- Oct 16, 2026
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The Milwaukee Bucks rallied past the Indiana Pacers 128-127 in overtime during preseason action.
Tyler Herro led Milwaukee with 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting, including five three-pointers. Pascal Siakam dominated early for Indiana, scoring 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting with five threes in under 20 minutes; he had just 2 points after the first quarter but reached 24 by halftime. Andrew Nembhard fueled a Pacers 11-0 run after Milwaukee took a 10-5 lead, and Indiana closed the first quarter on a 13-0 spurt to lead 29-21. Siakam opened the second with nine quick points, extending the run to 22-3 as the Pacers built a 40-24 advantage and took a 71-56 lead into halftime.
Indiana rested its entire starting group after halftime while Milwaukee did not. The Bucks chipped away, with an 11-0 third-quarter run cutting the deficit to 89-84. Kobe Brown's dunk put Milwaukee ahead 105-104 with five minutes remaining. After the Pacers answered with a 9-0 run, Kam Jones hit a clutch fading three from the left corner to tie the game at 113 with about a minute left. Kel'el Ware's slam knotted it at 117 to force overtime, where Bogoljub Markovic scored the first five points for Milwaukee.
Kasparas Jakucionis subbed in late and made three straight heady plays down the stretch. "The kid needs to play," one observer noted. Milwaukee finished with 26 second-chance points and 19 offensive rebounds.
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).