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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 112, Philadelphia 109
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials: #67 John Goble, #12 Violet Palmer, #22 Bill Spooner
Attendance: 20038

Austin Daye’s 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left tied the game and the Detroit Pistons scored the first eight points of overtime to defeat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 Saturday night.

Daye opened the scoring in the overtime with another 3-pointer and then made a dunk to extend the lead to 104-99 midway through the extra session.

Philadelphia (15-22) missed its first seven shots of the overtime and trailed 110-103 with 21 seconds to play but then hit a pair of 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 110-109 with seven seconds left.

Detroit’s Rodney Stuckey hit two free throws to make it 112-109 and Jodie Meeks missed a 3-pointer to tie it before the buzzer sounded as the Sixers have now lost three in a row.

Tayshaun Prince led the Pistons (12-24) with 23 points. Daye finished with 15 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20 to help snap a three-game losing streak.

Rookie Evan Turner led Philadelphia with 19 points and Elton Brand had 17 as six Philadelphia players hit double figures.

The 76ers maintained a three-point lead throughout most of the closing stages of regulation and had a chance to put the game away but Lou Williams missed a pair of free throws with six seconds left.

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Detroit
Evan Turner 19 Scoring Tayshaun Prince 23
Jrue Holiday 12 Assists Tracy McGrady 7
Elton Brand 14 Rebounds Greg Monroe 13
Evan Turner 4 Free Throws Made Rodney Stuckey 5
Jrue Holiday 3 Steals Greg Monroe 3
N/A Blocks Tracy McGrady 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Philadelphia 109 48.4 5-14 16-23 29 45 0 6 13
Detroit 112 44.6 8-15 22-34 24 53 6 8 12
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Indiana. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.