National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Indiana 94, Milwaukee 91
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, January 2, 2015
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #72 J.T. Orr, #26 Pat Fraher, #8 Marc Davis
Attendance: 16238

Pacers 94, Bucks 91: C.J. Miles came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points, making 6-of-9 from 3-point range, as visiting Indiana rallied to defeat Milwaukee for the seventh time in eight games.

Roy Hibbert contributed 18 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who won for the fifth time in their last seven games. Luis Scola chipped in with 14 points and Rodney Stuckey added 11 while Donald Sloan recorded 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Indiana.

Brandon Knight led the way with 20 points and John Henson registered a season-high 14 points to go along with 10 rebounds for the Bucks. Zaza Pachulia had 12 points and 14 rebounds while O.J. Mayo and Khris Middleton added 11 points each for Milwaukee, which shot 42.7 percent.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by Sloan and Miles gave the Pacers a 76-72 lead before Lavoy Allen’s basket with 6:11 left pushed the lead to 83-78. Both teams could not score a point for more than three minutes before Hibbert made two free throws, and Solomon Hill’s two foul shots with 5.3 seconds left for a 94-89 lead sealed it.

The Pacers led by as many as five in the first quarter and were within one late in the second before the Bucks scored eight of the last 10 – four by Pachulia – for a 53-46 halftime lead. Knight’s basket put Milwaukee up 59-52 in the third quarter, but Stuckey scored five as Indiana battled back within 68-66 going into the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Indiana G George Hill, who had returned for five games from knee and quadriceps injuries that caused him to miss the first 28 contests, missed the game with a left groin strain and Pacers G C.J. Watson (foot) also sat out. … Pacers F David West only had six points on 3-of-8 shooting, but grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists. … Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd told reporters C Larry Sanders missed the game due to “personal reasons.”

Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Milwaukee
C.J. Miles 22 Scoring Brandon Knight 20
Donald Sloan 6 Assists Brandon Knight 7
Donald Sloan 8 Rebounds Zaza Pachulia 14
Roy Hibbert 6 Free Throws Made Zaza Pachulia 4
Solomon Hill 3 Steals Brandon Knight 4
C.J. Miles 2 Blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 94 43.2 8-20 16-20 24 45 3 7 15
Milwaukee 91 42.7 7-24 8-10 28 43 7 10 13
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against New York. The Bucks have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .588 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Pacers have a W/L % of .385 after a win and .381 after a loss.