National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Indiana 105, Utah 101
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, January 5, 2015
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #56 Mark Ayotte, #64 Justin VanDuyne, #30 John Goble
Attendance: 17378

Pacers 105, Jazz 101:
Roy Hibbert had 22 points and eight rebounds and Luis Scola scored 16 points off the bench as visiting Indiana defeated Utah.

C.J. Miles and Rodney Stuckey added 13 points apiece as the Pacers won for the sixth time in nine games. Indiana let a double-digit lead get away while losing to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday and almost did so again as the Jazz moved within 101-100 on two free throws by Derrick Favors with 9.5 seconds left before C.J. Watson and Solomon Hill each hit two free throws to seal it for Indiana.

Derrick Favors had 27 points and 11 rebounds for Utah, which was without point guard Trey Burke (strep throat) and center Enes Kanter (ankle). Gordon Hayward added 24 points and seven assists, Dante Exum scored 13 points and Trevor Booker added 12.

Utah trailed by 16 late in the third quarter but pulled within 78-74 on Booker’s dunk with eight minutes remaining in the contest. Hill had two three-point plays during a 13-4 burst that gave Indiana a 91-78 lead with 4:15 to play before the Jazz made a run and pulled within five on Booker’s three-point play with 55.7 seconds left.

The Pacers led by as many as 19 in the second quarter and settled for a 53-39 lead at the break. The Jazz pulled within 10 with eight minutes left in the third quarter after back-to-back 3-pointers by Exum and later scored the final four points of the period to trail 74-62 entering the final stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Indiana was 28-of-30 from the free-throw line with the first miss coming with 62 seconds left. … The Jazz were just 4-of-23 from 3-point range. … Pacers PG George Hill (groin) missed his third straight game.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Utah
Roy Hibbert 22 Scoring Derrick Favors 27
David West 6 Assists Joe Ingles 7
Roy Hibbert 8 Rebounds Derrick Favors 11
Roy Hibbert 6 Free Throws Made Gordon Hayward 12
Solomon Hill 2 Steals Joe Ingles 2
Lavoy Allen 2 Blocks Rudy Gobert 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 105 47.3 7-13 28-30 20 35 3 8 10
Utah 101 43.2 4-23 27-34 16 41 6 6 10
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Jazz have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .435 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Pacers have a W/L % of .357 after a win and .409 after a loss.