Scoreboard
Published 1:51 am Tuesday, February 28, 2012
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 20 14 .588 —
New York 17 18 .486 3 1/2
Boston 15 17 .469 4
Toronto 10 23 .303 9 1/2
New Jersey 10 25 .286 10 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 27 7 .794 —
Orlando 22 13 .629 5 1/2
Atlanta 20 14 .588 7
Washington 7 26 .212 19 1/2
Charlotte 4 28 .125 22
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 27 8 .771 —
Indiana 21 12 .636 5
Cleveland 13 18 .419 12
Milwaukee 13 20 .394 13
Detroit 11 24 .314 16
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 24 10 .706 —
Dallas 21 13 .618 3
Houston 20 14 .588 4
Memphis 19 15 .559 5
New Orleans 8 25 .242 15 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 27 7 .794 —
Portland 18 16 .529 9
Denver 18 17 .514 9 1/2
Minnesota 17 17 .500 10
Utah 15 17 .469 11
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 20 11 .645 —
L.A. Lakers 20 14 .588 1 1/2
Golden State 13 17 .433 6 1/2
Phoenix 14 20 .412 7 1/2
Sacramento 11 22 .333 10
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s Games
Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Houston, 8 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
NBA scoring
NBA Scoring Average Leaders
G FG FT PTS AVG
Bryant, LAL 34 351 217 966 28.4
Durant, OKC 34 343 204 948 27.9
James, MIA 33 326 225 903 27.4
Love, MIN 32 258 234 799 25.0
Westbrook, OKC 34 303 166 799 23.5
Ellis, GOL 29 239 133 651 22.4
Aldridge, POR 32 289 134 713 22.3
D. Williams, NJN 34 253 168 756 22.2
Griffin, LAC 31 272 118 663 21.4
Howard, ORL 35 258 186 702 20.1
Nowitzki, DAL 30 214 134 587 19.6
Parker, SAN 33 241 149 639 19.4
Lee, GOL 29 232 95 559 19.3
Jefferson, UTA 29 242 70 554 19.1
Gay, MEM 34 261 92 642 18.9
Bosh, MIA 34 241 138 627 18.4
Jennings, MIL 33 225 88 606 18.4
Irving, CLE 28 189 96 508 18.1
Granger, IND 31 182 135 558 18.0
Martin, HOU 32 193 124 576 18.0
Pierce, BOS 29 165 136 511 17.6
J. Johnson, ATL 32 214 77 562 17.6
Jamison, CLE 31 209 76 539 17.4
Evans, SAC 33 210 134 571 17.3
Young, WAS 33 203 100 566 17.2
Gasol, LAL 34 236 102 577 17.0
Wall, WAS 33 192 169 555 16.8
Harden, OKC 33 160 177 554 16.8
Monroe, DET 35 235 113 583 16.7
Cousins, SAC 32 196 132 525 16.4
Bynum, LAL 30 196 96 488 16.3
H.S. scores
Ohio High School Basketball
Monday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores
Division I
Amherst Steele 59, N. Ridgeville 38
Massillon Jackson 95, Copley 76
Massillon Perry 82, Akr. Garfield 66
Strongsville 62, N. Olmsted 58, OT
Warren Howland 50, Kent Roosevelt 47
Youngs. Boardman 64, Louisville 60
Division II
Akr. East 88, Mogadore Field 43
Cle. Hay 81, Geneva 42
Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 53, Chagrin Falls 48
New Philadelphia 61, Millersburg W. Holmes 59
Painesville Harvey 70, Jefferson Area 44
Ravenna 61, Mantua Crestwood 59
Uhrichsville Claymont 58, Zanesville Maysville 40
Youngs. Mooney 46, Hubbard 37
Division III
Atwater Waterloo 58, Hanoverton United 45
Beverly Ft. Frye 42, Martins Ferry 39
Burton Berkshire 71, Girard 49
Columbia Station Columbia 71, Brooklyn 59
E. Palestine 61, Columbiana 33
LaGrange Keystone 46, W. Salem NW 27
Leavittsburg LaBrae 74, Campbell Memorial 33
Newton Falls 77, Garrettsville Garfield 43
Oberlin 56, Elyria Cath. 54
Rocky River Lutheran W. 54, Cle. MLK 52
Sugarcreek Garaway 54, Newcomerstown 38
Division IV
Barnesville 55, Shadyside 52
Berlin Hiland 87, St. Clairsville E. Richland Christian 29
Cuyahoga Hts. 68, Rittman 39
Lowellville 29, Berlin Center Western Reserve 26
Mogadore 80, Canton Heritage Christian 48
Strasburg-Franklin 63, Toronto 42
Warren JFK 66, N. Bloomfield 41
Zanesville Rosecrans 81, Bellaire St. John 16
College scores
Monday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
Georgetown 59, Notre Dame 41
SOUTH
Ark.-Pine Bluff 68, Grambling St. 53
Bethune-Cookman 74, Hampton 64
Coppin St. 64, Md.-Eastern Shore 60
MVSU 78, Jackson St. 69
Morgan St. 73, Delaware St. 72
NC Central 71, SC State 57
Norfolk St. 79, Florida A&M 70
Savannah St. 62, NC A&T 50
MIDWEST
North Dakota 86, Texas-Pan American 60
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 77, Texas Tech 48
Kansas 70, Oklahoma St. 58
Prairie View 62, Alabama St. 59
Texas Southern 69, Alabama A&M 59
FAR WEST
Gonzaga 92, Longwood 60
Montana St. 79, N. Arizona 60
NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 61 40 15 6 86 169 124
Pittsburgh 62 36 21 5 77 198 163
Philadelphia 61 34 20 7 75 203 187
New Jersey 62 35 23 4 74 172 170
N.Y. Islanders 62 26 28 8 60 146 184
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 60 37 20 3 77 200 139
Ottawa 64 33 23 8 74 198 192
Toronto 62 29 26 7 65 184 190
Buffalo 62 27 27 8 62 154 180
Montreal 63 24 29 10 58 163 175
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 61 29 20 12 70 153 169
Winnipeg 65 30 27 8 68 166 186
Washington 62 31 26 5 67 169 176
Tampa Bay 62 28 28 6 62 174 212
Carolina 62 23 26 13 59 162 187
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 63 39 17 7 85 161 126
Detroit 63 41 19 3 85 197 149
Nashville 63 37 19 7 81 178 161
Chicago 64 33 24 7 73 193 189
Columbus 62 18 37 7 43 144 207
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 63 40 16 7 87 203 154
Colorado 64 33 27 4 70 168 173
Calgary 63 28 24 11 67 151 173
Minnesota 62 28 25 9 65 139 163
Edmonton 62 25 31 6 56 167 184
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Phoenix 62 32 21 9 73 164 155
San Jose 61 32 22 7 71 177 159
Dallas 63 33 26 4 70 165 171
Los Angeles 63 28 23 12 68 134 137
Anaheim 63 27 26 10 64 161 178
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers 2, New Jersey 0
Nashville 2, Los Angeles 1
Edmonton 5, Winnipeg 3
Colorado 4, Anaheim 1
St. Louis 3, Calgary 1
Tuesday’s Games
Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m.
Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Pittsburgh at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Buffalo at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
AP men’s poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Kentucky (63) 28-1 1,623 1
2. Syracuse (2) 29-1 1,562 2
3. Kansas 24-5 1,459 4
4. Duke 25-4 1,409 5
5. Michigan St. 24-5 1,372 6
6. North Carolina 25-4 1,314 7
7. Missouri 25-4 1,253 3
8. Marquette 24-5 1,150 10
9. Baylor 24-5 1,055 13
10. Ohio St. 23-6 1,036 8
11. Georgetown 21-6 906 9
12. Murray St. 28-1 885 14
13. Michigan 21-8 766 11
14. Wisconsin 21-8 764 16
15. Wichita St. 26-4 754 19
16. Florida 22-7 638 12
17. UNLV 24-6 531 21
18. Indiana 22-7 444 23
19. Louisville 22-7 426 17
20. Notre Dame 20-9 357 20
21. San Diego St. 22-6 304 24
22. Florida St. 19-9 252 15
23. Temple 22-6 158 22
24. Virginia 21-7 142 25
25. Creighton 25-5 140 —
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 115, Iowa St. 80, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 62, New Mexico 60, Drexel 41, Vanderbilt 23, VCU 9, Long Beach St. 8, BYU 6, Harvard 5, Memphis 5, California 3, Purdue 3, Kansas St. 2, Southern Miss. 2, Alabama 1.
USA Today poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 26, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Kentucky (31) 28-1 775 1
2. Syracuse 29-1 744 2
3. Duke 25-4 690 4
4. Kansas 24-5 683 5
5. Michigan State 24-5 650 6
6. North Carolina 25-4 627 7
7. Marquette 24-5 568 10
8. Missouri 25-4 566 3
9. Murray State 28-1 480 12
10. Baylor 24-5 475 14
11. Ohio State 23-6 470 9
12. Georgetown 21-6 439 8
13. Florida 22-7 354 11
14. Wichita State 26-4 352 19
15. Wisconsin 21-8 341 15
16. Michigan 21-8 306 13
17. UNLV 24-6 281 20
18. Louisville 22-7 202 17
19. Notre Dame 20-9 184 18
20. Indiana 22-7 178 24
21. Saint Mary’s 25-5 163 23
22. Florida State 19-9 119 16
23. San Diego State 22-6 111 25
24. Creighton 25-5 80 —
25. Temple 22-6 53 22
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 48, Drexel 30, Virginia 30, New Mexico 23, Vanderbilt 13, Iowa State 8, Middle Tennessee 8, Long Beach State 6, Kansas State 5, Mississippi State 5, Washington 2, California 1, Harvard 1, Memphis 1, Nevada 1, VCU 1, Weber State 1.
Women’s poll
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Baylor (40) 29-0 1,000 1
2. Stanford 26-1 946 2
3. Notre Dame 27-2 927 3
4. UConn 26-3 887 4
5. Duke 24-4 813 7
6. Maryland 25-4 808 6
7. Miami 25-4 757 5
8. Delaware 26-1 688 9
9. Penn St. 23-5 658 11
10. Kentucky 24-5 624 13
11. Green Bay 25-1 597 12
12. Georgetown 22-6 521 15
13. Tennessee 21-8 505 10
14. Ohio St. 24-5 485 8
15. Georgia Tech 22-7 367 17
16. Georgia 22-7 355 18
17. Texas A&M 20-7 351 14
18. St. John’s 20-8 306 20
19. St. Bonaventure 27-2 294 19
20. Louisville 20-8 291 16
21. Purdue 21-8 227 22
22. Gonzaga 25-4 124 25
23. Rutgers 20-8 120 24
24. Nebraska 21-7 102 23
25. South Carolina 21-8 46 —
Others receiving votes: Princeton 45, Arkansas 36, DePaul 34, California 25, West Virginia 25, Middle Tennessee 15, Florida Gulf Coast 8, Vanderbilt 6, Iowa 3, Fresno St. 2, Oklahoma 2.