NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 41 15 .732 —

New York 29 26 .527 11 1/2

Philadelphia 28 29 .491 13 1/2

New Jersey 17 40 .298 24 1/2

Toronto 16 42 .276 26

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 42 16 .724 —

Orlando 36 22 .621 6

Atlanta 34 23 .596 7 1/2

Charlotte 25 32 .439 16 1/2

Washington 15 41 .268 26

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 39 17 .696 —

Indiana 26 30 .464 13

Milwaukee 22 35 .386 17 1/2

Detroit 21 38 .356 19 1/2

Cleveland 10 47 .175 29 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 47 10 .825 —

Dallas 41 16 .719 6

New Orleans 34 25 .576 14

Memphis 32 27 .542 16

Houston 28 31 .475 20

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 36 20 .643 —

Denver 34 25 .576 3 1/2

Portland 32 25 .561 4 1/2

Utah 31 27 .534 6

Minnesota 13 45 .224 24

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 40 19 .678 —

Phoenix 28 27 .509 10

Golden State 26 30 .464 12 1/2

L.A. Clippers 21 37 .362 18 1/2

Sacramento 14 41 .255 24

Thursday’s Games

Chicago 93, Miami 89

Denver 89, Boston 75

Friday’s Games

Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Utah at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Orlando, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

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

L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Denver at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

College basketball

Thursday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Boston U. 53, Binghamton 51

Fairleigh Dickinson 85, Sacred Heart 74

Long Island U. 94, Bryant 85

Marquette 74, Connecticut 67, OT

Pittsburgh 71, West Virginia 58

Quinnipiac 64, Monmouth, N.J. 59

Robert Morris 65, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 57

St. Francis, NY 75, Cent. Connecticut St. 65

St. Francis, Pa. 84, Wagner 78

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 85, Coll. of Charleston 70

Austin Peay 65, E. Illinois 56

Belmont 75, Mercer 64

Centenary 73, W. Illinois 60

Davidson 83, Elon 75

ETSU 66, Campbell 59

Florida 71, Georgia 62

Florida Atlantic 77, Troy 60

Florida Gulf Coast 56, Jacksonville 55

Gardner-Webb 71, Radford 63

George Mason 67, Northeastern 61

Lipscomb 82, Kennesaw St. 67

Longwood 113, Columbia Union 84

Louisiana-Lafayette 58, Denver 52, OT

Murray St. 70, Morehead St. 62

North Florida 80, Stetson 77

Old Dominion 75, James Madison 59

Savannah St. 103, Carver Bible 64

South Alabama 92, Ark.-Little Rock 79

Tenn.-Martin 78, E. Kentucky 70

Tennessee St. 57, SE Missouri 52

The Citadel 70, W. Carolina 62

UNC Asheville 76, High Point 62

UNC Greensboro 57, Georgia Southern 56

VMI 80, Presbyterian 74

W. Kentucky 80, Fla. International 73

Winthrop 61, Liberty 56

MIDWEST

Kent St. 72, Buffalo 69

Loyola of Chicago 68, Valparaiso 48

Oakland, Mich. 103, UMKC 90

Penn St. 66, Northwestern 52

SIU-Edwardsville 84, Hannibal-LaGrange 55

South Dakota 99, N.J. Tech 84

Wis.-Green Bay 71, Youngstown St. 60

Wis.-Milwaukee 87, Cleveland St. 83

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas St. 63, North Texas 47

Oral Roberts 92, IUPUI 74

FAR WEST

Boise St. 70, Fresno St. 56

CS Northridge 68, UC Santa Barbara 60

California 81, Oregon 71

Gonzaga 89, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 85, OT

Idaho 67, Nevada 59

Long Beach St. 61, Cal Poly 55

Montana 85, Portland St. 84

Montana St. 60, E. Washington 56

N. Arizona 63, Sacramento St. 42

Oregon St. 87, Stanford 80

Pacific 57, UC Riverside 51

Portland 65, San Diego 61

S. Utah 84, IPFW 66

San Francisco 79, Pepperdine 78, OT

Santa Clara 94, Loyola Marymount 88, 2OT

Southern Cal 65, Arizona 57

UC Irvine 96, UC Davis 87, 2OT

UCLA 71, Arizona St. 53

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Thursday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores

Division III

Martins Ferry 44, Sarahsville Shenandoah 40

St. Clairsville 72, Lore City Buckeye Trail 46

Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 44, Belmont Union Local 38, OT

Division IV

Caldwell 61, Shadyside 59

Malvern 61, Toronto 23

Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 50, Strasburg-Franklin 48

Zanesville Rosecrans 93, Bellaire St. John 32

Thursday’s Girls Tournament Scores

Division II

Alliance Marlington 47, Tallmadge 46

Beloit W. Branch 50, Youngs. Mooney 43

Chardon NDCL 59, Jefferson Area 44

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 71, Akr. Buchtel 17

Marietta 40, Jackson 38

S. Point 66, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 32

Youngs. Liberty 51, Mantua Crestwood 46

Division III

Burton Berkshire 47, Gates Mills Hawken 22

Can. Cent. Cath. 62, Massillon Tuslaw 34

Cin. Madeira 34, Cin. N. College Hill 31, OT

Cle. VASJ 54, Andover Pymatuning Valley 42

Cols. School for Girls 47, Newark Cath. 34

Creston Norwayne 51, Apple Creek Waynedale 40

Elyria Cath. 78, Cle. St. Martin De Porres 21

Hamilton Badin 56, Spring. NE 38

Hanoverton United 53, Atwater Waterloo 38

Ironton 51, Lucasville Valley 39

Jeromesville Hillsdale 52, Ashland Mapleton 35

Middletown Madison 69, Fayetteville-Perry 48

Mt. Gilead 65, Johnstown Northridge 55

Sardinia Eastern 54, Portsmouth W. 39

Youngs. Ursuline 51, Lisbon David Anderson 26

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 61 40 15 6 86 202 155

Pittsburgh 62 36 20 6 78 180 150

N.Y. Rangers 62 32 26 4 68 172 155

New Jersey 60 26 30 4 56 129 161

N.Y. Islanders 62 23 31 8 54 170 202

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 60 34 19 7 75 188 145

Montreal 62 32 23 7 71 161 161

Buffalo 59 28 25 6 62 170 172

Toronto 61 27 27 7 61 157 184

Ottawa 60 20 31 9 49 137 195

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 60 35 18 7 77 187 188

Washington 61 32 19 10 74 165 153

Carolina 61 28 24 9 65 177 188

Atlanta 61 25 26 10 60 174 201

Florida 60 25 28 7 57 156 168

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 61 37 18 6 80 203 177

Chicago 61 32 23 6 70 194 168

Nashville 61 31 22 8 70 156 146

Columbus 59 30 23 6 66 163 175

St. Louis 60 27 24 9 63 168 179

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 62 39 14 9 87 207 147

Minnesota 61 32 23 6 70 160 160

Calgary 62 31 23 8 70 186 178

Colorado 61 26 28 7 59 178 210

Edmonton 61 20 33 8 48 156 203

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 62 35 21 6 76 174 159

Phoenix 62 33 20 9 75 178 177

Los Angeles 61 34 23 4 72 170 146

Dallas 61 32 23 6 70 168 173

Anaheim 61 32 25 4 68 171 181

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

Thursday’s Games

Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT

Dallas 4, Detroit 1

Toronto 5, Montreal 4

Chicago 3, Nashville 0

Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2

Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 2

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Nashville at Dallas, 2 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

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

Boston at Vancouver, 10 p.m.