Pacers 123-120 Pelicans: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Oct 21)

Updated Oct 24, 2026, 3:35 PM ET

Regular Season

Indiana PacersPacers

1-0 · Away

123–120

Final

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

New Orleans PelicansPelicans

0-1 · Home

Pacers vs Pelicans final: the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-120 on October 21, 2026 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pacers	38	18	30	37	123
Pelicans	31	35	26	28	120

Top Performers

Pacers

Pelicans

Pacers vs Pelicans Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Andrew Nembhard G	33	18	2	9	1	0	2	6-10	0-3	6-7	+9
Tyrese Haliburton G	33	23	2	12	1	0	3	8-15	2-6	5-5	-4
Ivica Zubac C	33	16	15	0	0	2	1	7-12	0-0	2-4	+11
Pascal Siakam F	35	30	8	1	1	0	2	13-23	1-3	3-8	+6
Kelly Oubre Jr. FG	27	4	2	3	1	1	1	2-5	0-3	0-0	+8
Bench
Ben Sheppard G	12	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	-2
Jarace Walker F	18	3	6	2	0	1	4	1-6	1-3	0-0	-5
Quenton Jackson G	15	6	4	1	3	0	0	2-3	0-0	2-2	0
Larry Nance Jr. FC	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-11
Obi Toppin F	24	20	3	1	2	0	0	7-12	4-9	2-3	+3

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jeremiah Fears G	20	8	3	1	0	0	1	2-10	1-5	3-4	-12
Trey Murphy III F	31	11	4	1	0	0	0	4-11	2-5	1-1	-8
Zion Williamson F	32	22	3	3	3	0	3	7-16	2-4	6-6	+1
Dejounte Murray G	34	23	3	7	2	3	4	9-18	2-5	3-3	-6
Yves Missi C	29	13	14	5	2	3	1	5-6	0-0	3-4	-7
Bench
Jordan Poole G	14	4	2	3	0	0	1	0-4	0-3	4-4	+12
Bennedict Mathurin G	17	11	3	2	1	0	0	3-7	0-3	5-6	-5
Herbert Jones F	16	5	2	0	1	0	1	2-4	1-1	0-0	+5
Derik Queen C	18	10	10	1	2	0	1	2-4	0-0	6-6	+4
Saddiq Bey F	23	13	5	0	0	0	2	4-9	2-4	3-3	+1

Pacers vs Pelicans Recap

The Pacers beat the Pelicans 123-120 with a 37-28 fourth quarter that erased a 6-point deficit after three. Indiana improved to 1-0 in the regular season while New Orleans fell to 0-1.

New Orleans led 56-66 at halftime after outscoring Indiana 35-18 in the second quarter. The Pelicans extended their advantage to 92-86 after three quarters. The Pacers shot 47 of 90 from the field while the Pelicans made 34 of 37 free throws.

Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 30 points on 13 of 23 shooting and 8 rebounds. Dejounte Murray scored 23 points for New Orleans but had 4 turnovers. Tyrese Haliburton added 23 points and 12 assists for the Pacers while the Pelicans pulled down 49 rebounds.

The number to know: 13 lead changes. Neither team could separate from the other until Indiana's surge in the fourth.

Team Stats

Pacers	Stat	Pelicans
47-90	Field Goals	38-89
52.2%	FG %	42.7%
9-30	3-Pointers	10-30
30.0%	3P %	33.3%
20-29	Free Throws	34-37
69.0%	FT %	91.9%
43	Rebounds	49
9	Off. Rebounds	14
29	Assists	23
9	Steals	11
4	Blocks	6
13	Turnovers	14
26	Fouls	24
9	Biggest Lead	10

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Pacers	57.2%	11.2%	20.5%	0.222
Pelicans	48.3%	11.7%	29.2%	0.382

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

Game Flow

Pelicans leadPacers lead

Lead changes: 13
Times tied: 10
Pelicans largest lead: 10
Pacers largest lead: 9

Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Pacers-Pelicans.

1st Quarter 39 scoring plays

0:17PacersPascal Siakam +338-31
0:38PacersPascal Siakam +235-31
0:52PelicansJordan Poole +133-31
0:52PelicansJordan Poole +133-30
1:17PelicansBennedict Mathurin +233-29
1:36PelicansJordan Poole +133-27
1:36PelicansJordan Poole +133-26
1:56PacersJarace Walker +333-25
2:19PacersPascal Siakam +230-25
2:41PelicansSaddiq Bey +328-25
2:55PacersAndrew Nembhard +128-22
3:10PelicansSaddiq Bey +227-22
3:24PacersPascal Siakam +127-20
3:24PacersPascal Siakam +126-20
4:03PelicansBennedict Mathurin +125-20
4:03PelicansBennedict Mathurin +125-19
4:41PacersIvica Zubac +225-18
4:55PelicansBennedict Mathurin +223-18
5:53PelicansYves Missi +223-16
6:12PacersObi Toppin +323-14
6:56PacersAndrew Nembhard +220-14
6:56PacersAndrew Nembhard +118-14
7:14PacersTyrese Haliburton +217-14
7:51PacersIvica Zubac +215-14
8:20PelicansDejounte Murray +313-14
8:57PacersTyrese Haliburton +313-11
9:18PacersAndrew Nembhard +210-11
9:39PelicansJeremiah Fears +18-11
9:50PacersTyrese Haliburton +28-10
10:02PelicansZion Williamson +16-10
10:02PelicansZion Williamson +26-9
10:13PacersIvica Zubac +16-7
10:13PacersIvica Zubac +15-7
10:30PelicansJeremiah Fears +34-7
10:42PacersAndrew Nembhard +14-4
10:42PacersAndrew Nembhard +13-4
10:56PelicansTrey Murphy III +22-4
11:11PacersKelly Oubre Jr. +22-2
11:25PelicansYves Missi +20-2

2nd Quarter 30 scoring plays

0:02PelicansZion Williamson +356-66
0:13PacersAndrew Nembhard +256-63
0:31PelicansZion Williamson +254-63
0:40PacersPascal Siakam +254-61
0:59PelicansZion Williamson +352-61
1:18PacersIvica Zubac +252-58
1:32PelicansSaddiq Bey +150-58
1:32PelicansSaddiq Bey +250-57
2:47PelicansDejounte Murray +250-55
3:04PelicansZion Williamson +250-53
3:54PelicansYves Missi +250-51
4:11PacersPascal Siakam +250-49
4:31PelicansYves Missi +148-49
4:59PelicansTrey Murphy III +348-48
5:27PacersObi Toppin +348-45
5:53PacersObi Toppin +145-45
5:53PacersObi Toppin +244-45
6:19PacersObi Toppin +142-45
6:46PelicansDejounte Murray +141-45
6:46PelicansDejounte Murray +141-44
7:29PacersObi Toppin +341-43
8:12PelicansYves Missi +138-43
8:12PelicansYves Missi +138-42
8:27PelicansDejounte Murray +238-41
9:35PelicansZion Williamson +138-39
9:35PelicansZion Williamson +138-38
10:03PelicansDerik Queen +138-37
10:03PelicansDerik Queen +138-36
11:11PelicansDejounte Murray +238-35
11:39PelicansHerbert Jones +238-33

3rd Quarter 30 scoring plays

0:04PelicansDerik Queen +186-92
0:04PelicansDerik Queen +186-91
0:26PacersPascal Siakam +186-90
0:37PelicansDerik Queen +185-90
0:37PelicansDerik Queen +185-89
0:47PacersObi Toppin +285-88
1:09PacersQuenton Jackson +283-88
1:35PelicansBennedict Mathurin +281-88
2:12PelicansDerik Queen +281-86
2:41PacersAndrew Nembhard +281-84
3:08PacersObi Toppin +379-84
4:01PelicansTrey Murphy III +376-84
4:10PacersIvica Zubac +276-81
4:26PelicansBennedict Mathurin +174-81
4:26PelicansBennedict Mathurin +174-80
5:18PelicansSaddiq Bey +174-79
5:18PelicansSaddiq Bey +174-78
5:28PacersObi Toppin +274-77
6:22PacersBen Sheppard +372-77
7:01PacersIvica Zubac +269-77
7:18PelicansDejounte Murray +267-77
7:41PelicansDejounte Murray +367-75
8:03PelicansZion Williamson +267-72
8:16PacersPascal Siakam +267-70
9:26PacersPascal Siakam +265-70
9:48PacersAndrew Nembhard +263-70
10:06PelicansDejounte Murray +261-70
10:53PacersTyrese Haliburton +361-68
11:12PelicansJeremiah Fears +258-68
11:36PacersKelly Oubre Jr. +258-66

4th Quarter 40 scoring plays

0:46PacersQuenton Jackson +1123-120
0:46PacersQuenton Jackson +1122-120
1:11PelicansYves Missi +2121-120
1:23PacersTyrese Haliburton +1121-118
1:23PacersTyrese Haliburton +2120-118
1:40PelicansYves Missi +2118-118
2:00PacersTyrese Haliburton +2118-116
2:16PelicansZion Williamson +1116-116
2:16PelicansZion Williamson +2116-115
2:32PacersPascal Siakam +2116-113
2:50PacersPascal Siakam +2114-113
3:13PelicansTrey Murphy III +2112-113
3:35PacersPascal Siakam +2112-111
3:48PelicansDejounte Murray +1110-111
3:48PelicansDejounte Murray +2110-110
4:00PacersPascal Siakam +2110-108
4:14PelicansZion Williamson +1108-108
4:14PelicansZion Williamson +1108-107
4:48PelicansJeremiah Fears +1108-106
4:48PelicansJeremiah Fears +1108-105
5:06PacersAndrew Nembhard +1108-104
5:06PacersAndrew Nembhard +1107-104
5:37PacersAndrew Nembhard +2106-104
6:07PacersQuenton Jackson +2104-104
6:31PacersPascal Siakam +2102-104
6:44PelicansDejounte Murray +2100-104
7:08PelicansTrey Murphy III +1100-102
7:08PacersIvica Zubac +2100-101
7:41PacersTyrese Haliburton +198-101
7:41PacersTyrese Haliburton +297-101
8:18PacersTyrese Haliburton +195-101
8:18PacersTyrese Haliburton +194-101
8:34PelicansDerik Queen +293-101
8:54PacersIvica Zubac +293-99
9:15PelicansHerbert Jones +391-99
9:31PacersTyrese Haliburton +191-96
9:31PacersTyrese Haliburton +290-96
10:03PelicansBennedict Mathurin +188-96
10:24PacersPascal Siakam +288-95
10:46PelicansSaddiq Bey +386-95

Pacers vs Pelicans Game Info

Date & time: Wednesday, October 21, 20268:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Pacers WTHR 13 (15 games) · Pelicans Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network

Arena: Smoothie King CenterNew Orleans

Season: 2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season

Pacers vs Pelicans Season Stats 2026-27

Pacers 2 GPPelicans 3 GP

114.0#16

Points per game

124.7#3

120.5#21

Opponent points

128.0#28

48.6%#6

Field goal %

47.8%#8

25.8%#29

Three-point %

30.9%#20

70.2%#28

Free throw %

86.2%#2

42.0#20

Rebounds

45.7#11

28.0#4

Assists

24.7#19

7.5#23

Steals

11.7#5

5.0#14

Blocks

5.3#12

16.0#16

Turnovers

15.7#15

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025-26 season seriesSeries tied 1-1

Previous meetings

Jan 16, 2026 Pelicans @ Pacers 119-127
Dec 20, 2025 Pacers @ Pelicans 109-128

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That covers Pacers vs Pelicans: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Pacers visit the Nets Oct 25; Pelicans host the Nuggets Oct 28.

Pacers vs Pelicans FAQs

Who won Pacers vs Pelicans on Oct 21, 2026?

The Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-120 on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 30 points.

What are the Pacers and Pelicans records?

After this game the Pacers were 1-0 and the Pelicans were 0-1 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Pacers vs Pelicans?

Pascal Siakam scored 30 for the Pacers. Dejounte Murray scored 23 for the Pelicans.

How did Pacers vs Pelicans go last season?

The regular-season series was split 1-1 in 2025-26.

Who won the last Pacers vs Pelicans game?

The Pacers beat the Pelicans 127-119 on Jan 16, 2026 at home.

Where was Pacers vs Pelicans played?

At Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, the home arena of the New Orleans Pelicans.

What was the score by quarter in Pacers vs Pelicans?

Pacers-Pelicans: Q1 38-31, Q2 18-35, Q3 30-26, Q4 37-28.

What is next for the Pacers and Pelicans?

Pacers visit the Nets on Sunday, October 25 at 6:00 PM ET; Pelicans host the Nuggets on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 PM ET.