Indiana looked like champions today, beating Miami 105-87. "That's the best we've seen them for a while," said an overwhelmed Miami coach Bob. "None of the tapes we had of them showed the fluid execution that we saw out there today, and frankly we just weren't prepared as well as they were. I take full responsibility for that; with better preparation we could have won. Instead they just took over the game and never let us back in."

Indiana was led by Williams (26 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, a block), Archie (8 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, a steal, a block), Owens (17 points, 4 blocks). Miami was led by Banks (14 points, a steal), Hanchett (21 points, a block), Durham (15 points, a steal, 2 blocks).

Indiana stand at 30-15 after the win. They remain at #3 in the Central and hold at #5 overall in the Eastern Conference. After this defeat, Miami drop to 15-31 and 11-11 at home. They stay at #5 in the Southeast and remain at #14 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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