Scoreboard
Published 2:26 am Friday, March 16, 2012
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 25 18 .581 —
Boston 23 19 .548 1 1/2
New York 19 24 .442 6
New Jersey 15 29 .341 10 1/2
Toronto 14 29 .326 11
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 31 11 .738 —
Orlando 28 16 .636 4
Atlanta 24 19 .558 7 1/2
Washington 10 32 .238 21
Charlotte 6 36 .143 25
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 36 9 .800 —
Indiana 25 16 .610 9
Milwaukee 19 24 .442 16
Cleveland 16 25 .390 18
Detroit 16 27 .372 19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 28 13 .683 —
Memphis 24 17 .585 4
Dallas 25 20 .556 5
Houston 24 20 .545 5 1/2
New Orleans 10 34 .227 19 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 33 10 .767 —
Denver 24 20 .545 9 1/2
Minnesota 22 22 .500 11 1/2
Utah 21 22 .488 12
Portland 20 23 .465 13
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 27 16 .628 —
L.A. Clippers 24 18 .571 2 1/2
Phoenix 21 22 .488 6
Golden State 18 22 .450 7 1/2
Sacramento 14 29 .326 13
Thursday’s Games
Washington 99, New Orleans 89
Dallas 101, Charlotte 96
Oklahoma City 103, Denver 90
Utah 111, Minnesota 105, OT
Phoenix 91, L.A. Clippers 87
Friday’s Games
New Jersey at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.
Boston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Houston at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Boston at Denver, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas, 9 p.m.
H.S. scores
Ohio High School Boys’ Basketball
Thursday’s Regional Tournament Scores
Division I
Medina 46, Elyria 41, OT
Pickerington Cent. 60, Powell Olentangy Liberty 58
Division II
Akr. SVSM 64, Akr. East 59
Cin. Taft 76, Day. Thurgood Marshall 67
Day. Dunbar 52, Cols. Eastmoor 35
Elida 77, Cle. Benedictine 72, OT
Mentor Lake Cath. 68, Struthers 39
New Philadelphia 50, Waverly 48
Sandusky Perkins 67, Cols. Brookhaven 61
St. Clairsville 59, Chillicothe 52
Ohio High School Girls’ Basketball
Division III State Tournament
Semifinal
Anna 58, Findlay Liberty-Benton 41
Cols. Africentric 57, Smithville 37
Division IV State Tournament
Semifinal
Arlington 55, Mansfield St. Peter’s 44
Berlin Hiland 53, New Madison Tri-Village 47
NIT pairings
National Invitation Tournament
First Round
Tuesday, March 13
UMass 101, Mississippi State 96, 2OT
Seton Hall 63, Stony Brook 61
Iowa 84, Dayton 75
Tennessee 65, Savannah State 51
Northwestern 76, Akron 74
Middle Tennessee 86, Marshall 78
Oregon 96, LSU 76
Washington 82, Texas-Arlington 72
Stanford 76, Cleveland State 65
Wednesday, March 14
Minnesota 70, La Salle 61
Drexel 81, UCF 56
Northern Iowa 67, Saint Joseph’s 65
Miami 66, Valparaiso 50
Bucknell 65, Arizona 54
Nevada 68, Oral Roberts 59
Illinois State 96, Mississippi 93, OT
Second Round
March 15-19
UMass (22-10) at Seton Hall (21-12), TBA
Middle Tennessee (26-6) at Tennessee (19-14), TBA Friday, March 16
Northwestern (19-13) at Washington (22-10), 10 p.m.
Sunday, March 18
Iowa (18-16) at Oregon (23-9), 5 p.m.
Minnesota (20-14) vs. Miami (20-12)
Drexel (28-6) vs. Northern Iowa (20-13)
Bucknell (25-9) vs. Nevada (27-6)
Stanford (22-11) vs. Illinois State (21-13)
Quarterfinals
March 20-21
Washington-Northwestern winner vs. Oregon-Iowa winner
Tennessee-Middle Tennessee winner vs. Minnesota-Miami winner
UMass-Seton Hall winner vs. Drexel-Northern Iowa winner
Bucknell-Nevada winner vs. Stanford-Illinois State- winner
Semifinals
At Madison Square Garden
Tuesday, March 27
New York
Semifinal, 7 p.m.
Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 29
TBD, 7 p.m.
Ohio State box
NCAA TOURNAMENT
OHIO STATE 78, LOYOLA (MD.) 59
LOYOLA (MD.) (24-9)
Cormier 5-12 2-2 14, Walker 3-8 1-2 8, R. Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Etherly 6-12 7-8 19, Olson 1-11 4-6 7, Winbush 0-0 0-0 0, Drummond 2-6 0-0 4, Latham 0-3 2-2 2, P. Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 1-1 1-2 3, Wandrusch 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-54 17-22 59.
OHIO STATE (28-7)
Sullinger 4-14 3-4 12, Thomas 13-22 4-4 31, Craft 1-2 6-6 8, Smith, Jr. 1-2 1-3 3, Buford 5-11 4-4 17, Scott 1-4 0-1 2, Thompson 0-1 2-2 2, Weatherspoon 0-1 0-0 0, Ravenel 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 26-58 21-26 78.
Halftime—Ohio State 42-31. 3-Point Goals—Loyola (Md.) 4-14 (Cormier 2-4, Walker 1-3, Olson 1-6, Drummond 0-1), Ohio State 5-14 (Buford 3-7, Sullinger 1-1, Thomas 1-3, Scott 0-1, Craft 0-1, Smith, Jr. 0-1). Fouled Out—Drummond, R. Williams. Rebounds—Loyola (Md.) 24 (Etherly 7), Ohio St. 49 (Thomas 12). Assists—Loyola (Md.) 9 (R. Williams 4), Ohio State 11 (Craft 4). Total Fouls—Loyola (Md.) 24, Ohio State 19. A—19,413.
CI.com pairings
2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
First Round
Tuesday, March 13
Robert Morris 67, Indiana State 60
Mercer 68, Tennessee State 60
Old Dominion 68, Coastal Carolina 66
Georgia State 74, Tennessee Tech 43
Toledo 76, McNeese State 63
Weber State 72, Utah Valley State 69
Wednesday March 14
Manhattan 89, Albany (NY) 79
Fairfield 68, Yale 56
Oakland 86, Bowling Green 69
Buffalo 78, American 61
Drake 70, North Dakota 64
Rice 68, La.-Lafayette 63
Idaho 86, UC Santa Barbara 83
Utah State 75, CS Bakersfield 69
Loyola Marymount 88, Cal State Fullerton 79
Thursday, March 15
SC-Upstate 73, Kent State 58
Second Round
Saturday, March 17
Robert Morris (25-10) at Toledo (19-16), 2 p.m.
Buffalo (20-10) at Oakland (18-15), 2 p.m.
Georgia State (22-11) at Mercer (23-11), 4 p.m.
Drake (18-15) at Rice (18-15), 8 p.m.
Idaho (19-13) at Utah State (18-15), 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 18
SC-Upstate (21-12) at Old Dominion (21-13), 3 p.m.
Manhattan (21-12) at Fairfield (20-14), 4 p.m.
Weber State (25-6) at Loyola Marymount (20-12), 6 p.m.
NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 70 44 19 7 95 194 155
Pittsburgh 69 43 21 5 91 224 175
Philadelphia 70 41 22 7 89 226 199
New Jersey 71 41 25 5 87 196 182
N.Y. Islanders 71 28 32 11 67 166 214
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 70 40 27 3 83 225 176
Ottawa 71 36 25 10 82 218 209
Buffalo 71 33 29 9 75 178 201
Toronto 71 31 32 8 70 205 218
Montreal 71 28 32 11 67 188 198
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 70 34 23 13 81 177 195
Washington 70 36 28 6 78 189 197
Winnipeg 70 33 29 8 74 186 197
Tampa Bay 70 32 31 7 71 198 237
Carolina 71 27 29 15 69 185 211
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 72 45 19 8 98 186 141
Detroit 71 44 24 3 91 219 171
Nashville 70 41 21 8 90 201 181
Chicago 71 38 25 8 84 213 209
Columbus 70 22 41 7 51 161 226
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 70 42 20 8 92 219 177
Colorado 73 38 30 5 81 191 194
Calgary 71 34 25 12 80 180 194
Minnesota 70 29 31 10 68 150 194
Edmonton 70 27 36 7 61 185 209
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 71 39 27 5 83 188 188
Phoenix 72 35 26 11 81 188 186
San Jose 70 35 25 10 80 191 179
Los Angeles 70 33 25 12 78 159 154
Anaheim 71 30 30 11 71 177 196
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
New Jersey 1, Colorado 0, SO
San Jose 2, Nashville 1, SO
Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Carolina 2, St. Louis 0
Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1
Florida 6, Boston 2
Calgary 4, Phoenix 1
Friday’s Games
Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Washington at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Philadelphia at Boston, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Colorado at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
MLB standings
Major League Baseball
Spring Training Standings
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Detroit 9 1 .900
Toronto 11 2 .846
Oakland 10 3 .769
Seattle 10 4 .714
Boston 7 3 .700
Los Angeles 7 5 .583
Kansas City 7 6 .538
Minnesota 7 7 .500
New York 6 8 .429
Baltimore 4 6 .400
Cleveland 4 7 .364
Tampa Bay 3 8 .273
Texas 3 8 .273
Chicago 3 9 .250
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Los Angeles 7 3 .700
Miami 7 3 .700
San Francisco 9 4 .692
Houston 7 5 .583
Colorado 7 6 .538
Milwaukee 6 6 .500
St. Louis 5 5 .500
Chicago 6 7 .462
Philadelphia 6 7 .462
Washington 5 6 .455
San Diego 6 8 .429
Pittsburgh 5 7 .417
Cincinnati 5 9 .357
Arizona 4 9 .308
New York 3 8 .273
Atlanta 2 11 .154
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
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Thursday’s Games
Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia (ss) 6, tie
Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 1
Philadelphia (ss) 6, Atlanta 4
N.Y. Yankees 8, Washington 5
Detroit 4, Baltimore 2
Toronto 6, Houston 3
Pittsburgh 17, Minnesota 6
St. Louis 9, Boston 6
L.A. Angels 3, Cincinnati 1
Kansas City 8, L.A. Dodgers 5
Oakland 11, Texas 7
Cleveland 12, Chicago White Sox 3
Milwaukee 6, San Diego 4
Arizona 12, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2
Colorado 7, Chicago Cubs (ss) 5
San Francisco 7, Seattle 5
Friday’s Games
Washington vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Texas vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Houston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 10:05 p.m.