NBA

Brooklyn Nets at Indiana Pacers

· National Basketball Association
23-47, 12-25 Away
Final
99 - 105

40-29, 22-10 Home

Bennedict Mathurin scores 28 and leads Pacers to a 105-99 overtime victory over the Nets

Trendon Watford ejected after tempers flare between Pacers and Nets

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.

Regular Season Series

IND leads series 2-1

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 99 - 105
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 99 - 105
5th 2.1 Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound 99 - 105
5th 6.1 D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot 99 - 105
5th 13.1 Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2 99 - 105

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ind.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originIND
36-101 FG 35-81
36 Field Goal % 43
14-50 3PT 8-31
28 Three Point % 26
13-18 FT 27-31
72 Free Throw % 87
47 Rebounds 57
14 Offensive Rebounds 10
33 Defensive Rebounds 47
20 Assists 18
11 Steals 10
4 Blocks 8
16 Turnovers 22
0 Team Turnovers 3
16 Total Turnovers 25
3 Technical Fouls 3
3 Total Technical Fouls 3
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
22 Fast Break Points 23
42 Points in Paint 48
24 Fouls 21
11 Largest Lead 6
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Andrew Nembhard, G Day-To-Day Nov 14
T.J. McConnell, G Day-To-Day Nov 14
Aaron Nesmith, G Day-To-Day Nov 14
Tyrese Haliburton, G Out Nov 11
Johnny Furphy, G Out Oct 30
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Michael Porter Jr., F Out Nov 14

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,008 · Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 10 2 .833 - W5
Philadelphia 10 3 .769 0.5 W1
New York 6 6 .500 4 L2
Toronto 5 7 .417 5 L3
Brooklyn 3 9 .250 7 L1

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 4 L1 0.6666667 8
Cleveland 2 7 W1 0.5 7
Indiana 3.5 8 W2 0.3846154 5
Chicago 5 9 W2 0.25 3
Milwaukee 7.5 12 L9 0.07692308 1
Full Standings

NBA News

Portland faces Minnesota on 3-game win streak

Portland faces Minnesota on 3-game win streak

Portland Trail Blazers (9-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (9-4, fifth in the Western Conference)

Pelicans take on the Warriors on 6-game skid

Pelicans take on the Warriors on 6-game skid

Golden State Warriors (8-5, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (4-10, 12th in the Western Conference)

Celtics face the Mavericks on 5-game win streak

Celtics face the Mavericks on 5-game win streak

Dallas Mavericks (7-6, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (10-2, first in the Eastern Conference)

Cleveland and Chicago face off in conference matchup

Cleveland and Chicago face off in conference matchup

Chicago Bulls (3-9, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (7-7, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Tyrese Proctor explodes for maiden triple-double

Tyrese Proctor explodes for maiden triple-double

Tyrese Proctor finishes with a new career-high 24 points, along with 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first NBA triple-double for the Cleveland Cavaliers.