Indiana came up short today against Miami, falling 93-86. "That was a really tough game to lose," said Indiana coach Coach Hitch after the game. "We came in thinking we could beat these guys. And we really played them well. But a few too many mistakes on our part kept us from getting the 'W'." One player who definitely can't be too downcast is Henderson, whose outstanding game was one of the bright points for Indiana and caused some other teams to take notice.

Miami was led by Torres (6 points, 7 boards, 14 assists, 5 steals), Perry (15 points, 16 boards, 2 assists), James (19 points, 1 assists, a block). Indiana was led by Henderson (23 points, 17 boards, 0 assists), Cato (13 points, a steal, a block), Williams (13 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, a block).

Miami improve to 20-13. They stay at #2 in the Southeast and advance to #7 overall in the Eastern Conference. Indiana fall to 19-13 and 10-5 at home after today's defeat. They move down to #4 in the Central and drop to #8 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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