Tyreke Evans made a reverse layup around Andrew Bogut with 0.9 seconds left, lifting the Sacramento Kings to a 96-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in a game that featured the NBA's top two rookies.
Bogut's baseline jumper hit the side of the backboard as time expired, allowing Sacramento to improve to 2-11 on the road.
Evans scored a game-high 24 points to top Milwaukee rookie Brandon Jennings, who had 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds.
Jennings found Ersan Ilyasova under the basket for an easy basket with 5 seconds left, giving the Bucks a 95-94 lead. But Evans took an inbounds pass, drove the lane around Bogut and hit the winning shot.
Jason Thompson scored 22 points _ including seven in the final three minutes _ and had 10 rebounds for the Kings, who were playing their fourth game in five nights.
Carlos Delfino scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter for the Bucks.
Neither team led by more than seven the entire game. The lead changed hands seven times in the final two minutes and the star rookies were at the center of the action.
Jennings was fouled with 1 second on the shot clock and made both free throws to give the Bucks a 91-90 lead with 1:05 to go.
Spencer Hawes then scored on a dunk for a 92-91 Sacramento lead.
Jennings grabbed a loose ball off the floor and was fouled at the basket, making both free throws to give Milwaukee a 93-92 edge with 20 seconds left.
Thompson took a pass from Evans and scored on a layup with 11.9 seconds remaining to give Sacramento a 94-93 lead.
Beno Udrih hit a running jumper with 2.1 seconds to go in the third quarter, giving the Kings their first lead of the second half, 73-72.
Evans already had 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting before Jennings took his first shot, a 27-foot 3-pointer that hit nothing but net and gave the Bucks a 43-42 lead with 3:22 left in the second quarter.
Bogut scored 13 points in the first half and the Bucks led 53-49 at halftime.
NOTES: It was the first time Evans and Jennings played against each other since the 2008 McDonald's All-American high school game, also played in Milwaukee at the Bradley Center. They also played against each other in AAU games. ... Evans was born Sept. 19, 1989, four days earlier than Jennings. The only NBA player younger is Jrue Holiday, who is 19. ... Sacramento's only other road win was Nov. 7, a 104-99 victory at Utah.
