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NHL: Houston 111, Milwaukee 107 (OT)

MILWAUKEE, March 28 (UPI) -- Jim Jackson hit a pair of free throws with six seconds left Sunday as the Houston Rockets outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks, 111-107, in overtime.

Houston's Steve Francis sent the game into overtime with a layup at the buzzer.

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The Rockets then scored the first five points in overtime as Cuttino Mobley connected on a three-pointer and threw a perfect alley-oop pass to Francis for a dunk.

Francis hit another jumper with 49 seconds left to increase the lead to 104-97.

Michael Redd scored six points to highlight a 10-4 run as the Bucks pulled within 108-107 with seven seconds left.

The loss dropped the Bucks (36-37) under .500 and one game behind New Orleans for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

The Rockets are in the seventh playoff spot in the West, 2 1/2-games behind Dallas.

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