119-127FinalFriday 16 January 2026

New Orleans Pelicans at Indiana Pacers Box Score

The Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 127-119 on Friday 16 January 2026, a margin of 8. Zion Williamson led the New Orleans Pelicans with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Jay Huff led the Indiana Pacers with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assists. The lead changed hands 4 times.

Score by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
NOP10-34	33	33	27	26	119
IND10-32	31	42	29	25	127

Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 10
Largest lead: IND +16
Best run: IND 10-0

Game leaders

Zion Williamson27 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST
27
Points
Jay Huff29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
29
Derik Queen14 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
12
Rebounds
Jay Huff29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
9
Zion Williamson27 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST
7
Assists
Andrew Nembhard19 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST
10

Game flow

IND ahead

NOP ahead

+20

Q1Q2Q3Q4

Player
Trey Murphy IIIF	38	22	4	5	1	1	1	3	7-21	5-14	3-4	1	3	+1
Zion WilliamsonF	33	27	6	7	1	0	3	3	10-12	0-0	7-10	0	6	+3
Saddiq BeyF	32	20	4	1	0	0	0	3	6-10	2-3	6-8	0	4	0
Jeremiah FearsG	31	16	6	5	2	0	0	2	5-9	2-4	4-4	0	6	+8
Derik QueenC	28	14	12	3	0	0	1	1	5-11	0-0	4-4	4	8	-2
Yves MissiC	20	2	3	0	0	3	2	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	-6
Jordan PooleG	17	11	2	1	0	0	1	1	4-7	3-4	0-0	0	2	-14
Bryce McGowensG	16	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	-10
Karlo MatkovicF-C	15	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	2	-11
Jordan HawkinsG	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	-9
Team		119	42	22	4	4	8	16	41-82 50.0%	13-31 41.9%	24-30 80.0%	8	34

Did not play:DeAndre Jordan, Kevon Looney, Dejounte Murray, Herbert Jones, Jose Alvarado, Trey Alexander, Micah Peavy, Hunter Dickinson

Team stats

NOPIND

41-82 (50.0%)Field goals52-101 (51.5%)
13-31 (41.9%)Three-pointers15-43 (34.9%)
24-30 (80.0%)Free throws8-12 (66.7%)
57.9%Effective FG%58.9%
62.5%True shooting59.7%
42 (8)Rebounds43 (13)
22Assists37
8Turnovers7
4Steals5
4Blocks7
16Fouls22
125.0Offensive rating126.6

Pace 98.1 possessions per 48 minutes.

First basket, rebound and assist

First basketPascal SiakamPascal Siakam makes two point shot (Johnny Furphy assists)
INDQ1 11:18
First reboundDerik QueenDerik Queen defensive rebound
NOPQ1 11:33
First assistJohnny FurphyPascal Siakam makes two point shot (Johnny Furphy assists)
INDQ1 11:18

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Quick answers2 questions

What was the final score of New Orleans Pelicans at Indiana Pacers?

New Orleans Pelicans 119, Indiana Pacers 127 on Friday 16 January 2026. The Indiana Pacers won by 8. By quarter: Q1 33-31, Q2 33-42, Q3 27-29, Q4 26-25 (away first).

Who led the New Orleans Pelicans and the Indiana Pacers?

Zion Williamson led the New Orleans Pelicans with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Jay Huff led the Indiana Pacers with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assists. Every player's line, with the shooting splits, plus-minus and the advanced figures, is in the two team tables.