CLEVELAND, April 2 (Ticker) -- The Indiana Pacers may not have had Jermaine O'Neal, but they had Al Harrington and Jonathan Bender.

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Harrington and Bender more than made up for the absence of O'Neal as the Pacers won on the road for the first time in nearly two months with a 103-82 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Mired in an 11-game road losing streak since a victory over New Orleans on Feb. 12, the Pacers learned before tipoff that they would be without O'Neal -- their All-Star forward, leading scorer and rebounder -- due to a sprained right ankle.

"It's been long time. We had five left (road games) coming into tonight and hopefully we can win five in a row heading into the playoffs," Harrington said.

"It's been a long, tough road for us to try to get back and try to get to the level we were accustomed to before the injuries and deaths and suspensions," Pacers coach Isiah Thomas said.

Inserted into the starting lineup, Harrington played like O'Neal normally does, while Bender saw increased time off the bench and responded with one of the best games of his career.

Harrington had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Bender netted 21 points, one shy of his career high. The duo combined for 33 points in the first half, when the Pacers built a 54-44 lead.

Volatile Ron Artest added 15 points and Austin Croshere 14 for the Pacers, who extended their winning streak in Cleveland to 12 games. Indiana led by as many as 25 points in its latest victory over its Central Division rival.

The Pacers controlled things from the outset, building a 14-4 lead less than five minutes into the contest behind six points from Harrington, who finished 11-of-20 from the field.

Harrington scored 13 points in the opening quarter as the Pacers settled for a 25-18 advantage.

"This was a great game for me for my confidence," Harrington said. "I have been struggling a little bit shooting the ball. Tonight, I found my rhythm and hopefully I can carry on."

Bender scored nine points in a 12-6 surge to start the second quarter that he capped with a turaround jumper to extend the lead to 37-24. He had 12 points in the quarter after tallying four in the opening period.

"I've been going with the flow the last couple of games," said Bender, who went 8-of-18 from the field. "I feel like I'm getting there."

"He comes in and gives them a whole different dimension because he can shoot it long and he could post up around the basket," Cavs coach Keith Smart said.

Harrington and Bender combined to make 14-of-24 shots in the first half.

Coming off Tuesday's home loss to Sacramento, Indiana did not show any signs of fatigue in the second half.

Jamaal Tinsley drilled a three-pointer to start the second half and trigger a 12-0 run that Reggie Miller capped with a long jumper, extending the lead to 66-44 with 8:16 left in the third quarter.

"I thought we came out in the third quarter focused with the intent on continuing to play the right way," Thomas said.

Miller, who averaged less than 10 points per game and shot below 25 percent from 3-point range during March, finished with 12 points while going 4-of-6 from 3-point range.

Indiana shot 43 percent (38-of-89) and held a 48-36 advantage on the boards.

Ricky Davis scored 27 points and rookie Carlos Boozer had 15 for Cleveland, which shot 45 percent (34-of-76) and committed 17 turnovers.

A dunk by Jeff Foster gave the Pacers their biggest lead at 80-55 with 2:56 left in the third quarter.

Artest, who has missed 12 games due to suspension this season, received a technical foul with 7:27 remaining in the fourth quarter for pushing Davis along the baseline. Just over a minute later, Cavs forward Jumaine Jones was ejected after picking up his second technical foul.

"He's (Artest) a good player and hard worker," Cavs forward Darius Miles said. "He's their Dennis Rodman. He's their John Salley. He's their Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn and all those big guys the 'Bad Boys' had all in one."