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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTIndiana Pacers at Detroit Pistons
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Final
Away
Indiana Pacers
78
Home
Detroit Pistons
121
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 121-78 at home on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Cade Cunningham had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Jarace Walker had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the Indiana Pacers.
The Detroit Pistons led 59-25 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 31-11. Bench points: Indiana Pacers 41, Detroit Pistons 60. Javonte Green had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 121-78 on January 17, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jarace Walker scored 13 for the Indiana Pacers; Duncan Robinson scored 16 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Pacers | 11 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 78 |
| Detroit Pistons | 31 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 121 |
Game leaders
Indiana Pacers
- Points
- 13 Jarace Walker
- Rebounds
- 9 Micah Potter
- Assists
- 5 Micah Potter
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 16 Duncan Robinson
- Rebounds
- 8 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 5 Cade Cunningham
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarace Walker starter | 26:27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 1 | -31 |
| Johnny Furphy starter | 24:27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | -34 |
| Quenton Jackson starter | 20:25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | -33 |
| Ben Sheppard starter | 13:42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 1 | -26 |
| Jay Huff starter | 13:18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -18 |
| Micah Potter bench | 33:19 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | -17 |
| Kam Jones bench | 28:48 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-10 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | -14 |
| Ethan Thompson bench | 28:31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-13 | 1-8 | 3-6 | 2 | -14 |
| Tony Bradley bench | 17:42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | -11 |
| Taelon Peter bench | 16:42 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -4 |
| Isaiah Jackson bench | 16:39 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | -13 |
Not available: Andrew Nembhard, Bennedict Mathurin, Tyrese Haliburton, T.J. McConnell, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam, Obi Toppin
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren starter | 22:57 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | +30 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 22:10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +40 |
| Cade Cunningham starter | 21:14 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | +31 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 17:50 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | +27 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 15:42 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | +29 |
| Ron Holland bench | 24:22 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | +18 |
| Jaden Ivey bench | 21:06 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | +5 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 20:36 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | +20 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 20:03 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | +0 |
| Javonte Green bench | 19:37 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 12:00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | +4 |
| Daniss Jenkins bench | 12:00 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 |
| Paul Reed bench | 10:23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 |
Not available: Wendell Moore Jr.
| Indiana Pacers | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 14/27 (51%) | Free throws | 13/19 (68%) |
| 20/44 (45%) | 2 pointers | 30/59 (50%) |
| 8/35 (22%) | 3 pointers | 16/34 (47%) |
| 28/79 (35%) | Field goals | 46/93 (49%) |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 36 | Defensive rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 32 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 15 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Fouls | 26 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 15 |
| 0:00 | Time spent in lead | 47:43 |
| 0 | Biggest lead | 46 |
Largest margin: 46 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 0
- Times tied
- 0
- Largest lead · Indiana Pacers
- Never led
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 46 Q4 8:24
- Longest run
- 15-0 Detroit Pistons · Q1 9:36 to Q1 5:07
Scoring plays
Q1 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Indiana Pacers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 0 | 5 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 0 | 7 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 0 | 8 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 0 | 9 |
| 9:57 | Indiana Pacers | Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal | 2 | 9 |
| 9:36 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 2 | 11 |
| 9:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 2 | 13 |
| 9:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 2 | 14 |
| 8:40 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 2 | 15 |
| 7:54 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 2 | 17 |
| 7:25 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 2 | 20 |
| 7:02 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 2 | 21 |
| 5:38 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 2 | 23 |
| 5:07 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 2 | 24 |
| 4:56 | Indiana Pacers | Ethan Thompson Free throw | 3 | 24 |
| 4:26 | Indiana Pacers | Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal | 5 | 24 |
| 3:55 | Indiana Pacers | Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal | 7 | 24 |
| 3:38 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 7 | 26 |
| 3:31 | Indiana Pacers | Micah Potter Free throw | 8 | 26 |
| 3:31 | Indiana Pacers | Micah Potter Free throw | 9 | 26 |
| 3:19 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal | 9 | 29 |
| 1:13 | Indiana Pacers | Tony Bradley 2-pt field goal | 11 | 29 |
| 0:02 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 11 | 31 |
Q2 · 19 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Indiana Pacers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:26 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 11 | 33 |
| 10:47 | Indiana Pacers | Jarace Walker 2-pt field goal | 13 | 33 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 13 | 36 |
| 9:24 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 13 | 39 |
| 9:05 | Indiana Pacers | Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal | 15 | 39 |
| 8:49 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 15 | 41 |
| 8:24 | Indiana Pacers | Jarace Walker 2-pt field goal | 17 | 41 |
| 6:22 | Indiana Pacers | Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal | 19 | 41 |
| 5:02 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 19 | 43 |
| 4:19 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 19 | 45 |
| 4:05 | Indiana Pacers | Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal | 21 | 45 |
| 3:55 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 21 | 47 |
| 3:01 | Indiana Pacers | Jarace Walker 3-pt field goal | 24 | 47 |
| 2:38 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 3-pt field goal | 24 | 50 |
| 2:04 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 24 | 52 |
| 1:39 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 24 | 55 |
| 1:18 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 24 | 57 |
| 0:33 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal | 24 | 59 |
| 0:25 | Indiana Pacers | Jarace Walker Free throw | 25 | 59 |
Q3 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Indiana Pacers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 25 | 61 |
| 11:15 | Indiana Pacers | Johnny Furphy 3-pt field goal | 28 | 61 |
| 10:46 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 28 | 64 |
| 10:35 | Indiana Pacers | Jay Huff 3-pt field goal | 31 | 64 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 31 | 66 |
| 9:29 | Indiana Pacers | Ben Sheppard Free throw | 32 | 66 |
| 9:08 | Indiana Pacers | Quenton Jackson Free throw | 33 | 66 |
| 9:08 | Indiana Pacers | Quenton Jackson Free throw | 34 | 66 |
| 8:57 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 34 | 68 |
| 8:38 | Indiana Pacers | Jarace Walker 3-pt field goal | 37 | 68 |
| 8:18 | Indiana Pacers | Johnny Furphy 2-pt field goal | 39 | 68 |
| 8:00 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 39 | 71 |
| 7:35 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 39 | 73 |
| 6:55 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 39 | 75 |
| 6:41 | Indiana Pacers | Ben Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 42 | 75 |
| 6:26 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 42 | 76 |
| 6:26 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 42 | 77 |
| 5:49 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 42 | 80 |
| 5:16 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 42 | 82 |
| 5:16 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 42 | 83 |
| 4:19 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 42 | 86 |
| 4:10 | Indiana Pacers | Jarace Walker Free throw | 43 | 86 |
| 4:10 | Indiana Pacers | Jarace Walker Free throw | 44 | 86 |
| 3:50 | Indiana Pacers | Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal | 46 | 86 |
| 3:19 | Indiana Pacers | Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal | 48 | 86 |
| 2:37 | Indiana Pacers | Ethan Thompson 2-pt field goal | 50 | 86 |
| 1:40 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert Free throw | 50 | 87 |
| 1:40 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert Free throw | 50 | 88 |
| 1:29 | Indiana Pacers | Ethan Thompson 2-pt field goal | 52 | 88 |
| 0:50 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 52 | 90 |
| 0:25 | Indiana Pacers | Ethan Thompson Free throw | 53 | 90 |
| 0:03 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 53 | 92 |
Q4 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Indiana Pacers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 53 | 95 |
| 11:22 | Indiana Pacers | Ben Sheppard Free throw | 54 | 95 |
| 11:22 | Indiana Pacers | Ben Sheppard Free throw | 55 | 95 |
| 10:53 | Indiana Pacers | Ben Sheppard 2-pt field goal | 57 | 95 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 57 | 97 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 57 | 99 |
| 10:05 | Indiana Pacers | Ethan Thompson Free throw | 58 | 99 |
| 9:11 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 58 | 100 |
| 8:40 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 58 | 102 |
| 8:24 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 58 | 104 |
| 7:39 | Indiana Pacers | Ethan Thompson 3-pt field goal | 61 | 104 |
| 6:43 | Indiana Pacers | Taelon Peter 3-pt field goal | 64 | 104 |
| 6:09 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 64 | 107 |
| 5:54 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 64 | 109 |
| 5:13 | Indiana Pacers | Taelon Peter 2-pt field goal | 66 | 109 |
| 5:00 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser Free throw | 66 | 110 |
| 4:16 | Indiana Pacers | Tony Bradley 2-pt field goal | 68 | 110 |
| 3:39 | Indiana Pacers | Tony Bradley 2-pt field goal | 70 | 110 |
| 3:39 | Indiana Pacers | Tony Bradley Free throw | 71 | 110 |
| 3:08 | Indiana Pacers | Tony Bradley 2-pt field goal | 73 | 110 |
| 2:46 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 73 | 112 |
| 2:28 | Indiana Pacers | Tony Bradley 3-pt field goal | 76 | 112 |
| 2:05 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 76 | 115 |
| 1:51 | Indiana Pacers | Kam Jones 2-pt field goal | 78 | 115 |
| 1:22 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 78 | 118 |
| 0:46 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 78 | 121 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 3-0. Final series: Detroit Pistons 4-0.
- Nov 17: Indiana Pacers 112 at Detroit Pistons 127
- Nov 24: Detroit Pistons 122 at Indiana Pacers 117
- Jan 17: Indiana Pacers 78 at Detroit Pistons 121 (this game)
- Apr 12: Detroit Pistons 133 at Indiana Pacers 121
Highlights
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