INDIANAPOLIS -- — Bennedict Mathurin scored six of his 28 points in overtime and the Indiana Pacers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 105-99 on Thursday night.

Mathurin added a career-high 16 rebounds for the Pacers. Myles Turner added 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.

Ziaire Williams and D’Angelo Russell each scored 22 points for Brooklyn.

Indiana trailed 52-42 at halftime and outscored the Nets by four points in the third quarter and six in the fourth to force overtime tied at 91.

In overtime, Mathurin shot 2 for 3 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line.

Takeaways

Nets: Brooklyn’s free-fall continued with the team's 12th loss in 14 games. Brooklyn led 52-42 at halftime but scored just 39 points in the second half and was outscored 14-8 in overtime.

Pacers: Indiana came through in the clutch without its star point guard and now has won five of six. Tyrese Haliburton missed the game with lower back soreness. It was his third straight missed game, and the Pacers have won them all.

Key moment

Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin made three free throws with 14 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 91, leading to overtime.

Key stat

The Pacers outscored the Nets by 14 points at the free throw line, making 27. The Nets hits 13.

Up next

The teams meet again on Saturday, in Indianapolis.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nic Claxton vs. Myles Turner (Ziaire Williams gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Keon Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	0	3
11:11	Nic Claxton blocks Aaron Nesmith 's 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:09	Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound	0	3
11:07	Pascal Siakam misses 15-foot jumper	0	3
11:05	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	0	3
10:51	D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	3
10:50	Myles Turner defensive rebound	0	3
10:45	Pascal Siakam misses two point shot	0	3
10:42	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	0	3
10:33	Jalen Wilson misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:30	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	0	3
10:26	Nets Full timeout	0	3
10:26	(10:26) [Nets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nets] retain their timeout	0	3
10:26	Andrew Nembhard out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	3
10:09	Keon Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:06	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	0	3
9:57	Pascal Siakam bad pass (Ziaire Williams steals)	0	3
9:53	Ziaire Williams makes dunk	0	5
9:47	Andrew Nembhard makes 2-foot two point shot	2	5
9:24	Nic Claxton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Keon Johnson assists)	2	7
9:03	Myles Turner makes 15-foot jumper (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	4	7
8:48	D'Angelo Russell misses driving floating jump shot	4	7
8:46	Myles Turner defensive rebound	4	7
8:40	Andrew Nembhard misses running pullup jump shot	4	7
8:38	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	4	7
8:30	D'Angelo Russell misses 22-foot three point jumper	4	7
8:28	Pacers defensive team rebound	4	7
8:26	Keon Johnson personal foul	4	7
8:26	Tyrese Martin enters the game for Keon Johnson	4	7
8:15	D'Angelo Russell personal foul	4	7
8:08	Bennedict Mathurin misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	7
8:04	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	4	7
7:56	Tyrese Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	7
7:54	Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound	4	7
7:49	Andrew Nembhard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	4	7
7:45	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	4	7
7:39	Andrew Nembhard personal foul	4	7
7:32	D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup	4	7
7:29	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	4	7
7:26	Bennedict Mathurin makes two point shot (Pascal Siakam assists)	6	7
7:13	D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	7
7:10	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	6	7
7:03	Myles Turner lost ball turnover (Tyrese Martin steals)	6	7
6:58	D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point shot	6	7
6:55	Myles Turner defensive rebound	6	7
6:50	Pascal Siakam makes driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	8	7
6:50	D'Angelo Russell shooting foul	8	7
6:50	Trendon Watford enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	8	7
6:50	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 1	9	7
6:33	Trendon Watford makes driving layup	9	9
6:16	Myles Turner lost ball turnover (Tyrese Martin steals)	9	9
6:12	Ziaire Williams makes dunk (Tyrese Martin assists)	9	11
6:11	Pacers Full timeout	9	11
6:11	Obi Toppin enters the game for Pascal Siakam	9	11
5:57	Jalen Wilson shooting foul	9	11
5:57	Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 1 of 2	10	11
5:57	Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 2 of 2	11	11
5:39	Nic Claxton misses driving layup	11	11
5:35	Myles Turner defensive rebound	11	11
5:31	Aaron Nesmith makes 23-foot three point shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	14	11
5:17	Aaron Nesmith shooting foul	14	11
5:17	Trendon Watford makes free throw 1 of 2	14	12
5:17	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	14	12
5:17	Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Jalen Wilson	14	12
5:17	Maxwell Lewis enters the game for Nic Claxton	14	12
5:17	Trendon Watford misses free throw 2 of 2	14	12
5:16	Myles Turner defensive rebound	14	12
5:05	Bennedict Mathurin misses driving layup	14	12
5:02	Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound	14	12
4:45	Ziaire Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trendon Watford assists)	14	15
4:24	Andrew Nembhard misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	15
4:21	Tyrese Martin defensive rebound	14	15
4:18	Myles Turner blocks Maxwell Lewis 's 3-foot two point shot	14	15
4:17	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	14	15
4:10	Myles Turner misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	15
4:06	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	14	15
3:52	Trendon Watford bad pass (Bennedict Mathurin steals)	14	15
3:42	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	14	15
3:42	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Myles Turner	14	15
3:42	Noah Clowney enters the game for Ziaire Williams	14	15
3:31	Bennedict Mathurin makes 26-foot three pointer	17	15
3:08	Maxwell Lewis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Martin assists)	17	18
2:50	T.J. McConnell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	17	18
2:48	Maxwell Lewis defensive rebound	17	18
2:42	Noah Clowney misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	18
2:39	Obi Toppin defensive rebound	17	18
2:22	Trendon Watford shooting foul	17	18
2:22	Obi Toppin makes free throw 1 of 3	18	18
2:22	Obi Toppin makes free throw 2 of 3	19	18
2:22	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	19	18
2:22	Obi Toppin makes free throw 3 of 3	20	18
2:02	Obi Toppin personal foul	20	18
1:56	Noah Clowney makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Martin assists)	20	21
1:35	Aaron Nesmith makes 13-foot two point shot	22	21
1:22	Tyrese Martin makes 1-foot driving dunk (Day'Ron Sharpe assists)	22	23
1:11	Obi Toppin misses 22-foot three point jumper	22	23
1:07	Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound	22	23
50.1	Noah Clowney traveling	22	23
33.1	Noah Clowney shooting foul	22	23
33.1	Thomas Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2	22	23
33.1	Pacers offensive team rebound	22	23
33.1	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	23	23
22.0	Trendon Watford makes 2-foot two point shot (Tyrese Martin assists)	23	25
10.1	Obi Toppin misses two point shot	23	25
8.0	Noah Clowney defensive rebound	23	25
2.0	Trendon Watford makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Noah Clowney assists)	23	28
0.0	Obi Toppin misses 67-foot three point jumper	23	28
0.0	Pacers offensive team rebound	23	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	28

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Indianapolis, IN

Date & Time

11:00 PM, March 20, 2025

Coverage

NBA TV, FanDuel SN IN, YES

Attendance

15,008

Referees

Matt Boland, Rodney Mott, Tony Brothers

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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