Brandon Jennings scored 30 points as the Milwaukee Bucks thrashed the Detroit Pistons 117-90.

Mike Dunleavy added 17 points off the bench, while Monta Ellis contributed with 14. Samuel Dalembert had 12 and John Henson finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Beno Udrih also had 11 assists against the Pistons.

Detroit got off to a good start in the first quarter as they outscored the Bucks 28-19.

Milwaukee rallied in the second quarter from a 15-point deficit to to enter the second half with a 52-42 lead.

"We got a ton of energy from our second unit to help us get back into the game -- that really set the tone and got everybody's blood going a little," the Associated Press quoted Milwaukee coach Jim Boylan as saying.

"And then Brandon came out and what can you say about that third quarter? Just 'wow.'"

Jennings hit four straight 3-pointers, leading the Bucks to a 16-0 run to give them an 85-56 lead. Jennings scored 20 points in the third period to help Milwaukee outshine the Pistons 39-26.

The Bucks against outscored the Pistons 26-22 in the fourth quarter to win the game by a huge 27-point margin.

"We were just really aggressive in that quarter," Jennings said. "Our bigs gave us everything they had, and that gave us some unbelievable intensity."

Jennings made 11 out of 19 attempts from the floor, which included five 3-pointers.

"We know that a guy like Brandon Jennings, who has been struggling a little, was going to come out and try to play at a high level tonight," Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said. "He just turned the game into a show in the third quarter, and we couldn't do anything to stop it."

For the Pistons, Rookie Andre Drummond had 18 points and 18 rebounds, while Greg Monroe finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. Kyle Singler had with 12 points, with Brandon Knight and Tayshaun Prince scoring 10 points apiece against the Bucks, who won their second game in a row.

The Bucks shot very well from the floor as they made 46 out of 98 attempts, including 11 three-pointers, whereas the Pistons made 34-of-84 from the field and only had two shots from beyond the three-point arc.