Charlotte pulled off the surprise 100-96 win over Indiana, thanks to a great game by Williams. "Take away Williams from this team, and we couldn't have done it," said Charlotte coach Bob after the game. "He deserves the credit for this win." Indiana coach Coach Hitch agreed, "We didn't really think Williams had that kind of game in him after watching the films, but he showed us wrong."

Charlotte was led by Williams (27 points, 2 blocks), Leonard (25 points, 2 blocks), Murphy (10 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks). Indiana was led by Sanders (24 points, 7 boards, 0 assists, 2 steals, a block), Scott (11 points, 10 boards, 0 assists, a steal, 3 blocks), Wade (13 points, 11 boards, 3 assists).

With this victory, Charlotte are now 8-9 and 6-4 at home. They move up to #3 in the Southeast and move up to #6 overall in the Eastern Conference. Indiana drop to 9-8 with the loss. They stay at #2 in the Central and stay at #4 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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