Bulls 109-112 Nets: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Jan 16)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 11:55 AM ET

Regular Season

Chicago BullsBulls

19-22 · Away

109–112

Final

Friday, January 16, 2026

Brooklyn NetsNets

12-27 · Home

Bulls vs Nets final: the Brooklyn Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-109 on January 16, 2026 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Bulls	23	17	32	37	109
Nets	27	30	32	23	112

Top Performers

Bulls

Nets

Bulls vs Nets Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Vučević C	32	19	6	5	0	2	1	9-14	1-3	0-0	+8
Tre Jones G	29	11	5	5	1	0	1	5-9	1-1	0-0	-6
Isaac Okoro FG	32	6	2	5	4	0	0	2-3	0-1	2-2	0
Coby White G	33	17	4	4	2	0	3	7-15	2-7	1-3	-5
Matas Buzelis F	31	15	6	3	1	4	0	4-15	2-7	5-6	+7
Bench
Jalen Smith FC	35	14	13	4	1	4	1	4-11	4-10	2-2	-5
Ayo Dosunmu G	20	18	1	1	1	0	0	7-13	0-2	4-5	0
Patrick Williams F	11	7	3	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	2-2	0
Kevin Huerter GF	9	2	1	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	-12
Dalen Terry G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nic Claxton FC	29	7	14	5	1	2	3	3-5	0-0	1-2	+7
Michael Porter Jr. F	32	26	7	1	1	0	3	9-17	5-10	3-3	+4
Noah Clowney F	28	23	11	1	1	0	3	7-17	4-7	5-6	+8
Egor Demin G	18	5	0	2	0	1	1	1-4	1-4	2-2	+11
Drake Powell GF	24	3	0	3	1	0	1	1-7	1-4	0-0	+1
Bench
Day'Ron Sharpe C	18	14	6	3	0	0	0	6-8	0-0	2-2	-4
Danny Wolf FC	18	13	4	4	1	1	0	5-8	3-4	0-0	-5
Terance Mann GF	16	5	2	0	1	0	0	2-5	1-2	0-0	+1
Nolan Traore F	27	8	2	7	1	0	2	2-7	2-4	2-2	-12
Cam Thomas G	24	8	1	4	0	0	1	3-13	2-5	0-0	+4

Bulls vs Nets Recap

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-109 by building a 17-point halftime lead and holding on through a late Chicago rally. The Nets improved to 12-27, while the Bulls fell to 19-22.

Brooklyn outscored Chicago 30-17 in the second quarter. That stretch turned a 4-point lead into a Nets 57-40 halftime advantage. Brooklyn made 19 of 40 from three-point range, while the Bulls hit 11 of 35.

Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 26 points, and Nic Claxton added 14 rebounds. Nikola Vučević answered for Chicago with 19 points and 5 assists. Jalen Smith pulled down 13 rebounds. Brooklyn had 47 rebounds to Chicago's 41, and the Bulls shot 41 of 86 from the field to the Nets' 39 of 91.

The number to know: 37 points. Chicago scored that many in the fourth quarter, but it fell short after trailing by 17 through three.

Team Stats

Bulls	Stat	Nets
41-86	Field Goals	39-91
47.7%	FG %	42.9%
11-35	3-Pointers	19-40
31.4%	3P %	47.5%
16-20	Free Throws	15-17
80.0%	FT %	88.2%
41	Rebounds	47
4	Off. Rebounds	11
28	Assists	30
10	Steals	7
10	Blocks	4
7	Turnovers	14
14	Fouls	17
2	Biggest Lead	20

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Bulls	54.1%	6.9%	10.0%	0.186
Nets	53.3%	12.4%	22.9%	0.165

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Bulls vs Nets Game Info

Date & time: Friday, January 16, 20267:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Bulls Chicago Sports Network · Nets YES Network

Arena: Barclays CenterBrooklyn

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Bulls vs Nets Season Stats 2025-26

Bulls 82 GPNets 82 GP

116.3#11

Points per game

105.9#30

121.5#28

Opponent points

115.9#17

46.9%#14

Field goal %

44.3%#30

35.6%#17

Three-point %

34.0%#29

77.6%#17

Free throw %

78.0%#16

45.0#9

Rebounds

39.3#30

28.5#7

Assists

25.0#25

7.6#23

Steals

8.0#20

5.0#11

Blocks

4.3#22

14.6#24

Turnovers

15.0#26

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesNets 2-1

Bulls last 5

W vs Jazz 128-126 Jan 14, 2026
L @ Rockets 113-119 Jan 13, 2026
W vs Mavericks 125-107 Jan 10, 2026
L @ Pistons 93-108 Jan 7, 2026
L @ Celtics 101-115 Jan 5, 2026

Nets last 5

L @ Pelicans 113-116 Jan 14, 2026
L @ Mavericks 105-113 Jan 12, 2026
L @ Grizzlies 98-103 Jan 11, 2026
L vs Clippers 105-121 Jan 9, 2026
L vs Magic 103-104 Jan 7, 2026

Previous meetings

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That covers Bulls vs Nets: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Bulls host the Knicks Oct 28; Nets host the Pistons Oct 30.

Bulls vs Nets FAQs

Who won Bulls vs Nets on Jan 16, 2026?

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-109 on Friday, January 16, 2026 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 26 points.

What are the Bulls and Nets records?

After this game the Bulls were 19-22 and the Nets were 12-27 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Bulls vs Nets?

Nikola Vučević scored 19 for the Bulls. Michael Porter Jr. scored 26 for the Nets.

Who leads the Bulls vs Nets season series?

The Nets lead the regular-season series 2-1 this season.

Who won the last Bulls vs Nets game?

The Nets beat the Bulls 123-115 on Feb 9, 2026 at home.

Where was Bulls vs Nets played?

At Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the home arena of the Brooklyn Nets.

What was the score by quarter in Bulls vs Nets?

Bulls-Nets: Q1 23-27, Q2 17-30, Q3 32-32, Q4 37-23.

What is next for the Bulls and Nets?

Bulls host the Knicks on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 PM ET; Nets host the Pistons on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 PM ET.