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NBA: Milwaukee 92, Toronto 74

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- John Salmons scored 17 points and Corey Maggette added 16 in Milwaukee's 92-74 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors Tuesday.

Andrew Bogut hit 14 points for the Bucks and Luc Richard Mbah notched a double-double with 10-points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

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The win ended Milwaukee's four-game losing streak. Toronto fell back into the loss column after ending their 13-game skid Friday with a win over Minnesota.

Toronto's Andrea Bargnani led all scorers with 23 points. DeMar DeRozan scored 18 in the loss.

The Raptor kept the game close in the first half, but the Bucks got off to a fast start in the second with an 11-2 run that put Milwaukee ahead 51-40 with 8:42 remaining in the third quarter. Toronto chipped away in the fourth to cut the deficit to 66-58, but the Bucks opened the fourth quarter with a 16-4 run that blew their lead out to 20 points.

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