Battle went on fire for 40 points, helping Indiana to dominate Cleveland today and win by a final score of 95-81. Although the score was 0-0 at the start of the game, Indiana quickly took charge and, aside from brief flurries of activity by Cleveland, were never really threatened. "We were schooled out there," said Cleveland coach Bob. "I mean it wasn't a blowout, but they sure were in control the entire game. [Indiana coach] Coach Hitch did a great job getting his team ready for the game, and Battle was nearly unstoppable." Indiana was led by Battle (40 points, 2 assists), Botts (25 points), Guevara (9 points, 11 boards, 2 assists). Cleveland was led by Bush (6 points, 0 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks), Paquette (16 points), Courtney (6 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 3 blocks).

Indiana improve to 2-1 and 1-1 at home with today's win. They move up to #2 in the Central and move up to #6 overall in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland are now 0-3. They stay at #5 in the Central and remain at #15 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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