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Feb 12, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Andre Jackson Jr. (44) dunks in front of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams (6) during the first quarter at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nOusmane Dieng scored a season-high 19 points while leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 110-93 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Dieng was playing for the first time as a visitor in Oklahoma City after being dealt by the Thunder at last week’s trade deadline. He ultimately was shuffled to the Bucks in a series of trades.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The fourth-year veteran added 11 rebounds, six assists and four blocks in his first career double-double. His rebounding and block totals were each career highs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Bucks took control with a 20-4 run in the second quarter after Oklahoma City came back from an eight-point deficit to tie the game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kyle Kuzma scored nine points in the stretch while Dieng scored six.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Thunder never pulled closer than seven points after that Milwaukee surge.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bucks coach Doc Rivers was attending a funeral and was not with the team in its final game before the All-Star break. Darvin Ham served as Milwaukee’s head coach on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n AJ Green added 17 points for the Bucks, who had seven players score in double figures.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Playing without primary ballhandlers Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams, plus sixth man Ajay Mitchell, the Thunder struggled to generate consistent offense.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n It was just the second time this season the Thunder finished with fewer than 100 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The 93 points were the fewest for Oklahoma City in the regular season since March 24, 2024 — when the Thunder also were held to 93 points by the Bucks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Oklahoma City was also without Isaiah Hartenstein, who missed the game due to injury management.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Gilgeous-Alexander hasn’t played since Feb. 3 with an abdominal strain, the same injury that has kept Mitchell out since Jan. 21.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Williams aggravated a hamstring injury on Wednesday in the Thunder’s win over the Phoenix Suns. That contest was Williams’ second game after missing 10 games due to the ailment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Oklahoma City did get a lift Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nikola Topic, the 12th overall pick in the 2024 draft, made his NBA debut, entering to an ovation late in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Topic missed all of last season with a knee injury sustained before the draft, then was diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly before the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Topic finished with two points in 12:22.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Isaiah Joe led the Thunder with 17 points, while Chet Holmgren added 16 points and 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Bucks won five of their last six games heading into the break while Oklahoma City’s two-game winning streak was snapped. Milwaukee improved to 5-4 since Giannis Antetokounmpo went down with a calf injury.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n