Scoreboard
Published 2:31 am Monday, March 14, 2011
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 47 17 .734 —
New York 34 31 .523 13 1/2
Philadelphia 34 32 .515 14
New Jersey 21 43 .328 26
Toronto 18 48 .273 30
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 45 21 .682 —
Orlando 42 25 .627 3 1/2
Atlanta 38 28 .576 7
Charlotte 28 38 .424 17
Washington 16 48 .250 28
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 47 18 .723 —
Indiana 28 38 .424 19 1/2
Milwaukee 26 39 .400 21
Detroit 23 44 .343 25
Cleveland 12 53 .185 35
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 54 12 .818 —
Dallas 47 19 .712 7
New Orleans 39 29 .574 16
Memphis 36 31 .537 18 1/2
Houston 33 34 .493 21 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 42 23 .646 —
Denver 39 27 .591 3 1/2
Portland 37 29 .561 5 1/2
Utah 34 33 .507 9
Minnesota 17 51 .250 26 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 47 20 .701 —
Phoenix 33 31 .516 12 1/2
Golden State 30 36 .455 16 1/2
L.A. Clippers 26 41 .388 21
Sacramento 15 49 .234 30 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Saturday’s Games
Miami 118, Memphis 85
Atlanta 91, Portland 82
L.A. Clippers 122, Washington 101
Chicago 118, Utah 100
Milwaukee 102, Philadelphia 74
New Orleans 115, Sacramento 103
San Antonio 115, Houston 107
Denver 131, Detroit 101
L.A. Lakers 96, Dallas 91
Sunday’s Games
Oklahoma City 95, Cleveland 75
Charlotte 95, Toronto 90
Orlando 111, Phoenix 88
Boston 87, Milwaukee 56
Indiana 106, New York 93
Golden State 100, Minnesota 77
Monday’s Games
Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Washington, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Miami, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m.
Cavaliers’ box
Sunday’s Game
OKLAHOMA CITY (95)
Durant 6-12 6-6 19, Ibaka 3-12 2-2 8, Mohammed 5-7 1-1 11, Westbrook 10-16 0-0 20, Sefolosha 3-5 0-0 6, Collison 1-5 0-0 2, Harden 5-10 3-4 16, Maynor 2-7 0-0 5, Aldrich 0-0 0-0 0, Cook 3-8 0-1 8, Ivey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 12-14 95.
CLEVELAND (75)
Gee 2-6 4-6 8, Samuels 3-11 4-5 10, Hickson 4-10 0-0 8, Sessions 1-7 2-4 4, Parker 4-6 0-1 9, Harangody 0-8 3-4 3, Gibson 5-11 1-2 13, Eyenga 2-6 0-0 4, Hollins 2-6 2-2 6, Harris 2-6 0-2 6, Graham 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 27-80 16-26 75.
Oklahoma City 29 21 25 20 — 95
Cleveland 14 24 18 19 — 75
3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 7-23 (Harden 3-7, Cook 2-7, Maynor 1-3, Durant 1-4, Ivey 0-1, Sefolosha 0-1), Cleveland 5-14 (Harris 2-3, Gibson 2-3, Parker 1-2, Eyenga 0-1, Gee 0-1, Harangody 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 51 (Ibaka 14), Cleveland 60 (Hickson 15). Assists—Oklahoma City 25 (Maynor 8), Cleveland 16 (Sessions 5). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 20, Cleveland 15. Technicals—Durant, Cleveland defensive three second. A—19,811 (20,562).
Ohio State box
Sunday’s Game
No. 1 OHIO STATE 71, PENN STATE 60
PENN STATE (19-14)
Marshall 1-5 2-2 4, Battle 9-20 2-2 24, Jackson 2-4 2-2 6, Jones 1-5 0-0 2, Frazier 2-8 0-0 5, Woodyard 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 7-14 3-3 19, Oliver 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-56 9-9 60.
OHIO STATE (32-2)
Sullinger 5-11 5-10 15, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Craft 4-6 0-2 9, Lighty 2-6 3-4 8, Diebler 5-8 2-2 15, Buford 7-14 2-2 18, Lauderdale 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 26-51 12-20 71.
Halftime—Ohio State 29-23. 3-Point Goals—Penn State 7-18 (Battle 4-11, Brooks 2-5, Frazier 1-1, Marshall 0-1), Ohio State 7-16 (Diebler 3-5, Buford 2-5, Craft 1-2, Lighty 1-3, Thomas 0-1). Fouled Out—Jackson. Rebounds—Penn State 32 (Brooks, Jones 6), Ohio State 33 (Sullinger 11). Assists—Penn State 8 (Frazier 5), Ohio State 14 (Lighty 5). Total Fouls—Penn State 17, Ohio State 9. A—15,770.
College basketball
Sunday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores
TOURNAMENTS
Atlantic 10 Conference
Championship
Richmond 67, Dayton 54
Atlantic Coast Conference
Championship
Duke 75, North Carolina 58
Big Ten Conference
Championship
Ohio St. 71, Penn St. 60
Southeastern Conference
Championship
Kentucky 70, Florida 54
NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 68 42 19 7 91 219 182
Pittsburgh 70 40 22 8 88 201 171
N.Y. Rangers 70 36 30 4 76 198 171
New Jersey 68 32 32 4 68 146 174
N.Y. Islanders 70 27 32 11 65 194 221
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 68 38 21 9 85 205 164
Montreal 69 38 24 7 83 184 172
Buffalo 69 34 27 8 76 203 201
Toronto 69 30 29 10 70 182 212
Ottawa 69 25 35 9 59 157 215
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 70 40 20 10 90 189 171
Tampa Bay 69 38 22 9 85 204 209
Carolina 69 31 28 10 72 196 209
Atlanta 69 29 28 12 70 194 223
Florida 69 28 32 9 65 173 191
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 69 41 20 8 90 227 199
Chicago 69 37 24 8 82 226 193
Nashville 69 35 24 10 80 177 161
Columbus 68 32 27 9 73 188 206
St. Louis 69 31 29 9 71 193 207
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 70 45 16 9 99 229 165
Calgary 71 36 26 9 81 214 203
Minnesota 69 35 27 7 77 176 184
Colorado 68 26 34 8 60 191 239
Edmonton 70 23 38 9 55 172 231
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 69 39 22 8 86 194 177
Los Angeles 69 39 25 5 83 192 168
Phoenix 70 36 23 11 83 202 200
Dallas 69 37 24 8 82 193 193
Anaheim 69 37 27 5 79 195 202
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers 3, San Jose 2, SO
Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 0
Toronto 4, Buffalo 3
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT
Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 4, OT
Columbus 3, Carolina 2
Florida 4, Tampa Bay 3, OT
Detroit 5, St. Louis 3
Nashville 4, Colorado 2
Vancouver 4, Calgary 3
Sunday’s Games
Washington 4, Chicago 3, OT
Pittsburgh 5, Edmonton 1
Los Angeles 3, Dallas 2
Buffalo 6, Ottawa 4
Phoenix 5, Anaheim 2
Monday’s Games
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Atlanta at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
MLB standings
Major League Baseball
Spring Training Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Seattle 9 4 .692
Detroit 12 7 .632
Kansas City 10 6 .625
Texas 8 7 .533
Boston 9 8 .529
Baltimore 7 7 .500
Minnesota 8 8 .500
Toronto 8 8 .500
Los Angeles 8 10 .444
Oakland 7 9 .438
Chicago 6 9 .400
Tampa Bay 6 9 .400
New York 6 10 .375
Cleveland 5 9 .357
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
San Francisco 14 4 .778
Atlanta 11 5 .688
Washington 10 5 .667
Colorado 11 6 .647
Cincinnati 10 6 .625
Milwaukee 10 6 .625
Philadelphia 11 7 .611
St. Louis 8 7 .533
New York 8 9 .471
San Diego 7 8 .467
Chicago 8 10 .444
Pittsburgh 8 10 .444
Florida 5 10 .333
Houston 6 13 .316
Los Angeles 5 14 .263
Arizona 5 15 .250
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Saturday’s Games
St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2
Philadelphia (ss) 11, Pittsburgh (ss) 4
Baltimore 6, Houston 4
Washington 6, N.Y. Yankees 5
Toronto (ss) 6, Pittsburgh (ss) 4
Boston 9, Florida 2
Atlanta 12, N.Y. Mets 0
Detroit 4, Toronto (ss) 3
Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia (ss) 2
San Francisco 8, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 7
Milwaukee 6, Arizona 4
Cincinnati (ss) 7, Chicago Cubs (ss) 6
Seattle 10, Oakland 2
Kansas City 19, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 7
Texas 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Colorado 4, San Diego 3
Cleveland 2, L.A. Angels 1
Cincinnati (ss) 9, Chicago Cubs (ss) 8
Colorado 5, Arizona 3
Sunday’s Games
Philadelphia 6, Minnesota (ss) 3
Houston (ss) 3, Detroit (ss) 1
Atlanta 7, Houston (ss) 1
Washington 5, Florida 1
Toronto 9, Tampa Bay 3
Pittsburgh 9, Boston 4
Minnesota (ss) 9, N.Y. Yankees 2
Detroit (ss) 9, Baltimore 1
N.Y. Mets 13, St. Louis 3
L.A. Angels (ss) 6, Cincinnati 3
San Diego 7, Cleveland 2
Oakland 9, Colorado 4
Chicago White Sox 6, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 1
Milwaukee 7, Kansas City 5
San Francisco 11, Texas 8
Seattle 2, L.A. Angels (ss) 0
Chicago Cubs (ss) 4, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 3, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs (ss) 7, Arizona 5
Monday’s Games
Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games
Houston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
NIT pairings
National Invitation Tournament
First Round
Tuesday, March 15
Coastal Carolina (28-5) at Alabama (21-11), 7 p.m.
College of Charleston (24-10) at Dayton (22-13), 7 p.m.
Vermont (23-8) at Cleveland State (26-8), 7 p.m.
Harvard (23-6) at Oklahoma State (19-13), 7:30 p.m.
Murray State (23-8) at Missouri State (25-8), 8 p.m.
UTEP (25-9) at New Mexico (21-12), 9 p.m.
Boston College (20-12) at McNeese State (21-11), 9 p.m.
Fairfield (24-7) at Colorado State (19-12), 9 p.m.
Kent State (23-11) at St. Mary’s, Calif. (25-8), 11 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16
Texas Southern (19-12) at Colorado (21-13), 7 p.m.
Nebraska (19-12) at Wichita State (24-8), 7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic (21-10) at Miami (19-14), 7:30 p.m.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (19-13) at Northwestern (18-13), 8 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman (21-12) at Virginia Tech (21-11), 8 p.m.
Mississippi (20-13) at California (17-14), 9 p.m.
Long Beach State (22-12) at Washington State (19-12), 10 p.m.
Second Round
March 18-21
Coastal Carolina-Alabama winner vs. UTEP-New Mexico winner, TBD
Murray State-Missouri State winner vs. Florida Atlantic-Miami winner, TBD
Texas Southern-Colorado winner vs. Mississippi-California winner, TBD
Fairfield-Colorado State winner vs. Kent State-St. Mary’s, Calif. winner, TBD
McNeese State-Boston College winner vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee-Northwestern winner, TBD
Harvard-Oklahoma State winner vs. Long Beach State-Washington State winner, TBD
Bethune-Cookman-Virginia Tech winner vs. Nebraska-Wichita State winner, TBD
College of Charleston-Dayton winner vs. Vermont-Cleveland State winner, TBD
Quarterfinals
March 22-23
Coastal Carolina-Alabama-UTEP-New Mexico winner vs. Murray State-Missouri State-Florida Atlantic-Miami winner, TBD
Texas Southern-Colorado-Mississippi-California winner vs. Fairfield-Colorado State-Kent State-St. Mary’s, Calif. winner, TBD
McNeese State-Boston College-Wisconsin-Milwaukee-Northwestern winner vs. Harvard-Oklahoma State- Long Beach State-Washington State winner, TBD
Bethune-Cookman-Virginia Tech-Nebraska-Wichita State winner vs. College of Charleston-Dayton-Vermont-Cleveland State winner, TBD Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Game 1, 7 p.m.
Game 2, 9:30 p.m.
Championship Thursday, March 31
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.
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 March 13, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pv
1. Ohio State (26) 32-2 770 1
2. Kansas (5) 32-2 749 2
3. Duke 30-4 703 5
4. Pittsburgh 27-5 665 3
5. San Diego State 32-2 619 6
6. Notre Dame 26-6 607 4
7. North Carolina 26-7 580 7
8. Connecticut 26-9 501 19
9. Texas 27-7 472 10
10. Kentucky 25-8 468 16
11. Louisville 25-9 450 14
12. Brigham Young 30-4 440 8
13. Florida 26-7 405 12
14. Syracuse 26-7 402 11
15. Purdue 25-7 392 9
16. Wisconsin 23-8 301 13
17. Utah State 30-3 273 17
18. Arizona 27-7 270 15
19. St. John’s 21-11 204 18
20. Texas A&M 24-8 143 21
21. Vanderbilt 23-10 116 24
22. Xavier 24-7 107 20
23. Washington 23-10 71 NR
24. Kansas State 22-10 61 23
25. Georgetown 21-10 59 22
Others receiving votes: Temple (25-7) 46; West Virginia (20-11) 42; Richmond (27-7) 35; Cincinnati (25-8) 25; Old Dominion (27-6) 18; Gonzaga (24-9) 17; Missouri (23-10) 16; George Mason (26-6) 14; UCLA (22-10) 10; UNLV (24-8) 9; Butler (23-9) 5; Penn State (19-14) 3; Princeton (25-6) 3; Memphis (25-9) 2; Saint Mary’s (25-8) 2.
Arena standings
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 55 52
San Jose 1 0 0 1.000 76 48
Utah 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Spokane 0 1 0 .000 48 76
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 53 46
Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Iowa 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Tulsa 0 1 0 .000 47 53
Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 46 53
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Georgia 1 0 0 1.000 53 47
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 46 40
Orlando 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 52 55
New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 40 46
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 58 52
Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 52 58
Friday’s Games
Tampa Bay 46, New Orleans 40
Philadelphia 58, Pittsburgh 52, OT
San Jose 76, Spokane 48
Saturday’s Games
Dallas 53, Kansas City 46
Arizona 55, Jacksonville 52
Sunday’s Games
Georgia 53, Tulsa 47
Monday’s Games
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 17
Tampa Bay at Utah, 9 p.m.
Friday, March 18
Orlando at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Georgia at Jacksonville, 8 p.m.
Kansas City at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 19
Tulsa at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Iowa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Spokane, 10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Arizona, 10 p.m.