The Indiana Pacers defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns, 131-97, at Banker's Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

Indiana came into this game as a huge favorite and a 131-97 scoreline vindicates that thought. A 38-19 first quarter really set the tone, as the Pacers won in wire-to-wire fashion. In addition, they won the first, third and fourth quarters by at least 11 points apiece. Defensive rebounding was big for Indiana, as they won that battle, 43-33. The assist-to-turnover differential was also decisive, with the Pacers recording five more assists than the Suns while committing five fewer turnovers. Indiana shot 52 percent from the field, 48 percent from three-point range and 75 percent from the free-throw line while Phoenix hit just 42 percent from the field, 30 percent from long range and 50 percent from the charity stripe.

The Suns (11-34) were led by T.J. Warren, as he amassed 19 points and three boards. Devin Booker returned to provide eight points, five rebounds and five assists. DeAndre Ayton totaled 14 points and eight rebounds while Kelly Oubre Jr. led the bench with 16 points, five rebounds and two assists.

The Pacers (29-14) were led by Bojan Bogdanovic, as he tallied 20 points, five rebounds and three assists. Myles Turner accrued 18 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Darren Collison finished with 15 points, four rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Thaddeus Young totaled 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists while Victor Oladipo generated eight points, six rebounds and five assists. Tyreke Evans led the bench with 20 points and four rebounds.

Both teams return to action on Thursday, with Pheonix traveling to face the Toronto Raptors and Indiana playing host to the Philadelphia 76ers.