Indiana may have finally put an end to questions with a 95-79 win over Washington today. The team has had its ups and downs recently, with some off-the-field incidents involving key players ruining the team's focus. Owens was at the center of the controversy, after being arrested for weapon violations just three days ago. His legal problems were sorted out quickly, but the attention drawn to the incident received more news than today's game against Washington. Owens let his play do the talking today, helping his team put the unfortunate incident behind him with a solid game. "Definitely nice to be asked about a game MVP performance than about an arrest," he said later on.

Indiana was led by Owens (17 points, 5 assists), Williams (19 points, 1 assists), Cato (21 points, a block). Washington was led by Hargrove (24 points, 2 steals), Brooks (6 points, 7 boards, 0 assists, 3 blocks), Harrington (10 points, 8 boards, 0 assists).

Indiana extended their winning streak 9 games and stand at 18-7 and 12-1 at home. They stay at #2 in the Central and hold at #4 overall in the Eastern Conference. Washington ended their winning streak at 6 games, and fall to 14-13. They remain at #1 in the Southeast and stay at #3 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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