PHILADELPHIA Milwaukee's Ray Allen upstaged Allen Iverson in front of the Philadelphia star's home fans to lead the Bucks to a 98-91 victory over the 76ers on Monday.

Allen scored 32 of his career-high 42 points in the second half, including 21 in the fourth quarter, to help the Bucks down the league-leading Sixers and avenge a loss earlier this month in Milwaukee.

Lit up for 49 points by Iverson on February 13, Allen repaid his fellow all-star by hitting 17-of-23 shots from the field, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range, and added nine rebounds and seven assists.

"I don't think 17-of-23 is something you expect. He was phenomenal," said 76ers Coach Larry Brown. "It was a great performance."

The Bucks, who lead the central division with a 35-20 mark, extended their winning streak to five games, but still Trail Philadelphia (42-16) by 5 1/2 games in the East.

"It was a big step in the direction of maturing," Allen said. "We came into this game knowing we could score points and intimidate teams, but could we do it against Philadelphia? Tonight we were able to."

Allen was unstoppable in the final five minutes, scoring 14 points on an assortment of 3-pointers, drives to the basket and free throws. He also did a fine defensive job on Iverson.

Iverson, who had averaged 40.4 points in his last seven games, hit just 8-of-27 shots and finished with 26 points.

Glenn Robinson added 19 points and Sam Cassell 17 for the Bucks. Philadelphia center Dikembe Mutombo, acquired by the Sixers from Atlanta last week, made a strong home debut, finishing with 21 points and 16 rebounds.