Cleveland came away with the shocker today, as Indiana self-destructed and handed them the 96-82 win. The outcome was one that even the hardiest of Cleveland fans would have predicted. "Our game plan was to try to stick around be close enough that maybe we could get lucky," said Cleveland coach Bob. "I hate to admit it, but we all know that if Indiana is on top of its game, there's nothing we can do to beat them. Anyway, the plan worked - we kept things close and were able to capitalize when the game was handed to us."

Indiana coach Coach Hitch took a lot of heat afterwards, especially when it was learned that he was already preparing for the team's next opponent. "It was a risk, of course, but at some point you've got to weigh the advantages of extra time preparing for Cleveland against extra time preparing for a real opponent. Anyway, that's not why we lost - we lost from our mental mistakes, not from being underprepared for Cleveland."

Cleveland was led by Sigler (25 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, a steal, 3 blocks), Smith (12 points, 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks), Reeve (14 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, 4 blocks). Indiana was led by Archie (10 points, 3 steals, a block), Cato (20 points, a steal, 2 blocks), Owens (10 points, 4 steals, a block).

With this win, Cleveland are now 4-8 and 2-1 at home. They remain at #4 in the Central and remain at #12 overall in the Eastern Conference. With the defeat, Indiana fall to 7-5. They hold at #3 in the Central and hold at #6 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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