Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets?

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-86 on March 31, 2026.

Brandon Miller scored 25 for the Charlotte Hornets; Josh Minott scored 14 for the Brooklyn Nets.

Charlotte Hornets at Brooklyn Nets

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Mar 31, 2026 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets head-to-head · Charlotte Hornets schedule · Brooklyn Nets schedule

Final

Away

Brooklyn Nets

Venue: Barclays Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-86 on the road on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Barclays Center. Brandon Miller had 25 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists for the Charlotte Hornets. Josh Minott had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists for the Brooklyn Nets.

The Charlotte Hornets led 58-45 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 35-18. Double-digit figures in two categories: Moussa Diabate (double-double, Charlotte Hornets). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 41, Brooklyn Nets 48. Miles Bridges had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets?: The Charlotte Hornets beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-86 on March 31, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Brandon Miller scored 25 for the Charlotte Hornets; Josh Minott scored 14 for the Brooklyn Nets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Charlotte Hornets	35	23	31	28	117
Brooklyn Nets	18	27	18	23	86

Game leaders

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 25 Brandon Miller
Rebounds: 12 Moussa Diabate
Assists: 9 LaMelo Ball

Brooklyn Nets

Points: 14 Josh Minott
Rebounds: 6 Drake Powell
Assists: 4 Nolan Traore

Moussa Diabate double-double (10 PTS, 12 REB)

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Brandon Miller starter	29:01	25	1	3	0	1	0	7-13	4-8	7-7	1	+30
LaMelo Ball starter	27:31	14	7	9	0	0	3	4-12	3-10	3-4	3	+24
Moussa Diabate starter	27:14	10	12	1	0	0	2	4-6	0-0	2-2	3	+25
Kon Knueppel starter	24:42	8	7	0	1	1	1	4-12	0-3	0-0	1	+16
Miles Bridges starter	23:44	19	5	2	4	1	0	7-12	1-4	4-4	0	+27
Sion James bench	22:28	0	5	3	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	4	+15
Coby White bench	21:09	16	2	5	0	0	3	5-12	1-6	5-6	3	+11
Grant Williams bench	19:52	10	2	2	0	0	0	4-7	2-3	0-0	1	+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner bench	17:52	8	3	0	0	1	0	3-4	0-0	2-2	2	+3
Josh Green bench	13:30	3	0	0	1	0	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	-3
Tre Mann bench	6:03	2	2	2	1	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	-2
Pat Connaughton bench	3:38	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+3
Xavier Tillman bench	1:38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Antonio Reeves bench	1:38	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Tidjane Salaun

Brooklyn Nets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Drake Powell starter	28:20	10	6	1	0	0	1	3-9	2-6	2-2	1	-15
Ziaire Williams starter	24:19	10	0	0	1	1	1	4-10	1-2	1-2	1	-18
Nolan Traore starter	22:39	10	5	4	0	0	4	4-8	0-2	2-2	3	-9
Nic Claxton starter	21:38	4	4	3	0	0	2	1-3	0-0	2-2	3	-16
Noah Clowney starter	19:51	4	3	0	0	1	0	1-6	0-4	2-2	2	-23
Chaney Johnson bench	27:12	11	4	0	1	1	1	4-6	1-3	2-2	4	-18
Josh Minott bench	22:35	14	2	0	1	1	0	5-12	1-7	3-3	1	-4
Ben Saraf bench	18:38	7	2	3	0	0	3	2-6	1-3	2-2	1	-22
Tyson Etienne bench	14:36	5	0	1	2	0	1	1-3	1-3	2-2	2	-9
Malachi Smith bench	13:42	2	0	2	2	1	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	-9
Jalen Wilson bench	9:05	4	1	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	2-4	0	-4
Ochai Agbaji bench	9:05	2	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	-4
E.J. Liddell bench	8:20	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	1-2	0	-4

Not available: Egor Demin, Terance Mann, Michael Porter Jr., Day'Ron Sharpe, Danny Wolf

Team statistics
Charlotte Hornets	Stat	Brooklyn Nets
23/25 (92%)	Free throws	23/27 (85%)
29/48 (60%)	2 pointers	21/38 (55%)
12/39 (30%)	3 pointers	7/35 (20%)
41/87 (47%)	Field goals	28/73 (38%)
47	Rebounds	30
34	Defensive rebounds	25
13	Offensive rebounds	5
28	Assists	14
11	Turnovers	14
7	Steals	7
4	Blocks	5
22	Fouls	19
15	Max points in a row	7
47:12	Time spent in lead	0:14
35	Biggest lead	1

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Brooklyn Nets ahead)

Largest margin: 33 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 35 Q4 5:30
Largest lead · Brooklyn Nets: 1 Q1 9:58
Longest run: 15-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q1 9:44 to Q1 5:43

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Brooklyn Nets
11:26	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:43	Brooklyn Nets	Nolan Traore 2-pt field goal	3	2
9:58	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney 2-pt field goal	3	4
9:44	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	5	4
8:59	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	7	4
8:21	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	10	4
7:23	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	13	4
6:50	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	16	4
5:43	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	17	4
5:43	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	18	4
4:39	Brooklyn Nets	Ben Saraf 3-pt field goal	18	7
4:23	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	20	7
4:10	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams 2-pt field goal	20	9
3:54	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	23	9
3:43	Brooklyn Nets	Chaney Johnson 3-pt field goal	23	12
3:20	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	24	12
3:20	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	25	12
3:20	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	26	12
3:11	Brooklyn Nets	Chaney Johnson 2-pt field goal	26	14
2:19	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	28	14
1:41	Charlotte Hornets	Grant Williams 2-pt field goal	30	14
1:10	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	32	14
0:34	Brooklyn Nets	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	32	16
0:10	Charlotte Hornets	Grant Williams 3-pt field goal	35	16
0:01	Brooklyn Nets	Ben Saraf Free throw	35	17
0:01	Brooklyn Nets	Ben Saraf Free throw	35	18

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Brooklyn Nets
11:38	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	37	18
11:21	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney Free throw	37	19
11:21	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney Free throw	37	20
10:46	Brooklyn Nets	Nic Claxton Free throw	37	21
10:46	Brooklyn Nets	Nic Claxton Free throw	37	22
10:33	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	39	22
10:20	Brooklyn Nets	Nolan Traore 2-pt field goal	39	24
9:55	Brooklyn Nets	Josh Minott 3-pt field goal	39	27
9:55	Brooklyn Nets	Josh Minott Free throw	39	28
8:33	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	41	28
7:45	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	43	28
7:40	Brooklyn Nets	Nolan Traore 2-pt field goal	43	30
7:11	Brooklyn Nets	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	43	32
6:49	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	44	32
6:49	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	45	32
6:35	Brooklyn Nets	Nolan Traore Free throw	45	33
6:35	Brooklyn Nets	Nolan Traore Free throw	45	34
6:15	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	47	34
5:50	Brooklyn Nets	Drake Powell Free throw	47	35
5:50	Brooklyn Nets	Drake Powell Free throw	47	36
5:19	Brooklyn Nets	Drake Powell 3-pt field goal	47	39
4:38	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	49	39
3:08	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	51	39
2:54	Brooklyn Nets	Chaney Johnson Free throw	51	40
2:54	Brooklyn Nets	Chaney Johnson Free throw	51	41
2:12	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	53	41
1:46	Brooklyn Nets	Malachi Smith 2-pt field goal	53	43
1:34	Charlotte Hornets	Grant Williams 2-pt field goal	55	43
1:04	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	56	43
1:04	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	57	43
0:51	Brooklyn Nets	Chaney Johnson 2-pt field goal	57	45
0:35	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	58	45

Q3 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Brooklyn Nets
11:39	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	59	45
11:39	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	60	45
10:43	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	62	45
10:20	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams 2-pt field goal	62	47
9:40	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	65	47
9:15	Brooklyn Nets	Drake Powell 3-pt field goal	65	50
8:54	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	67	50
8:35	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	69	50
8:04	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	70	50
8:04	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	71	50
7:50	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams 3-pt field goal	71	53
7:07	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	73	53
6:36	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams 2-pt field goal	73	55
6:07	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams Free throw	73	56
5:52	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	74	56
5:52	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	75	56
5:37	Brooklyn Nets	Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal	75	58
5:18	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	77	58
4:22	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	79	58
3:41	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	82	58
3:02	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	85	58
2:28	Brooklyn Nets	Tyson Etienne 3-pt field goal	85	61
1:41	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	87	61
1:21	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	88	61
1:21	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	89	61
0:35	Brooklyn Nets	Ben Saraf 2-pt field goal	89	63

Q4 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Brooklyn Nets
11:12	Brooklyn Nets	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	89	65
10:58	Charlotte Hornets	Grant Williams 3-pt field goal	92	65
10:40	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	93	65
10:40	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	94	65
10:17	Brooklyn Nets	Chaney Johnson 2-pt field goal	94	67
10:13	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	95	67
9:52	Brooklyn Nets	Tyson Etienne Free throw	95	68
9:52	Brooklyn Nets	Tyson Etienne Free throw	95	69
9:41	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green 3-pt field goal	98	69
9:19	Brooklyn Nets	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	98	71
8:27	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	100	71
8:20	Brooklyn Nets	Josh Minott Free throw	100	72
8:20	Brooklyn Nets	Josh Minott Free throw	100	73
8:04	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 3-pt field goal	103	73
7:45	Brooklyn Nets	Nolan Traore 2-pt field goal	103	75
7:27	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	105	75
6:53	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	107	75
6:43	Brooklyn Nets	Jalen Wilson Free throw	107	76
6:31	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	109	76
5:30	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw	110	76
5:30	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw	111	76
5:14	Brooklyn Nets	Drake Powell 2-pt field goal	111	78
4:35	Brooklyn Nets	E.J. Liddell 2-pt field goal	111	80
4:01	Brooklyn Nets	Ochai Agbaji Free throw	111	81
4:01	Brooklyn Nets	Ochai Agbaji Free throw	111	82
3:38	Brooklyn Nets	E.J. Liddell Free throw	111	83
3:28	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	113	83
2:44	Charlotte Hornets	Pat Connaughton 2-pt field goal	115	83
2:22	Brooklyn Nets	Jalen Wilson 2-pt field goal	115	85
1:38	Brooklyn Nets	Jalen Wilson Free throw	115	86
1:13	Charlotte Hornets	Tre Mann 2-pt field goal	117	86

2025-26 season series

After this game: Charlotte Hornets 2-1. Final series: Charlotte Hornets 2-1.

Oct 22: Brooklyn Nets 117 at Charlotte Hornets 136
Dec 1: Charlotte Hornets 103 at Brooklyn Nets 116
Mar 31: Charlotte Hornets 117 at Brooklyn Nets 86 (this game)

Highlights

Nets 86 - 117 Hornets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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