The Pacers fell to the East-leading Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 106-97, in their final game before the All-Star break.

Darren Collison, Myles Turner, Thaddeus Young, Wesley Matthews

Indiana led 86-76 with under 10 minutes to play on Wednesday, but the Bucks closed the night with a 30-11 run to take the victory and a 2-1 lead in the season series.

Indiana led 86-76 with under 10 minutes to play on Wednesday, but the Bucks closed the night with a 30-11 run to take the victory and a 2-1 lead in the season series.

Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pacers with 20 points, six rebounds, and three assists in the loss, going 7-for-14 from the field.

Point guard Darren Collison added 14 points, six boards, and seven assists in the loss.

Myles Turner struggled from the field, going just 4-for-13, and finished with 11 points, six rebounds, and two blocks.

Thaddeus Young had the unenviable task of guarding MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo all night and finished with seven points on 3-of-9 shooting, seven rebounds, two steals, and four turnovers.

In his second game in a Pacers uniform, Wesley Matthews had eight points, three rebounds, two assists, and a steal in 31 minutes of action.

Tyreke Evans scored 10 points off the bench, going 3-for-5 from 3-point range.

Indiana faces the Bucks once more in the regular season, on March 7 in Milwaukee.

After scoring a season-low 12 points in his last visit to The Fieldhouse, Antetokounmpo had 13 points in the first quarter alone on Wednesday. He finished with an eye-popping stat line of 33 points, 19 rebounds, and 11 assists.

Fellow All-Star Khris Middleton went just 5-for-16 from the field, but finished with 15 points, six rebounds, and five assists.

Pacers 97, Bucks 106