NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 39 14 .736 —

New York 27 26 .509 12

Philadelphia 26 29 .473 14

New Jersey 17 39 .304 23 1/2

Toronto 15 40 .273 25

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 40 15 .727 —

Atlanta 34 20 .630 5 1/2

Orlando 35 21 .625 5 1/2

Charlotte 24 32 .429 16 1/2

Washington 15 38 .283 24

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 37 16 .698 —

Indiana 24 29 .453 13

Milwaukee 21 33 .389 16 1/2

Detroit 20 36 .357 18 1/2

Cleveland 9 46 .164 29

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 46 9 .836 —

Dallas 38 16 .704 7 1/2

New Orleans 33 24 .579 14

Memphis 31 26 .544 16

Houston 26 30 .464 20 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 35 19 .648 —

Portland 31 24 .564 4 1/2

Denver 31 25 .554 5

Utah 31 25 .554 5

Minnesota 13 42 .236 22 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 38 18 .679 —

Phoenix 27 26 .509 9 1/2

Golden State 25 29 .463 12

L.A. Clippers 20 35 .364 17 1/2

Sacramento 13 39 .250 23

Tuesday’s Games

Miami 110, Indiana 103

Chicago 106, Charlotte 94

Memphis 102, Philadelphia 91

Oklahoma City 126, Sacramento 96

Phoenix 102, Utah 101

Golden State 102, New Orleans 89

Wednesday’s Games

Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Miami at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m.

Denver at Milwaukee, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

San Antonio at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Ohio State box

No. 2 OHIO STATE 71, MICHIGAN ST. 61

MICHIGAN STATE (14-11)

Green 3-7 2-2 10, Sherman 3-3 0-0 6, Lucas 7-15 0-0 14, Appling 2-3 0-0 4, Summers 0-1 0-0 0, Payne 4-7 2-3 10, Roe 0-0 0-0 0, Thornton 1-2 0-0 2, Kebler 4-6 0-0 8, Nix 3-3 1-1 7. Totals 27-47 5-6 61.

OHIO STATE (25-1)

Sullinger 3-8 5-6 11, Lauderdale 2-2 2-2 6, Lighty 4-9 3-6 12, Diebler 2-7 6-6 12, Buford 9-15 2-2 23, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Craft 1-7 5-7 7. Totals 21-49 23-29 71.

Halftime—Ohio State 35-34. 3-Point Goals—Michigan St. 2-5 (Green 2-3, Lucas 0-1, Summers 0-1), Ohio State 6-17 (Buford 3-4, Diebler 2-7, Lighty 1-4, Craft 0-2). Fouled Out—Green. Rebounds—Michigan St. 30 (Appling, Green 6), Ohio State 22 (Lighty 6). Assists—Michigan St. 12 (Lucas 5), Ohio State 10 (Craft 4). Total Fouls—Michigan St. 26, Ohio State 12. Technical—Green. A—18,809.

Ohio U. box

OHIO 76, BUFFALO 69

OHIO (13-13)

Washington 5-6 2-4 12, Hall 1-2 0-0 2, Baltic 8-15 8-10 24, Freeman 3-6 0-0 9, N. Kellogg 0-2 1-2 1, Cooper 8-15 5-6 24, Adedipe 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Keely 0-3 0-0 0, Sayles 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-53 16-22 76.

BUFFALO (15-9)

Watt 4-6 0-0 8, Robinson 0-1 2-2 2, Mulkey 6-16 0-0 13, Filzen 6-13 0-0 15, Barnett 3-5 1-2 7, Watson II 0-0 0-0 0, Oldham 1-3 0-0 3, McCrea 6-8 3-5 15, Alston 3-4 0-1 6, Clifford 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 6-10 69.

Halftime—Buffalo 32-24. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 6-13 (Cooper 3-5, Freeman 3-6, N. Kellogg 0-1, Hall 0-1), Buffalo 5-17 (Filzen 3-7, Oldham 1-2, Mulkey 1-6, Barnett 0-2). Fouled Out—Alston. Rebounds—Ohio 26 (Baltic 9), Buffalo 32 (Barnett, McCrea 6). Assists—Ohio 14 (Cooper 5), Buffalo 15 (Barnett 5). Total Fouls—Ohio 13, Buffalo 20. A—1,962.

College basketball

Tuesday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Boston U. 85, UMBC 53

Delaware 72, Northeastern 66

Hofstra 81, William & Mary 78, OT

James Madison 72, Towson 61

Malone 75, Notre Dame Coll. 45

Ohio 76, Buffalo 69

Villanova 60, Seton Hall 57

SOUTH

Austin Peay 73, Jacksonville St. 70

Charleston Southern 79, UNC Asheville 70

Gardner-Webb 59, Coastal Carolina 57

George Mason 71, Va. Commonwealth 51

Kentucky 85, Mississippi St. 79

Miami 78, UNC Greensboro 58

North Carolina 78, Wake Forest 64

Old Dominion 60, Georgia St. 43

Oral Roberts 81, Centenary 61

UNC Wilmington 51, Drexel 43

VMI 79, Liberty 69

Virginia Tech 91, Maryland 83

MIDWEST

Akron 89, Bowling Green 54

Ball St. 83, Toledo 62

Butler 64, Wis.-Green Bay 62

Missouri 92, Texas Tech 84

Missouri St. 60, Drake 51

N. Iowa 80, Bradley 70

Ohio St. 71, Michigan St. 61

St. John’s 80, Marquette 68

W. Michigan 77, N. Illinois 65

Wichita St. 80, Evansville 74

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 64, Wayland Baptist 50

FAR WEST

San Jose St. 77, Montana St. 73

UC Davis 88, Seattle 78

UNLV 49, Air Force 42

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 56 37 14 5 79 186 142

Pittsburgh 58 35 19 4 74 173 141

N.Y. Rangers 58 30 24 4 64 162 144

N.Y. Islanders 57 21 29 7 49 155 189

New Jersey 56 22 30 4 48 120 158

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 57 31 19 7 69 175 139

Montreal 58 31 20 7 69 153 146

Buffalo 55 27 22 6 60 164 164

Toronto 57 24 27 6 54 148 177

Ottawa 57 18 30 9 45 129 190

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 57 34 17 6 74 175 176

Washington 57 29 18 10 68 153 143

Carolina 57 27 22 8 62 168 175

Atlanta 58 25 23 10 60 167 188

Florida 55 24 24 7 55 146 148

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 56 34 16 6 74 187 163

Nashville 57 30 19 8 68 151 135

Chicago 56 28 22 6 62 177 158

Columbus 56 28 23 5 61 152 168

St. Louis 55 25 21 9 59 148 164

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 58 37 12 9 83 196 137

Calgary 59 29 22 8 66 177 173

Minnesota 56 30 21 5 65 147 149

Colorado 57 25 26 6 56 171 195

Edmonton 57 17 32 8 42 141 194

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Phoenix 58 30 19 9 69 165 162

Anaheim 57 32 21 4 68 159 157

Dallas 57 31 20 6 68 160 162

San Jose 58 31 21 6 68 160 152

Los Angeles 56 31 22 3 65 156 132

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

Tuesday’s Games

Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, SO

N.Y. Islanders 4, Ottawa 3, SO

Philadelphia 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO

Toronto 4, Boston 3

San Jose 2, Nashville 1, OT

Vancouver 4, Minnesota 1

Edmonton 4, Dallas 1

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Washington at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

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

Los Angeles at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

Ohio H.S. poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the sixth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Cin. Moeller (21) 18-0 252

2, Westerville S. (1) 18-0 195

3, Cols. Northland 18-1 183

4, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 19-0 179

5, Tol. St. John’s (3) 16-1 156

6, Garfield Hts. (1) 17-0 140

7, Cin. La Salle 19-2 81

8, Gahanna Lincoln 18-1 74

9, Huber Hts. Wayne 18-1 65

10, Tol. Whitmer 15-1 32

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Lakewood St. Edward 25.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Dunbar (18) 16-2 247

2, Carrollton (5) 18-0 203

3, Akr. Buchtel (1) 15-2 194

4, Zanesville (2) 16-2 177

5, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 15-1 157

6, Cols. Hartley 16-1 97

7, Chillicothe 15-3 86

8, Celina 15-2 52

9, Shelby 15-2 39

10, Kettering Alter 13-5 38

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Defiance 31. 12, Delaware Buckeye Valley 24. 13, Thornville Sheridan 17. 14, New Concord John Glenn 13. 14, Day. Thurgood Marshall 13.

DIVISION III

1, Cin. Taft (18) 16-1 245

2, Chesapeake (5) 16-1 217

3, Archbold (2) 17-1 197

4, Lima Cent. Cath. 15-2 161

5, Casstown Miami E. 16-1 142

6, Piketon 16-2 111

7, Akr. Manchester 15-2 108

8, Sugarcreek Garaway 13-2 78

9, Cin. Summit Country Day 15-3 33

10, Peebles (1) 17-1 26

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Portsmouth 22. 12, Jeromesville Hillsdale 19. 13, St. Clairsville 14.

DIVISION IV

1, Zanesville Rosecrans (21) 19-0 252

2, Berlin Hiland (1) 17-1 205

3, McComb (1) 15-0 199

4, Columbus Grove (1) 16-1 150

5, Richmond Hts. 17-0 149

6, Day. Jefferson (2) 13-2 144

7, Continental 14-2 85

8, Bedford Chanel 13-3 80

9, Reedsville Eastern 15-2 70

10, Spring. Cath. Cent. 14-3 26

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 14. 12, McDonald 12.

Ohio H.S. girls’ poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the sxith and final weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

1, Can. McKinley (18) 19-0 237

2, Twinsburg (3) 19-0 215

3, Cin. Princeton (3) 21-0 198

4, Kettering Fairmont 18-1 149

5, Reynoldsburg 19-1 133

6, Akr. Firestone (1) 19-0 126

7, Tol. Start 14-2 95

8, Rocky River Magnificat 18-1 65

9, Cols. Northland 18-1 49

10, Fairborn 18-2 36

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 13. 11, Springboro 13. 11, Tol. Notre Dame 13. 14, Warren Howland 12.

DIVISION II

1, Ravenna (8) 18-0 209

2, Cin. Indian Hill (11) 16-1 199

3, Clyde (1) 17-0 181

4, Day. Carroll 16-4 137

5, Millersburg W. Holmes (1) 18-2 131

6, Bellbrook 18-1 112

7, Mentor Lake Cath. (2) 17-2 109

8, Kettering Alter 15-5 54

9, Washington C.H. Miami Trace (1) 18-1 29

10, Aurora 16-3 28

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Chagrin Falls Kenston 25. 12, St. Marys Memorial 23. 13, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown 16. 14, Lima Bath 15. 15, Cin. Wyoming (1) 12. 15, Bellevue 12.

DIVISION III

1, Oak Hill (17) 18-0 233

2, Millbury Lake (1) 18-0 183

3, Anna 18-1 156

4, Akr. Manchester (1) 18-1 145

5, Findlay Liberty-Benton 17-2 125

6, Cols. Africentric (4) 18-2 114

7, Elyria Cath. (1) 17-2 92

T8, Genoa Area 18-1 80

T8, Middletown Madison 17-3 80

10, Richwood N. Union (1) 19-1 58

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Gates Mills Gilmour 25. 12, Ft. Recovery 15. 13, Defiance Tinora 14.

DIVISION IV

1, Canal Winchestr Harvest Prep (17) 19-1 227

2, Arlington (4) 19-0 215

3, Haviland Wayne Trace (1) 18-0 187

4, Bucyrus Wynford 18-1 139

5, Minster 17-2 127

6, Ottoville 17-2 120

7, New Madison Tri-Village 18-1 86

8, Delphos Jefferson 15-2 84

9, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge (3) 15-4 58

10, Berlin Hiland 16-4 40

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Holgate 21. 12, Shadyside 16. 12, Reedsville Eastern 16.

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Tuesday’s Boys’ Scores of Interest

Chillicothe 69, Pickerington Cent. 47

Crown City S. Gallia 57, Waterford 52

Hillsboro 62, Leesburg Fairfield 55

Jackson 58, Chillicothe Unioto 55

Marietta 52, Stewart Federal Hocking 34

Oak Hill 44, S. Webster 37

Racine Southern 60, Corning Miller 36

Reedsville Eastern 63, Glouster Trimble 54

Wahama, W.Va. 93, Belpre 78

Zanesville 44, Dresden Tri-Valley 42

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Tuesday’s Girls Tournament Scores

Division I

Springboro 69, Sidney 25

Division II

Cols. Beechcroft 51, Whitehall-Yearling 41

Cols. DeSales 65, Sparta Highland 43

Cols. Eastmoor 55, Delaware Buckeye Valley 28

Cols. Mifflin 53, Granville 51

Lewis Center Olentangy 73, Cols. South 10

Newark Licking Valley 58, Utica 46

Jonathan Alder 67, Pataskala Licking Hts. 39

Division III

Middletown Madison 72, Batavia 18

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 59, Carlisle 32

Division IV

Fairfield Christian 41, Marion Cath. 23

Millersport 36, Granville Christian 27