Monroe scores career-high 27 points in loss
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (AP) -- Brandon Rush's dunk with 5.4 seconds remaining gave the surging Indiana Pacers a 102-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
Tyler Hansbrough scored 21 points for Indiana, which squandered a 16-point second half lead before a dramatic, back-and-forth final sequence.
With 11.1 seconds remaining, Austin Daye's 17-footer gave the Pistons their first lead since the first quarter, but on the ensuing possession, Danny Granger drew a double-team and found Rush for a dunk in traffic in the lane.
A turnover on the ensuing possession secured the victory for Indiana, which won for the ninth time in 12 games since interim coach Frank Vogel took over for Jim O'Brien in late January.
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