Just Rose-y: Jalen Leads Pacers

It was such a dominant night for Indiana's reserves that one of them, Jalen Rose, outscored the entire Milwaukee bench.

Rose scored 25 points, including four free throws in the final 20 seconds of overtime, as the Indiana Pacers defeated Milwaukee 108-100 in overtime Wednesday night.

Reggie Miller had 20 points in addition to a strong defensive effort against Ray Allen as the Pacers defeated the Bucks for the seventh consecutive time.

Indiana's reserves outscored the Bucks 54-20 with Derrick McKey contributing a season-high 15 points. McKey, who was on the injured list until April 12, played a season-high 28 minutes and helped limit the effectiveness of Glenn Robinson down the stretch.

"He played fantastic at both ends of the floor. He's getting more confidence in his game and his knee," Miller said of McKey.

"Derrick is a great defender," Milwaukee coach George Karl said.

Miller had five points in the extra period when the Pacers pulled away as the Bucks went scoreless for over three minutes.

Robinson led the Bucks with 27 points, including 15 in the first quarter. But he had only four in the fourth quarter and overtime.

"In the first quarter, I let the game come to me and didn't try to force anything," Robinson said. "In the second half, they made it tougher on me. Their defesne really clamped down on me, and forced me to take some tougher shots."

Tim Thomas had 21 for the Bucks.

Allen, who had 14 points but shot only 4-of-19, tied the game for the last time at 96-96 with 3:51 remaining in overtime. Dale Davis then made one of two free throws to put Indiana ahead to stay. Miller also made a free throw with 3:06 left but missed the second, ending a strea of 33 successful attempts.

Consecutive baskets by McKey gave Indiana a 102-96 lead. Haywoode Workman, who scored 12 points and had 11 assists in his first game against his former team, scored with 44.6 seconds left but failed to convert the three-point opportunity.

"Having played here for five years made tonight's game pretty emotional," Workman said. "I tried to treat this like any other road game, but I had a tough time settling down early."

After Miller delivered on a long jumper with 29.3 seconds to go, Thomas brought the Bucks to 104-100 before Rose hit four free throws.

Rik Smits forced the overtime when he rebounded Travis Best's miss and scored on a follow to tie it 92-92 with 3.3 seconds left. Allen's shot bounced off the rim as time expired.

There were eight ties and seven lead changes in the first three quarters, which ended with the Bucks leading 80-76.

Rose and McKey sparked the Pacers to their biggest lead of the game in the second quarter. Rose had six points and McKey five as Indiana scored 12 consecutive points to lead 54-41 with 3:23 remaining in the half. Indiana led 56-50 at halftime.

Notes: Sam Perkins missed his second consecutive game for Indiana with a sprained left knee. Armen Gilliam did not dress because of a sore knee and the Bucks were also without Dell Curry because of back spasms. ... Milwaukee's last victory over Indiana was March 16, 1997 and the last at Indianapolis was Jan. 15, 1997. ... The Pacers had their 12th sellout of the season. ... The Bucks had 19 turnovers, the most by an Indiana opponent this season. ... Mark Jackson went into the game with the league's best assist-turnover ratio of 4.01 and raised it with seven assists and just one turnover. ... The Pacers had a season-high 28 assists.

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