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.