David Smith got the most out of Detroit today, the result being a 99-78 win over Indiana. "They did everything right," said Indiana coach Coach Hitch. "That's really all there was to the game. They made the best of the chances we gave them, and didn't give us any really good shots of our own. My hat is off to David Smith; he did a heck of a job."

Said David Smith, "It was one of those games every coach dreams of. Everything went as hoped. Especially Chapman - without his effort it would have been a tight game."

Detroit was led by Chapman (11 points, 18 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks), Kay (23 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, a steal), Gilliam (14 points, 9 boards, 4 assists). Indiana was led by Mack (5 points, 13 assists, 6 steals), Sigler (13 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, a block), Wade (11 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, a block).

With this win, Detroit improve to 1-0 and 1-0 at home. They hold at #1 in the Central and stay at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. Indiana fall to 0-1. They move down to #4 in the Central and drop to #10 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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