AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -Rodney Stuckey scored 19 points and rookie Jonas Jerebko added 16 to help the Detroit Pistons beat the Milwaukee Bucks 105-96 on Friday night.
The Pistons, with Charlie Villanueva returning from a broken nose, won for just the second time in 10 games. The Bucks have lost six of their last seven.
Ben Wallace added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, and Ben Gordon scored 16. Reserve Luke Ridnour led the Bucks with 21 points, and Brandon Jennings and former Piston Carlos Delfino had 15 each.
Detroit took a 63-55 halftime lead when Gordon stole the ball under the Milwaukee basket and hit Stuckey with a floor-length pass for a buzzer-beating layup.
The Pistons started the second half with an 8-2 run to expand the margin to 14. Milwaukee couldn't put together a rally until the final six minutes. Aided by Stuckey's technical for arguing with Jennings, the Bucks got to 98-91 with 2:16 left.
Jerebko, though, answered with a long jumper and the Pistons held on to win.
NOTES: Jim Boylan coached the Bucks while Scott Skiles, who was serving a one-game suspension for his ejection Wednesday night in a loss to Milwaukee. Boylan and Pistons coach John Kuester played against each other in the 1977 NCAA championship game, with Boylan's Marquette beating Kuester's North Carolina 67-59. ... Gordon was called for a second-quarter technical after arguing a call, while Hakim Warrick picked one up in the fourth. ... Villanueva wore a mask to protect his nose.
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