Indiana Pacers vs. Charlotte Hornets

Jan 8, 2026

FINAL

7-31IndianaPacers

114

13-25CharlotteHornets

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	33	27	30	24	114
CHA	30	28	29	25	112

Game Recap

The Pacers defeated the Hornets 114-112. Rick Carlisle won his 1,000th career win. Indy improved to 7-31, Charlotte fell to 13-25.

Player Stats

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12Johnny FurphySF	26	1-3	1-2	4-4	6	2	1	1	1	3	+5	7
43Pascal SiakamPF	35	12-23	3-4	3-3	14	3	0	0	6	2	+7	30
32Jay HuffC	24	4-4	2-2	0-0	2	0	0	3	1	5	+13	10
23Aaron NesmithSG	35	5-12	3-7	3-3	5	2	1	1	2	5	+17	16
29Quenton JacksonPG	17	2-7	0-2	0-0	0	5	1	1	1	2	-6	4
9T.J. McConnell	27	10-17	1-3	2-2	4	8	4	0	4	2	+10	23
26Ben Sheppard	26	2-4	1-3	2-3	4	2	0	0	0	3	-16	7
11Micah Potter	8	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-16	5
7Kam Jones	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	-2	0
5Jarace Walker	12	0-5	0-2	2-2	3	1	1	0	1	0	-7	2
13Tony Bradley	15	3-3	0-0	1-1	3	0	1	0	2	1	+7	7
55Ethan Thompson	8	0-0	0-0	3-3	0	0	0	0	1	2	-2	3
2Andrew Nembhard	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8250.0%	12-2744.4%	20-2195.2%	41	25	9	6	19	27	-	114

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	29	5-12	2-6	6-6	8	3	1	0	0	4	-14	18
0Miles BridgesPF	36	7-13	3-6	2-4	6	4	1	0	2	1	0	19
14Moussa DiabateC	35	2-5	0-0	6-8	5	1	0	1	1	4	-3	10
24Brandon MillerSG	19	2-8	1-5	1-2	4	3	0	2	3	2	-7	6
8Collin SextonPG	17	5-9	1-3	0-0	0	5	2	0	3	4	-22	11
1LaMelo Ball	26	12-24	7-15	2-2	3	8	3	0	3	3	+19	33
10Josh Green	17	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	+8	3
31Tidjane Salaun	13	2-5	0-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+1	4
16PJ Hall	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	1	-2	2
4Sion James	22	1-3	1-3	1-2	2	2	0	0	1	2	+3	4
33Liam McNeeley	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+7	2
21Pat Connaughton	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Tre Mann	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8645.3%	16-4436.4%	18-2475.0%	35	29	8	3	16	22	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterINDCHA

(11:55) Jump Ball Diabate vs. Huff: Tip to Jackson
(11:39) MISS Nesmith 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:38) HORNETS Rebound
(11:14) MISS Bridges 3' Driving Layup
(11:11) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:49) Jackson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:49) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:45) Sexton 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
02
+2 (10:28) Siakam 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
22
(10:28) Diabate Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Goble)
+2 (10:12) Bridges 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
24
+2 (9:49) Siakam 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
44
(9:32) Miller Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (9:12) Furphy 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
74
(8:55) MISS Diabate 3' Layup
(8:53) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:49) Knueppel S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
+1 (8:49) Furphy Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
84
+1 (8:49) Furphy Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
94
(8:29) MISS Sexton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:25) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:21) MISS Siakam 4' Running Layup
(8:21) Siakam REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:21) Siakam Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:21) Sexton STEAL (1 STL)
(8:21) Jackson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
(8:03) MISS Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:02) Pacers Rebound
+2 (7:50) Siakam 19' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
114
(7:38) MISS Bridges 1' Driving Layup
(7:34) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:28) McConnell 7' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Siakam 1 AST)
134
(7:28) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:17) McConnell P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Jelks)
(7:10) MISS Diabate 3' Driving Layup
(7:10) Huff BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:03) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:01) Sheppard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
164
+2 (6:48) Diabate 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Sexton 2 AST)
166
(6:35) Sexton P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(6:23) Diabate S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (6:23) Siakam Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
176
+1 (6:23) Siakam Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
186
+2 (6:08) Miller 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
188
(5:46) MISS Furphy 3PT Jump Shot
(5:45) McConnell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:44) McConnell Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:30) McConnell S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Goble)
(5:30) Miller T.FOUL (P0.T3) (K.Cutler)
+1 (5:30) Sheppard Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
198
(5:30) MISS Miller Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:30) HORNETS Rebound
+1 (5:30) Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
199
(5:20) MISS Siakam 6' Driving Layup
(5:17) Siakam REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:16) Siakam Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:16) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:13) Ball 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
1911
(5:13) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
+1 (5:13) Ball Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1912
+3 (4:55) Potter 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
2212
+2 (4:38) Ball 6' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2214
+2 (4:21) Siakam 3' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2414
+3 (4:10) Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
2417
+3 (3:56) Siakam 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
2717
+3 (3:48) Miller 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
2720
(3:28) Siakam Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T5)
(3:28) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(3:24) Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:24) Furphy STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:19) Siakam 2' Running Layup (15 PTS) (Furphy 1 AST)
2920
+2 (3:14) Diabate 1' Dunk (4 PTS) (Miller 2 AST)
2922
(3:14) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:58) MISS Nesmith 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:54) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:46) MISS Salaun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:41) Hall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:40) Hall Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:40) Walker STEAL (1 STL)
(2:36) MISS Jackson 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:34) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:33) MISS Nesmith 6' Floating Jump Shot
(2:33) Miller BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:33) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:27) MISS Miller 2' Running Layup
(2:24) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:11) Potter 2' Dunk (5 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
3122
(2:05) Ball OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Jelks)
(2:05) Ball Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:00) Ball P.FOUL (P2.T4) (K.Cutler)
(1:51) MISS Walker 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:48) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:41) Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Salaun 1 AST)
3125
(1:34) Hall S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Jelks)
+1 (1:34) Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3225
+1 (1:34) Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3325
(1:09) MISS James 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:06) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:03) MISS Potter 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:01) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:47) MISS Ball 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:43) Hall REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (0:43) Hall Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
3327
(0:29) MISS Walker 6' Driving Layup
(0:29) Miller BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:29) Pacers Rebound
(0:26) MISS Potter 21' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:24) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:03) MISS Miller 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:00) Ball STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (0:00) Ball 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (11 PTS)
3330

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

IND

CHA

114Points112

41-82(50.0%)Field Goal(%)39-86(45.3%)

12-27(44.4%)3-Point(%)16-44(36.4%)

20-21(95.2%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75.0%)

41(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)

25Assists29

9Steals8

6Blocks3

19Turnovers16

27Fouls22

52Pts In The Paint42

9Fast Break Pts14

22Pts Off Turnovers23

47Bench Pts48

12Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 17,342 (85.9%)