Former Liberty guard Taelon Peter scored a career-high 14 points for the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night to help lead them to a 115-110 win over the Brooklyn Nets.

Peter played in 27 minutes for the Pacers, scoring 14 points on 5 of 11 shooting and 4 of 10 from three. He also had 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals to go along with a team high +22. Peter’s 3-pointer late in the third brought the Pacers back within single digits of the Nets’ lead, 86-78. Indiana closed the third quarter with a 12-4 run that brought Brooklyn’s lead down to just six points, 90-84. Peter caught fire from deep in the fourth quarter. He hit a 27-footer first, then knocked down a stepback 3-pointer to tie the game at 97 with 8:45 left.

“He’s figuring out what being a professional basketball player is about,” said Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on Peter. “It’s about being who you are all the time, regardless of make or miss. Just keep playing. Just keep staying aggressive. And he did that. He made some enormous shots.”

Peter was one of three Pacers who set new career highs in scoring in the win over the Nets, as Micah Potter and Ethan Thompson did the same thing. Peter’s 14 points is the most ever scored in the NBA by a player that finished his career at Liberty. In 24 games played for the Pacers this season, Peter is averaging 8.2 minutes, 2.4 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 0.4 steals per game while shooting 32.8% from the field and 30.2% from three. He’s played in 57 minutes in his last two games with the Pacers, as he saw a career high 30 minutes in a loss to the Utah Jazz on February 3. In those two games, Peter has shot 7 of 18 from the field, 6 of 16 from three, with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals.

Playing on a two-way contract with the Pacers this season, Peter has also played 14 games for their G-League affiliate the Noblesville Boom. With the Boom, he is averaging 31.3 minutes, 13.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 37.8% from the field, 33.9% from three, and 95.2% from the free throw line.

Taleon Peter steps back for a big-time three.

He’s reached double figures for the first time in his career and currently has 14 points 🔥 pic.twitter.com/yr3XcJUYTz

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) February 12, 2026

Peter, who was taken by the Pacers as the 54th overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft this past summer, became the third player in Liberty’s program history and the first in the Division I era to be selected in the NBA Draft. Peter is the first Flame selected in the draft in 40 years, when Cliff Webber was drafted in the fourth round by the Boston Celtics. With the selection, Peter becomes the highest NBA Draft pick in program history. Liberty’s other previous NBA Draft picks include Webber (1985/Round 4/Boston Celtics) and Ezra Hill (1984/Round 10/Phoenix Suns).

Peter was the Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year last season, averaging 13.7 points, four rebounds and one assist on 45.3% shooting from 3-point range. He led the country in true shooting percentage (72.4) and was 19th in player efficiency rating (27.2). He was the team’s leading scorer (13.7 ppg) on the year despite only starting two times. The guard shot 57.8 percent from the field and 45.3 percent from three. Peter’s three-point percentage during the 2024-25 season established a new school single-season record.

Peter had three games of 30 or more points, including a pair of 33-point games in league play on the road at Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee. His 33-point efforts were both the highest scoring output of any player off the bench in program history. He averaged 16.5 ppg in 18 league regular season games while shooting 58.6 percent from the field and 45.2 percent from three. The Russellville, Ark. native averaged 15.0 ppg on 76.2 percent shooting in three CUSA championship games. Peter and the Flames finished the year with a 28-7 overall record and 13-5 CUSA mark, winning both the CUSA regular season and tournament titles.