129-118FinalThursday 26 February 2026

New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz Box Score

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 129-118 on Thursday 26 February 2026, a margin of 11. Saddiq Bey led the New Orleans Pelicans with 42 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Airious Bailey led the Utah Jazz with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assists. The lead changed hands 5 times.

Score by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
NOP18-42	37	41	25	26	129
UTA18-41	38	23	27	30	118

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 8
Largest lead: NOP +27
Best run: UTA 11-0

Game leaders

Saddiq Bey42 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST
42
Points
Airious Bailey23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
23
Derik Queen7 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
7
Rebounds
Kevin Love6 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
8
Dejounte Murray17 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST
9
Assists
Isaiah Collier11 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST
7

Game flow

UTA ahead

NOP ahead

+30

Q1Q2Q3Q4

Player
Saddiq BeyF	34	42	5	7	0	0	2	1	14-20	5-9	9-9	2	3	+5
Zion WilliamsonF	33	20	4	4	4	1	1	0	9-15	0-0	2-3	1	3	+15
Bryce McGowensG	31	8	5	3	1	0	0	2	4-9	0-4	0-0	0	5	+5
Dejounte MurrayG	26	17	3	9	4	1	6	3	5-12	2-7	5-5	1	2	+16
Herbert JonesF	26	8	1	6	3	0	2	4	2-4	2-3	2-2	0	1	+11
Karlo MatkovicF-C	25	8	4	0	0	4	1	5	3-4	1-2	1-1	2	2	+4
Jeremiah FearsG	22	12	2	4	1	1	3	0	4-11	2-4	2-3	0	2	-5
Derik QueenC	20	7	7	1	0	0	1	4	2-7	0-1	3-4	5	2	-6
DeAndre JordanC	13	4	7	0	0	0	2	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	6	+8
Jordan PooleG	10	3	2	3	0	1	0	2	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	1	+2
Team		129	40	37	13	8	18	22	46-88 52.3%	13-34 38.2%	24-27 88.9%	13	27

Did not play:Kevon Looney, Trey Murphy III, Jordan Hawkins, Yves Missi, Trey Alexander, Micah Peavy, Hunter Dickinson

Team stats

NOPUTA

46-88 (52.3%)Field goals45-90 (50.0%)
13-34 (38.2%)Three-pointers12-37 (32.4%)
24-27 (88.9%)Free throws16-25 (64.0%)
59.7%Effective FG%56.7%
64.6%True shooting58.4%
40 (13)Rebounds37 (15)
37Assists28
18Turnovers18
13Steals14
8Blocks6
22Fouls21
123.0Offensive rating113.5

Pace 102.0 possessions per 48 minutes.

First basket, rebound and assist

First basketAce BaileyAce Bailey makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists)
UTAQ1 11:46
First reboundDeAndre JordanDeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
NOPQ1 11:19
First assistIsaiah CollierAce Bailey makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists)
UTAQ1 11:46

Game preview and odds →New Orleans Pelicans →Utah Jazz →

Quick answers2 questions

What was the final score of New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz?

New Orleans Pelicans 129, Utah Jazz 118 on Thursday 26 February 2026. The New Orleans Pelicans won by 11. By quarter: Q1 37-38, Q2 41-23, Q3 25-27, Q4 26-30 (away first).

Who led the New Orleans Pelicans and the Utah Jazz?

Saddiq Bey led the New Orleans Pelicans with 42 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Airious Bailey led the Utah Jazz with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assists. Every player's line, with the shooting splits, plus-minus and the advanced figures, is in the two team tables.