Milwaukee pulled off the surprise 98-95 win over Charlotte, thanks to a great game by Yates. "Take away Yates from this team, and we couldn't have done it," said Milwaukee coach Bob after the game. "He deserves the credit for this win." Charlotte coach Bob agreed, "We didn't really think Yates had that kind of game in him after watching the films, but he showed us wrong."

Milwaukee was led by Yates (30 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, a steal), Young (13 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, 3 blocks), Ellison (7 points, 8 assists, a steal). Charlotte was led by Cullum (27 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks), Bailey (9 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, a steal, 3 blocks), Foster (22 points, 2 steals, 3 blocks).

Milwaukee are now 5-4 after this victory. They hold at #2 in the Central and move up to #6 overall in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte stand at 6-5 and 3-2 at home. They move down to #2 in the Southeast and fall to #7 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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