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MILWAUKEE(AP) Michael Redd had a season-high 35 points and Charlie Villanueva scored 13 of his 25 in the fourth quarter, leading Milwaukee to its first win without Andrew Bogut in 21 months, 107-97 over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.

Milwaukee, which finished the game on a 13-0 run, lost its previous nine games - including four this season - without Bogut, the former No. 1 pick who missed his second straight game Monday with back spasms.

But instead of relying on their defense, which has been much better of late, the Bucks simply outscored the Raptors down the stretch, getting 11 points each from Charlie Bell and Ramon Sessions and sending one of the NBA's most disappointing teams to another loss after it appeared Toronto had built some momentum with a big win over Orlando on Sunday.

The Raptors, playing without center Jermaine O'Neal and guard Jose Calderon on this two-game road trip, turned to Chris Bosh, who had 31 points and 11 rebounds to help Toronto hold the lead through most of three quarters.

But neither he, nor Andrea Bargnani, who added 21 points as O'Neal's replacement, could keep up with the Bucks down the stretch as Milwaukee won its seventh home game in the last eight tries.

Anthony Parker added 12 points for Toronto and rookie Roko Ukic had 11.

Will Solomon, who started 1-for-9 as Calderon's replacement but tied a career high with 11 assists, hit a long jumper from the wing to give Toronto a 95-91 lead with 2:52 left.

Luke Ridnour answered with a 3-pointer and Bosh added two more free throws before a 3-pointer by Bell tied it at 97.

Toronto then went cold, missing its final five shots. Villanueva hit an 18-foot jumper and Ridnour added another 3-pointer with 34 seconds left to give Milwaukee its first win against Toronto in its last four tries.

Notes: The Bucks are 4-21 without Bogut since he was drafted No. 1 overall in 2005. ... It was Bosh's 19th double-double this season. ... Redd had 13 points in the third quarter. ... Milwaukee was also without Malik Allen (back) for the fifth straight game. ... Toronto has hit a 3-pointer in 813 consecutive games.

Skiles

On tonight's game...
“We needed our bench. Francisco did a nice job as did both Charlie’s. Ramon did a nice job and they kind of got us back in the game and gave us a chance. We made the big shot when it counted. Charlie Bell hit the big three from the corner and then the two by Ridnour. This is the second game in a row that our defense was substandard. It will be nice to have a practice tomorrow.”

On the Bucks offense tonight...
“I felt like we got good looks most of the night. We just broke down so much defensively that it ends up putting pressure on your offense.”

On Ridnour’s first three in the final minutes...
“It was a side out of bounds play. Mike just came off and caught the defense sagging there a little bit and he made a nice pass to Luke and he knocked it down. The first one was a huge shot and if he misses it we are probably out of it right there.”

Redd

On tonight's game...
“We made huge shots. Charlie V, Luke with a big three, Francisco was huge defensively and on the boards. It was just a tremendous team effort tonight against a tough team. Toronto has been playing well. We had to get this win and we did.”

On the Bucks allowing 54% shooting by the Raptors...
“He (coach) probably won’t be happy with that but we are happy with the win. Most nights we are doing our job but some night’s teams just catch fire. Our foundation was there tonight defensively helping but they just made shots. Give them credit. It was a tough win for us tonight. We persevered and got key rebounds.”

Ridnour

On tonight's game…
“We did good job of fighting back after the slow start. Our guys off the bench played with a lot of energy and played very well. It was big for us to have that happen.”

On the team’s defense tonight…
“They hit some tough shots and for us to find a way to win with them shooting like that makes it a good win.”