The Indiana Pacers (17 - 12) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (11 - 19) by a score of 102 - 88, Saturday night in Minnesota. Indiana is now 20 versus Minnesota this season. This game was very tight for three quarters, going back and forth with 13 lead changes. Indiana grabbed the lead 73 - 70 with 10 minutes to go in the fourth and that would be the last lead change of the game, as they outscored the Timberwolves by 16 in the fourth quarter. Monta Ellis led the Pacers in scoring, with 22 points (8 - 15 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt, 5 - 5 FT), along with six rebounds and three assists. Ellis also gave up six turnovers in his 36 minutes on the floor. Paul George finished with 18 points (7 - 16 FG, 4 - 8 3Pt), four rebounds, three assists and one steal. George turned the ball over five times himself, contributing heavily along with Ellis to their teams ugly 23 turnovers. To make up for it, the Pacers shot a hot 50 percent from the field and 92 percent from the foul line. Jordan Hill put in solid numbers off the bench, with 12 points (5 - 10 FG, 2 - 2 FT) and five rebounds, in 27 minutes. Karl-Anthony Towns took advantage of the smaller line up of the Pacers as he powered his way to 24 points (10 - 16 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 4 - 5 FT), eight rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block, in 40 big minutes. Andrew Wiggins also played a strong game and finished with 19 points (9 - 18 FG), three rebounds, one assist and one steal. in 37 minutes. Ricky Rubio did his usual thing, scoring and dishing the ball, as he finished with 15 points (6 - 10 FG), nine assists, five rebounds and five steals, in 36 minutes. The Timberwolves struggled with turnovers, tallying 22, and got out - rebounded by the quick Pacers. Next the Timberwolves will visit San Antonio for a game on Monday. The Pacers will also be in action on Monday, when they host Atlanta for an important Eastern conference match up.
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