Indiana pulled off the 100-83 upset of Portland today, thanks to a mistake-filled game. "We stank," said losing coach Bob. "We beat them around like high-schoolers whenever we played like we usually do, but that wasn't often enough. There's just no excuse for that type of play. I suppose we just got overconfident; I mean Portland isn't exactly a top-notch team. But we sure stank it up out there."

Indiana coach Coach Hitch focused more on the positives. "Bob can say what he wants, but we really managed to knock them out of their usual plan. Would that have happened if they weren't playing anybody? He makes it sound like they gave the game away, but the truth is that we played with them the whole way and were in position to capitalize when our chances came."

Indiana was led by Harvey (29 points, 18 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block), Mcfadden (8 points, 13 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks), Zornes (15 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks). Portland was led by Allbritton (23 points, 8 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block), Harris (15 points, a block), Mcmillan (5 points, 3 assists, a steal, a block).

Indiana jump to 1-1 and 1-0 at home. They advance to #3 in the Central and move up to #8 overall in the Eastern Conference. Portland stand at 1-1 with the defeat. They drop to #4 in the Northwest and drop to #9 overall in the Western Conference.

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