INDIANAPOLIS -- — Andrew Nembhard had 29 points and nine assists, Aaron Nesmith added 12 points and nine rebounds before an early exit and the Indiana Pacers routed the Miami Heat 123-99 on Saturday night.

Indiana matched its longest winning streak of the season with a rare second straight victory, this time taking the easy route. The Pacers never trailed and held a double-digit lead for most of the game. The Pacers made 17 3-pointers, one short of their season high, with Nembhard matching his season best with four.

Backup Micah Potter made four 3s and finished with 14 points. Jarace Walker had 13 points.

Tyler Herro had 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists on a night Miami shot just 39.1% from the field. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 16 points, and Bam Adebayo had 13 points and nine rebounds. Miami has lost three of its last four and missed its first 11 3s on Saturday.

The game tipped less than 24 hours after another Miami-Indiana contest was set up in college football's national championship game. And just like Friday night's Hoosiers victory over Oregon, the Pacers wasted no time setting the tone — or running out to a big lead.

They used first-quarter runs of 12-2 and 9-0 to build an early 28-12 cushion. Miami trailed 36-18 entering the second quarter.

The Heat opened the second half with nine straight points, cutting the deficit to 61-54. But Indiana made it 71-58 on back-to-back 3s from Potter and Nembhard and used a 21-6 run to extend the margin to 97-68 late in the third quarter.

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Heat: Heads to Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Pacers: Welcome Boston to Indy on Monday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Bam Adebayo vs. Pascal Siakam (Davion Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Davion Mitchell bad pass turnover (Pascal Siakam steals)	0	0
11:40	Pascal Siakam makes running layup (Quenton Jackson assists)	2	0
11:29	Norman Powell bad pass turnover (Quenton Jackson steals)	2	0
11:26	Andrew Nembhard makes running layup (Johnny Furphy assists)	4	0
11:11	Norman Powell misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	0
11:05	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	4	0
11:05	Bam Adebayo makes tip shot	4	2
10:49	Andrew Wiggins blocks Aaron Nesmith 's 4-foot two point shot	4	2
10:46	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	4	2
10:42	Norman Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:37	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	4	2
10:34	Quenton Jackson makes running layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	6	2
10:19	Andrew Wiggins makes 6-foot two point shot	6	4
10:11	Quenton Jackson misses driving layup	6	4
10:10	Johnny Furphy offensive rebound	6	4
10:10	Johnny Furphy misses two point shot	6	4
10:09	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	6	4
10:02	Bam Adebayo misses dunk	6	4
9:58	Tyler Herro offensive rebound	6	4
9:55	Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	4
9:53	Johnny Furphy defensive rebound	6	4
9:39	Johnny Furphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Pascal Siakam assists)	9	4
9:30	Bam Adebayo makes 3-foot dunk (Norman Powell assists)	9	6
9:30	Johnny Furphy shooting foul	9	6
9:30	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 1	9	7
9:18	Andrew Wiggins shooting foul	9	7
9:18	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2	10	7
9:18	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 2	11	7
9:08	Davion Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	11	7
9:07	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	11	7
8:59	Andrew Nembhard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Pascal Siakam assists)	14	7
8:49	Tyler Herro misses driving floating jump shot	14	7
8:48	Heat offensive team rebound	14	7
8:48	Pascal Siakam loose ball foul	14	7
8:42	Tyler Herro misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	7
8:41	Pacers defensive team rebound	14	7
8:34	Davion Mitchell shooting foul	14	7
8:34	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 2	15	7
8:34	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 2	16	7
8:25	Bam Adebayo misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	7
8:21	Johnny Furphy defensive rebound	16	7
8:17	Pascal Siakam misses running layup	16	7
8:16	Heat defensive team rebound	16	7
8:08	Norman Powell misses driving layup	16	7
8:07	Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound	16	7
8:00	Andrew Nembhard misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	7
7:55	Quenton Jackson offensive rebound	16	7
7:54	Andrew Nembhard misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	7
7:50	Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound	16	7
7:47	Andrew Nembhard misses driving floating jump shot	16	7
7:43	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	16	7
7:34	Tyler Herro makes driving layup	16	9
7:29	Pacers Full timeout	16	9
7:29	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	16	9
7:22	Davion Mitchell shooting foul	16	9
7:22	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 2	17	9
7:22	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Davion Mitchell	17	9
7:22	Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 2 of 2	17	9
7:20	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	17	9
7:03	Norman Powell misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	9
7:00	Pacers defensive team rebound	17	9
6:45	Andrew Nembhard makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Johnny Furphy assists)	19	9
6:33	Quenton Jackson shooting foul	19	9
6:33	Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2	19	9
6:33	Heat offensive team rebound	19	9
6:33	Jarace Walker enters the game for Quenton Jackson	19	9
6:33	Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2	19	10
6:17	Andrew Wiggins personal foul	19	10
6:17	Pelle Larsson enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	19	10
6:07	Pascal Siakam misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	10
6:05	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	19	10
5:53	Bam Adebayo misses 7-foot two point shot	19	10
5:50	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	19	10
5:40	Johnny Furphy makes 3-foot dunk (Jarace Walker assists)	21	10
5:29	Bam Adebayo misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot	21	10
5:27	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	21	10
5:17	Johnny Furphy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarace Walker assists)	24	10
5:15	Heat Full timeout	24	10
5:15	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	24	10
5:15	Micah Potter enters the game for Johnny Furphy	24	10
5:15	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Pascal Siakam	24	10
5:15	Nikola Jovic enters the game for Tyler Herro	24	10
5:01	Nikola Jovic misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	10
4:56	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	24	10
4:37	Norman Powell shooting foul	24	10
4:37	Heat Full timeout	24	10
4:37	(04:37) [Heat] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Heat] charged with a timeout	24	10
4:37	Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 1 of 3	25	10
4:37	Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 2 of 3	26	10
4:37	Aaron Nesmith misses free throw 3 of 3	26	10
4:35	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	26	10
4:27	Norman Powell bad pass turnover (T.J. McConnell steals)	26	10
4:09	T.J. McConnell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Ben Sheppard assists)	28	10
3:57	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot	28	12
3:32	Micah Potter makes layup (T.J. McConnell assists)	30	12
3:26	Ben Sheppard shooting foul	30	12
3:26	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	30	12
3:26	Heat offensive team rebound	30	12
3:26	Jay Huff enters the game for Micah Potter	30	12
3:26	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	30	12
3:26	Tyler Herro enters the game for Norman Powell	30	12
3:26	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	30	12
3:24	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	30	12
3:10	Jay Huff misses 23-foot three point jumper	30	12
3:08	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	30	12
3:01	Tyler Herro misses driving floating jump shot	30	12
2:58	Jay Huff defensive rebound	30	12
2:47	T.J. McConnell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Nesmith assists)	33	12
2:33	Tyler Herro misses 28-foot three point jumper	33	12
2:30	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	33	12
2:22	Jarace Walker lost ball turnover (Tyler Herro steals)	33	12
2:18	Jay Huff blocks Nikola Jovic 's 4-foot running layup	33	12
2:14	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	33	12
2:09	Nikola Jovic misses driving floating jump shot	33	12
2:07	Jay Huff defensive rebound	33	12
1:59	Ben Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (T.J. McConnell assists)	36	12
1:48	Jarace Walker shooting foul	36	12
1:48	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 1 of 2	36	13
1:48	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 2 of 2	36	14
1:32	Jarace Walker misses 22-foot three point jumper	36	14
1:30	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	36	14
1:23	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot	36	16
1:10	Jay Huff misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	16
1:06	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	36	16
59.7	Kel'el Ware bad pass turnover (Jarace Walker steals)	36	16
53.3	Ben Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	36	16
49.6	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	36	16
46.0	Aaron Nesmith shooting foul	36	16
46.0	Pelle Larsson makes free throw 1 of 2	36	17
46.0	Pelle Larsson makes free throw 2 of 2	36	18
33.9	Tyler Herro blocks T.J. McConnell 's 4-foot driving layup	36	18
31.5	Pelle Larsson defensive rebound	36	18
27.1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point shot	36	18
24.4	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	36	18
4.8	T.J. McConnell misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	36	18
2.2	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	36	18
0.2	Nikola Jovic misses heave jump shot	36	18
0.2	Heat offensive team rebound	36	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	18

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Venue

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Indianapolis, IN

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 11, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN Sun, FanDuel SN IN, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,274

Referees

Tyler Ford, J.B. DeRosa, Evan Scott

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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