Bulls 132-125 Bucks: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Oct 23)

Updated Oct 24, 2026, 11:05 AM ET

Regular Season

Chicago BullsBulls

1-1 · Away

132–125

Final

Friday, October 23, 2026

Milwaukee BucksBucks

0-2 · Home

Bulls vs Bucks final: the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-125 on October 23, 2026 at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Bulls	17	44	41	30	132
Bucks	32	30	42	21	125

Top Performers

Bulls

Bucks

Bulls vs Bucks Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Josh Giddey G	24	6	4	9	0	0	1	3-9	0-2	0-0	-15
Jalen Smith FC	24	14	13	1	3	0	1	6-10	2-5	0-0	+4
Norman Powell G	32	25	4	1	0	0	1	7-20	2-12	9-9	-1
Caleb Wilson F	33	21	6	1	1	2	3	7-14	2-6	5-6	-3
Matas Buzelis F	17	7	5	3	0	1	2	2-9	0-4	3-4	-10
Bench
Tre Jones G	23	11	3	8	2	0	0	3-8	0-1	5-5	+24
Noa Essengue F	17	4	1	1	3	1	2	2-4	0-2	0-0	+14
Buddy Hield G	15	13	2	2	1	0	2	5-6	3-4	0-0	+8
Leonard Miller F	23	19	3	2	0	1	0	7-11	2-5	3-3	+3
Isaac Okoro FG	27	12	3	1	0	1	2	4-7	1-4	3-3	+11

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Myles Turner CF	30	12	3	1	0	5	3	5-12	2-7	0-0	-13
Jaime Jaquez Jr. F	35	19	11	5	0	0	6	7-11	2-3	3-6	+4
Kyle Kuzma F	29	14	9	4	0	0	0	6-12	2-5	0-1	+1
Tyler Herro G	31	34	5	4	1	0	1	12-24	5-10	5-7	+1
Ryan Rollins G	33	11	7	6	1	1	4	3-9	2-8	3-4	-1
Bench
AJ Green G	16	11	1	0	0	0	1	4-7	3-6	0-0	-17
Ousmane Dieng F	16	3	1	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	1-2	-10
Kasparas Jakucionis G	22	7	2	5	2	0	1	2-4	1-2	2-2	-4
Brayden Burries G	8	3	1	3	1	0	1	1-3	1-3	0-2	-6
Kel'el Ware C	15	11	4	0	0	0	2	5-7	1-1	0-2	+10

Bulls vs Bucks Recap

The Bulls beat the Bucks after outscoring Milwaukee 30-21 in the fourth quarter and erasing a 15-point first-quarter deficit. Chicago moves to 1-1 on the season, while Milwaukee falls to 0-2.

Chicago won the second quarter 44-30 to pull level. The Bucks led 62-61 at halftime and 104-102 after three quarters. The Bulls made 28 of 30 free throws, while Milwaukee made 14 of 26.

Tyler Herro led all scorers with 34 points on 12 of 24 shooting for Milwaukee. Norman Powell answered with 25 points for Chicago on 7 of 20, and he made all 9 of his free throws. The Bucks committed 19 turnovers to the Bulls' 14.

The number to know: 14 of 26. That is Milwaukee's free throw line, and the 12 missed attempts left the Bucks short in a game they led after three quarters.

Team Stats

Bulls	Stat	Bucks
46-98	Field Goals	46-92
46.9%	FG %	50.0%
12-45	3-Pointers	19-46
26.7%	3P %	41.3%
28-30	Free Throws	14-26
93.3%	FT %	53.8%
44	Rebounds	44
13	Off. Rebounds	11
29	Assists	29
10	Steals	5
6	Blocks	6
14	Turnovers	19
20	Fouls	26
8	Biggest Lead	15

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Bulls	53.1%	11.2%	28.3%	0.286
Bucks	60.3%	15.5%	26.2%	0.152

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Game Flow

Bucks leadBulls lead

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 6
Bucks largest lead: 15
Bulls largest lead: 8

Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Bulls-Bucks.

1st Quarter 24 scoring plays

0:04BucksAJ Green +317-32
0:31BullsJalen Smith +217-29
0:45BucksKel'el Ware +315-29
0:53BullsNorman Powell +215-26
1:23BullsNorman Powell +213-26
3:46BucksAJ Green +211-26
4:13BucksAJ Green +311-24
4:37BucksTyler Herro +111-21
4:37BucksTyler Herro +111-20
4:51BullsIsaac Okoro +111-19
4:51BullsIsaac Okoro +110-19
6:56BullsNorman Powell +39-19
7:03BucksTyler Herro +36-19
7:51BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +36-16
8:14BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +26-13
8:26BullsJosh Giddey +26-11
8:34BucksTyler Herro +24-11
9:13BucksTyler Herro +24-9
9:26BullsMatas Buzelis +24-7
10:17BucksMyles Turner +32-7
10:58BucksRyan Rollins +12-4
10:58BucksRyan Rollins +12-3
11:21BucksMyles Turner +22-2
11:40BullsJalen Smith +22-0

2nd Quarter 37 scoring plays

0:04BucksKyle Kuzma +261-62
0:25BullsNorman Powell +261-60
0:34BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +259-60
1:00BucksKyle Kuzma +359-58
1:22BucksTyler Herro +159-55
1:50BullsBuddy Hield +259-54
2:15BullsIsaac Okoro +257-54
2:22BucksTyler Herro +355-54
2:38BullsBuddy Hield +355-51
3:16BullsLeonard Miller +352-51
3:45BullsBuddy Hield +249-51
4:41BullsLeonard Miller +247-51
5:16BullsIsaac Okoro +244-51
5:16BullsIsaac Okoro +143-51
5:44BullsIsaac Okoro +342-51
6:24BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +239-51
6:49BullsLeonard Miller +239-49
7:21BucksKyle Kuzma +237-49
7:34BullsNorman Powell +337-47
7:44BucksMyles Turner +334-47
8:06BullsLeonard Miller +334-44
8:35BucksRyan Rollins +331-44
8:57BucksKasparas Jakucionis +331-41
9:06BullsMatas Buzelis +231-38
9:27BucksKel'el Ware +229-38
9:46BullsNorman Powell +129-36
9:46BullsNorman Powell +128-36
9:46BullsNorman Powell +127-36
9:57BullsCaleb Wilson +226-36
10:20BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +124-36
10:20BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +124-35
10:39BullsNorman Powell +124-34
10:39BullsNorman Powell +123-34
10:51BucksKel'el Ware +222-34
11:09BullsNorman Powell +122-32
11:09BullsNorman Powell +121-32
11:38BullsJalen Smith +320-32

3rd Quarter 42 scoring plays

0:01BullsJalen Smith +2102-104
0:09BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +2100-104
0:51BullsCaleb Wilson +2100-102
1:29BullsTre Jones +198-102
1:29BullsTre Jones +297-102
1:38BucksKasparas Jakucionis +295-102
1:48BullsMatas Buzelis +195-100
2:06BucksAJ Green +394-100
2:14BullsTre Jones +294-97
2:55BucksKel'el Ware +292-97
3:23BucksBrayden Burries +392-95
3:34BullsMatas Buzelis +192-92
3:34BullsMatas Buzelis +191-92
3:56BullsBuddy Hield +390-92
4:16BucksKel'el Ware +287-92
4:42BucksKasparas Jakucionis +187-90
4:42BucksKasparas Jakucionis +187-89
4:52BullsLeonard Miller +287-88
4:52BullsLeonard Miller +185-88
5:16BullsTre Jones +284-88
5:29BucksTyler Herro +182-88
5:29BucksTyler Herro +282-87
5:41BucksOusmane Dieng +282-85
6:00BullsLeonard Miller +182-83
6:00BullsLeonard Miller +181-83
6:11BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +380-83
6:27BullsCaleb Wilson +280-80
7:15BullsJosh Giddey +278-80
7:31BucksKyle Kuzma +276-80
7:50BullsCaleb Wilson +376-78
8:19BullsJalen Smith +273-78
8:38BucksTyler Herro +371-78
9:10BucksKyle Kuzma +371-75
9:24BullsJosh Giddey +271-72
9:56BullsCaleb Wilson +269-72
10:02BucksMyles Turner +267-72
10:14BullsJalen Smith +367-70
10:25BucksRyan Rollins +364-70
10:49BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +164-67
11:05BucksTyler Herro +264-66
11:18BullsCaleb Wilson +364-64
11:47BucksKyle Kuzma +261-64

4th Quarter 31 scoring plays

0:05BullsTre Jones +1132-125
0:05BullsTre Jones +1131-125
0:06BucksTyler Herro +2130-125
0:10BullsTre Jones +1130-123
0:10BullsTre Jones +1129-123
0:21BullsNorman Powell +1128-123
0:21BullsNorman Powell +1127-123
0:36BullsCaleb Wilson +1126-123
0:36BullsCaleb Wilson +1125-123
1:16BullsCaleb Wilson +1124-123
1:16BullsCaleb Wilson +1123-123
2:51BucksMyles Turner +2122-123
3:03BullsIsaac Okoro +2122-121
3:28BullsNorman Powell +2120-121
3:45BucksRyan Rollins +1118-121
3:56BucksTyler Herro +1118-120
3:56BucksTyler Herro +3118-119
4:26BucksTyler Herro +3118-116
4:37BullsCaleb Wilson +1118-113
4:56BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +2117-113
5:06BullsLeonard Miller +2117-111
5:55BucksTyler Herro +2115-111
6:51BucksTyler Herro +2115-109
7:19BullsBuddy Hield +3115-107
7:57BucksOusmane Dieng +1112-107
8:08BullsNoa Essengue +2112-106
8:31BullsLeonard Miller +2110-106
8:45BucksRyan Rollins +2108-106
10:07BullsCaleb Wilson +2108-104
10:32BullsNorman Powell +2106-104
11:03BullsNoa Essengue +2104-104

Bulls vs Bucks Game Info

Date & time: Friday, October 23, 20264:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Bulls Chicago Sports Network · Bucks My24 / Bucks+

Arena: Fiserv ForumMilwaukee

Season: 2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season

Bulls vs Bucks Season Stats 2026-27

Bulls 3 GPBucks 3 GP

114.7#16

Points per game

119.0#10

128.0#28

Opponent points

129.0#30

40.9%#28

Field goal %

47.3%#12

22.6%#30

Three-point %

37.2%#9

84.1%#6

Free throw %

70.1%#29

48.3#8

Rebounds

49.0#7

23.3#25

Assists

25.7#13

8.7#17

Steals

5.0#30

4.0#21

Blocks

4.0#21

17.7#21

Turnovers

19.0#26

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025-26 season seriesBucks 3-1

Previous meetings

More NBA Games on Oct 23, 2026

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New York Knicks0-3103
Boston Celtics1-1107
Top: Tatum 36 PTSBox score ›
Final
Atlanta Hawks2-1128
Charlotte Hornets2-181
Top: Johnson 19 PTS, 8 ASTBox score ›
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves3-0115
Orlando Magic1-293
Top: Jr. 20 PTSBox score ›
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Dallas Mavericks1-2121
Indiana Pacers2-1105
Top: Irving 24 PTSBox score ›
Final
Toronto Raptors2-1112
Washington Wizards2-1102
Top: Barnes 28 PTS, 14 REBBox score ›
Final
Detroit Pistons2-0128
Miami Heat0-3111
Top: Antetokounmpo 36 PTS, 12 REBBox score ›
FinalPrime Video
Houston Rockets3-0114
San Antonio Spurs1-2110
Top: Sengun 29 PTSBox score ›
Final
New Orleans Pelicans0-3119
Utah Jazz1-2120
Top: Jr. 24 PTS, 10 REBBox score ›
Final
Memphis Grizzlies2-0111
Golden State Warriors0-3108
Top: Jerome 28 PTSBox score ›
Final
Portland Trail Blazers2-0128
Sacramento Kings0-2120
Top: Acuff 33 PTSBox score ›
Final
Los Angeles Clippers1-2117
Los Angeles Lakers3-0125
Top: Reaves 28 PTS, 9 ASTBox score ›

That covers Bulls vs Bucks: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Bulls visit the Celtics Oct 26; Bucks host the Pacers Oct 26.

Bulls vs Bucks FAQs

Who won Bulls vs Bucks on Oct 23, 2026?

The Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-125 on Friday, October 23, 2026 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Norman Powell led the Bulls with 25 points.

What are the Bulls and Bucks records?

After this game the Bulls were 1-1 and the Bucks were 0-2 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Bulls vs Bucks?

Norman Powell scored 25 for the Bulls. Tyler Herro scored 34 for the Bucks.

How did Bulls vs Bucks go last season?

The Bucks won the regular-season series 3-1 in 2025-26.

Who won the last Bulls vs Bucks game?

The Bulls beat the Bucks 120-97 on Mar 1, 2026 at home.

Where was Bulls vs Bucks played?

At Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, the home arena of the Milwaukee Bucks.

What was the score by quarter in Bulls vs Bucks?

Bulls-Bucks: Q1 17-32, Q2 44-30, Q3 41-42, Q4 30-21.

What is next for the Bulls and Bucks?

Bulls visit the Celtics on Monday, October 26 at 7:30 PM ET; Bucks host the Pacers on Monday, October 26 at 8:00 PM ET.