Player of the Game
DANNY GRANGER
Led all scorers with 29 points on 10-of-29 shooting, 5-of-13 from the 3-point line, adding 14 rebounds, six assists and one blocked shot in 41 minutes.
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Plus-Minus
| Name
| Min.
| +/-
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| Name
| Min.
| +/-
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| Travis Diener
| DNP
| ---
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| Mike Dunleavy
| DNP
| ---
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| T.J. Ford
| DNP
| ---
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| Jeff Foster
| 11:01
| +7
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| Danny Granger
| 40:46
| +2
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| Tyler Hansbrough
| DNP
| ---
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| Luther Head
| DNP
| ---
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| Roy Hibbert
| 18:10
| +1
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| Dahntay Jones
| 34:07
| +15
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| Solomon Jones
| 22:10
| +13
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| Josh McRoberts
| 7:40
| -12
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| Troy Murphy
| 20:03
| -6
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| A.J. Price
| 16:00
| -2
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| Brandon Rush
| 36:58
| -10
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| Earl Watson
| 33:05
| +2
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Hustle Board
Points in the paint: Spurs 42, Pacers 38
Fast-break points: Pacers 13, Spurs 10
Second-chance points: Pacers 17, Spurs 13
Points off turnovers: Pacers 13, Spurs 7
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Stat of the Night
The Pacers had 29 assists against just 11 turnovers.
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Noteworthy
The Pacers closed out the preseason with a 3-4 record. The Spurs are 4-3.
Indiana was without one-third of its roster: Travis Diener (left foot), Mike Dunleavy (right knee), T.J. Ford (left hamstring), Tyler Hansbrough (right shin) and Luther Head (right ankle).
Troy Murphy was limited by a sore foot.
This was the Pacers' first game as an NBA franchise in Bloomington. The ABA Pacers played here in 1972.
After allowing 61 points on 50 percent shooting in the first half, the Pacers held the Spurs to 51 points and .476 shooting in the second.
Danny Granger and Brandon Rush combined to score 20 of the Pacers' 22 points in the fourth quarter.
Josh McRoberts scored the only other bucket but it turned out to be the game-winner that made it 114-110 with 1:03 remaining. McRoberts followed with a steal that helped seal the verdict.
Former Broad Ripple High and IUPUI star George Hill led the Spurs with 21 points off the bench, making 7-of-10 from the field.
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Up Next
The Pacers open the regular season Wednesday, Oct. 28 in Atlanta against the Hawks (Fox Sports Indiana, 1070 The Fan AM).
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Oct. 23, 2009 at Bloomington, Ind.
Pacers 114, Spurs 112
