NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 20 9 .690 —

Boston 15 12 .556 4

New York 13 15 .464 6 1/2

Toronto 9 20 .310 11

New Jersey 8 21 .276 12

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 22 7 .759 —

Atlanta 18 10 .643 3 1/2

Orlando 18 11 .621 4

Washington 6 22 .214 15 1/2

Charlotte 3 25 .107 18 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 23 7 .767 —

Indiana 17 10 .630 4 1/2

Milwaukee 12 16 .429 10

Cleveland 10 16 .385 11

Detroit 8 21 .276 14 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 19 9 .679 —

Dallas 18 11 .621 1 1/2

Houston 16 12 .571 3

Memphis 14 14 .500 5

New Orleans 5 23 .179 14

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 21 6 .778 —

Denver 16 12 .571 5 1/2

Portland 15 13 .536 6 1/2

Utah 14 13 .519 7

Minnesota 13 16 .448 9

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 17 9 .654 —

L.A. Lakers 16 12 .571 2

Golden State 11 14 .440 5 1/2

Phoenix 12 16 .429 6

Sacramento 10 17 .370 7 1/2

Monday’s Games

Philadelphia 98, Charlotte 89

Orlando 102, Minnesota 89

New Orleans 86, Utah 80

Miami 114, Milwaukee 96

Dallas 96, L.A. Clippers 92

Golden State 102, Phoenix 96

Tuesday’s Games

Miami at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New York at Toronto, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.

Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

San Antonio at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 10 p.m.

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

 

 

H.S. boys’ 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, Cols. Northland (20) 18-1 262

2, Cin. La Salle (4) 19-1 226

3, Mentor (2) 16-1 196

4, Powell Olentangy Liberty 18-1 136

5, Cols. Walnut Ridge (1) 18-0 134

6, Cin. Moeller 16-2 126

7, Pickerington Cent. 16-2 110

8, Tol. Whitmer 15-2 88

9, Cle. Hts. 13-2 72

10, Warren Harding 14-3 24

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Norwalk 22. 11, Lakewood St. Edward 22.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Dunbar (17) 19-0 255

2, Alliance (4) 19-0 221

3, Defiance (1) 17-0 202

4, Franklin (2) 18-0 175

5, Cin. Taft (2) 13-4 137

6, Plain City Jonathan Alder 17-1 118

7, Akr. East (1) 16-1 109

8, E. Liverpool 16-2 67

9, Vincent Warren 15-2 45

10, Lexington 15-3 31

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Mentor Lake Cath. 29. 12, Cortland Lakeview 14. 12, Wauseon 14.

DIVISION III

1, Bloom-Carroll (18) 18-0 248

2, Leavittsburg Labrae (4) 19-0 220

3, Cin. Summit Country Day (2) 18-1 214

4, Bedford St. Peter Chanel (2) 15-1 174

5, Chesapeake 18-1 138

6, Lima Cent. Cath. 14-2 112

7, Creston Norwayne (1) 16-1 88

8, Portsmouth 18-2 87

9, Versailles 16-2 54

10, Ironton 14-4 38

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Newton Falls 28. 12, Lucasville Valley 18.

DIVISION IV

1, Berlin Hiland (22) 17-0 252

2, Jackson Center (2) 19-0 220

3, Edgerton (2) 17-0 186

4, Richmond Hts. 16-1 169

5, Ft. Recovery 15-2 137

6, Newark Cath. 15-2 117

7, Zanesville Rosecrans 14-3 83

8, Cols. Africentric 16-3 79

9, Malvern 15-3 56

10, Cle. VASJ 9-7 30

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Dalton 22. 12, Day. Jefferson 15. 13, Columbus Grove 12.

 

 

AP college poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Kentucky (63) 25-1 1,623 1

2. Syracuse (2) 25-1 1,559 2

3. Missouri 23-2 1,498 4

4. Kansas 20-5 1,356 7

5. Duke 21-4 1,336 10

6. Ohio St. 21-4 1,284 3

7. Michigan St. 20-5 1,283 11

8. North Carolina 21-4 1,227 5

9. Baylor 21-4 1,064 6

10. Georgetown 19-5 983 12

11. UNLV 22-4 976 14

12. Marquette 21-5 810 18

13. San Diego St. 20-4 688 13

14. Florida 19-6 675 8

15. Wisconsin 19-6 635 21

16. Murray St. 24-1 600 9

17. Michigan 19-7 562 22

18. Indiana 19-6 430 23

19. Louisville 20-5 421 24

20. Florida St. 17-7 406 15

21. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 23-3 377 16

22. Virginia 19-5 337 19

23. Notre Dame 17-8 231 —

24. Gonzaga 20-4 221 —

24. Wichita St. 22-4 221 —

Others receiving votes: Temple 122, Mississippi St. 108, Creighton 20, BYU 12, Long Beach St. 12, New Mexico 12, Iowa St. 10, Southern Miss. 7, Harvard 6, Saint Louis 5, California 3, VCU 2, Vanderbilt 2, Memphis 1.

 

 

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 Feb. 12, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Kentucky (31) 25-1 775 1

2. Syracuse 25-1 744 2

3. Missouri 23-2 713 4

4. Duke 21-4 649 9

5. Kansas 20-5 628 10

6. Ohio State 21-4 618 3

7. North Carolina 21-4 592 5

8. Michigan State 20-5 588 12

9. Georgetown 19-5 476 11

10. Baylor 21-4 464 6

11. UNLV 22-4 455 16

12. Florida 19-6 388 t7

13. Marquette 21-5 386 19

14. Murray State 24-1 359 t7

15. San Diego State 20-4 284 14

16. Saint Mary’s 23-3 274 13

17. Wisconsin 19-6 255 22

18. Louisville 20-5 236 t23

19. Michigan 19-7 190 25

20. Indiana 19-6 188 t23

21. Florida State 17-7 145 17

22. Virginia 19-5 134 20

23. Mississippi State 19-6 95 18

24. Gonzaga 20-4 84 NR

25. Notre Dame 17-8 76 NR

Others receiving votes: Wichita State 63; Temple 48; Creighton 30; Harvard 22; Nevada 21; Long Beach State 17; New Mexico 17; California 15; Southern Mississippi 12; Drexel 11; Middle Tennessee 8; Iowa State 7; Saint Louis 4; Virginia Commonwealth 3; Texas-Arlington 1.

 

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 54 36 13 5 77 153 110

Philadelphia 56 31 18 7 69 182 169

Pittsburgh 56 32 19 5 69 175 148

New Jersey 55 31 20 4 66 154 155

N.Y. Islanders 55 23 24 8 54 131 159

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 53 34 17 2 70 184 120

Ottawa 58 28 22 8 64 169 181

Toronto 56 28 22 6 62 171 166

Montreal 57 23 25 9 55 152 154

Buffalo 55 24 25 6 54 136 158

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 55 27 17 11 65 141 152

Washington 56 28 23 5 61 156 160

Winnipeg 57 26 25 6 58 139 161

Tampa Bay 55 24 25 6 54 155 185

Carolina 57 21 25 11 53 147 175

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 57 38 17 2 78 182 135

St. Louis 55 34 14 7 75 139 111

Nashville 56 32 18 6 70 158 148

Chicago 56 29 20 7 65 174 171

Columbus 56 16 34 6 38 131 185

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 56 35 15 6 76 180 139

Calgary 56 26 22 8 60 134 151

Colorado 57 28 25 4 60 146 159

Minnesota 55 25 22 8 58 125 144

Edmonton 55 22 28 5 49 147 165

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 54 31 17 6 68 158 130

Los Angeles 57 27 19 11 65 124 124

Phoenix 57 27 21 9 63 149 146

Dallas 55 28 24 3 59 145 157

Anaheim 55 22 24 9 53 144 163

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

Monday’s Games

Vancouver 2, Phoenix 1, SO

San Jose 5, Washington 3

Carolina 5, Montreal 3

Tuesday’s Games

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

New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Anaheim at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

 

College scores

Monday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Brooklyn 72, Yeshiva 53

Immaculata 71, Marywood 63

SOUTH

Alcorn St. 66, Ark.-Pine Bluff 58

Belmont 106, Stetson 93

Bethune-Cookman 73, Howard 67

Coppin St. 81, Md.-Eastern Shore 78

Delaware St. 74, Morgan St. 73

Florida Gulf Coast 89, Lipscomb 68

Jacksonville 61, ETSU 55

MVSU 58, Southern U. 53

McNeese St. 70, Northwestern St. 61

NC Central 71, SC State 56

SC-Upstate 77, North Florida 52

Savannah St. 66, NC A&T 59

Syracuse 52, Louisville 51

MIDWEST

Kansas 59, Kansas St. 53

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 79, Iowa St. 64

Prairie View 71, Grambling St. 52

Texas Southern 64, Jackson St. 57

FAR WEST

Utah Valley 70, Montana Tech 60

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Monday’s Girls’ Tournament Scores

Division I

Hamilton 78, Cin. Glen Este 57

Vandalia Butler 60, Lebanon 40

Division II

Cin. Mt. Healthy 57, Bethel-Tate 43

Circleville 33, Hillsboro 24

Day. Chaminade-Julienne 57, Monroe 26

Day. Thurgood Marshall 52, Germantown Valley View 43

McArthur Vinton County 53, Gallipolis 34

Thornville Sheridan 63, New Lexington 42

Urbana 77, Eaton 68

Division III

Chesapeake 41, Bidwell River Valley 39

Fayetteville-Perry 59, Batavia Clermont NE 35

Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 59, Lore City Buckeye Trail 35

Jamestown Greeneview 48, Blanchester 42

Sardinia Eastern 54, Piketon 41

Wellston 45, Southeastern 30

Wheelersburg 48, Bainbridge Paint Valley 31 Division IV

Corning Miller 41, Glouster Trimble 27

Latham Western 44, Mowrystown Whiteoak 41

Leesburg Fairfield 52, Franklin Furnace Green 36

S. Webster 63, Racine Southern 30

Stewart Federal Hocking 47, Symmes Valley 43