NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Jermaine O'Neal scored a season-best 31 points and Jamaal Tinsley added 23 as Indiana posted a 102-96 victory over New York at Madison Square Garden.
Sarunas Jasikevicius contributed 18 points -- 12 of them after halftime -- to the Pacers' fourth win in five games.
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Tinsley and Jasikevicius' efforts helped offset the loss of Pacer Stephen Jackson, who did not return after spraining his right thumb in the first half.
Stephon Marbury topped the sagging Knicks, losers of six in a row, with 25 points. Jamal Crawford finished with 15, while rookie Channing Frye pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds.
