Indiana Pacers vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Dec 20, 2025

FINAL

6-22IndianaPacers

109

7-22New OrleansPelicans

128

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	27	22	30	30	109
NOP	44	20	34	30	128

Game Recap

The Pelicans win their fourth straight game and improve to 7-22 as they defeat the Pacers, 128-109. Indiana falls to 6-22.

Player Stats

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
00Bennedict MathurinSF	26	2-9	0-5	0-0	4	2	1	0	2	2	-32	4
43Pascal SiakamPF	30	6-14	2-7	8-11	5	3	1	0	3	2	-8	22
32Jay HuffC	21	3-8	0-4	3-3	6	2	0	1	0	5	-20	9
29Quenton JacksonSG	17	1-3	0-2	0-2	2	1	0	0	2	2	-7	2
2Andrew NembhardPG	27	2-11	1-4	2-2	3	5	0	0	1	1	-29	7
24Garrison Mathews	10	2-2	2-2	1-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	-8	7
5Jarace Walker	20	2-11	1-8	2-3	5	3	1	1	0	1	-11	7
22Isaiah Jackson	11	1-4	0-0	2-4	5	1	0	1	1	2	-14	4
55Ethan Thompson	18	3-7	1-5	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	4	+1	7
9T.J. McConnell	17	8-10	0-2	0-0	4	8	2	0	2	0	+6	16
12Johnny Furphy	23	7-10	1-3	3-3	2	0	0	0	1	3	+12	18
11James Wiseman	14	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	4	+15	6
13Tony Bradley	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	40-9442.6%	8-4219.0%	21-3070.0%	42	28	7	4	14	26	-	109

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	32	5-8	2-5	5-5	6	4	0	0	2	3	+27	17
41Saddiq BeyPF	27	6-14	1-4	5-5	5	3	1	0	1	1	+14	18
22Derik QueenC	27	8-8	1-1	0-0	10	4	1	0	2	4	+22	17
2Herbert JonesSG	12	2-6	1-2	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	0	+16	5
0Jeremiah FearsPG	22	2-6	0-1	1-2	3	1	0	0	4	2	-9	5
1Zion Williamson	23	9-14	0-0	11-13	7	1	1	0	2	2	+6	29
3Jordan Poole	31	4-10	1-7	7-9	2	6	0	1	2	4	+20	16
17Karlo Matkovic	19	3-5	0-1	0-0	9	2	1	1	1	4	-5	6
15Jose Alvarado	21	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	4	+11	3
14Micah Peavy	14	3-4	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-5	8
21Yves Missi	2	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	4
24Jordan Hawkins	2	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8552.9%	9-2733.3%	29-3485.3%	49	25	6	2	16	25	-	128

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterINDNOP

(12:00) Jump Ball Queen vs. Huff: Tip to Siakam
(11:48) MISS Nembhard 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:46) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:28) MISS Jones 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:25) Huff REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS Siakam 3' Running Layup
(11:19) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:15) Bey 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:06) Siakam 5' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
23
(10:49) Murphy III Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:49) Siakam STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:45) Huff 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Siakam 1 AST)
43
+3 (10:27) Jones 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
46
(10:11) MISS Huff 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:08) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:58) Murphy III 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
48
(9:42) Mathurin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:42) Queen STEAL (1 STL)
(9:39) MISS Murphy III 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:37) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:28) Siakam 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Nembhard 2 AST)
78
+2 (9:01) Fears 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
710
(8:49) MISS Siakam 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:46) Fears REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:40) Queen 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
712
+2 (8:23) Siakam 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Huff 1 AST)
912
(8:23) Fears S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (8:23) Siakam Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1012
(8:08) Q. Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
+1 (8:08) Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1013
+1 (8:08) Murphy III Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1014
(7:57) MISS Mathurin 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:54) Fears REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:48) MISS Jones 3' Running Layup
(7:46) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:34) Q. Jackson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (7:28) Williamson 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Queen 1 AST)
1016
(7:28) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:14) MISS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:11) Fears REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:07) MISS Fears 6' Running Layup
(7:07) Mathews BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:07) PELICANS Rebound
+2 (7:04) Queen 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
1018
(6:47) MISS I. Jackson 4' Driving Hook Shot
(6:44) I. Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:43) MISS Mathurin 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:38) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:19) Jones 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
1020
(6:15) Poole Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(6:06) MISS Nembhard 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:02) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:56) Walker S.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (5:56) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1021
+1 (5:56) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1022
(5:38) MISS Nembhard 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:36) PELICANS Rebound
(5:19) MISS Poole 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:18) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:15) Mathews 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1322
(4:58) MISS Bey 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:54) I. Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:49) MISS Walker 9' Running Layup
(4:49) Poole BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:46) Poole REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:44) Murphy III 2' Running Layup (6 PTS)
1324
(4:44) I. Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (4:44) Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1325
(4:38) Williamson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+2 (4:21) McConnell 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1525
(4:12) MISS Williamson 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:08) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:08) Williamson Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
1527
(3:59) MISS I. Jackson 5' Alley Oop Layup
(3:57) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:51) Matkovic 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Murphy III 2 AST)
1529
(3:50) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:27) MISS Huff 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:24) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:16) Murphy III 28' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Poole 2 AST)
1532
+2 (3:02) McConnell 10' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1732
+2 (2:53) Poole 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1734
+3 (2:45) Mathews 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
2034
+3 (2:31) Poole 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
2037
+2 (2:11) Mathurin 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST)
2237
(1:53) MISS Bey 8' Driving Layup
(1:50) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:49) MISS Mathurin 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(1:44) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:37) MISS Matkovic 5' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:37) Huff BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:34) Williamson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (1:32) Williamson 1' Putback Dunk (8 PTS)
2239
(1:24) Bey S.FOUL (P1.T4) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (1:24) Siakam Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2339
+1 (1:24) Siakam Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2439
+2 (1:12) Matkovic 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Poole 3 AST)
2441
(0:54) MISS McConnell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:52) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:49) MISS Poole 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:45) McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:41) McConnell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:34) MISS Poole 3PT Jump Shot
(0:27) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (0:27) Matkovic Putback Dunk (6 PTS)
2443
(0:26) MISS Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:21) I. Jackson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:19) MISS McConnell 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:14) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:12) Thompson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
2743
(0:01) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (0:01) Fears Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2744
(0:01) MISS Fears Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:01) I. Jackson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

IND

NOP

109Points128

40-94(42.6%)Field Goal(%)45-85(52.9%)

8-42(19.0%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

21-30(70.0%)Free Throw(%)29-34(85.3%)

42(11)Rebounds(Offensive)49(6)

28Assists25

7Steals6

4Blocks2

14Turnovers16

26Fouls25

60Pts In The Paint70

20Fast Break Pts14

13Pts Off Turnovers17

65Bench Pts66

1Largest Lead23

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

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