The New Orleans Pelicans concluded the home portion of a forgettable season with an unforgettable performance.

The Pelicans set franchise records for total points, points in a half (95 in the second), points in a quarter (50 in the third) and points in the paint (90) in a 156-137 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night in the Smoothie King Center.

New Orleans (26-54), which finishes the season with games at Boston on Friday and at Minnesota on Sunday, was just 17-24 at home, the fifth-lowest winning percentage (.415) at home in the franchise’s 24 seasons, but the finale was special largely because of who authored the historic performances.

Interim head coach James Borrego chose to take an extended look at the team’s youngest players and they had a blast.

“Overall it was a great night for our young group,” Borrego said.

Jeremiah Fears scored a franchise rookie-record 40 points, surpassing the 37 scored by former LSU star Marcus Thornton in 2010, and Jordan Poole added 34, 22 of which came when he tied a career-high for a quarter during the pivotal third.

Fears said he had a hard time “wrapping my head” around the rookie record when informed of it. He said the 40 points were the most he has had in a game since scoring 55 in middle school.

Borrego noted that Fears, who has played in every game this season, made just one 3-pointer and five throws.

“Most of his points came at the rim,” Borrego said, “and that included some elite finishes.”

Fears was joined in the starting lineup by fellow rookies Derik Queen (17 points and 12 rebounds) and Micah Peavy (season-highs of 20 points and 36 minutes) as well as veterans Poole and Kevon Looney, who at 30 was the elder statesman among the nine players who got into the game and tied a season-high with 12 rebounds, finished with a season-high six assists and scored seven points in 29 minutes.

Jordan Hawkins, whose availability was in question until barely an hour before tip-off because of illness, scored a season-high 25, and all three two-way players saw action, including Josh Oduro, who had nine points and five rebounds in 26 minutes in his NBA debut.

“I’m very proud of the guys, especially in the second half, for putting on a performance like that,” Borrego said, “for respecting the game, playing the game the right way and bringing joy and energy to the building because our fans and the city deserve to see us go out on a high note.”

The Pelicans played without five injured players – Trey Murphy III (ankle), Dejounte Murray (hand), Yves Missi (hand), Karlo Matkovic (back) and Bryce McGowen (toe) –

and they held out starters Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey and Herb Jones.

New Orleans took control during the record third quarter when it turned an eight-point deficit into a 15-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.

The Pelicans ended an eight-game losing streak, winning at home for the first time since a 105-99 win against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 19, which was their seventh straight in the Smoothie King Center. They won their eighth straight against the Jazz (21-59), who lost their 10th straight overall.

The Jazz played without eight injured players, including seven that average scoring in double figures – Lauri Markkanen (hip), Keyonte George (hamstring), Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee), Walker Kessler (shoulder), Ace Bailey (knee), Isaiah Collier (hamstring) and Jusuf Nurkic (nose).

Fears made three consecutive layups and Poole added a 3-pointer as New Orleans began the third quarter with a 21-4 surge to take an 82-73 lead on its way to a 111-96 advantage at the end of the period.

The Pelicans had an 18-4 edge in fast-break points in the quarter, leading to an overall 42-20 advantage.

The first quarter featured three ties and five lead changes, the last of which came on a layup by Kyle Filipowski, who finished with nine points as the only one of the eight Jazz players not to reach double figures. That basket gave Utah a 19-18 edge and was part of a 20-6 spurt that left it with a 34-24 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Pelicans missed all 10 of their 3-pointers in the first quarter before finishing 14 of 34.

The Jazz led by 11 points twice early in the second quarter, but New Orleans pulled even at 57 on a 3-pointer by Peavy. Utah finished with a 12-4 run to take a 69-61 halftime lead even though Fears had a season-high 20 first-half points.