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PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid wanted the ball down the stretch and the 76ers were happy to give it to him.Embiid scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead Philadelphia to its first victory of the season, 109-105 over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.Ersan Ilyasova added 14 points for Philadelphia, which was the last winless team in the NBA. The 76ers snapped a 44-game losing streak in October and November that dated to Nov. 22, 2013.And they can thank Embiid, the No. 3 pick of the 2014 draft who missed the last two seasons due to a broken foot but has returned as a leading Rookie of the Year candidate.I want to be the best player and every time I step on the court, I think Im the best player, Embiid said. And if the team needs me to do that kind of stuff -- I think Ive still got a long way to go -- but I can do those types of things.Embiid, on a minutes restriction, played just 25 minutes.Joel brought us home with some individual brute strength, Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. He came in and won the game for us. Joel was the focal point at the end.Paul George had 26 points and Monta Ellis added 19 for the Pacers.After scoring nine points over a 2 1/2-minute stretch late in regulation, Embiid put the Sixers in front for good with a three-point play with 55 seconds left in overtime that made it 107-105. The Pacers turned it over on their ensuing possession and Embiid then came up big again, corralling a loose ball after he missed a jumper and then making a pair of free throws with 8.6 seconds left to put Philadelphia up four.It just feels good to finally get the chance to close a game out, which we havent been doing, Embiid said. Getting a chance to make shots in the clutch is a learning process for me and youve got to trust it.The teams completed a home-and-home after the Pacers won 122-115 in overtime in Indiana on Wednesday night. Jeff Teague had 30 points and nine assists, and George had 28 points and eight rebounds on Wednesday.We executed in our last game down the stretch; they executed tonight, Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. Our offense wasnt sharp down the stretch. The things we need to do to win a ballgame, we didnt do.Embiid didnt play on Wednesday as he eases back into action.Hes a big man and made plays down the stretch, McMillan said.The Sixers looked like they were going to lose yet another November game after blowing five-point lead with 25.4 seconds left in regulation.But the 76ers couldnt hold on.Ellis converted a three-point play with 22 seconds left. After Philadelphia coach Brett Brown called timeout, Teague stripped Sergio Rodriguez to give the Pacers possession. George was fouled and made a pair of free throws to tie it at 100 with 2.8 seconds left.Embiids game-winning attempt in regulation went long.HELPING OUTPhiladelphias Jahlil Okafor, who had offseason knee surgery, wasnt scheduled to play on Friday night in order to rest for Saturdays game at Atlanta. But Okafor was called into action in the first half and went scoreless in two minutes.STREAK SNAPPEDThe 76ers ended a six-game losing streak to the Pacers. Indiana still has won 10 of the last 12 against Philadelphia.TIP-INSPacers: George sprained his left thumb in the first quarter but returned in the second quarter. ... G Rodney Stuckey (right hamstring strain) missed his seventh straight game.76ers: A day after visiting the 76ers at practice, Hall of Famer Allen Iverson was in attendance. ... 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That included a track-record third run of 51.(STATS) -- Not so fast, the cupboard isnt bare at Southern Utah.The defending champions may not be the popular pick when the Big Sky football polls are released Tuesday, but people in the conference still recognize the strong talent in the Thunderbirds program even after they graduated some dominant players and lost their head coach.In the nations largest FCS conference, the Thunderbirds could be picked closer to where they were in last years preseason coaches and media polls than where they finished -- with their first Big Sky title.Southern Utah had the most selections Monday on the Big Sky preseason team with five -- seniors Steven Wroblewski (tight end), Mike Sharp (wide receiver) and Tate Lewis (punter), as wells as juniors Chance Bearnson (defensive tackle) and Mike Needham (linebacker).Honestly, we did lose some key guys, Lewis said. They were great for our team last year, but most of the guys that we had last year are back. I think it just comes down to us recognizing that and realizing we still have a great team and we can still do great things. Thats what we should expect.New Thunderbirds coach Demario Warren, promoted from defensive coordinator after coach Ed Lamb left for BYU following eight seasons, faces plenty of challenges as his team tries to replace quarterback Ammon Olsen and defensive stalwarts James Cowser, Miles Killebrew and LeShaun Sim, among others.But Warren returns a strong nucleus, led by Needham, a first-team All-Big Sky choice last season when Southern Utah won the conference title with a 7-1 mark and finished 8-4 overall with a No. 18 national ranking.I just feel like as long as we have that belief and everyone is on board, Lewis said, well do a great job.Northern Arizona and Weber State tied for the second-most preseason selections with four each. Those two teams, along with Southern Utah, Eastern Washington, Montana, North Dakota and Portland State are all part of what should be a wide-open title race in the 13-tteam Big Sky.ddddddddddddEastern Washington senior wide receiver Cooper Kupp, the 2015 STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year, and Montana senior defensive end Caleb Kidder were named the Big Skys preseason offensive and defensive players of the year.What is important to me, Kupp said, is that Im giving my best day in and day out. As long as everyone else on the Eastern Washington football team walks off the field their last time playing and is able to look back and say, I gave everything I had this season. I gave my very best, everything else that comes with that -- statistics, team success, all the stuff -- is going to come with it.---=BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON TEAM=Offensive Player of the Year -- Cooper Kupp, WR, Eastern WashingtonDefensive Player of the Year -- Caleb Kidder, DE, MontanaOffenseQB -- Case Cookus, Northern ArizonaRB -- *John Santiago, North DakotaRB -- Chad Newell, Montana StateFB -- *Joe Protheroe, Cal PolyTE -- Steven Wroblewski, Southern UtahOG -- Cameron Young, Weber StateOG -- J.P. Flynn, Montana StateC -- Blake Porter, Northern ArizonaOT -- Jacob Julian, Northern ArizonaOT -- Calvin Steyn, Weber StateWR -- *Cooper Kupp, Eastern WashingtonWR -- Mike Sharp, Southern UtahWR -- Emmanuel Butler, Northern ArizonaDefenseDE -- Caleb Kidder, MontanaDE -- Davond Dade, Portland StateDT -- Chance Bearnson, Southern UtahDT -- Chuntony Johnson, Northern ColoradoOLB -- Mike Needham, Southern UtahOLB -- Mac Bignell, Montana StateILB -- Emmett Tela, Weber StateILB -- Manoah Pearson, Sacramento StateCB -- Xavier Coleman, Portland StateCB -- Taron Johnson, Weber StateS -- Cole Reyes, North DakotaS -- Yamen Sanders, MontanaSpecial TeamsPK -- Jonathan Gonzales, Portland StateP -- Tate Lewis, Southern UtahRS -- Ellis Onic II, Northern ColoradoST -- Hakeem Diggs, Northern Colorado* -- unanimous selection ' ' '