The Indiana Pacers (9 - 19) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (5 - 21) 100 - 96 on Sunday at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Despite a fierce comeback by the Timberwolves, who out - scored the Pacers 58 - 48 in the second half, the Pacers were able to hold them off and steal the victory on the road. The Timberwolves secured the rebounding advantage in this game, as they out - rebounded the Pacers 43 - 36, but the Pacers were able to use their superior shooting and pull out the victory. CJ Miles made the biggest impact for the Pacers. He came off the bench to shoot 10 - for - 18 from the field and 4 - for - 11 from the three - point line to score 28 points, while also chipping in six rebounds. It was two points off a season high for Miles, who pushed his season average to 11 points on the year. Roy Hibbert finished with 15 points (6 - 11 FG, 3 - 4 FT) and eight rebounds. After failing to score on Saturday, Hibbert had somewhat of a bounce back game and scored at least 15 points for the first time in three weeks. He's averaging only 11 points and seven rebounds on the year. The other Pacer starter to reach double figures was David West, who went 6 - for - 9 to score 14 points in 28 minutes. Both Luis Scola and Donald Sloan posted 10 points off the bench. Mo Williams and Shabazz Muhammad did most of the dirty work for the Timberwolves. Williams went 10 - for - 16 from the field and 2 - for - 5 from the three - point line to score 24 points, while also handing out 10 assists. It was his fifth double - double of the season. Muhammad has now combined to score 96 points in his last four games, as he's become a central piece to the Timberwolves offense with all of the injuries. He's now averaging 13 points and 4 rebounds on the season. Chase Budinger had a solid day off the bench, as he shot 6 - for - 10 from the field and 1 - for - 2 from the three - point line to score 13 points. The only other Timberwolve to reach double figures in points was Gorgui Dieng, who scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds. The Pacers' next game will be at home against the New orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, while the Timberwolves will travel to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers on Tuesday.
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