Charlotte Hornets vs. Indiana Pacers

Feb 26, 2026

FINAL

29-31CharlotteHornets

133

15-45IndianaPacers

109

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	31	36	40	26	133
IND	34	12	36	27	109

Game Recap

The Hornets extend their franchise record to 9 straight road wins and improve to 29-31, while the Pacers fall to 15-45.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	31	10-17	8-12	0-0	4	2	1	1	1	3	+26	28
0Miles BridgesPF	23	3-6	1-2	0-0	3	2	2	1	2	1	+23	7
14Moussa DiabateC	29	7-8	0-0	0-0	11	4	2	0	2	3	+18	14
24Brandon MillerSG	25	11-19	6-11	5-6	7	4	1	0	4	2	+14	33
1LaMelo BallPG	21	7-12	3-8	3-3	4	8	1	1	3	1	+24	20
10Josh Green	20	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2	-4	0
2Grant Williams	22	3-5	3-4	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	1	+1	9
3Coby White	16	2-8	0-4	3-5	1	6	1	0	1	1	+4	7
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	1	+9	4
4Sion James	18	0-4	0-2	2-2	4	2	0	0	0	3	+12	2
23Tre Mann	9	1-3	1-3	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	-4	4
21Pat Connaughton	8	2-2	0-0	1-1	1	1	1	0	1	0	-3	5
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-8655.8%	22-4647.8%	15-1978.9%	46	35	10	4	16	19	-	133

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Jarace WalkerSF	31	7-17	2-7	0-0	6	1	1	1	2	0	-10	16
1Obi ToppinPF	8	1-4	0-3	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	-1	3
32Jay HuffC	27	3-6	0-3	1-2	4	3	0	1	1	2	-32	7
26Ben SheppardSG	25	5-7	0-1	1-1	5	3	1	0	1	2	-13	11
2Andrew NembhardPG	29	6-14	3-6	5-6	3	7	1	0	4	2	-12	20
24Kobe Brown	25	3-6	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	1	2	1	-17	6
11Micah Potter	25	6-11	5-7	2-2	4	1	2	0	0	2	+1	19
29Quenton Jackson	30	4-9	0-2	5-5	4	2	1	0	1	4	-22	13
7Kam Jones	19	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	-4	5
9T.J. McConnell	16	4-9	0-1	1-2	2	7	0	0	1	0	-10	9
23Aaron Nesmith	— did not play —												— did not play —
43Pascal Siakam	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	41-8747.1%	11-3531.4%	16-2080.0%	37	28	7	3	12	15	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAIND

(12:00) Jump Ball M. Diabate vs. J. Huff: Tip to B. Miller
(12:00) MISS B. Miller 26' 3PT
(11:36) O. Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:25) O. Toppin driving Layup (2 PTS) (A. Nembhard 1 AST)
02
(11:16) MISS L. Ball 27' pullup 3PT
(11:15) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(10:54) MISS A. Nembhard 27' pullup 3PT
(10:50) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:45) L. Ball running finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (B. Miller 1 AST)
22
(10:34) MISS O. Toppin 26' 3PT
(10:30) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(10:20) MISS M. Bridges 26' 3PT
(10:17) J. Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:11) MISS A. Nembhard 6' running Layup - blocked
(10:11) K. Knueppel BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:09) B. Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:08) B. Miller bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (9:51) J. Huff Layup (2 PTS) (A. Nembhard 2 AST)
24
(9:46) L. Ball backcourt TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:42) M. Diabate kicked ball VIOLATION
+2 (9:27) J. Huff 6' turnaround bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (A. Nembhard 3 AST)
26
(9:18) B. Miller lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(9:18) J. Walker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:16) J. Walker running DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Sheppard 1 AST)
28
(9:16) CHA Timeout
+3 (8:57) M. Bridges 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. Ball 1 AST)
58
+2 (8:43) B. Sheppard cutting finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (O. Toppin 1 AST)
510
(8:43) L. Ball shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Sheppard 1 FT)
+1 (8:43) B. Sheppard Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
511
(8:19) MISS K. Knueppel 9' driving floating bank Shot
(8:14) M. Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:14) M. Diabate tip Layup (2 PTS)
711
+3 (7:56) A. Nembhard 24' 3PT step back (3 PTS)
714
(7:43) A. Nembhard shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Ball 3 FT)
+1 (7:43) L. Ball Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
814
+1 (7:43) L. Ball Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
914
+1 (7:43) L. Ball Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
1014
(7:31) A. Nembhard bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:31) L. Ball STEAL (1 STL)
(7:26) L. Ball bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(7:22) B. Miller kicked ball VIOLATION
(7:20) J. Walker bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (7:07) B. Miller 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Bridges 1 AST)
1314
(6:58) MISS J. Walker 13' driving floating bank Shot
(6:54) J. Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:54) MISS J. Walker tip Layup
(6:54) M. Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:47) L. Ball 28' 3PT step back (8 PTS)
1614
(6:34) MISS A. Nembhard 24' pullup 3PT
(6:33) K. Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:22) B. Miller 26' 3PT step back (6 PTS) (M. Diabate 1 AST)
1914
(6:19) IND Timeout
+2 (5:57) K. Brown cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Potter 1 AST)
1916
+2 (5:47) M. Diabate DUNK (4 PTS) (B. Miller 2 AST)
2116
+2 (5:35) M. Potter DUNK (2 PTS) (Q. Jackson 1 AST)
2118
(5:10) MISS M. Bridges 10' pullup Shot - blocked
(5:10) K. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:08) A. Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:06) MISS B. Sheppard 26' running pullup 3PT
(5:02) M. Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:54) A. Nembhard personal FOUL (2 PF)
(4:41) MISS C. White 27' step back 3PT
(4:38) J. Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:33) M. Diabate personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (4:25) M. Potter 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (T. McConnell 1 AST)
2121
(4:11) MISS B. Miller 24' 3PT
(4:07) K. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:56) MISS J. Walker 8' driving floating Shot
(3:54) J. Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (3:53) J. Walker putback Layup (4 PTS)
2123
(3:34) B. Miller bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (3 TO)
+3 (3:19) J. Walker 25' 3PT (7 PTS) (T. McConnell 2 AST)
2126
(3:06) MISS K. Knueppel 9' driving Layup
(3:04) Q. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:00) MISS T. McConnell 14' running Shot
(2:58) R. Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:44) MISS C. White 8' turnaround Shot
(2:40) J. Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(2:36) MISS Q. Jackson running 3PT
(2:33) C. White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:26) K. Knueppel 3PT (3 PTS) (C. White 1 AST)
2426
(2:12) MISS K. Brown 24' 3PT
(2:08) S. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:56) K. Knueppel 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (G. Williams 1 AST)
2726
+2 (1:40) T. McConnell 11' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2728
(1:30) MISS G. Williams 26' 3PT
(1:28) Q. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:22) MISS K. Jones 25' running 3PT
(1:20) K. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:16) C. White shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jackson 2 FT)
+1 (1:16) Q. Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2729
+1 (1:16) Q. Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2730
+3 (1:06) K. Knueppel 28' 3PT (9 PTS) (C. White 2 AST)
3030
+2 (0:54) K. Jones 7' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Q. Jackson 2 AST)
3032
(0:34) MISS C. White 3PT
(0:31) T. McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:20) Q. Jackson driving DUNK (4 PTS) (T. McConnell 3 AST)
3034
(0:02) Q. Jackson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (White 2 FT)
(0:02) MISS C. White Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:02) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:02) C. White Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3134
(0:00) IND Heave
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

IND

133Points109

48-86(55.8%)Field Goal(%)41-87(47.1%)

22-46(47.8%)3-Point(%)11-35(31.4%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

46(11)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)

35Assists28

10Steals7

4Blocks3

16Turnovers12

19Fouls15

50Pts In The Paint58

12Fast Break Pts13

19Pts Off Turnovers18

31Bench Pts52

31Largest Lead7

Game Details

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 17,073 (95.3%)