Sacramento showed who was the better team tonight with a convincing 93-80 win over Indiana. Although not exactly a blowout, Sacramento coach Bob and his players outplayed Indiana from start to end. "I was hoping for a better outcome," said Indiana coach Coach Hitch during a post-game interview. "But they just overpowered us, and there was nothing we could do to adjust. Bob's team was more talented and better-prepared, and it would have taken quite a bit of luck for us to overcome that."

The loss was tough on Indiana fans, who had expected great things from their team after some offseason moves. "I think reality is starting to sink in," said one team. "We didn't expect to see other teams outplaying us this badly, but Sacramento sure made their point."

Sacramento was led by Davis (17 points, 22 boards, 0 assists, a steal, 3 blocks), Stanford (19 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, a block), Sherrill (17 points, 2 assists, 2 blocks). Indiana was led by Wade (14 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Gray (12 points, 0 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Sanders (12 points, 6 boards, 1 assists).

With the victory, Sacramento are now 21-7. They remain at #1 in the Pacific and hold at #1 overall in the Western Conference. With today's loss, Indiana fall to 15-13 and 9-4 at home. They stay at #2 in the Central and remain at #6 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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