Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, # Marat Kogut, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance: 14703
Danny Granger went off for 33 points on 11-of-19 shooting and Tyler Hansbrough added 24 points as the visiting Indiana Pacers cruised past the Charlotte Bobcats, 111-88, on Wednesday.
Roy Hibbert collected 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Pacers (32-40), who increased their lead to three games over the Bobcats (28-42) for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Pacers were up by just a point, 54-53, at the break but took over in the third quarter as Granger went for 10 points in the frame and Brandon Rush hit three 3-pointers to stretch the lead out to 87-72.
The Bobcats briefly made a move to get back into it early in the fourth, cutting it to 92-79 when Shaun Livingston hit a pair of free throws following a flagrant foul call on Jeff Foster. But Indiana responded with a 10-0 burst over the next four minutes to put it away.
D.J. Augustin scored 17 points for Charlotte, which has dropped four games in a row.
| Indiana | Charlotte | |
| Danny Granger 33 | Scoring | D.J. Augustin 17 |
| Darren Collison 4 | Assists | Boris Diaw 7 |
| Roy Hibbert 14 | Rebounds | Kwame Brown 9 |
| Danny Granger 9 | Free Throws Made | D.J. Augustin 6 |
| Danny Granger 2 | Steals | Gerald Henderson 2 |
| Roy Hibbert 2 | Blocks | Tyrus Thomas 2 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Indiana | 111 | 54.2 | 6-14 | 27-34 | 20 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| Charlotte | 88 | 44.4 | 3-10 | 21-29 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
- Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Bobcats have a W/L % of .393 after a win and .405 after a loss.
- Indiana will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Pacers have a W/L % of .387 after a win and .488 after a loss.