Who won Indiana Pacers vs Charlotte Hornets?

The Indiana Pacers beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-112 on January 8, 2026.

Pascal Siakam scored 30 for the Indiana Pacers with 14 rebounds; LaMelo Ball scored 33 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Hornets

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Jan 8, 2026 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Indiana Pacers vs Charlotte Hornets head-to-head · Indiana Pacers schedule · Charlotte Hornets schedule

Final

Away

Charlotte Hornets

112

Venue: Spectrum Center

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

Game recap

The Indiana Pacers beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-112 on the road on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Spectrum Center. Pascal Siakam had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists for the Indiana Pacers. LaMelo Ball had 33 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.

The Indiana Pacers led 60-58 at halftime. Double-digit figures in two categories: Pascal Siakam (double-double, Indiana Pacers). Bench points: Indiana Pacers 47, Charlotte Hornets 48. T.J. McConnell had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 8 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 Indiana Pacers vs Charlotte Hornets?: The Indiana Pacers beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-112 on January 8, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Pascal Siakam scored 30 for the Indiana Pacers with 14 rebounds; LaMelo Ball scored 33 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Indiana Pacers	33	27	30	24	114
Charlotte Hornets	30	28	29	25	112

Game leaders

Indiana Pacers

Points: 30 Pascal Siakam
Rebounds: 14 Pascal Siakam
Assists: 8 T.J. McConnell

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 33 LaMelo Ball
Rebounds: 8 Kon Knueppel
Assists: 8 LaMelo Ball

Pascal Siakam double-double (30 PTS, 14 REB)

Indiana Pacers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Pascal Siakam starter	35:30	30	14	3	0	0	6	12-23	3-4	3-3	2	+7
Aaron Nesmith starter	35:13	16	5	2	1	1	2	5-12	3-7	3-3	5	+17
Johnny Furphy starter	26:17	7	6	2	1	1	1	1-3	1-2	4-4	3	+5
Jay Huff starter	24:13	10	2	0	0	3	1	4-4	2-2	0-0	5	+13
Quenton Jackson starter	17:57	4	0	5	1	1	1	2-7	0-2	0-0	2	-6
T.J. McConnell bench	27:47	23	4	8	4	0	4	10-17	1-3	2-2	2	+10
Ben Sheppard bench	26:32	7	4	2	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	2-3	3	-16
Tony Bradley bench	15:00	7	3	0	1	0	2	3-3	0-0	1-1	1	+7
Jarace Walker bench	12:33	2	3	1	1	0	1	0-5	0-2	2-2	0	-7
Micah Potter bench	8:27	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	-16
Ethan Thompson bench	8:15	3	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	3-3	2	-2
Kam Jones bench	2:16	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-2

Not available: Bennedict Mathurin, Tyrese Haliburton, Isaiah Jackson, Obi Toppin, Andrew Nembhard

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Miles Bridges starter	36:07	19	6	4	1	0	2	7-13	3-6	2-4	1	+0
Moussa Diabate starter	35:41	10	5	1	0	1	1	2-5	0-0	6-8	4	-3
Kon Knueppel starter	29:20	18	8	3	1	0	0	5-12	2-6	6-6	4	-14
Brandon Miller starter	19:05	6	4	3	0	2	3	2-8	1-5	1-2	2	-7
Collin Sexton starter	17:54	11	0	5	2	0	3	5-9	1-3	0-0	4	-22
LaMelo Ball bench	26:49	33	3	8	3	0	3	12-24	7-15	2-2	3	+19
Sion James bench	22:13	4	2	2	0	0	1	1-3	1-3	1-2	2	+3
Josh Green bench	17:32	3	0	0	1	0	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	+8
Tidjane Salaun bench	13:16	4	2	1	0	0	0	2-5	0-3	0-0	0	+1
Liam McNeeley bench	11:15	2	1	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	+7
PJ Hall bench	10:48	2	4	1	0	0	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	-2

Not available: Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Grant Williams

Team statistics
Indiana Pacers	Stat	Charlotte Hornets
20/21 (95%)	Free throws	18/24 (75%)
29/55 (52%)	2 pointers	23/42 (54%)
12/27 (44%)	3 pointers	16/44 (36%)
41/82 (50%)	Field goals	39/86 (45%)
41	Rebounds	35
31	Defensive rebounds	27
10	Offensive rebounds	8
25	Assists	29
19	Turnovers	16
9	Steals	8
6	Blocks	3
27	Fouls	22
14	Max points in a row	10
36:49	Time spent in lead	4:43
12	Biggest lead	4

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Charlotte Hornets ahead)

Largest margin: 12 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 9
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Indiana Pacers: 12 Q1 7:01
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 4 Q4 9:11
Longest run: 14-0 Indiana Pacers · Q1 9:49 to Q1 7:01

Scoring plays

Q1 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Indiana Pacers	Charlotte Hornets
10:45	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:28	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:12	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	2	4
9:49	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	4	4
9:12	Indiana Pacers	Johnny Furphy 3-pt field goal	7	4
8:49	Indiana Pacers	Johnny Furphy Free throw	8	4
8:49	Indiana Pacers	Johnny Furphy Free throw	9	4
7:50	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	11	4
7:28	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	13	4
7:01	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 3-pt field goal	16	4
6:48	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	16	6
6:23	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	17	6
6:23	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	18	6
6:08	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	18	8
5:30	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard Free throw	19	8
5:30	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	19	9
5:13	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	19	11
5:13	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	19	12
4:55	Indiana Pacers	Micah Potter 3-pt field goal	22	12
4:38	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	22	14
4:21	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	24	14
4:10	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green 3-pt field goal	24	17
3:56	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 3-pt field goal	27	17
3:48	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	27	20
3:19	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	29	20
3:14	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	29	22
2:11	Indiana Pacers	Micah Potter 2-pt field goal	31	22
1:41	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	31	25
1:34	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker Free throw	32	25
1:34	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker Free throw	33	25
0:44	Charlotte Hornets	PJ Hall 2-pt field goal	33	27
0:00	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	33	30

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Indiana Pacers	Charlotte Hornets
11:02	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	35	30
10:32	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley 2-pt field goal	37	30
10:32	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley Free throw	38	30
10:15	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	38	32
10:15	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	38	33
10:02	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 3-pt field goal	41	33
8:50	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	41	34
8:38	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	43	34
8:24	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	43	36
7:50	Indiana Pacers	Ethan Thompson Free throw	44	36
7:50	Indiana Pacers	Ethan Thompson Free throw	45	36
7:50	Indiana Pacers	Ethan Thompson Free throw	46	36
7:31	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley 2-pt field goal	46	38
6:57	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	46	41
6:37	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 3-pt field goal	49	41
6:12	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	49	42
6:12	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	49	43
5:47	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	49	45
5:38	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal	51	45
5:04	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	51	48
4:08	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	51	51
4:08	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	51	52
3:49	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley 2-pt field goal	53	52
3:34	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	53	53
2:07	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	55	53
1:48	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	55	55
1:36	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 3-pt field goal	58	55
1:02	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	58	56
0:47	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley 2-pt field goal	60	56
0:00	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	60	58

Q3 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Indiana Pacers	Charlotte Hornets
11:41	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	60	60
11:24	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 2-pt field goal	62	60
11:06	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith Free throw	63	60
11:06	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith Free throw	64	60
10:41	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	64	62
10:21	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 2-pt field goal	66	62
10:00	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 2-pt field goal	68	62
9:49	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith Free throw	69	62
9:29	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	69	65
9:10	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal	71	65
8:44	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	73	65
8:06	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	75	65
7:01	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	75	67
6:26	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	75	70
5:52	Indiana Pacers	Johnny Furphy Free throw	76	70
5:52	Indiana Pacers	Johnny Furphy Free throw	77	70
5:06	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 2-pt field goal	79	70
4:54	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	79	72
4:25	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	79	74
3:58	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	79	77
3:37	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 3-pt field goal	82	77
3:13	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell Free throw	83	77
3:13	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell Free throw	84	77
2:57	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	84	78
2:57	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	84	79
2:43	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	86	79
2:04	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	88	79
1:52	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	88	82
1:36	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	90	82
1:23	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	90	84
0:33	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	90	87

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Indiana Pacers	Charlotte Hornets
11:19	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	90	90
10:26	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	90	92
9:59	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 3-pt field goal	93	92
9:38	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	93	94
9:11	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James 3-pt field goal	93	97
8:47	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 3-pt field goal	96	97
8:05	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	98	97
7:33	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 3-pt field goal	101	97
7:06	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	101	98
6:46	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 3-pt field goal	104	98
6:27	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	104	101
5:52	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	104	104
5:35	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 2-pt field goal	106	104
4:45	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	106	106
3:32	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	108	106
3:32	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	109	106
2:48	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	109	107
2:48	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	109	108
1:56	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	109	109
1:56	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	109	110
1:56	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	109	111
1:26	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	109	112
0:52	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	111	112
0:12	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	113	112
0:08	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard Free throw	114	112

2025-26 season series

After this game: Indiana Pacers 2-0. Final series: tied 2-2.

Nov 19: Charlotte Hornets 118 at Indiana Pacers 127
Jan 8: Indiana Pacers 114 at Charlotte Hornets 112 (this game)
Feb 26: Charlotte Hornets 133 at Indiana Pacers 109
Apr 3: Indiana Pacers 108 at Charlotte Hornets 129

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