Houston gave a solid effort, handling Indiana with ease in today's 117-97 win. This came as no surprise to Houston fans, who have been watching their team continue to improve recently. Players are starting to feel more confident as well. "I feel we can take on just about anybody right now," said today's star, Evans. "The way this team's playing, there's no limit to how far we can go." Houston head coach Bob echoed his sentiment, saying "They all know they're as good as any other team in the league. They just have to stay focused and keep working, and the rest will take care of itself."

Lost in the excitement over Houston was the performance of Indiana star Tyler.

Houston was led by Evans (21 points, 3 steals, a block), Lewis (23 points, 2 assists, a steal), Sims (12 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks). Indiana was led by Tyler (28 points), Battle (21 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, a block), Guevara (6 points, 14 boards, 2 assists, a block).

Houston stand at 2-1. They move up to #3 in the Southwest and advance to #7 overall in the Western Conference. Indiana fall to 2-2 and 1-2 at home after today's loss. They drop to #3 in the Central and fall to #9 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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