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Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers

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9-10, 3-8 Away
Final
101 - 103

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Siakam's last-second jumper lifts Pacers over Bulls, 103-101

Pascal Siakam drains game winner for Pacers

Siakam led the Pacers with 24 points and nine rebounds, while Bennedict Mathurin scored 19. Isaiah Jackson had 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.

Josh Giddey finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls. Tre Jones also scored 17, and Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and eight boards.

Chicago started the final quarter with a 15-2 spurt to take a 95-88 lead with just under 5 1/2 minutes left.

Trailing 97-90, the Pacers went on an 8-0 run to grab the lead when T.J. McConnell hit a pull-up jumper with 2:19 remaining.

After the Bulls briefly regained the lead at 99-98 on two free throws by Vucevic, the Pacers were helped when a goaltending call on Jay Huff was overturned. After a basket by Siakam, Andrew Nembhard hit one of two free throws to give Indiana a 101-99 advantage with 10.7 seconds left. Jones scored on a drive to tie it 101-all with 7.5 seconds to go when the Pacers were called for goaltending.

Indiana shot 49% in the first half and took a 61-54 halftime lead. After the Bulls scored the first seven points of the third quarter to tie it, the Pacers regained an 86-80 lead heading into the fourth.

Huff scored Indiana's first 14 points, hitting all five shots, to give the Pacers a 14-9 lead. He didn’t score again, but finished with eight rebounds and four blocks.

Nembhard, who had 14 points, returned after missing Friday night’s game against Washington with a bruised right quadriceps.

The Bulls were without Coby White, averaging 24.2 points in five games this season, because of a right calf strain. Chicago coach Billy Donovan said this was the last time White will have management limitations in a back-to-back situation.

Up next Bulls: Play at Orlando on Monday night.

Pacers: Host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

IND leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 101 - 103
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 101 - 103
4th 1.1 Pascal Siakam makes 14-foot pullup jump shot 101 - 103
4th 7.5 Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Kevin Huerter 101 - 101
4th 7.5 Pacers Full timeout 101 - 101

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ind.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originIND
39-87 FG 41-89
45 Field Goal % 46
14-34 3PT 13-41
41 Three Point % 32
9-16 FT 8-11
56 Free Throw % 73
45 Rebounds 44
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
37 Defensive Rebounds 37
24 Assists 24
5 Steals 8
3 Blocks 10
13 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
23 Fast Break Points 8
40 Points in Paint 36
14 Fouls 15
7 Largest Lead 11
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Larry Nance Jr., F Day-To-Day Sep 29
Johnny Furphy, G Out Feb 9
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Collins, F Day-To-Day Sep 28

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,006 · Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 0 0 .000 - -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 - -
Detroit 0 0 .000 - -
Indiana 0 0 .000 - -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 - -
Full Standings

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