Tyler Hansbrough scored 19 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Hornets 101-98 in an NBA preseason game Friday night. Marco Belinelli had 16 points to lead New Orleans, which rallied from a 55-40 halftime deficit to cut the lead to 97-96 with just under three minutes remaining. Hansbrough, who missed all but 29 games as a rookie last season because of issues with his inner ear and vertigo, scored 11 points in the third quarter and showed much of the aggressiveness and physical inside play that made him the No. 13 overall selection by Indiana in the 2009 draft. Hansbrough, the 2008 ACC Player of the Year for North Carolina, made 7 of 8 free throws and had five rebounds. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=301015011
