The Indiana Lyons won their fourth game in a row on Saturday with a commanding 118-96 victory over the Naptown Pros at home in Bosstick Gym in American Basketball Association (ABA) action.

The Pros jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead to start the game, but a three-pointer by Phil Bessick and a field goal by Jordan Hidleburg gave the Lyons a 5-4 advantage, and they never trailed again in the final 46 minutes of play.

The Naptown Pros are from Indianapolis, and three former Lyons – Roger Davis III, Tracey Ganow, and Damon Craig – now play for the Pros. Between the physical proximity of the two teams and the familiarity between players of both squads, the battle on Saturday had the feel of two brothers playing against each other.

The crowd of about 300 in the Lyons Den enjoyed dominant performances from Hidleburg, who led the team with 25 points and went 5-for-6 from three-point range, and 7’0” Alex “A.B.” Brown, who racked up 21 points and 8 blocks. Brownsburg High School alumnus Kendric Lee added 17 points, including three baskets from beyond the arc.

All 12 Lyons played in the contest, and all 12 scored.

The Lyons entered the game ranked No. 25 in the ABA out of more than 150 teams across North America and Japan. After a rocky start to the season, the team has now registered seven wins in their last eight games to improve their season record to 8-5. They are in fourth place in the ABA Midwest Region.

The team travels to Tennessee this weekend for games against Midwest Region foes, the Clarksville Phoenix and the Music City Jazz. Clarksville is in second place in the region and ranked in the ABA Top 25. They beat the Lyons in the Lyons Den back in November by a score of 101-93, so the Lyons will be looking for some payback in Clarksville on Saturday.

The Jazz are the defending ABA Midwest Region champions, but the Lyons cruised past them in December in the Lyons Den, 106-94, in a game that was not as close as the final score indicates. The Lyons will strive to repeat that performance in Nashville on Sunday.

After a road series in Missouri during the first weekend of February, the Lyons will return home on Saturday, Feb. 11 in Bosstick Gym against one of their spirited rivals, the Ohio Bruins. The Lyons and Bruins have a long history of playing closely-contested games that are decided in the final seconds of the contest.