National Basketball Association
Indiana 116, Chicago 110
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials: #29 Mark Lindsay, #51 Aaron Smith, #82 Suyash Mehta
Attendance: 16102

Bennedict Mathurin and Myles Turner both scored 26 points, T.J. McConnell went for 20 points and 10 assists and the Indiana Pacers rallied past the Chicago Bulls in the fourth quarter to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 116-110 victory on Tuesday in Indianapolis.

The Pacers came into Tuesday's tilt having last won on Jan. 8, with six of their seven straight losses coming with Tyrese Haliburton sidelined by injury. Chicago appeared poised to send Indiana to its eighth consecutive defeat, never trailing for the first three-plus quarters and building an advantage of as many as 21 points.

DeMar DeRozan paced the Bulls with a game-high 33 points. But after leading most of the way, Chicago saw its advantage slip away during a 36-23 fourth quarter.

Indiana held the Bulls to 10-of-21 shooting from the floor in the final period, including 0-for-5 from 3-point range. The goose egg in the final 12 minutes concluded a poor night overall from outside (5-for-24) for Chicago.

The Pacers' 3-point shooting percentage was not markedly better -- 27 to the Bulls' 20.8 -- but Indiana made twice as many at 10-for-37. Buddy Hield was responsible for four of the makes on his 11 attempts en route to 19 points.

Mathurin missed his first four 3-point attempts and finished 1 of 5, but his only make was part of a huge fourth quarter. He shot 6 of 7 from the floor for 15 points in the period, including five over the final 1:01 that gave Indiana the lead for good.

Mathurin also scored five straight points as part of an 8-2 burst midway through the stanza.

McConnell, who one game prior moved into the starting point guard role Haliburton vacated with his injury, finished with a double-digit number of assists for the second game in a row. He recorded a triple-double in Indiana's loss at Phoenix on Saturday.

Nikola Vucevic recorded 20 points and eight rebounds for Chicago. Zach LaVine was held to just 14 points on 4-of-14 shooting from the floor in the loss.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Indiana
DeMar DeRozan 33 Scoring Bennedict Mathurin 26
Nikola Vucevic 5 Assists T.J. McConnell 10
Nikola Vucevic 8 Rebounds Chris Duarte 9
Zach LaVine 6 Free Throws Made Chris Duarte 5
Coby White 2 Steals Buddy Hield 4
Nikola Vucevic 2 Blocks Buddy Hield 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago 110 48.9 5-24 19-25 19 45 5 5 16
Indiana 116 42.4 10-37 22-28 24 45 10 9 8
Upcoming Games
  • Indiana will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Pacers have a W/L % of .478 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Bulls have a W/L % of .522 after a win and .417 after a loss.