Haliburton's late trey lifts Pacers past Bucks

(Reuters) - Tyrese Haliburton knocked down a 3-pointer with a foul in the final seconds to propel the Indiana Pacers to a miraculous 115-114 win over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks in Indianapolis on Tuesday night.

Pascal Siakam led Indiana, who ended a three-game skid, with 25 points and 12 boards. Bennedict Mathurin added 17 and Haliburton had 14.

Brook Lopez led Milwaukee, who lost their third in a row, with 23 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 19 with 17 boards but committed the foul on Haliburton's 3-pointer.

This was about as tightly contested as it gets from the get-go. There were nine lead changes in the first quarter alone as the Pacers went into the second up 32-28.

The game was nearly tied going into halftime, but Antetokounmpo missed two free throws in the final seconds and the Pacers went into the break up 57-55. The teams traded 8-0 runs in the second.

Siakam led with 16 in the half while Taurean Prince had 14 for Milwaukee. Both teams shot right around 50 percent from the floor, 38 percent from deep and each had both 22 boards and 17 assists.

In the third quarter, it was just as even with Milwaukee winning the quarter 33-31 and tying the game at 88 going into the fourth.

Indiana came out firing in the fourth, opening the quarter on an 11-5 run. They grew a 10-point lead.

The Bucks responded with a 10-0 run of their own. Milwaukee then went on another 5-0 run to re-take the lead at 112-110 with just over a minute to play.

The Bucks went up by three with two free throws before Indiana had one final shot and Haliburton knocked down the 3-pointer from the corner with 3.4 seconds to play.

The Bucks challenged the call, but it was upheld due to Antetokounmpo not allowing Haliburton to land safely.

Antetokounmpo then missed what would have been a game-winning 28-foot shot.

It was Indiana's first win against Milwaukee this season after losing the first two. They now have a chance to even the season series 2-2 in the final matchup on Saturday, which could play a factor in playoff seeding.