The Indiana Pacers nearly let this one slip away.

Pascal Siakam scored 19 points and Aaron Nesmith added 18 as the Pacers beat the New York Knicks 106-104 in an NBA Cup game Friday night in Indianapolis.

Siakam's 15-foot jumper with 1:49 left put Indiana up 106-98. The Pacers did not score again.

A wild final 30 seconds

Jalen Brunson's driving layup cut the lead to four with 26 seconds to go. Siakam then went to the line with a chance to ice it but missed both free throws.

Mikal Bridges hit a pull-up jumper to make it 106-104 with 10 seconds left.

Indiana still had the ball. But Siakam's pass was stolen by OG Anunoby with 2.8 seconds left, giving New York one more shot.

Karl-Anthony Towns got a 15-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer. It missed.

Nesmith plays through a sore knee

Nesmith was limited to 21 minutes in Wednesday's win over Washington because of soreness in his right knee. He was cleared to play earlier Friday and went 7 of 10 from the field.

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 16 points. Ivica Zubac had 12 points and 13 rebounds, nine of them on the offensive glass.

Indiana won the rebounding battle 50-43 and grabbed 17 offensive boards.

Brunson does his part

Brunson led New York with 33 points and 11 assists. Towns had 23 points and 15 rebounds.

Bridges broke out with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting after being held under 10 points in five straight games.

The Knicks trailed 85-74 late in the third quarter before a 10-0 run pulled them within 85-84 heading into the fourth.

The Pacers improved to 5-8. The Knicks fell to 6-6.

New York plays at Toronto on Sunday. Indiana visits Philadelphia the same day.