INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Danny Granger scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and the Indiana Pacers held off the short-handed Washington Wizards 93-85 on Saturday night.

Jermaine O’Neal had 18 points and eight rebounds, and reserve Kareem Rush added 15 points for the Pacers (15-13), who won for the fourth time in five games.

Antawn Jamison finished with 29 points and 12 rebounds, and Roger Mason scored a career-high 20 points for Washington (13-13), which played without injured starters Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler and Antonio Daniels.

Trailing by seven entering the fourth quarter, the Wizards used a 9-0 run to tie it at 70 with 8 minutes remaining. The Pacers responded by scoring the next seven points, including a 3-pointer by Granger.

Washington cut it to 84-79 later in the period, but Granger’s 3-pointer and O’Neal’s jumper pushed the lead back to 10 with 3 minutes left.

Rush scored 12 points in the second quarter to help Indiana take a 45-34 lead at halftime.

Washington fought back in the third, cutting it to 61-60 on Jamison’s layup late in the period. The Pacers answered with the next seven points, including five by O’Neal, to regain an eight-point lead.

Notes: Mason, who was making his second start of the season, arrived in Indianapolis about two hours before the game after attending his grandfather’s funeral Saturday morning in Washington. … Pacers C David Harrison (back spasms) did not play. … The Pacers improved to 7-2 in the second game of back-to-backs. They lost 131-118 at Minnesota on Friday. … Washington lost its third straight game following a four-game win streak. … Midway through the third quarter, a fan ran onto the court as the Pacers were about to inbound the ball under their own basket. The fan, who disrupted play for a couple minutes, tried to avoid security by running around the court, but was finally tackled by several arena workers.

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