AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Indiana coach Rick Carlisle used all four of his second-half timeouts in the third quarter, trying to slow down the Detroit Pistons. It didn’t work.

Ben Wallace had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks to lead Detroit to an 86-67 victory last night over the Pacers, and a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

The Pistons held Indiana without a field goal for a stretch of 10:39 – including the first 6:26 of the second half – turning a tie game into a 22-point advantage. The defending champions turned the game into a rout with a 30-4 run over the second and third quarters.

The outcome was a foregone conclusion by the fourth quarter, but the final few minutes provided a couple of oddly entertaining moments.

League rules require each team calls a timeout in the fourth quarter, but because Carlisle didn’t have any left, the Pacers were called for a technical foul with 2:17 left. Seldom-used Pistons former first-round pick Darko Milicic made the foul shot. He also made a hook shot that drew cheers.

Game 6 is tomorrow night in Indianapolis. Of the previous 123 series tied 2-2,the winner of Game 5 advanced 103 times in best-of-seven series.

Indiana’s Jermaine O’Neal had 14 points and Stephen Jackson scored 12. Reggie Miller was held to eight points – his third single-digit scoring game of the series.

Tayshaun Prince had 16 points for the Pistons. Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton each scored 13 points and Rasheed Wallace added 10.

The Pistons’ reserves – led by Antonio McDyess and Carlos Arroyo – led a 15-2 run late in the first half, giving them a 42-33 lead.

Detroit’s starters – all back from last year’s title run – put Indiana away with a 15-0 burst to start the second half.

Detroit had a 23-21 lead after the first quarter following three lead changes and four ties. Prince led the Pistons with 10 points while O’Neal had eight for the Pacers.

Indiana held Detroit scoreless for over four minutes in the second quarter and went ahead 31-27. But the Pistons took over from there. The first-half run began when Ben Wallace grabbed Prince’s air ball and scored and it ended with his swooping, reverse dunk.

Detroit’s bench is often pointed to as a weakness, but Arroyo and McDyess sparked the Pistons’ comeback in the second quarter. Without making a shot, Arroyo was commanding during Detroit’s surge with four assists. McDyess added eight points in the quarter.

After a scoreless first half with two fouls, Rasheed Wallace went after O’Neal – leading to the Indiana center’s fourth foul – on the first possession of the second quarter and made two free throws.

The Pistons outscored Indiana 27-11 in the third quarter, taking a 69-46 lead. The Pacers pulled within 20 early in the fourth, then Detroit scored eight straight points.