Former Marquette standout Steve Novak returned to Milwaukee and poured in 19 points to help his New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-88 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
Novak sank 5 of 7 from three-point shots and 7 of 10 shots overall, playing a career high 40-minutes.
The Bucks (7-6) were coming off a come-from-behind win over the Bulls in Chicago, coming from 27-points down in the second half. But there would be no comebacks this time against the Knicks.
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points and pulled down 8 rebounds in 30 minutes of work for the Knicks.
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Brandon Jennings and Beno Udrih each scored 18 points in the loss for the Bucks.
The Bucks next face the Timberwolves in Minnesota on Friday night.
