The Houston Rockets (37-24) play the second of back-to-back road games Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers (34-25) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Both teams are fighting to improve their playoff positioning,

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On Monday night, injuries again reared their head for the Houston Rockets, who suffered another loss at the hands of the OKC Thunder. Against the Kings, the Rockets were at full health, getting Fred VanVleet and Jabari Smith Jr.

The last Saturday of the college basketball season was loaded with highlights and teams moving on the projected bracket

On Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers beat the Houston Rockets, 115-102. The Pacers led by as many as 17 points before allowing the Rockets to briefly take the lead in the fourth quarter, but Indiana regained control of the game.

The Rockets will not meet the Pacers in the postseason, although they presented an excellent test for Indiana. The Pacers were, of course, unable to keep up with Houston's four high-level rebounders, although they built a defensive plan around limiting the damage.

The Rockets are struggling through the second half of the season, which poses concern for the rest of the year.

Houston is looking to end its seven-game road skid with a victory over Indiana. Tuesday's meeting is the first this season between the teams.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 31 points, Kiki Iriafen added 21 and each grabbed 10 rebounds in their first Big Ten Tournament games, leading No. 2 Southern California to an 84-79 victory over Indiana on Friday in Indianapolis.

Houston is 23-4 overall and first place (15-1 record) in the Big 12 Conference entering Monday's game at Texas Tech. Three of Houston's losses have come in overtime.

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