in the box score.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) Al Jefferson (MIN) News: Jefferson led the Wolves with 20 points (8-for-21 FG, 4-for-4 FT), 10 boards, two assists and a steal on Saturday night against the Trail Blazers.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)