NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

All Times EST

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-Boston 46 16 .742 —

New York 34 30 .531 13

Philadelphia 33 31 .516 14

New Jersey 20 43 .317 26 1/2

New Jersey 20 43 .317 26 1/2

Toronto 17 47 .266 30

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

x-Miami 44 21 .677 —

Orlando 41 24 .631 3

Atlanta 37 27 .578 6 1/2

Charlotte 26 38 .406 17 1/2

Washington 16 47 .254 27

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 47 18 .723 5 1/2

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 38 27 .585 3

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 20 .697 —

Phoenix 33 30 .524 11 1/2

Golden State 28 36 .438 17

L.A. Clippers 25 40 .385 20 1/2

Sacramento 15 47 .242 29

x-clinched playoff spot

Thursday’s Games

Miami 94, L.A. Lakers 88

Dallas 127, New York 109

Denver 116, Phoenix 97

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.

Saturday’s Games

Memphis at Miami, 3:30 p.m.

Portland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m.

Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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

Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m.

H.S. basketball

Ohio High School Basketball

Thursday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores

Division III

Archbold 44, Delta 38, OT

Cin. Clark Montessori 78, Versailles 68

Cin. Summit Country Day 54, Jamestown Greeneview 36

Cin. Taft 108, Waynesville 75

Gibsonburg 60, Ashland Crestview 42

Ontario 55, Huron 52

Paulding 48, Metamora Evergreen 45

Division IV

Leesburg Fairfield 43, Reedsville Eastern 41

Manchester 64, Racine Southern 55

Mowrystown Whiteoak 67, Crown City S. Gallia 36

Thursday’s Girls’ Tournament Scores

Division IV

Bucyrus Wynford 53, Stryker 33

Delphos Jefferson 49, Arlington 46

Ft. Loramie 49, Minster 35

Shadyside 71, Lowellville 57

Marshall box

UTEP 77, MARSHALL 65

MARSHALL (22-11)

Thomas 5-8 1-1 13, Baines 5-8 2-2 12, Spikes 0-0 0-2 0, Pitts 4-14 4-4 12, Kane 3-12 5-8 11, Higgins 0-0 0-0 0, Pena 0-4 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 4-8 4-4 12, Williams 1-3 1-1 3. Totals 23-59 17-22 65.

UTEP (24-8)

McCulley 4-8 5-6 14, Williams 4-9 2-2 11, Culpepper 3-13 5-6 12, Stone 5-10 2-4 12, Polk 3-8 3-5 11, Gordon 0-0 0-0 0, Bohannon 2-4 3-6 7, Perez 0-0 0-0 0, Britten 5-7 0-0 10. Totals 26-59 20-29 77.

Halftime—UTEP 46-28. 3-Point Goals—Marshall 2-16 (Thomas 2-2, Johnson 0-2, Kane 0-3, Pena 0-4, Pitts 0-5), UTEP 5-17 (Polk 2-5, Williams 1-2, McCulley 1-3, Culpepper 1-4, Bohannon 0-1, Stone 0-2). Fouled Out—Stone. Rebounds—Marshall 36 (Kane 7), UTEP 40 (Stone 10). Assists—Marshall 13 (Pitts 9), UTEP 16 (Culpepper 6). Total Fouls—Marshall 18, UTEP 18. A—NA.

Ohio U. box

BALL ST. 76, OHIO 73, OT

OHIO (18-15)

Washington 8-12 3-5 19, Baltic 5-13 2-3 12, Cooper 5-19 8-10 19, N. Kellogg 2-5 1-1 5, Freeman 3-7 1-2 10, McKinley 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 1-4 2-2 5, Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Keely 1-1 1-2 3, Sayles 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-64 18-25 73.

BALL ST. (19-12)

Perry 3-9 2-2 8, Jones 4-13 1-3 9, Davis 4-6 0-0 11, Scaife 3-9 0-0 7, Berry 5-9 6-8 20, Kamieniecki 2-2 0-0 4, Robinson 2-8 1-2 5, Bond 3-6 6-8 12. Totals 26-62 16-23 76.

Halftime—Ball St. 36-31. End Of Regulation—Tied 65. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 5-19 (Freeman 3-7, Hall 1-3, Cooper 1-6, N. Kellogg 0-3), Ball St. 8-19 (Berry 4-8, Davis 3-4, Scaife 1-5, Jones 0-1, Robinson 0-1). Fouled Out—Kamieniecki, Robinson. Rebounds—Ohio 43 (Baltic 14), Ball St. 39 (Davis 9). Assists—Ohio 14 (Cooper 10), Ball St. 15 (Robinson 6). Total Fouls—Ohio 20, Ball St. 21. A—3,615.

College basketball

Thursday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

TOURNAMENTS

Atlantic Coast Conference

First Round

Boston College 81, Wake Forest 67

Maryland 75, N.C. State 67

Miami 69, Virginia 62, OT

Virginia Tech 59, Georgia Tech 43

Big 12 Conference

Quarterfinals

Colorado 87, Kansas St. 75

Kansas 63, Oklahoma St. 62

Texas 74, Oklahoma 54

Texas A&M 84, Missouri 70

Big East Conference

Quarterfinals

Connecticut 76, Pittsburgh 74

Louisville 81, Marquette 56

Notre Dame 89, Cincinnati 51

Syracuse 79, St. John’s 73

Big Ten Conference

First Round

Michigan St. 66, Iowa 61

Northwestern 75, Minnesota 65

Penn St. 61, Indiana 55

Big West Conference

First Round

Long Beach St. 79, UC Irvine 72

UC Riverside 70, Cal Poly 66, OT

UC Santa Barbara 79, Pacific 67

Conference USA

Quarterfinals

East Carolina 75, UAB 70, OT

Memphis 66, Southern Miss. 63

Tulsa 81, Rice 72

UTEP 77, Marshall 65

Great West Conference

First Round

Houston Baptist 72, N.J. Tech 70

North Dakota 71, Texas-Pan American 70

South Dakota 73, Chicago St. 70, OT

Mid-American Conference

Quarterfinals

Akron 82, Miami (Ohio) 75, 2OT

Ball St. 76, Ohio 73, OT

Kent St. 73, Buffalo 62

W. Michigan 67, Bowling Green 56

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Quarterfinals

Morgan St. 77, N. Carolina A&T 59

Norfolk St. 55, Coppin St. 53

Mountain West Conference

Quarterfinals

BYU 64, TCU 58

New Mexico 67, Colorado St. 61

San Diego St. 64, Utah 50

Pacific-10 Conference

Quarterfinals

Arizona 78, Oregon St. 69

Oregon 76, UCLA 59

Southern Cal 70, California 56

Southeastern Conference

First Round

Georgia 69, Auburn 51

Mississippi 66, South Carolina 55

Tennessee 74, Arkansas 68

Vanderbilt 62, LSU 50

Southland Conference

Semifinals

McNeese St. 91, Texas St. 83

UTSA 79, Sam Houston St. 70

Southwestern Athletic Conference

First Round

Alabama St. 81, Alabama A&M 61

Grambling St. 65, MVSU 62

Western Athletic Conference

Second Round

New Mexico St. 66, Nevada 60

San Jose St. 74, Idaho 68

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

All Times EST

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 67 42 19 6 90 215 177

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 67 38 20 9 85 203 160

Montreal 68 37 24 7 81 181 172

Buffalo 67 33 26 8 74 194 193

Toronto 68 29 29 10 68 178 209

Ottawa 67 24 34 9 57 151 208

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 68 27 32 9 63 169 188

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 68 34 24 10 78 173 159

Columbus 66 31 26 9 71 183 200

St. Louis 68 31 28 9 71 190 202

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 69 44 16 10 100 225 162

Calgary 70 36 25 9 81 211 199

Minnesota 68 35 26 7 77 176 180

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 68 39 23 7 88 192 174

Phoenix 69 35 23 11 81 197 198

Dallas 67 36 23 8 80 187 190

Los Angeles 67 37 25 5 79 185 164

Anaheim 67 36 26 5 77 187 195

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

Thursday’s Games

Buffalo 4, Boston 3, OT

Philadelphia 3, Toronto 2

Ottawa 2, Florida 1

St. Louis 4, Montreal 1

Nashville 4, Minnesota 0

Phoenix 3, Calgary 0

Vancouver 5, San Jose 4, OT, SO

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.

Saturday’s Games

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

All Times EST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 9 4 .692

Seattle 7 4 .636

Detroit 9 6 .600

Baltimore 6 5 .545

Boston 7 6 .538

Texas 7 6 .538

Minnesota 6 6 .500

New York 6 6 .500

Los Angeles 6 8 .429

Chicago 5 7 .417

Oakland 5 7 .417

Tampa Bay 5 7 .417

Toronto 5 7 .417

Cleveland 4 8 .333

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

San Francisco 11 4 .733

Washington 8 4 .667

Atlanta 8 5 .615

Cincinnati 8 5 .615

Colorado 8 5 .615

St. Louis 7 5 .583

Philadelphia 8 6 .571

Milwaukee 7 6 .538

San Diego 6 6 .500

New York 6 8 .429

Pittsburgh 6 8 .429

Florida 5 7 .417

Chicago 5 8 .385

Los Angeles 5 9 .357

Arizona 5 11 .313

Houston 4 10 .286

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

Thursday’s Games

Toronto 7, Minnesota 4

Tampa Bay 8, Boston 6

Atlanta 2, St. Louis 1

Washington (ss) 6, N.Y. Mets 5

Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Yankees 0

N.Y. Mets 9, Florida 4

Chicago White Sox (ss) 7, Texas 6

Oakland 4, Kansas City (ss) 4, tie

Seattle 10, L.A. Angels (ss) 5

Chicago Cubs 2, Cleveland 1

San Diego 8, L.A. Dodgers 2

Colorado 9, Milwaukee 8, 10 innings

San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 0

Kansas City (ss) 4, L.A. Angels (ss) 3

Detroit 6, Florida 1

Houston 6, Washington (ss) 5

Baltimore 11, Pittsburgh 8

Chicago White Sox (ss) 5, Arizona 3

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.