Pacers 111-131 Trail Blazers: Box Score & Recap (Mar 8)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM ET

Regular Season

Indiana PacersPacers

15-49 · Away

111–131

Final

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers

31-34 · Home

Pacers vs Trail Blazers final: the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 131-111 on March 8, 2026 at Moda Center, Portland.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pacers	30	22	28	31	111
Trail Blazers	30	39	31	31	131

Top Performers

Pacers

Trail Blazers

Pacers vs Trail Blazers Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jay Huff C	21	16	6	1	1	5	2	5-15	3-10	3-5	-2
Jarace Walker F	30	14	3	1	2	0	2	5-8	2-4	2-2	-10
Andrew Nembhard G	27	14	2	9	2	0	3	5-11	2-4	2-4	-22
Aaron Nesmith GF	24	9	1	2	1	0	1	4-6	1-3	0-0	-4
Pascal Siakam F	32	22	6	5	2	0	2	9-20	0-4	4-9	-19
Bench
Micah Potter F	15	13	4	1	1	0	0	4-9	3-7	2-2	-1
Kam Jones G	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4
Kobe Brown F	20	8	6	1	0	1	0	3-6	2-3	0-0	-3
Obi Toppin F	10	4	2	0	0	0	0	2-5	0-3	0-0	-17
Ben Sheppard G	17	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	-15
T.J. McConnell G	17	6	4	3	0	0	0	2-7	0-0	2-2	+1
Quenton Jackson G	16	2	3	3	0	0	0	1-5	0-2	0-0	-12

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jerami Grant F	32	21	2	1	2	2	3	6-10	4-6	5-7	+19
Jrue Holiday G	25	21	3	3	0	1	2	7-10	5-8	2-2	+16
Donovan Clingan C	23	9	11	3	1	1	2	4-7	0-1	1-3	-9
Toumani Camara F	28	7	11	2	0	0	1	3-10	1-5	0-0	+23
Deni Avdija F	24	18	5	8	0	3	1	6-16	0-4	6-6	+3
Bench
Sidy Cissoko G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-4
Blake Wesley G	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-1
Robert Williams III CF	20	12	7	2	0	0	0	6-8	0-0	0-0	+30
Scoot Henderson G	26	28	3	6	1	1	0	10-15	3-7	5-6	+26
Kris Murray F	16	3	4	0	0	0	1	1-2	1-1	0-0	0
Vít Krejci F	22	7	6	1	0	0	1	3-10	1-8	0-0	-5
Matisse Thybulle GF	7	0	0	1	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+3
Yang Hansen C	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	3-3	-1

Pacers vs Trail Blazers Recap

The Trail Blazers beat the Pacers behind a 39-22 second quarter that turned a tied game into a 17-point lead. Portland improved to 31-34, while Indiana fell to 15-49.

Portland and Indiana were level at 30-30 after the first quarter. The Trail Blazers then outscored the Pacers by 17 in the second and led 69-52 at halftime. They led 100-80 after three quarters. The Trail Blazers also won the rebounding 53-38 and made 22 of 27 free throws to Indiana's 15 of 24.

Scoot Henderson led Portland with 28 points, while Pascal Siakam topped Indiana with 22. Donovan Clingan added 11 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, and Andrew Nembhard had 9 assists for the Pacers. Portland shot 47 of 93 from the field, against 41 of 95 for Indiana.

The number to know: 53 rebounds. Portland's edge on the glass gave it extra possessions in a game it led by 20 after three quarters.

Team Stats

Pacers	Stat	Trail Blazers
41-95	Field Goals	47-93
43.2%	FG %	50.5%
14-42	3-Pointers	15-41
33.3%	3P %	36.6%
15-24	Free Throws	22-27
62.5%	FT %	81.5%
38	Rebounds	53
12	Off. Rebounds	13
27	Assists	29
9	Steals	5
6	Blocks	8
10	Turnovers	12
22	Fouls	19
4	Biggest Lead	24

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Pacers	50.5%	8.7%	23.1%	0.158
Trail Blazers	58.6%	10.3%	33.3%	0.237

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

Pacers vs Trail Blazers Game Info

Date & time: Sunday, March 8, 20269:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Pacers WTHR 13 (15 games) · Trail Blazers Rip City TV Network

Arena: Moda CenterPortland

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Pacers vs Trail Blazers Season Stats 2025-26

Pacers 82 GPTrail Blazers 82 GP

112.4#27

Points per game

115.5#16

120.4#25

Opponent points

115.8#16

45.8%#26

Field goal %

45.3%#29

35.6%#17

Three-point %

34.3%#27

77.6%#17

Free throw %

76.5%#24

41.9#25

Rebounds

46.0#6

27.7#12

Assists

25.1#23

7.4#26

Steals

8.3#18

4.5#19

Blocks

5.5#5

13.8#16

Turnovers

16.5#30

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesTrail Blazers 1-0

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That covers Pacers vs Trail Blazers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Pacers visit the Bucks Oct 26; Trail Blazers visit the Lakers Oct 27.

Pacers vs Trail Blazers FAQs

Who won Pacers vs Trail Blazers on Mar 8, 2026?

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 131-111 on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Moda Center in Portland. Scoot Henderson led the Trail Blazers with 28 points.

What are the Pacers and Trail Blazers records?

After this game the Pacers were 15-49 and the Trail Blazers were 31-34 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Pacers vs Trail Blazers?

Pascal Siakam scored 22 for the Pacers. Scoot Henderson scored 28 for the Trail Blazers.

Who leads the Pacers vs Trail Blazers season series?

The Trail Blazers lead the regular-season series 1-0 this season.

Who won the last Pacers vs Trail Blazers game?

The Trail Blazers beat the Pacers 127-119 on Mar 18, 2026 on the road.

Where was Pacers vs Trail Blazers played?

At Moda Center in Portland, the home arena of the Portland Trail Blazers.

What was the score by quarter in Pacers vs Trail Blazers?

Pacers-Trail Blazers: Q1 30-30, Q2 22-39, Q3 28-31, Q4 31-31.

What is next for the Pacers and Trail Blazers?

Pacers visit the Bucks on Monday, October 26 at 8:00 PM ET; Trail Blazers visit the Lakers on Tuesday, October 27 at 11:00 PM ET.