Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks player stats and box score for Oct. 25 | 2024-25 NBA season

The Indiana Pacers faced the New York Knicks on Friday night in a rematch of their second-round series in the 2024 NBA playoffs. The Pacers sent the Knicks home last season, with Tyrese Haliburton leading his team to an unlikely victory at Madison Square Garden.

The new-look Knicks were coming off a season-opening loss against the defending champions Boston Celtics, while the Pacers took care of business against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.

After a hard-fought first quarter, the Knicks took off in the second quarter, dominating the Pacers for the rest of the game. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the way with 26 and 21 points, respectively, to move past Bennedict Mathurin (20 points) and Myles Turner (13 units) in their 123-98 blowout win.

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks player stats and box score

Indiana Pacers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
James Johnson	2	0	1	0	1	1
Enrique Freeman	2	1	0	0	1	0
Johnny Furphy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Sheppard	4	0	0	0	0	0
Quenton Jackson	2	1	2	1	0	0
Pascal Siakam	12	5	2	0	0	2
Aaron Nesmith	4	2	0	0	0	1
Myles Turner	13	7	1	0	3	2
Andrew Nembhard	2	2	2	2	0	3
Tyrese Haliburton	0	1	5	1	0	1
Obi Toppin	8	1	4	0	1	0
Jarace Walker	12	4	3	2	0	0
Isaiah Jackson	10	5	2	1	0	2
TJ McConnell	7	2	5	0	0	2
Bennedict Mathurin	20	2	1	1	0	1

New York Knicks player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jacob Toppin	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariel Hukporti	0	1	0	0	1	2
Tyler Kolek	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pacome Dadiet	0	1	0	0	0	1
Mikal Bridges	21	1	5	1	0	1
OG Anunoby	14	4	1	1	0	1
Karl-Anthony Towns	21	15	0	1	2	0
Jalen Brunson	26	5	5	0	0	1
Josh Hart	20	10	3	1	0	3
Jericho Sims	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cameron Payne	7	2	3	1	0	0
Miles McBride	8	2	2	0	0	2

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks game recap

The two teams exchanged blows early on as the first quarter finished 24-24. Pascal Siakam had six points and Bennedict Mathurin had seven off the bench to lead the Pacers. For the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson led the way with seven and five points, respectively.

The Knicks went off in the second quarter, extending their lead to 16 points (36-21). Four of their five starters scored in double digits while Mikal Bridges entered halftime with eight points. Towns and Brunson led the team with 12 points each, making a statement to finish the first half. Siakam (12 points) and Mathurin (11 points) led the Pacers.

The third quarter cemented the Knicks' domination as they took it 34-19 to extend the lead to 31 points. The Pacers won the final quarter by six points, but it wasn't enough.

Five starters for the Knicks scored in double digits and two of them, Towns and Josh Hart, recorded a double-double.

The Knicks will return to action on Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers while the Pacers will take the court again on Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers.