Nov 3 (The Sports Xchange) - A spirited performance by the bench allowed the Indiana Pacers to notch their first victory of the season with a 94-82 win over the previously unbeaten Detroit Pistons at The Palace.
Reserve guard Rodney Stuckey scored a team-high 23 points and sparked a 22-0 first-half outburst as the Pacers bench outscored the Pistons' reserves 43-2.
"Credit Rodney Stuckey," Indiana coach Frank Vogel said. "He really drove the engine with that group. We put the ball in his hands a lot and a lot of good things happened."
The former Pistons point guard made nine of 14 field goal attempts and five of six free throws for the Pacers (1-3).