NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 20 14 .588 —

New York 17 17 .500 3

Boston 15 17 .469 4

Toronto 10 23 .303 9 1/2

New Jersey 10 25 .286 10 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 26 7 .788 —

Orlando 22 12 .647 4 1/2

Atlanta 19 14 .576 7

Washington 7 26 .212 19

Charlotte 4 28 .125 21 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 27 8 .771 —

Indiana 21 12 .636 5

Cleveland 13 18 .419 12

Milwaukee 13 20 .394 13

Detroit 11 24 .314 16

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 23 10 .697 —

Dallas 21 13 .618 2 1/2

Houston 20 14 .588 3 1/2

Memphis 19 15 .559 4 1/2

New Orleans 8 25 .242 15

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 26 7 .788 —

Portland 18 16 .529 8 1/2

Denver 18 16 .529 8 1/2

Minnesota 17 17 .500 9 1/2

Utah 15 17 .469 10 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 20 11 .645 —

L.A. Lakers 20 13 .606 1

Golden State 13 17 .433 6 1/2

Phoenix 14 20 .412 7 1/2

Sacramento 11 22 .333 10

Wednesday’s Games

Oklahoma City 119, Boston 104

Indiana 102, Charlotte 88

New Orleans 89, Cleveland 84

Toronto 103, Detroit 93

Sacramento 115, Washington 107

Orlando 108, New Jersey 91

New York 99, Atlanta 82

Chicago 110, Milwaukee 91

Houston 93, Philadelphia 87

Minnesota 100, Utah 98

Golden State 106, Phoenix 104

L.A. Lakers 96, Dallas 91

L.A. Clippers 103, Denver 95

Thursday’s Games

New York at Miami, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

NEW ORLEANS (89)

Ariza 0-6 1-2 1, Ayon 4-7 1-4 9, Kaman 10-25 1-1 21, Vasquez 5-11 2-2 13, Belinelli 8-13 2-2 19, Jack 5-11 6-7 16, Aminu 3-7 0-0 6, Thomas 0-3 2-2 2, Henry 1-4 0-0 2, Jones 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-89 15-20 89.

CLEVELAND (84)

Casspi 2-5 1-2 6, Jamison 8-22 4-7 22, Erden 2-4 0-0 4, Irving 2-13 2-2 6, Gibson 1-9 4-5 7, Sessions 3-5 4-4 11, Hollins 1-1 3-4 5, Gee 4-13 4-5 13, Thompson 4-8 2-8 10, Harangody 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 27-85 24-37 84.

New Orleans 29 21 19 20 — 89

Cleveland 20 23 16 25 — 84

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 2-10 (Vasquez 1-3, Belinelli 1-4, Ariza 0-1, Jack 0-2), Cleveland 6-27 (Jamison 2-8, Sessions 1-2, Gee 1-3, Casspi 1-3, Gibson 1-7, Irving 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 68 (Ayon 17), Cleveland 61 (Jamison 12). Assists—New Orleans 22 (Vasquez 5), Cleveland 20 (Irving 11). Total Fouls—New Orleans 26, Cleveland 23. Technicals—Cleveland Coach Scott. A—13,529 (20,562).

 

Marshall box

MARSHALL 66, HOUSTON 58

HOUSTON (12-14)

Harris 2-4 1-2 5, Thomas 4-11 3-6 11, Young 8-16 0-0 16, Thompson 2-5 0-0 4, Simmons 1-7 0-2 2, Thibodeaux 0-3 0-0 0, Jones 1-2 0-0 3, Gibson 6-9 5-6 17, Van Slyke 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 9-16 58.

MARSHALL (17-10)

Tinnon 5-9 0-1 10, Goff 1-3 0-1 2, Pitts 7-19 1-2 15, Johnson 3-10 0-0 6, Kane 6-12 2-6 14, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Hanner 1-1 0-4 2, Pena 5-7 0-2 14, Spikes 1-3 1-2 3, Mbao 0-0 0-0 0, Kambola 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 4-18 66.

Halftime—Houston 31-23. 3-Point Goals—Houston 1-11 (Jones 1-2, Simmons 0-1, Thibodeaux 0-2, Thompson 0-2, Young 0-4), Marshall 4-18 (Pena 4-6, Martin 0-1, Kane 0-1, Johnson 0-4, Pitts 0-6). Fouled Out—Harris, Thompson. Rebounds—Houston 40 (Thomas 14), Marshall 43 (Spikes 10). Assists—Houston 10 (Jones, Thibodeaux 3), Marshall 12 (Pitts 6). Total Fouls—Houston 21, Marshall 14. A—6,023.

 

Ohio U. box

OHIO 88, BUFFALO 77

OHIO (22-6)

Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Baltic 4-11 1-2 9, Offutt 8-13 2-2 23, Cooper 4-16 9-9 20, Kellogg 4-10 5-5 15, Hall 3-8 3-3 9, Taylor 1-4 0-0 2, Keely 4-11 0-0 8, Goard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-75 20-21 88.

BUFFALO (16-9)

McCrea 7-8 1-3 15, Watt 6-7 7-8 19, Oldham 3-6 0-0 8, Filzen 4-13 0-0 11, Nuiriankh 0-0 0-0 0, Watson II 1-7 2-2 5, Barnett 2-8 0-0 5, Robinson 3-4 8-10 14, Downing 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 18-23 77.

Halftime—Ohio 37-32. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 10-28 (Offutt 5-7, Cooper 3-10, Kellogg 2-7, Taylor 0-1, Baltic 0-1, Hall 0-2), Buffalo 7-25 (Filzen 3-11, Oldham 2-3, Barnett 1-4, Watson II 1-7). Fouled Out—Keely, Oldham, Smith. Rebounds—Ohio 42 (Baltic, Hall 9), Buffalo 34 (Watt 7). Assists—Ohio 16 (Cooper 8), Buffalo 14 (Oldham 4). Total Fouls—Ohio 18, Buffalo 16. Technicals—Keely, Robinson. A—2,925.

 

Notre Dame-WVU

No. 20 NOTRE DAME 71, WEST VIRGINIA 44

WEST VIRGINIA (17-11)

Jones 6-12 3-3 15, Kilicli 4-11 0-0 8, Hinds 1-9 0-0 3, Browne 2-4 0-0 4, Bryant 3-11 4-6 10, Rutledge 0-1 2-4 2, McCune 1-3 0-0 2, Williamson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 17-54 9-13 44.

NOTRE DAME (20-8)

Cooley 5-7 3-4 13, Atkins 6-11 1-3 13, Martin 5-7 2-2 15, Grant 8-11 0-0 20, Connaughton 0-2 0-0 0, Crowley 0-1 0-0 0, Dragicevich 2-3 2-2 8, Knight 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Broghammer 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-44 8-11 71.

Halftime—Notre Dame 30-28. 3-Point Goals—West Virginia 1-11 (Hinds 1-2, Jones 0-1, Browne 0-1, McCune 0-1, Bryant 0-3, Williamson 0-3), Notre Dame 9-16 (Grant 4-5, Martin 3-4, Dragicevich 2-3, Brooks 0-1, Connaughton 0-1, Atkins 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—West Virginia 28 (Jones 8), Notre Dame 29 (Cooley, Martin 6). Assists—West Virginia 11 (Bryant 4), Notre Dame 17 (Atkins 8). Total Fouls—West Virginia 11, Notre Dame 13. Technical—Notre Dame Bench. A—8,265.

 

College scores

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Boston U. 73, UMBC 52

CS Bakersfield 72, NJIT 70, OT

Dayton 74, Duquesne 62

Delaware 76, Towson 69

Drexel 78, James Madison 61

Holy Cross 82, Army 51

Lafayette 84, Colgate 67

Lehigh 58, Navy 41

Maine 71, New Hampshire 58

Northeastern 85, George Mason 82, OT

Ohio 88, Buffalo 77

Richmond 52, Saint Joseph’s 49

St. Bonaventure 89, Fordham 63

Syracuse 56, South Florida 48

Temple 80, La Salle 79, OT

SOUTH

Charlotte 72, George Washington 62

High Point 98, Campbell 60

LSU 61, Georgia 53

Longwood 85, Virginia-Wise 74

Marshall 66, Houston 58

Memphis 70, East Carolina 47

Morgan St. 91, Coppin St. 80

Nicholls St. 80, Cent. Arkansas 70

Old Dominion 65, Georgia St. 60, OT

Sam Houston St. 50, Northwestern St. 37

Tennessee 73, Mississippi 60

Texas St. 62, SE Louisiana 61

Texas-Arlington 93, McNeese St. 89

The Citadel 62, Appalachian St. 51

VCU 63, UNC Wilmington 59

Vanderbilt 59, South Carolina 48

William & Mary 75, Hofstra 71

MIDWEST

Akron 79, Bowling Green 68

Drake 78, S. Illinois 63

E. Michigan 48, N. Illinois 45

Indiana 75, NC Central 56

Indiana St. 59, Missouri St. 46

Marquette 82, Rutgers 65

Michigan St. 66, Minnesota 61

N. Iowa 64, Bradley 55

Notre Dame 71, West Virginia 44

Purdue 83, Nebraska 65

Toledo 72, Cent. Michigan 67

W. Michigan 78, Ball St. 61

Wichita St. 68, Illinois St. 55

SOUTHWEST

Kansas 66, Texas A&M 58

Oklahoma 77, Oklahoma St. 64

Rice 83, UCF 74

SMU 64, Tulane 50

Stephen F. Austin 62, Lamar 52

UTEP 76, Southern Miss. 68, 2OT

UTSA 86, Texas A&M-CC 82, OT

FAR WEST

San Diego St. 67, Wyoming 58, OT

TCU 65, Air Force 62

UC Riverside 63, CS Northridge 61

UNLV 75, Boise St. 58

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Wednesday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores

Division II

Cols. South 63, Cols. East 48

Sunbury Big Walnut 55, Granville 50

Division III

Fredericktown 39, Centerburg 26

W. Jefferson 58, Marion Elgin 53

Wednesday’s Girls Tournament Scores

Division I

Beavercreek 52, Huber Hts. Wayne 51

Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 48, Parma Normandy 44

Findlay 46, Holland Springfield 42

Kettering Fairmont 68, Xenia 12

Lakewood 55, Bedford 33

Lorain 64, Olmsted Falls 49

Mentor 61, Ashtabula Lakeside 22

Notre Dame Academy 71, Oregon Clay 15

Pickerington N. 94, Cols. West 12

Tol. Waite 48, Tol. Whitmer 40

Westlake 63, Cle. John Marshall 27

Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 59, Lima Sr. 44

Willoughby S. 57, Madison 50

Wooster 62, Massillon Washington 56, OT

Zanesville 45, Hilliard Davidson 40

Division II

Bellville Clear Fork 67, Galion 56

Canfield 36, Streetsboro 27

Celina 43, St. Marys Memorial 20

Cle. Hts. Beaumont 53, Tallmadge 46

Maumee 57, Tol. Scott 40

Millersburg W. Holmes 47, Warsaw River View 38

Oxford Talawanda 51, New Richmond 40

Peninsula Woodridge 48, Richfield Revere 43

Ravenna 62, Niles McKinley 17

Sandusky Perkins 53, Norwalk 35

Van Wert 43, Defiance 31

Wapakoneta 53, Elida 31

Wooster Triway 52, Akr. Coventry 21

Division III

Anna 87, Day. Dunbar 17

Coldwater 66, Haviland Wayne Trace 35

Cuyahoga Hts. 48, Gates Mills Hawken 31

Delta 52, Sherwood Fairview 38

Gates Mills Gilmour 65, Garfield Hts. Trinity 26

Genoa Area 50, Northwood 31

Hamilton Badin 69, Cin. Purcell Marian 39

Kansas Lakota 43, Gibsonburg 20

Lewisburg Tri-County N. 45, W. Liberty-Salem 43

Middletown Fenwick 35, Cin. N. College Hill 27

Milan Edison 64, Ashland Crestview 38

Ottawa-Glandorf 49, Bluffton 38

Tontogany Otsego 59, Van Buren 53

Upper Sandusky 68, Fostoria 11

W. Lafayette Ridgewood 60, Coshocton 23

W. Salem NW 48, Doylestown Chippewa 35

W. Muskingum 59, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 37

Zoarville Tuscarawas Val. 47, Cadiz Harrison 35

Division IV

Berlin Hiland 36, Zanesville Rosecrans 35, 2OT

Cedarville 56, Xenia Christian 33

Covington 47, Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 36

Hannibal River 44, Bridgeport 38, OT

Houston 59, Sidney Lehman 42

Kinsman Badger 68, Southington Chalker 51

Lancaster Fisher Cath. 43, Delaware Christian 28

Russia 51, Jackson Center 37

Shadyside 52, Barnesville 19

Sugar Grove Berne Union 50, Gahanna Christian 44

Sugarcreek Garaway 45, Conotton Valley 19

Warren JFK 48, Newbury 30

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 58 38 15 5 81 161 118

New Jersey 59 35 20 4 74 168 162

Philadelphia 59 33 19 7 73 198 181

Pittsburgh 60 34 21 5 73 186 160

N.Y. Islanders 60 25 27 8 58 140 176

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 58 36 20 2 74 194 134

Ottawa 62 32 22 8 72 190 185

Toronto 60 29 24 7 65 181 184

Buffalo 60 26 27 7 59 150 176

Montreal 61 24 27 10 58 160 167

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 58 27 20 11 65 144 162

Winnipeg 62 29 26 7 65 157 175

Washington 60 29 26 5 63 161 173

Tampa Bay 59 27 26 6 60 166 197

Carolina 60 23 26 11 57 158 181

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 61 41 18 2 84 191 141

St. Louis 60 36 17 7 79 152 121

Nashville 60 35 19 6 76 168 155

Chicago 61 33 21 7 73 191 179

Columbus 60 18 35 7 43 142 198

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 60 38 16 6 82 195 147

Calgary 60 28 23 9 65 143 161

Colorado 61 30 27 4 64 155 169

Minnesota 59 26 24 9 61 131 154

Edmonton 59 23 30 6 52 159 178

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 58 31 20 7 69 170 148

Phoenix 60 30 21 9 69 157 151

Los Angeles 61 27 22 12 66 129 135

Dallas 60 30 26 4 64 155 167

Anaheim 60 25 25 10 60 154 171

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

Wednesday’s Games

Ottawa 5, Washington 2

Boston 4, St. Louis 2

Colorado 4, Los Angeles 1

Thursday’s Games

San Jose at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Vancouver at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.