NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 22 17 .564 —

Boston 19 17 .528 1 1/2

New York 18 19 .486 3

New Jersey 12 26 .316 9 1/2

Toronto 12 26 .316 9 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 28 9 .757 —

Orlando 25 14 .641 4

Atlanta 22 15 .595 6

Washington 8 29 .216 20

Charlotte 4 31 .114 23

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 32 8 .800 —

Indiana 23 13 .639 7

Milwaukee 15 23 .395 16

Cleveland 13 23 .361 17

Detroit 12 26 .316 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 25 12 .676 —

Memphis 22 15 .595 3

Dallas 22 17 .564 4

Houston 21 17 .553 4 1/2

New Orleans 9 29 .237 16 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 30 8 .789 —

Denver 22 17 .564 8 1/2

Minnesota 20 19 .513 10 1/2

Portland 19 19 .500 11

Utah 18 19 .486 11 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 23 14 .622 —

L.A. Clippers 22 14 .611 1/2

Phoenix 17 20 .459 6

Golden State 15 20 .429 7

Sacramento 12 26 .316 11 1/2

Monday’s Games

Utah 109, Cleveland 100

Orlando 92, Toronto 88

Golden State 120, Washington 100

Chicago 92, Indiana 72

Oklahoma City 95, Dallas 91

Minnesota 95, L.A. Clippers 94

Milwaukee 97, Philadelphia 93

Denver 119, Sacramento 116, OT

Portland 86, New Orleans 74

Tuesday’s Games

Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

New York at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Utah at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Houston at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Jersey, 8 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

UTAH (109)

Howard 6-14 2-3 14, Millsap 5-12 3-5 13, Jefferson 9-16 7-8 25, D.Harris 2-4 5-6 9, Bell 1-3 0-0 2, Favors 4-6 0-0 8, Hayward 8-11 5-5 23, Watson 1-2 2-2 5, Miles 0-2 0-0 0, Kanter 1-6 0-0 2, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Burks 1-1 0-0 2, Tinsley 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 40-80 24-29 109.

CLEVELAND (100)

Gee 5-11 2-4 15, Jamison 8-18 5-6 22, Hollins 1-2 1-4 3, Irving 10-19 1-1 22, Parker 2-5 0-0 5, Gibson 2-3 1-2 6, Sessions 5-12 3-3 14, Thompson 1-6 1-3 3, Samuels 2-3 2-2 6, Casspi 1-2 1-2 4. Totals 37-81 17-27 100.

Utah 28 28 29 24 — 109

Cleveland 26 15 31 28 — 100

3-Point Goals—Utah 5-9 (Tinsley 2-2, Hayward 2-3, Watson 1-2, Bell 0-2), Cleveland 9-23 (Gee 3-5, Gibson 1-2, Parker 1-2, Sessions 1-2, Casspi 1-2, Irving 1-4, Jamison 1-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 54 (Jefferson 13), Cleveland 45 (Jamison, Hollins, Gee, Irving, Samuels 4). Assists—Utah 24 (Jefferson 7), Cleveland 20 (Jamison 6). Total Fouls—Utah 25, Cleveland 18. Technicals—Bell, Cleveland defensive three second. A—13,190 (20,562).

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Monday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores

Division II

Struthers 72, Ravenna 60

Division III

Burton Berkshire 48, Leavittsburg LaBrae 46

Ironton 63, Wellston 30

Lucasville Valley 61, Nelsonville-York 40

Portsmouth 48, Piketon 32

Wellington 48, Creston Norwayne 39

Division IV

Cols. Africentric 81, Northside Christian 27

Millersport 44, Tree of Life 37

Newark Cath. 78, Gahanna Christian 43

Shekinah Christian 63, Cols. Wellington 61

 

College scores

Monday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

TOURNAMENT

Colonial Athletic Association

Championship

VCU 59, Drexel 56

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Championship

Loyola (Md.) 48, Fairfield 44

First Round

Cent. Michigan 54, Bowling Green 53

Toledo 60, Miami (Ohio) 53

W. Michigan 69, Ball St. 63

Mid-American Conference

First Round

N. Illinois 55, E. Michigan 52

Southern Conference

Championship

Davidson 93, W. Carolina 91, 2OT

Summit League

Semifinals

S. Dakota St. 63, S. Utah 47

W. Illinois 54, Oral Roberts 53

Sun Belt Conference

Semifinals

North Texas 76, Arkansas St. 72

W. Kentucky 67, Denver 63

West Coast Conference

Championship

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 78, Gonzaga 74, OT

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 64 42 15 7 91 179 133

Pittsburgh 65 39 21 5 83 209 168

Philadelphia 64 36 21 7 79 210 191

New Jersey 65 36 24 5 77 180 175

N.Y. Islanders 66 28 29 9 65 155 195

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 64 38 23 3 79 209 150

Ottawa 67 34 25 8 76 202 198

Buffalo 66 30 28 8 68 163 186

Toronto 65 30 28 7 67 194 201

Montreal 66 25 31 10 60 170 184

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 65 31 22 12 74 163 184

Winnipeg 67 32 27 8 72 176 187

Washington 65 32 28 5 69 172 184

Tampa Bay 65 31 28 6 68 184 219

Carolina 65 24 27 14 62 171 197

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 66 41 18 7 89 169 131

Detroit 66 43 20 3 89 209 153

Nashville 65 38 20 7 83 184 166

Chicago 67 36 24 7 79 202 195

Columbus 65 20 38 7 47 153 214

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 66 41 17 8 90 209 161

Colorado 67 34 29 4 72 171 180

Calgary 66 29 25 12 70 159 181

Minnesota 66 28 28 10 66 143 180

Edmonton 65 25 34 6 56 172 196

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 66 35 26 5 75 174 178

Phoenix 66 33 24 9 75 171 167

San Jose 64 33 24 7 73 179 163

Los Angeles 65 30 23 12 72 142 139

Anaheim 67 29 28 10 68 170 188

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

Monday’s Games

Pittsburgh 2, Phoenix 1

Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 1

Anaheim 4, Edmonton 2

Tuesday’s Games

Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Montreal at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

All Times EST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Boston 2 0 1.000

Detroit 3 0 1.000

Kansas City 2 0 1.000

Los Angeles 1 0 1.000

Seattle 3 1 .750

New York 2 1 .667

Toronto 2 1 .667

Oakland 3 2 .600

Baltimore 1 1 .500

Minnesota 2 2 .500

Chicago 0 1 .000

Cleveland 0 2 .000

Tampa Bay 0 3 .000

Texas 0 2 .000

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Cincinnati 2 0 1.000

Colorado 1 0 1.000

Los Angeles 1 0 1.000

Miami 1 0 1.000

Milwaukee 1 0 1.000

Houston 2 1 .667

Arizona 1 2 .333

Atlanta 1 2 .333

Philadelphia 1 2 .333

Pittsburgh 1 2 .333

San Francisco 1 2 .333

Washington 1 2 .333

Chicago 0 2 .000

New York 0 1 .000

San Diego 0 2 .000

St. Louis 0 1 .000

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

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Monday’s Games

Miami 4, St. Louis 3

Detroit 4, Toronto 2

Baltimore (ss) 3, Tampa Bay 1

Atlanta 10, Houston 5

Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Yankees 3

L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Kansas City 7, Texas 6

L.A. Angels 9, Oakland (ss) 1

Seattle 13, San Diego 7

Oakland (ss) 8, Chicago Cubs 7

Cincinnati 12, Cleveland 7

Colorado 6, Arizona 5

Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 1

Pittsburgh 10, Baltimore (ss) 3

Boston 10, Minnesota 2

Milwaukee 7, San Francisco 3

Tuesday’s Games

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

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

N.Y. Yankees vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

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

Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games

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

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

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

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

Toronto (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Diego (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Texas vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

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

L.A. Dodgers vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

 

AP men’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Kentucky (63) 30-1 1,623 1

2. Syracuse (2) 30-1 1,561 2

3. Kansas 26-5 1,482 3

4. North Carolina 27-4 1,442 6

5. Missouri 27-4 1,343 7

6. Duke 26-5 1,262 4

7. Ohio St. 25-6 1,251 10

8. Michigan St. 24-7 1,149 5

9. Marquette 25-6 1,087 8

10. Michigan 23-8 945 13

11. Murray St. 30-1 922 12

12. Baylor 25-6 909 9

13. Georgetown 22-7 873 11

14. Wisconsin 23-8 853 14

15. Indiana 24-7 707 18

16. Wichita St. 27-5 492 15

17. Florida St. 21-9 468 22

18. San Diego St. 24-6 441 21

19. Creighton 28-5 364 25

20. UNLV 25-7 360 17

21. Temple 24-6 343 23

22. Florida 22-9 305 16

23. Notre Dame 21-10 256 20

24. Gonzaga 25-5 170 —

25. Iowa St. 22-9 127 —

Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s (Cal) 88, Louisville 84, Drexel 83, New Mexico 64, Virginia 34, Memphis 13, VCU 6, Vanderbilt 6, Cincinnati 5, Long Beach St. 3, Kansas St. 2, Harvard 1, Saint Louis 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 March 4, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Kentucky (31) 30-1 775 1

2. Syracuse 30-1 744 2

3. Kansas 26-5 703 4

4. North Carolina 27-4 690 6

5. Missouri 27-4 620 8

6. Duke 26-5 604 3

7. Ohio State 25-6 575 11

8. Michigan State 24-7 540 5

9. Marquette 25-6 537 7

10. Murray State 30-1 526 9

11. Baylor 25-6 422 10

12. Wisconsin 23-8 417 15

13. Michigan 23-8 397 16

14. Georgetown 22-7 369 12

15. Indiana 24-7 287 20

16. Wichita State 27-5 241 14

17. Florida State 21-9 199 22

18. Saint Mary’s 26-5 198 21

19. Florida 22-9 187 13

20. UNLV 25-7 181 17

21. San Diego State 24-6 165 23

22. Creighton 28-5 164 24

23. Notre Dame 21-10 134 19

24. Temple 24-6 112 25

25. Gonzaga 25-5 80 —

Others receiving votes: Louisville 60, New Mexico 26, Iowa State 24, Memphis 24, Drexel 21, Virginia 18, Kansas State 11, Mississippi State 8, Saint Louis 6, Nevada 3, VCU 3, Harvard 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Montana 1.

 

Women’s poll

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Baylor (40) 31-0 1,000 1

2. Stanford 28-1 946 2

3. Notre Dame 29-2 931 3

4. UConn 27-4 866 4

5. Maryland 28-4 848 6

6. Duke 24-5 751 5

7. Delaware 27-1 737 8

8. Miami 25-5 691 7

9. Tennessee 24-8 661 13

10. Green Bay 27-1 637 11

11. Penn St. 24-6 585 9

12. Kentucky 25-6 560 10

13. St. John’s 22-8 509 18

14. Purdue 23-8 447 21

15. Georgia Tech 24-8 433 15

16. St. Bonaventure 29-2 367 19

17. Ohio St. 25-6 349 14

18. Georgetown 22-8 252 12

19. Louisville 22-9 242 20

20. Nebraska 24-8 228 24

21. Georgia 22-8 227 16

22. Texas A&M 20-9 191 17

23. Gonzaga 26-4 149 22

24. Rutgers 22-9 88 23

25. West Virginia 23-7 85 —

Others receiving votes: South Carolina 83, Princeton 67, Middle Tennessee 18, LSU 17, Florida Gulf Coast 13, DePaul 10, California 6, Arkansas 4, Dayton 1, Fresno St. 1.