NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 43 15 .741 —

New York 30 28 .517 13

Philadelphia 30 30 .500 14

New Jersey 17 43 .283 27

Toronto 17 44 .279 27 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 43 17 .717 —

Orlando 39 22 .639 4 1/2

Atlanta 36 24 .600 7

Charlotte 26 33 .441 16 1/2

Washington 15 44 .254 27 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 41 17 .707 —

Indiana 27 32 .458 14 1/2

Milwaukee 23 36 .390 18 1/2

Detroit 22 40 .355 21

Cleveland 11 48 .186 30 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 49 11 .817 —

Dallas 44 16 .733 5

New Orleans 35 27 .565 15

Memphis 34 28 .548 16

Houston 31 31 .500 19

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 36 22 .621 —

Denver 35 26 .574 2 1/2

Portland 33 27 .550 4

Utah 32 29 .525 5 1/2

Minnesota 14 47 .230 23 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 43 19 .694 —

Phoenix 31 27 .534 10

Golden State 26 33 .441 15 1/2

L.A. Clippers 21 40 .344 21 1/2

Sacramento 15 43 .259 26

Tuesday’s Games

Indiana 109, Golden State 100

Orlando 116, New York 110

Dallas 101, Philadelphia 93

Toronto 96, New Orleans 90

Memphis 109, San Antonio 93

Milwaukee 92, Detroit 90

L.A. Lakers 90, Minnesota 79

Houston 103, Portland 87

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Washington, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

Indiana at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Denver, 9 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

Thursday’s Games

Orlando at Miami, 8 p.m.

Denver at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Tuesday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores

Division III

Anna 47, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 41

Ashland Crestview 56, Galion 52

Atwater Waterloo 63, N. Lima S. Range 49

Bloom-Carroll 46, Fredericktown 27

Bucyrus 52, Plymouth 38

Casstown Miami E. 57, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 20

Cin. Taft 98, Cin. Deer Park 25

Clarksville Clinton-Massie 55, Blanchester 38

Coldwater 52, Rockford Parkway 39

Collins Western Reserve 60, Kansas Lakota 34

Cols. Africentric 78, Centerburg 35

Defiance Tinora 39, Liberty Center 24

Findlay Liberty-Benton 61, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 34

Gates Mills Gilmour 54, Gates Mills Hawken 42

Huron 61, Elmore Woodmore 57

Jamestown Greeneview 74, Day. Northridge 48

Middlefield Cardinal 54, Brookfield 52

Newton Falls 73, Mineral Ridge 23

Orrville 60, Doylestown Chippewa 35

Rootstown 66, Columbiana Crestview 59

Sherwood Fairview 62, Hicksville 49

St. Henry 73, Bluffton 65

Swanton 51, Genoa Area 49

Tipp City Bethel 37, New Lebanon Dixie 32

Tontogany Otsego 75, Millbury Lake 60

Versailles 73, Day. Stivers 67

Waynesville 72, Middletown Madison 55

Wooster Triway 47, Apple Creek Waynedale 33

Division IV

Beaver Eastern 58, Waterford 46

Botkins 47, Jackson Center 46

Cin. Country Day 58, Hamilton New Miami 31

Cin. Seven Hills 65, Hillcrest 36

Crown City S. Gallia 39, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 37

Dalton 77, Kidron Cent. Christian 44

Day. Jefferson 63, Newton Local 36

Leesburg Fairfield 57, Portsmouth Clay 48

Mowrystown Whiteoak 65, Franklin Furnace Green 58, 2OT

New Madison Tri-Village 62, Yellow Springs 43

Richmond Hts. 70, Rittman 50

Sebring McKinley 50, Columbiana 43

Sidney Lehman 62, Covington 58

Thompson Ledgemont 60, Warren Lordstown 50

Warren JFK 63, Southington Chalker 28

Youngs. Christian 65, Leetonia 56

Tuesday’s Girls Tournament Scores

Division II

Cambridge 35, Millersburg W. Holmes 34

Division III

Cols. Africentric 83, Cols. Grandview Hts. 37

Cols. School for Girls 57, Mt. Gilead 33

Sugarcreek Garaway 34, Hannibal River 29

Division IV

Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 70, Delaware Christian 42

Morral Ridgedale 62, Worthington Christian 39

Shadyside 54, Berlin Hiland 50

Ohio State box

No. 1 OHIO STATE 82, PENN STATE 61

OHIO STATE (28-2)

Sullinger 4-8 2-4 10, Lighty 3-7 0-0 6, Lauderdale 1-1 0-0 2, Diebler 10-12 0-0 30, Buford 9-14 2-2 21, Thomas 2-5 1-2 6, Sibert 0-1 0-0 0, Craft 2-7 0-0 5, Days 0-0 0-0 0, Smith Jr. 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 31-56 7-10 82.

PENN STATE (15-13)

Jackson 5-9 0-0 12, Brooks 3-13 0-0 6, Kirkpatrick 2-2 0-1 4, Jones 4-5 2-4 10, Battle 7-14 2-3 18, Marshall 1-1 1-2 3, Bowman 0-1 0-0 0, Frazier 2-4 2-2 6, Woodyard 0-0 0-0 0, Oliver 0-0 2-3 2. Totals 24-49 9-15 61.

Halftime—Ohio State 33-18. 3-Point Goals—Ohio State 13-24 (Diebler 10-12, Thomas 1-2, Buford 1-3, Craft 1-3, Smith Jr. 0-1, Lighty 0-3), Penn St. 4-13 (Jackson 2-4, Battle 2-6, Brooks 0-3). Fouled Out—Brooks. Rebounds—Ohio State 31 (Sullinger 10), Penn St. 22 (Battle 5). Assists—Ohio State 21 (Craft 6), Penn St. 10 (Battle, Frazier 3). Total Fouls—Ohio State 18, Penn St. 16. A—15,403.

Ohio U. box

OHIO 80, AKRON 55

AKRON (19-11)

Cvetinovic 4-10 0-1 8, Marshall 3-5 2-2 8, McNees 0-6 0-0 0, McClanahan 3-6 0-0 8, Roberts 1-4 2-2 4, Abreu 4-6 0-0 11, Diggs 0-1 1-2 1, McKnight 4-9 0-0 10, Egner 0-2 2-2 2, Bardo 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 20-50 8-11 55.

OHIO (17-13)

Washington 3-9 5-7 11, Baltic 6-8 5-5 17, Cooper 8-13 2-2 25, N. Kellogg 1-5 0-0 2, Freeman 1-7 0-0 3, McKinley 0-0 0-0 0, Adedipe 2-2 0-0 4, Hall 0-0 2-2 2, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Keely 4-5 0-0 8, Sayles 2-3 0-0 4, Jacobs 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-56 14-16 80.

Halftime—Ohio 44-22. 3-Point Goals—Akron 7-23 (Abreu 3-3, McClanahan 2-5, McKnight 2-6, Cvetinovic 0-1, Roberts 0-2, McNees 0-6), Ohio 8-20 (Cooper 7-10, Freeman 1-6, N. Kellogg 0-4). Fouled Out—Baltic. Rebounds—Akron 21 (Diggs, McKnight 3), Ohio 40 (Cooper 8). Assists—Akron 7 (Roberts 2), Ohio 15 (Cooper 9). Total Fouls—Akron 16, Ohio 15. A—8,630.

College basketball

Tuesday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Ohio St. 82, Penn St. 61

SOUTH

Boston College 76, Virginia Tech 61

Florida 78, Alabama 51

Kentucky 68, Vanderbilt 66

Virginia 69, N.C. State 58

MIDWEST

Cent. Michigan 68, Toledo 56

Kent St. 63, Bowling Green 57

Nebraska 69, Missouri 58

Ohio 80, Akron 55

Purdue 75, Illinois 67

Savannah St. 51, W. Illinois 47

FAR WEST

San Diego St. 85, Wyoming 58

Stanford 77, Seattle 66

USA Today women

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 1, 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. Connecticut (30) 29-1 774 1

2. Stanford (1) 26-2 739 2

3. Baylor 26-2 701 3

4. Tennessee 28-2 691 4

5. Texas A&M 24-3 651 5

6. Xavier 25-2 627 6

7. Duke 26-3 566 9

8. Notre Dame 24-6 531 7

9. UCLA 24-3 529 9

10. Miami 26-3 464 14

11. Michigan State 25-4 455 8

12. Wisconsin-Green Bay 27-1 411 13

13. DePaul 26-5 405 11

14. Florida State 23-6 396 12

15. Maryland 23-6 337 17

16. Kentucky 22-7 282 20

17. Oklahoma 19-9 227 15

18. Marist 27-2 204 21

19. North Carolina 22-7 190 16

20. Gonzaga 26-4 157 23

21. Georgetown 21-9 139 19

22. West Virginia 22-8 137 18

23. Marquette 22-7 122 22

24. Houston 24-4 93 25

25. Iowa State 20-8 83 24

Others receiving votes: Iowa 56, St. John’s 29, Louisiana Tech 15, Louisville 11, Northern Iowa 11, Georgia Tech 8, Ohio State 8, Rutgers 7, Texas Tech 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Penn State 4, Temple 4, BYU 1, Princeton 1.

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Baltimore 2 0 1.000

Detroit 5 0 1.000

Seattle 2 0 1.000

Los Angeles 3 1 .750

Boston 2 1 .667

Cleveland 2 1 .667

Kansas City 2 1 .667

Minnesota 1 2 .333

Oakland 1 2 .333

Texas 1 2 .333

New York 1 3 .250

Tampa Bay 1 3 .250

Chicago 0 2 .000

Toronto 0 4 .000

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Colorado 3 0 1.000

Washington 2 0 1.000

Atlanta 2 1 .667

Milwaukee 2 1 .667

Pittsburgh 3 2 .600

San Francisco 3 2 .600

Cincinnati 2 2 .500

Florida 1 1 .500

Philadelphia 2 2 .500

St. Louis 1 1 .500

Los Angeles 2 3 .400

Chicago 1 2 .333

New York 1 2 .333

Arizona 1 4 .200

Houston 0 2 .000

San Diego 0 2 .000

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

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Tuesday’s Games

Boston 5, Minnesota 0

Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 3

Detroit (ss) 6, Toronto 2

Atlanta 3, Houston 0

Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Yankees 0

Detroit (ss) 6, Philadelphia 2

Baltimore 12, Tampa Bay 6

St. Louis 7, Florida 1

Seattle 5, Texas 4

Cincinnati (ss) 7, Oakland 6

Kansas City 4, San Diego 3

Cleveland 2, L.A. Dodgers 1

Milwaukee 3, Chicago White Sox 1

L.A. Angels 2, Cincinnati (ss) 1

Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco 2

Colorado 7, Arizona 4

Wednesday’s Games

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

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

Florida vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

Tampa Bay vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

Kansas City vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Colorado vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs Arizona (ss) at Salt River Community, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Arizona (ss) vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Washington vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

St. Louis (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Arizona vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Texas (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

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

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 3:05 p.m.

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

Cleveland vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Colorado at Salt River Community, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Reds’ boxscore

Tuesday’s Games

Angels 2, Reds 1

Cincinnati Los Angeles

ab r h bi ab r h bi

D.Sappelt cf 2 1 1 0 Aybar ss 1 0 1 1

J.Sierra ph-cf 2 0 0 0 A.Amarista 2b 2 0 1 0

B.Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0 B.Abreu dh 2 0 0 1

K.Negron 2b 0 0 0 0 Tor.Hunter rf 3 0 0 0

Votto 1b 2 0 1 1 Pettit lf 0 0 0 0

N.Soto ph-1b 2 0 0 0 V.Wells lf 2 0 0 0

Hermida rf 2 0 1 0 J.Moore pr-rf 0 0 0 0

D.Dorn rf 2 0 0 0 H.Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0

F.Lewis lf 2 0 0 0 F.Sandoval 3b 1 0 0 0

J.Duran lf 1 0 0 0 Conger c 2 0 0 0

J.Francisco 3b 2 0 1 0 Bo.Wilson c 1 0 0 0

D.Vidal 3b 2 0 0 0 Trumbo 1b 2 0 0 0

Heisey dh 2 0 0 0 J.Segura ss 1 0 0 0

K.Waldrop dh 0 0 0 0 Br.Wood 3b 2 1 1 0

Hanigan c 2 0 0 0 G.Jacobo 1b 1 0 1 0

Y.Grandal c 1 0 0 0 Bourjos cf 1 1 0 0

Janish ss 2 0 0 0 Trout cf 1 0 0 0

B.Hamilton ss 0 0 0 0

Totals 28 1 4 1 Totals 23 2 4 2

Cincinnati (ss) 100 000 000 — 1

Los Angeles 002 000 00x — 2

DP—Cincinnati 3, Los Angeles 2. LOB—Cincinnati 5, Los Angeles 2. 2B—Br.Wood (1). SB—D.Sappelt (1), K.Negron (1), K.Waldrop (1). CS—H.Kendrick (1). SF—B.Abreu.

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Cueto L,0-1 3 2 2 2 0 1

Ondrusek 2 0 0 0 1 2

S.Carroll 2 0 0 0 1 2

Gil 1 2 0 0 0 1

Los Angeles

Weaver 2 2 1 1 0 2

Jepsen W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Walden 1 1 0 0 0 1

Kohn 1 1 0 0 0 1

Chatwood 2 0 0 0 0 1

Junge S,1-1 2 0 0 0 3 1

HBP—by Cueto (Aybar, Bourjos), by Junge (K.Negron), by Chatwood (K.Negron). Umpires—Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Gary Darling; Second, Kerwin Danley; Third, Cory Blaser. A—3,050 (9,558).

Reds 7, Athletics 6

Cincinnati Oakland

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Stubbs cf 3 0 0 0 Crisp cf 3 0 1 0

F.Perez ph-cf 2 0 1 1 M.Choice cf 2 1 0 0

Renteria ss 3 1 1 0 Barton 1b 3 0 1 0

Cozart ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Tolleson 3b 1 0 0 0

Gomes lf 3 1 1 2 Willingham lf 3 0 0 0

M.Griffin lf 2 0 0 0 Ja.Miller lf 1 1 0 1

Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0 C.Jackson rf 3 0 0 0

J.Arias ph-3b 3 0 0 0 Carson rf 2 1 0 0

Bruce rf 3 1 2 0 Carter dh 5 1 2 1

R.LaMarre rf 1 1 0 0 Powell c 3 0 0 0

Alonso 1b 2 1 1 2 Donaldson c 1 0 0 1

T.Frazier 1b 2 1 1 0 An.LaRoch 2b 1 0 1 0

Cairo dh 3 0 1 0 J.Weeks 2b 1 1 0 0

A.Buchholz dh 1 0 0 0 W.Timmns 3b 4 1 2 1

Valaika 2b 3 1 2 0 Sogard ss 3 0 1 1

M.Rojas 2b 1 0 1 0 G.Green ss 1 0 0 0

C.Miller c 2 0 0 0

Mesoraco c 2 0 2 2

T.Barnhart c 0 0 0 0

Totals 40 7 13 7 Totals 37 6 8 5

Cincinnati (ss) 000 403 000 — 7

Oakland 010 000 122 — 6

E—J.Arias (1), F.Perez (1). LOB—Cincinnati 6, Oakland 8. 2B—Renteria (1), Crisp (1), An.LaRoche (1). HR—Gomes (1), Alonso (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Leake 2 2 1 1 1 0

Jor.Smith W,1-0 2 1 0 0 1 0

J.Horst 2 1 0 0 0 2

M.Klinker S,1-1 3 4 5 3 1 2

Oakland

G.Gonzalez 2 0 0 0 0 5

Bre.Anderson L,0-1 2 6 4 4 0 2

Fuentes 1 0 0 0 0 1

Balfour 1 5 3 3 0 1

F.Cabrera 1 0 0 0 0 1

F.de los Santos 1 2 0 0 0 2

Eyre 1 0 0 0 0 2

HBP—by M.Klinker (Ja.Miller). Umpires—Home, Bill Miller; First, Ted Barrett; Third, Barry Larson. A—1,631 (7,881).

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 62 40 16 6 86 203 159

Pittsburgh 64 37 21 6 80 187 159

N.Y. Rangers 65 33 28 4 70 181 160

New Jersey 62 27 31 4 58 132 164

N.Y. Islanders 64 23 32 9 55 173 207

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 63 37 19 7 81 195 148

Montreal 64 34 23 7 75 168 165

Buffalo 62 30 25 7 67 179 179

Toronto 63 27 27 9 63 164 193

Ottawa 63 21 33 9 51 143 201

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 62 37 18 7 81 191 190

Washington 64 34 20 10 78 170 162

Carolina 64 30 25 9 69 186 194

Atlanta 64 26 27 11 63 179 208

Florida 63 26 30 7 59 160 173

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 63 39 18 6 84 213 183

Chicago 63 34 23 6 74 202 173

Nashville 64 32 23 9 73 162 153

Columbus 62 31 24 7 69 171 183

St. Louis 63 28 26 9 65 173 186

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 64 40 15 9 89 210 151

Calgary 65 33 23 9 75 196 182

Minnesota 63 33 24 6 72 165 166

Colorado 64 26 30 8 60 184 219

Edmonton 64 21 35 8 50 160 212

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 64 37 21 6 80 180 163

Phoenix 65 33 22 10 76 186 189

Los Angeles 63 35 24 4 74 178 156

Dallas 63 34 23 6 74 174 177

Anaheim 63 33 25 5 71 176 186

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

Tuesday’s Games

Edmonton 2, Nashville 1, SO

Vancouver 2, Columbus 1, SO

San Jose 2, Colorado 1, SO

Buffalo 3, N.Y. Rangers 2

Washington 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, OT

Carolina 2, Florida 1

Montreal 3, Atlanta 1

Boston 1, Ottawa 0

Calgary 6, St. Louis 0

Dallas 3, Phoenix 2

Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Calgary at Chicago, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.

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

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

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