Marshall box

MARSHALL 97, HOUSTON 87

HOUSTON (12-18)

McLean 2-3 0-0 4, McNeil 6-8 4-10 16, Harris 6-9 2-3 14, Nixon 4-8 12-12 21, Thibodeaux 4-6 0-0 10, Tellis 1-1 0-0 2, Haywood 1-1 0-0 3, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 1-8 0-2 2, Van Slyke 3-6 2-3 10, Washington 2-2 1-2 5. Totals 30-52 21-32 87.

MARSHALL (22-10)

Thomas 6-9 3-3 17, Baines 4-10 3-4 11, Spikes 0-1 0-0 0, Pitts 6-11 14-18 28, Kane 7-16 5-13 21, Higgins 0-0 0-0 0, Pena 3-4 0-0 9, Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 0-2 7-8 7, Williams 2-3 0-2 4. Totals 28-57 32-48 97.

Halftime—Houston 36-33. 3-Point Goals—Houston 6-13 (Thibodeaux 2-3, Van Slyke 2-3, Haywood 1-1, Nixon 1-2, Harris 0-1, Brown 0-3), Marshall 9-19 (Pena 3-4, Thomas 2-2, Kane 2-6, Pitts 2-6, Johnson 0-1). Fouled Out—Baines, Brown, Thomas, Washington. Rebounds—Houston 33 (McNeil 12), Marshall 34 (Kane 10). Assists—Houston 17 (Brown, Nixon 4), Marshall 15 (Pitts 10). Total Fouls—Houston 34, Marshall 25. Technical—Baines. A—NA.

College basketball

Wednesday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

TOURNAMENTS

Big 12 Conference

First Round

Colorado 77, Iowa St. 75

Oklahoma 84, Baylor 67

Oklahoma St. 53, Nebraska 52

Big East Conference

Second Round

Cincinnati 87, South Florida 61

Connecticut 79, Georgetown 62

St. John’s 65, Rutgers 63

Conference USA

First Round

East Carolina 75, UCF 60

Marshall 97, Houston 87

Southern Miss. 63, Tulane 47

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Quarterfinals

Bethune-Cookman 66, S. Carolina St. 50

First Round

Norfolk St. 68, Howard 53

Mountain West Conference

First Round

TCU 70, Wyoming 61

Northeast Conference

Championship

Long Island U. 85, Robert Morris 82, OT

Southland Conference

First Round

McNeese St. 61, Nicholls St. 54

Sam Houston St. 61, Stephen F.Austin 45

Texas St. 72, SE Louisiana 68

UTSA 97, Northwestern St. 96

Southwestern Athletic Conference

First Round

Jackson St. 50, Prairie View 38

Texas Southern 50, Ark.-Pine Bluff 45

Western Athletic Conference

First Round

Nevada 90, Fresno St. 80

San Jose St. 75, Hawaii 74

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

All Times EST

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-Boston 46 16 .742 —

New York 34 29 .540 12 1/2

Philadelphia 33 31 .516 14

New Jersey 20 43 .317 26 1/2

Toronto 17 47 .266 30

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 43 21 .672 —

Orlando 41 24 .631 2 1/2

Atlanta 37 27 .578 6

Charlotte 26 38 .406 17

Washington 16 47 .254 26 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

y-Chicago 45 18 .714 —

Indiana 27 37 .422 18 1/2

Milwaukee 25 38 .397 20

Detroit 23 42 .354 23

Cleveland 12 52 .188 33 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-San Antonio 52 12 .813 —

Dallas 46 18 .719 6

New Orleans 38 29 .567 15 1/2

Memphis 36 30 .545 17

Houston 33 33 .500 20

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 40 23 .635 —

Denver 37 27 .578 3 1/2

Portland 37 27 .578 3 1/2

Utah 34 31 .523 7

Minnesota 16 50 .242 25 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 46 19 .708 —

Phoenix 33 29 .532 11 1/2

Golden State 28 36 .438 17 1/2

L.A. Clippers 25 40 .385 21

Sacramento 15 47 .242 29 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago 101, Charlotte 84

New Jersey 94, Golden State 90

Oklahoma City 110, Philadelphia 105, OT

Utah 96, Toronto 94

L.A. Clippers 108, Boston 103

New York 110, Memphis 108

Milwaukee 110, Cleveland 90

Minnesota 101, Indiana 75

New Orleans 93, Dallas 92

San Antonio 111, Detroit 104

Orlando 106, Sacramento 102

Thursday’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Miami, 7 p.m.

New York at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Denver at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Portland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Orlando at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box

Wednesday’s Game

CLEVELAND (90)

Gee 4-8 4-4 12, Samuels 7-11 1-1 15, Hickson 2-10 0-0 4, Sessions 5-12 0-0 10, Parker 3-7 4-4 11, Hollins 2-3 2-4 6, Gibson 5-10 0-0 13, Eyenga 5-8 0-0 11, Harris 1-4 2-2 4, Graham 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 36-78 13-15 90.

MILWAUKEE (110)

Delfino 1-4 2-2 4, Mbah a Moute 2-6 2-4 6, Bogut 1-6 1-2 3, Jennings 7-10 2-3 18, Salmons 5-11 1-2 12, Dooling 4-6 0-0 9, Brockman 2-5 7-8 11, Douglas-Roberts 5-10 3-3 13, Sanders 6-9 0-0 12, Boykins 8-9 0-0 18, Barron 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 43-78 18-24 110.

Cleveland 27 22 18 23 — 90

Milwaukee 23 39 26 22 — 110

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 5-12 (Gibson 3-6, Eyenga 1-2, Parker 1-3, Harris 0-1), Milwaukee 6-11 (Jennings 2-3, Boykins 2-3, Dooling 1-2, Salmons 1-2, Douglas-Roberts 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 35 (Hickson 8), Milwaukee 50 (Bogut 10). Assists—Cleveland 22 (Gibson 7), Milwaukee 23 (Dooling 5). Total Fouls—Cleveland 23, Milwaukee 20. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. A—12,497 (18,717).

H.S. basketball

Ohio High School Basketball

Wednesday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores

Division III

Burton Berkshire 59, Newton Falls 52

Cols. Africentric 62, Bloom-Carroll 53

Heath 62, Columbus Academy 57

Lima Cent. Cath. 62, Hamler Patrick Henry 40

Ottawa-Glandorf 85, Delphos Jefferson 41

Division IV

Zanesville Rosecrans 59, Malvern 44

Wednesday’s Girls’ Tournament Scores

Division III

Anna 63, Georgetown 35

Cols. Africentric 83, Attica Seneca E. 39

Elyria Cath. 48, Gates Mills Gilmour 46

Oak Hill 53, Minford 48

Richwood N. Union 42, Hamilton Badin 31

Sardinia Eastern 35, Sugarcreek Garaway 30

Youngs. Ursuline 50, Orrville 46

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

All Times EST

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 66 41 19 6 88 212 175

Pittsburgh 68 39 21 8 86 196 167

N.Y. Rangers 69 35 30 4 74 195 169

New Jersey 66 30 32 4 64 140 170

N.Y. Islanders 68 26 32 10 62 188 216

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 66 38 20 8 84 200 156

Montreal 67 37 23 7 81 180 168

Buffalo 66 32 26 8 72 190 190

Toronto 67 29 28 10 68 176 206

Ottawa 66 23 34 9 55 149 207

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 68 38 20 10 86 183 167

Tampa Bay 67 38 21 8 84 200 203

Carolina 67 31 26 10 72 193 204

Atlanta 67 28 28 11 67 187 216

Florida 67 27 31 9 63 168 186

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 67 39 20 8 86 220 195

Chicago 68 37 24 7 81 223 189

Nashville 67 33 24 10 76 169 159

Columbus 66 31 26 9 71 183 200

St. Louis 67 30 28 9 69 186 201

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 68 43 16 9 95 220 158

Calgary 69 36 24 9 81 211 196

Minnesota 67 35 25 7 77 176 176

Colorado 66 26 32 8 60 187 229

Edmonton 68 23 37 8 54 170 224

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 67 39 22 6 84 188 169

Dallas 67 36 23 8 80 187 190

Los Angeles 67 37 25 5 79 185 164

Phoenix 68 34 23 11 79 194 198

Anaheim 67 36 26 5 77 187 195

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s Games

Tampa Bay 4, Chicago 3, SO

Calgary 4, Dallas 3, SO

Washington 5, Edmonton 0

Atlanta 3, Carolina 2, OT

St. Louis 4, Columbus 3, OT

Los Angeles 2, Detroit 1

Anaheim 5, N.Y. Rangers 2

Thursday’s Games

Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m.

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

All Times EST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 8 4 .667

Seattle 6 4 .600

Boston 7 5 .583

Texas 7 5 .583

Detroit 8 6 .571

Minnesota 6 5 .545

New York 6 5 .545

Baltimore 5 5 .500

Los Angeles 6 6 .500

Oakland 5 7 .417

Cleveland 4 7 .364

Tampa Bay 4 7 .364

Toronto 4 7 .364

Chicago 3 7 .300

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

San Francisco 10 4 .714

Washington 7 3 .700

Cincinnati 8 4 .667

St. Louis 7 4 .636

Atlanta 7 5 .583

Colorado 7 5 .583

Milwaukee 7 5 .583

Philadelphia 7 6 .538

Florida 5 5 .500

Pittsburgh 6 7 .462

San Diego 5 6 .455

New York 5 7 .417

Los Angeles 5 8 .385

Arizona 5 10 .333

Chicago 4 8 .333

Houston 3 10 .231

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Wednesday’s Games

Philadelphia 5, Detroit 3

Baltimore (ss) 11, Minnesota 2

Washington 8, Florida 4

St. Louis 6, Atlanta 1

Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3, 11 innings

N.Y. Mets 7, Houston 2

San Diego (ss) 9, Cleveland 2

Colorado 8, L.A. Angels 1

Cincinnati 15, San Diego (ss) 5

San Francisco 4, Chicago White Sox 2

Seattle 9, L.A. Dodgers 4

Kansas City 13, Chicago Cubs 4

Texas 9, Oakland 2

Milwaukee 11, Arizona 8

N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 2

Boston 2, Baltimore (ss) 1

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City (ss) vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Washington (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 8:40 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Boston (ss) vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Boston (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Arizona vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Oakland (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Houston (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Florida vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (ss) vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia (ss) at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Las Vegas, Nev., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 8:40 p.m.

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed general manager Thomas Dimitroff to a new contract.

COLLEGE

NCAA—Announced the formation of the Great American Conference. The Division II conference includes Arkansas-Monticello, Arkansas Tech, East Central, Harding, Henderson State, Ouachita Baptist, Southeastern Oklahoma State, Southern Arkansas and Southwestern Oklahoma State.

NCAA—Declared Baylor freshman F Perry Jones ineligible over questions of whether he or his family received preferential treatment or improper benefits from an AAU coach before enrolling in college.

JUNIATA—Named Steph Strauss women’s assistant volleyball coach.

MANHATTAN—Fired Barry Rohrssen men’s basketball coach.

SAMFORD—Named Martin Newton athletic director.