West matched his season-high by scoring 31 points, Hill finished with 21 and the two accounted for the last nine points as the Pacers held off a late Chicago charge for a 97-92 victory in Sunday night's big Central Division showdown.
Roddick defeated Swedish sixth seed Robin Soderling 6-4 3-6 6-3 in a showdown between two big servers in the later semifinal to earn his first shot at the Indian Wells title.
Of course, when that happens may depend on the legal showdown between West Virginia and the Big East Conference centering around how long the Mountaineers must wait before they exit for the Big 12.
In some perversion of justice, USC was left out of this year's Big Dance and will waltz into a familiar and wonderful showdown with Michigan, which always has both a good team and a sorehead coach.