Indiana Pacers 123, Milwaukee Bucks 134 — Recap

March 15, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 123, Milwaukee Bucks 134. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 34-26 MIL; Q2 IND 31-36 MIL; Q3 IND 31-40 MIL; Q4 IND 27-32 MIL.

Top performers (box score): Aaron Nesmith (IND) 32 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-14 shooting; Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 31 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists on 11-of-22 shooting; Bobby Portis (MIL) 29 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Ryan Rollins (MIL) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Jay Huff (IND) 16 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · IND

Aaron Nesmith

32 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 7 3PM · 10-14 FG

Scoring · MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo

31 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST · 11-22 FG

Scoring · MIL

Bobby Portis

29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 11-21 FG

Season highs

Aaron Nesmith · Season-high 32 pointsBobby Portis · Season-high 29 pointsT.J. McConnell · Season-high 11 assistsAaron Nesmith · Season-high 7 threesBobby Portis · Season-high 6 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

IND 10 largest lead Q1 0:50 (IND 34, MIL 24) · 12-0 run, Q1 4:56–Q1 3:32

MIL 19 largest lead Q4 6:42 (IND 103, MIL 122) · 13-0 run, Q3 0:39–Q4 9:36

Swings 10 lead changes Tied 5 times

Ahead for good: Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot running dunk (Q3 4:17, IND 81, MIL 83).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
IND	34	31	31	27		123
MIL	26	36	40	32		134

🧮 How They Scored

INDMIL

30Points in the paint38

10Fast-break points15

15Second-chance points16

13Points off turnovers27

58Bench points50

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.8%Effective FG%67.2%

16.5%Turnover %8.4%

27.0%Offensive rebound %30.2%

0.284Free-throw rate0.211

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jarace Walker F	30	14	8	6	0	1	0	6-12	2-6	0-2	-17
Aaron Nesmith G-F	29	32	2	1	0	1	3	10-14	7-10	5-5	-7
T.J. McConnell G	28	9	2	11	1	0	2	3-10	0-1	3-3	-8
Jalen Slawson F	27	3	4	0	2	2	2	1-4	1-3	0-0	-4
Kobe Brown F	25	9	6	5	0	0	2	3-4	2-3	1-2	-11
Ivica Zubac C	23	10	7	2	0	0	1	4-10	0-0	2-2	+1
Jay Huff F-C	20	16	1	0	0	2	1	5-8	3-6	3-3	-15
Obi Toppin F	16	11	4	3	0	0	2	3-7	3-7	2-3	+2
Quenton Jackson G	14	5	3	2	0	0	3	2-5	1-3	0-0	+1
Taelon Peter G	13	9	0	0	0	0	1	3-4	1-2	2-3	-2
Kam Jones G	10	2	2	3	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	+2
Micah Potter F	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+3

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ryan Rollins G	37	20	2	7	3	0	3	8-12	3-5	1-2	+14
Kyle Kuzma F	36	8	3	8	2	1	1	3-7	2-6	0-0	-1
Myles Turner C-F	30	13	4	0	1	1	1	4-7	3-6	2-2	+6
Bobby Portis F	27	29	10	3	2	0	1	11-21	6-11	1-2	-4
A.J. Green G	24	12	2	1	0	0	1	4-7	4-7	0-0	+8
Giannis Antetokounmpo F	23	31	14	8	0	0	1	11-22	0-0	9-13	+17
Taurean Prince F	22	13	2	2	1	0	1	5-7	3-5	0-0	+13
Gary Harris G	22	6	0	1	1	0	0	2-4	2-4	0-0	-2
Jericho Sims F	14	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	+1
Pete Nance F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Andre Jackson Jr. G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Thanasis Antetokounmpo F	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Nesmith	Starter	29	32	98.8	27.9	-9.6	15.0
Jarace Walker	Starter	30	14	54.3	17.8	-26.3	11.8
Ivica Zubac	Starter	23	10	46.0	21.4	-3.8	5.6
T.J. McConnell	Starter	28	9	39.8	19.4	-19.0	8.8
Jay Huff	Bench	20	16	85.8	23.3	-26.5	11.6
Obi Toppin	Bench	16	11	66.1	23.1	-1.6	13.8
Kobe Brown	Bench	25	9	92.2	12.5	-21.6	9.1
Taelon Peter	Bench	13	9	84.6	20.0	-11.6	9.8
Quenton Jackson	Bench	14	5	50.0	26.7	+16.7	2.6
Micah Potter	Bench	05	3	150.0	8.3	+27.3	27.3
Kam Jones	Bench	10	2	50.0	12.5	+4.1	13.6

Milwaukee BucksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Starter	23	31	55.9	54.7	+36.2	26.6
Ryan Rollins	Starter	37	20	77.6	18.2	+15.3	11.7
Myles Turner	Starter	30	13	82.5	13.0	+10.0	8.6
A.J. Green	Starter	24	12	85.7	14.8	+17.0	9.0
Kyle Kuzma	Starter	36	8	57.1	9.9	-1.4	7.0
Bobby Portis	Bench	27	29	66.3	37.1	-4.7	18.5
Taurean Prince	Bench	22	13	92.9	14.5	+26.1	10.1
Gary Harris	Bench	22	6	75.0	8.0	-1.5	3.3
Jericho Sims	Bench	14	2	33.3	8.8	+3.4	-0.5
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	Bench	01	0	0.0	0.0	+200.0	0.0
Gary Trent Jr.	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Thomas	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Andre Jackson Jr.	Bench	01	0	0.0	0.0	+200.0	0.0
Pete Nance	Bench	03	0	0.0	0.0	+38.1	0.0