Bennedict Mathurin posted 24 points and 12 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 127-118 win over the Charlotte Hornets in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

Pascal Siakam scored 22 points, while Jay Huff added a season-best 20 off the bench.

Kon Knueppel had 28 points, Miles Bridges 25 and LaMelo Ball 18 for the Hornets, who lost their fourth straight.

Indiana didn't shoot below 60% from the field or 50% from 3-point range in any of the first three quarters, before fending off a gritty Charlotte rally in the fourth.

Knueppel was active early with nine first-quarter points, but the Pacers rode a 13-5 headstart and a 7-of-13 clip from deep to a 38-33 lead at the end of the period.

Charlotte racked up 17 offensive boards to Indiana's three in the first half,

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