The Indiana Pacers defeated the Chicago Bulls, 116-110, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

The Pacers (24-25) are moving closer to the .500 mark and did it by notching an impressive against another play-in contender such as the Bulls (22-25). Indiana endured a slow start, however, and they lost the first quarter by 12 points (33-21) while looking overmatched. The Bulls also won the second quarter by a 29-25 score, and it seemed as if they were going to cruise their way to victory in the second half, but that wasn’t the case. The Pacers started walking the comeback trail in the third quarter after outscoring the Bulls by a 34-25 score, and even though they were down by seven points with only 12 minutes left, the momentum was clearly on their side. The Pacers didn’t slow things down and outscored the Bulls by an expressive 36-23 score, turning a seven-point deficit into a comfortable six-point win. With the victory, the Pacers moved to 16-9 at home while the Bulls fell to 9-15 on the road.

Myles Turner finished with 26 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, while T.J.McConnell posted a double-double of 20 points and 10 assists while adding three rebounds and three steals. Buddy Hield notched 19 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals, and Chris Duarte racked up 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Bennedict Mathurin delivered 26 points, seven rebounds and two assists while coming off the bench.

DeMar DeRozan notched 33 points for the Bulls, and he also added five rebounds and three assists. Nikola Vucevic finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Zach LaVine posted 14 points, four assists and three rebounds. Derrick Jones Jr. had 10 points and five rebounds while coming off the bench.