Hansbrough leads Pacers past Bulls

[March 19, 2011]  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tyler Hansbrough had 29 points and 12 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat Chicago 115-108 in overtime on Friday night, snapping the Bulls' eight-game winning streak.

Danny Granger scored 19 points and Darren Collison added 17 for the Pacers, who have won three of four.

Derrick Rose tied a career high with 42 points for the Bulls. He scored 19 in the fourth quarter and made three free throws with 1.2 seconds left to force overtime. Luol Deng added 21 points for the Bulls.

Chicago entered the game with the best record in the Eastern Conference, and could have been the first team in the East to win 50 games.

Chicago forward Carlos Boozer missed his fifth straight game with an injured left ankle.

It was Hansbrough's third game of the week with at least 29 points. He had back-to-back games of 29 and 30 points in wins over the New York Knicks on Sunday and Tuesday.

The Pacers struck quickly in overtime. Hansbrough scored in close, then stole the ball from Rose, leading to a layup by Collison that put Indiana ahead 106-102.

Granger made a 3-pointer to push Indiana's lead to 109-102. Rose's layup with 43 seconds left cut it to 111-108, but he fouled out trying to stop Josh McRoberts' dunk attempt with 24 seconds to go. McRoberts made both free throws to give Indiana a 113-108 lead.

The Bulls overcame a 20-point, second-half deficit to force overtime.

Rose made the first of two free throws with 58 seconds remaining in regulation to cut Indiana's lead to 102-99.

Chicago had a chance to tie, but Rose missed a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left. The Pacers had a chance to extend their lead, but Taj Gibson's steal gave the Bulls another chance.

Rose dribbled against Collison, and Collison fouled him on a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left. Rose made all three free throws to tie the score, and Granger missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

NOTES: Hansbrough had 13 points in the first quarter, and the Pacers led 31-21 at the end of the period. Indiana shot 58 percent in the first 12 minutes. ... Former Pacers Rik Smits and Derrick McKey attended the game. ... Earlier in the day, Pacers president Larry Bird presented Dario Franchitti a ring for winning last year's Indianapolis 500.

[Associated Press]

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