A great outing by Stancil was enough to offset a superior Indiana team and key a 96-87 upset by Cleveland. There's no question that Indiana is the better team, and even after today's loss they remain ranked ahead of Cleveland. But that wasn't important today, when Stancil took over and carried his team to a win. "What a gift," grinned Cleveland coach Bob. "The rest of the team got outplayed, but Stancil stepped up and got us the win. No complaints, but we'd be surprised to get another win over Indiana."

Said losing coach Coach Hitch, "What a tough way to lose. It seemed like we had everything under control today. We pretty much did what we wanted, except for Stancil."

Cleveland was led by Stancil (19 points, 16 boards, 1 assists, 4 blocks), Martin (28 points, a steal, 2 blocks), Smith (13 points, 1 assists, a steal). Indiana was led by Mack (9 points, 14 assists, a steal), Wade (12 points, 7 boards, 1 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks), Gray (21 points, 7 boards, 0 assists, a block).

Cleveland jump to 8-8 and 4-3 at home. They remain at #3 in the Central and improve to #8 overall in the Eastern Conference. With the defeat, Indiana drop to 8-7. They hold at #2 in the Central and stay at #7 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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