The Milwaukee Bucks (20 - 18) beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (5 - 30) 98 - 84 on Friday. Andrew Wiggins continued his recent surge, finishing with 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in 39 minutes. Wiggins has scored 20 points in eight of the last nine games after scoring 20 just four times in his first 26 games. Zach Levine had six points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal starting in place of Mo Williams (ankle) while Ricky Rubio (ankle) continues to sit out. The Timberwolves only lost one quarter in this game, unfortunately it was by 18 points in the second. They have not won a game since Dec. 10, losing 14 games in that span. The Milwaukee Bucks won their first home game since Dec. 13, going nearly a month between home victories. Kenyon Martin made his Bucks debut, reuniting with former point guard and now head coach Jason Kidd. Martin had six points, two rebounds, one block and three fouls in eight minutes. Milwaukee was lead in minutes by Giannis Antetokounmpo with 29. Nate Wolters was waived Friday to make room for Martin on a 10 - day contract. Backup point guards Jerryd Bayless and Kendall Marshall combined to have 13 points, five rebounds, 14 assists and three steals. The Bucks will move on to play Chicago on Saturday, and the Timberwolves will head home to face the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.
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