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In an intense battle recreating the NBA finals of 2025, the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the Indiana Pacers. The combined efforts of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Ajay Mitchell and Aaron Wiggins led the team to its victory.
Despite a slow start, most of the points came towards the end. The Pacers' Pascal Siakam and Bennedict Mathurin sent the game into the first and second overtimes with their last-minute dunks. However, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s soaring high score secured a stunning win for the team. The final score of the game stood at 135-141, favoring the Thunder team. Here is the box score, player statistics, game summary and everything you need to know about the game on Thursday, October 24, 2025, held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana.
Oklahoma City Thunder box score
| PLAYER | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Aaron Wiggins SF | 35:45:00 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 8 |
| Chet Holmgren PF | 38:57:00 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein C | 36:53:00 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Luguentz Dort SG | 43:26:00 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG | 45:21:00 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 23 | 26 | 88.5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 9 |
| Brooks Barnhizer | 14:15 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6 |
| Jaylin Williams | 14:31 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -9 |
| Ajay Mitchell | 38:08:00 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 12 |
| Ousmane Dieng | 15:18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Chris Youngblood | 06:20 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Branden Carlson | 01:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 43 | 95 | 45.3 | 10 | 35 | 28.6 | 45 | 51 | 88.2 | 9 | 51 | 64 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 141 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder game summary
The Oklahoma City Thunder took control of the second quarter after losing the lead in the first quarter. Despite a slow start, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team to secure a lead over the Pacers. By the end of the half-time, the Thunder dominated the Pacers with a 7-point lead. Shai-Gilegous’s soaring high score of 55 points with 8 rebounds and 5 assists added to the team’s advantage. Following up, Ajay Mitchell showcased some interesting performances as well.
He racked up 26 points with 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Apart from these two, Aaron Wiggins grabbed the limelight with his three-pointers. He racked up 23 points with 9 rebounds and 0 assists. It was the second overtime when the players unleashed their attacks. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke his own career high record of 54 points. The Thunder star’s new career-high record now stands at 55 points.
Indiana Pacers box score
| PLAYER | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Aaron Nesmith SF | 26:46:00 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -4 |
| Pascal Siakam PF | 44:06:00 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | -8 |
| Isaiah Jackson C | 08:29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bennedict Mathurin SG | 45:07:00 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 9 |
| Andrew Nembhard PG | 16:52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 |
| Obi Toppin | 39:58:00 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | -2 |
| Taelon Peter | 16:37 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 |
| Ben Sheppard | 39:03:00 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | -5 |
| Jay Huff | 11:49 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Jarace Walker | 30:19:00 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -7 |
| Tony Bradley | 09:55 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -9 |
| Johnny Furphy | 01:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| TOTALS | 46 | 105 | 43.8 | 13 | 43 | 30.2 | 30 | 40 | 75 | 11 | 44 | 65 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 135 | - |
Indiana Pacers game summary
Both Pascal Siakam and Bennedict Mathurin showcased some extraordinary performances in the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Siakam, with his 3-pointers and 2-pointers, evened the score with the Thunder team towards the end of the 4th quarter. He racked up 32 points with 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Benedict was not far behind in contributing to the Indiana Pacers putting up a tough challenge against the Thunder team.
In fact, he scored the highest on the part of the Pacers, racking up 36 points with 11 rebounds and 1 assist. He is the one responsible for the game going into the second overtime.
Other players who added to the team’s final scores were Obi Topping, Ben Sheppard and Jarrace Walker, racking up 20, 15 and 13 points, respectively. Sheppard even scored a 3-pointer during the second overtime. It added to the team’s quest in chasing the points by the Thunder team. It was the impressive effort from the Pacers players that made the Thunder win only by a small margin.Also Read: LeBron James’ name surfaces in NBA mafia betting probe after private injury status allegedly leaked by former teammate
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