INDIANAPOLIS—A dominant fourth quarter helped the Bulls in their quest to build momentum heading into the All-Star break.Luol Deng had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and the Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers 109-101 on Tuesday night, outscoring Indiana 28-15 in the final 12 minutes.The Pacers shot 33 percent in the fourth quarter of their final game before the break.It was the Bulls second consecutive win after three straight losses. The Bulls (25-25) will play Orlando in the United Center on Wednesday with a chance to move above .500. Derrick Rose and John Salmons each scored 21 points for the Bulls. Kirk Hinrich scored 17 points, and Brad Miller added 13.Danny Granger had 27 points and 10 rebounds, Troy Murphy had 18 points and 16 rebounds and Earl Watson added 14 points and six assists for the Pacers.The Bulls shot 51 percent from the field. Salmons, a reserve, did his part by shooting 7-for-10. The Bulls hung tough on the boards without center Joakim Noah. The league’s No. 3 rebounder with 12 per game was not with the team because of a left foot injury. Miller, a former Pacer, started in his place. Indiana shot just 33 percent in the fourth quarter and blew a five-point lead. Watson said the Pacers started struggling when the pace slowed.The Bulls trailed the entire second half until a 3-point play by Rose, then a two-handed jam by Taj Gibson tied the score at 92 with seven minutes to go. Rose closed out the 9-0 run with a long jumper from the top of the key that gave the Bulls a 96-92 lead. A dunk by Deng with 1:56 to play extended the lead to 103-97, and the Bulls led by at least five points the rest of the way.Rose was a step ahead of the Pacers all night.Watson drained a 40-foot shot as time expired on the shot clock 2.6 seconds before halftime. The bucket gave the Pacers a 60-57 lead at the break.A 3-pointer by Granger gave the Pacers a 69-63 lead early in the third quarter, and a 3 by Brandon Rush increased the lead to 73-63.The Bulls recovered quickly. A runner by Rose cut Indiana’s lead to 77-75 late in the quarter, but the Pacers hung on to lead 86-81 at the end of the period.Defense, and poor shooting by the Pacers, won it for the Bulls at the end.

NOTES—Army PFC Alex Hughes proposed to Lindsey Smith on the court between the first and second quarters. … Pacers C Jeff Foster will have season-ending back surgery after the All-Star break. … Pacers F Tyler Hansbrough sat out again with an inner ear infection, but O’Brien was hopeful he would return soon after the All-Star break. … Gibson committed his second foul with 9:42 left in the first quarter.