INDIANAPOLIS -- — Aaron Nesmith made a go-ahead reverse layup with 13.9 seconds left and blocked Coby White's attempt from close range with 2.9 seconds remaining, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 113-110 on Wednesday night.

Pascal Siakam scored 20 points, Andrew Nembhard had 18, Jarace Walker added 16, Bennedict Mathurin had 15 and Nesmith finished with 14 for the NBA-worst Pacers, who improved to 3-0 against Chicago this season.

Indiana has won two of three, having beaten defending champion Oklahoma City in an NBA Finals rematch on Friday night. The Thunder have the league's best record while the Pacers have plummeted to the bottom of the standings following Tyrese Haliburton's torn Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the Finals.

Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points and Matas Buzelis had 20 for the Bulls, who lost their second straight to fall one game under .500 (23-24).

Chicago led 101-87 on a layup by Jalen Smith with 7:14 to go. But the Pacers responded with an 18-4 run and Jay Huff's 3-pointer with 2 minutes left tied it at 105-all.

Vucevic's 3-pointer with 33.5 seconds left gave the Bulls their last lead at 110-109. Johnny Furphy hit two free throws for the final margin, which was the Pacers' biggest lead of the game.

Chicago’s Josh Giddey finished with seven assists to surpass 2,000 for his career. The 23-year-old became the 15th player in NBA history to reach that milestone at age 23 or younger.

Up next

Bulls: Host Miami on Thursday night.

Pacers: Host Atlanta on Saturday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nikola Vucevic vs. Jarace Walker (Pascal Siakam gains possession)	0	0
11:53	Aaron Nesmith misses two point shot	0	0
11:50	Johnny Furphy offensive rebound	0	0
11:45	Andrew Nembhard misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:43	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:20	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Matas Buzelis makes tip in dunk	0	2
11:08	Andrew Nembhard makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Pascal Siakam assists)	2	2
10:42	Nikola Vucevic makes 3-foot two point shot	2	4
10:34	Jarace Walker makes 28-foot three point jumper (Pascal Siakam assists)	5	4
10:18	Isaac Okoro misses driving layup	5	4
10:16	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	5	4
10:16	Josh Giddey makes tip shot	5	6
10:06	Andrew Nembhard misses driving layup	5	6
10:04	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	5	6
9:49	Isaac Okoro misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	6
9:45	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	5	6
9:29	Andrew Nembhard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Johnny Furphy assists)	8	6
9:19	Aaron Nesmith personal foul	8	6
9:11	Nikola Vucevic makes 10-foot hook shot (Josh Giddey assists)	8	8
9:02	Jarace Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	8
8:59	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	8	8
8:49	Matas Buzelis misses driving layup	8	8
8:46	Johnny Furphy defensive rebound	8	8
8:41	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	8	8
8:41	Jarace Walker makes free throw 1 of 2	9	8
8:41	Jarace Walker makes free throw 2 of 2	10	8
8:28	Matas Buzelis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	10	11
8:13	Johnny Furphy misses layup	10	11
8:11	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	10	11
8:04	Coby White misses driving layup	10	11
8:03	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	10	11
7:58	Andrew Nembhard misses two point shot	10	11
7:56	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	10	11
7:48	Matas Buzelis makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	10	14
7:30	Aaron Nesmith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pascal Siakam assists)	13	14
7:12	Nikola Vucevic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	13	17
7:09	Pacers Full timeout	13	17
7:09	Jay Huff enters the game for Johnny Furphy	13	17
7:09	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Pascal Siakam	13	17
6:45	Andrew Nembhard misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	17
6:43	Coby White defensive rebound	13	17
6:35	Nikola Vucevic misses 4-foot two point shot	13	17
6:33	Jay Huff defensive rebound	13	17
6:23	Jay Huff misses alley oop layup	13	17
6:22	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	13	17
6:16	Coby White makes 24-foot running jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)	13	20
6:08	Jay Huff misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	20
6:04	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	13	20
5:58	Isaac Okoro makes running layup (Josh Giddey assists)	13	22
5:41	Jarace Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Nesmith assists)	16	22
5:33	Coby White misses 30-foot three point jumper	16	22
5:32	Pacers defensive team rebound	16	22
5:32	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	16	22
5:23	Coby White personal foul	16	22
5:17	Jay Huff misses 22-foot three point jumper	16	22
5:14	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	16	22
5:03	Matas Buzelis makes 2-foot two point shot (Jalen Smith assists)	16	24
4:52	Aaron Nesmith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	19	24
4:37	Coby White misses two point shot	19	24
4:34	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	19	24
4:30	Bennedict Mathurin misses running pullup jump shot	19	24
4:29	Jay Huff offensive rebound	19	24
4:28	Josh Giddey personal foul	19	24
4:28	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	19	24
4:28	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Jarace Walker	19	24
4:28	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Coby White	19	24
4:28	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Josh Giddey	19	24
4:16	T.J. McConnell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	19	24
4:14	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	19	24
4:05	Matas Buzelis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Huerter assists)	19	27
3:41	Aaron Nesmith misses driving layup	19	27
3:40	Jay Huff offensive rebound	19	27
3:40	Jay Huff misses two point shot	19	27
3:38	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	19	27
3:33	Jay Huff blocks Ayo Dosunmu 's 2-foot running layup	19	27
3:30	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	19	27
3:26	Jay Huff traveling turnover	19	27
3:26	Bulls Full timeout	19	27
3:26	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	19	27
3:26	Isaiah Jackson enters the game for Jay Huff	19	27
3:26	Dalen Terry enters the game for Matas Buzelis	19	27
3:26	Patrick Williams enters the game for Isaac Okoro	19	27
3:06	Patrick Williams steps out of bounds turnover	19	27
2:52	Pascal Siakam misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	19	27
2:48	Bulls defensive team rebound	19	27
2:48	T.J. McConnell loose ball foul	19	27
2:33	Patrick Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper	19	27
2:30	Kevin Huerter offensive rebound	19	27
2:30	Isaiah Jackson personal foul	19	27
2:28	Jalen Smith offensive foul	19	27
2:28	Jalen Smith offensive foul turnover	19	27
2:14	Bennedict Mathurin misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	27
2:11	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	19	27
1:59	Kevin Huerter makes 5-foot pullup jump shot	19	29
1:41	Bennedict Mathurin out of bounds lost ball turnover	19	29
1:31	Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup	19	31
1:31	Pacers Full timeout	19	31
1:09	Pascal Siakam makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Sheppard assists)	22	31
53.2	Jalen Smith makes layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	22	33
53.2	Isaiah Jackson shooting foul	22	33
53.2	Micah Potter enters the game for Isaiah Jackson	22	33
53.2	Jalen Smith misses free throw 1 of 1	22	33
52.1	T.J. McConnell defensive rebound	22	33
34.8	Ben Sheppard misses two point shot	22	33
32.0	Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound	22	33
30.5	Pascal Siakam misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	33
26.8	T.J. McConnell offensive rebound	22	33
23.5	T.J. McConnell makes driving layup	24	33
2.2	Ayo Dosunmu misses driving floating jump shot	24	33
2.2	T.J. McConnell defensive rebound	24	33
0.0	T.J. McConnell misses heave jump shot	24	33
0.0	Pacers offensive team rebound	24	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	33

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Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Indianapolis, IN

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 29, 2026

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16,777

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2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	38	13	.745	W1
Cleveland	32	21	.604	W3
Chicago	24	29	.453	L4
Milwaukee	21	29	.420	W3
Indiana	13	40	.245	L4

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