INDIANAPOLIS -- Forward Paul George scored 17 of his 30 points during the first half and the Indiana Pacers shot 68.4 percent in the opening 24 minutes en route to a 112-104 victory against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Playing the second of a back-to-back after losing Friday night in Atlanta, the Pacers (27-24) made 12 of their first 14 field goal attempts, building an early 26-10 lead. Indiana was 15 of 20 during the first 12 minutes, after which it led, 34-22.

The Pacers continued their hot shooting in the second quarter, making 11 of 18 to finish the first half 26 of 38 (68.4 percent), which produced a 62-48 halftime advantage. George was 6 of 7 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free throw line during Indiana's game-deciding first half.

Guard George Hill finished with 17 for Indiana, rookie center Myles Turner added 16 and forward Jordan Hill finished with 12, 10 during the second half.

Guard Reggie Jackson had 26 points for Detroit, and Anthony Tolliver had 17 for the Pistons, including five 3-pointers. Forward Marcus Morris finished with 16, and Stanley Johnson scored 14 while center Andre Drummond contributed 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Indiana shot 53.9 percent (41 of 76) and Detroit shot 47.5 percent (38 of 80).

Indiana's 34-point first quarter was its second-best this season, behind only the 35 it scored in a Jan. 30 victory against Denver. The Pacers' five starters were a collective 19 of 25 (76 percent) from the field during the opening half.

Indiana led by as many as 20 during the third quarter, but Detroit (27-25) used a 13-2 run to slice the Pacers' lead to 75-66 with 3:55 left, capped by guard Reggie Jackson's 3-pointer.

The Pistons outscored the Pacers 33-25 in the third quarter and made six 3-pointers to pull to within 87-81 entering the fourth.

Detroit continued to apply the pressure during the fourth, slicing the deficit to 97-92 with 6:02 left on a Tolliver 3-pointer. Three George free throws with 5:06 to play pushed the Indiana lead to 100-92.

A Jordan Hill dunk off a pass from George gave the Pacers a 104-98 advantage with 1:39 to go. Indiana made four of its final five field goal attempts after a missing its previous 11 shots.

NOTES: The Pistons played without G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (14.6 points per game), who has a core muscle strain. ... Detroit also was without G Jodie Meeks, who has a fractured fifth metatarsal. ... Indiana played without G Rodney Stuckey (right foot sprain/bone bruise). ... The Pacers welcomed the return of starting C Ian Mahinmi, who missed four games with a sore lower back. Mahinmi was in the starting lineup and scored four points in 20 minutes. ... George scored 30 points for the 16th time this season. ... The Pistons rank third in rebounding (47.1 per game) but were outrebounded 42-38. ... Indiana ranks third in opponents turnovers per game (16.7). ... Saturday was the fourth and final matchup this season between the Pistons and Pacers and Indiana won three of those games.