NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 31 15 .674 —

Brooklyn 18 27 .400 12 1/2

Boston 16 28 .364 14

New York 9 37 .196 22

Philadelphia 9 37 .196 22

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 38 8 .826 —

Washington 31 16 .660 7 1/2

Miami 20 25 .444 17 1/2

Charlotte 19 27 .413 19

Orlando 15 33 .313 24

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 30 17 .638 —

Cleveland 27 20 .574 3

Milwaukee 23 22 .511 6

Detroit 17 30 .362 13

Indiana 16 31 .340 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 33 12 .733 —

Houston 32 14 .696 1 1/2

San Antonio 30 17 .638 4

Dallas 30 17 .638 4

New Orleans 24 22 .522 9 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 32 14 .696 —

Oklahoma City 23 23 .500 9

Denver 19 27 .413 13

Utah 16 30 .348 16

Minnesota 8 37 .178 23 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 36 7 .837 —

L.A. Clippers 32 14 .696 5 1/2

Phoenix 27 20 .574 11

Sacramento 16 28 .364 20 1/2

L.A. Lakers 12 34 .261 25 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

Philadelphia 89, Detroit 69

Cleveland 99, Portland 94

Toronto 119, Sacramento 102

Denver 93, New Orleans 85

Houston 99, Dallas 94

Minnesota 110, Boston 98

Atlanta 113, Brooklyn 102

New York 100, Oklahoma City 92

San Antonio 95, Charlotte 86

L.A. Clippers 94, Utah 89

Phoenix 106, Washington 98

Thursday’s Games

Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Portland at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

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

Dallas at Miami, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

PORTLAND (94)

Batum 3-8 0-0 7, Aldridge 13-23 10-10 38, Kaman 3-5 1-2 7, Lillard 4-19 3-4 14, Matthews 4-10 0-1 11, McCollum 0-1 0-0 0, Leonard 4-6 0-0 9, Blake 1-2 0-0 2, Robinson 1-2 0-0 2, Barton 2-4 0-0 4, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-80 14-17 94.

CLEVELAND (99)

Marion 0-0 0-0 0, Love 3-15 2-2 10, Mozgov 4-9 4-6 12, Irving 17-36 10-10 55, Smith 5-12 0-0 11, Dellavedova 0-1 0-0 0, Shumpert 2-4 0-0 4, Thompson 2-7 0-0 4, Miller 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 34-85 16-18 99.

Portland 21 23 30 20 — 94

Cleveland 31 23 25 20 — 99

3-Point Goals—Portland 10-31 (Matthews 3-8, Lillard 3-10, Aldridge 2-3, Leonard 1-3, Batum 1-5, Blake 0-1, Barton 0-1), Cleveland 15-37 (Irving 11-19, Love 2-8, Miller 1-1, Smith 1-6, Dellavedova 0-1, Shumpert 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 48 (Kaman 13), Cleveland 53 (Love 12). Assists—Portland 18 (Batum 7), Cleveland 16 (Irving 5). Total Fouls—Portland 20, Cleveland 15. Technicals—Portland defensive three second, Cleveland defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

College basketball

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Albany (NY) 47, Vermont 44

Binghamton 68, UMBC 56

Bucknell 68, Lehigh 62

Drexel 65, Northeastern 60

Lafayette 59, Colgate 54

Louisville 81, Boston College 72

Navy 64, American U. 54

New Hampshire 63, Maine 58

Penn St. 63, Minnesota 58

Rhode Island 64, Fordham 63

Stony Brook 72, Hartford 66

SOUTH

Clemson 68, NC State 57

Florida St. 82, Wake Forest 76, 2OT

Georgia Tech 70, Miami 50

James Madison 88, Delaware 82

LSU 64, South Carolina 58

Memphis 70, East Carolina 58

Mississippi 79, Mississippi St. 73

Morehead St. 82, Austin Peay 69

Radford 84, Charleston Southern 77

Richmond 86, Duquesne 55

SMU 63, South Florida 52

Temple 86, UCF 62

UNC Asheville 74, Longwood 64

UNC Wilmington 82, Elon 65

William & Mary 100, Hofstra 79

Winthrop 75, Coastal Carolina 68

MIDWEST

Creighton 77, St. John’s 74

Drake 69, Bradley 57

Illinois St. 67, Missouri St. 57

N. Iowa 59, S. Illinois 52

Notre Dame 77, Duke 73

Oakland 84, Wright St. 76, OT

Purdue 83, Indiana 67

S. Dakota St. 86, Nebraska-Omaha 64

Seton Hall 80, Marquette 70

Wichita St. 58, Loyola of Chicago 47

SOUTHWEST

Houston 59, Rice 48

Kansas 64, TCU 61

Oklahoma 81, Texas Tech 36

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 73, Oregon St. 55

 

Notre Dame box

No. 8 NOTRE DAME 77, No. 4 DUKE 73

DUKE (17-3)

Winslow 4-7 2-2 13, Jefferson 2-4 0-3 4, Okafor 10-18 2-7 22, Cook 5-11 2-2 15, T. Jones 5-11 3-3 14, M. Jones 1-4 0-0 2, Sulaimon 1-6 1-2 3, Plumlee 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 28-61 10-20 73.

NOTRE DAME (20-2)

Auguste 6-11 2-3 14, Jackson 4-10 0-0 10, Grant 9-15 3-4 23, Connaughton 5-8 0-0 13, Vasturia 1-5 4-4 7, Torres 0-0 0-0 0, Beachem 1-2 0-2 2, Colson 3-5 2-3 8. Totals 29-56 11-16 77.

Halftime—Duke 39-36. 3-Point Goals—Duke 7-16 (Winslow 3-4, Cook 3-6, T. Jones 1-3, M. Jones 0-1, Sulaimon 0-2), Notre Dame 8-18 (Connaughton 3-6, Grant 2-4, Jackson 2-4, Vasturia 1-3, Beachem 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Duke 38 (Okafor 17), Notre Dame 33 (Connaughton 12). Assists—Duke 12 (M. Jones 4), Notre Dame 17 (Grant 12). Total Fouls—Duke 16, Notre Dame 18. A—9,149.

 

USA Today women

The top 25 teams in the USA Today women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 26, 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. South Carolina (25) 19-0 793 1

2. UConn (7) 18-1 775 2

3. Baylor 18-1 734 3

4. Notre Dame 19-2 702 5

5. Maryland 17-2 663 6

6. Tennessee 17-3 621 7

7. Oregon State 18-1 607 8

8. Louisville 18-2 592 4

9. Florida State 19-2 473 17

10. Kentucky 16-4 451 14

11. Arizona State 18-2 445 12

12. North Carolina 17-4 395 11

13. Texas 14-4 394 9

14. Texas A&M 16-5 385 10

15. Stanford 15-5 376 16

16. Duke 14-6 341 13

17. Iowa 16-3 320 18

18. Mississippi State 21-2 248 20

19. Nebraska 15-4 246 15

20. Georgia 17-4 205 19

21. Princeton 17-0 138 21

22. Syracuse 15-5 105 22

23. Rutgers 14-5 101 23

24. George Washington 18-2 75 24

25. Seton Hall 19-2 67 25

Others receiving votes: South Florida 33, James Madison 24, Oklahoma 21, DePaul 14, Washington 12, Iowa State 7, St. John’s 7, UALR 6, Western Kentucky 6, Miami 5, LSU 4, Northwestern 4, Florida Gulf Coast 3, Gonzaga 2.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Wednesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores

Belmont Union Local 77, Bellaire 58

Ironton 71, Chillicothe Huntington 48

Ironton 71, Saint Joseph Central, W.Va. 48

Ironton St. Joseph 46, Portsmouth Notre Dame 39

Pomeroy Meigs 61, Wellston 58

Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 70, Barnesville 40

 

Wednesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Beverly Ft. Frye 58, Vincent Warren 48

Chillicothe 45, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 37

Greenfield McClain 54, Washington C.H. 29

Hillsboro 39, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 38

Marietta 48, Cambridge 35

Minford 67, Waverly 54

Russell, Ky. 51, S. Point 35

Sugarcreek Garaway 54, Strasburg-Franklin 27

 

Girls H.S. poll

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I

W-L Pts.

1, Springboro (11) 15-0 193

2, Powell Olentangy Liberty (7) 15-0 182

3, Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (1) 15-2 139

4, Tol. Notre Dame 14-2 130

5, New Philadelphia 15-0 115

6, Sidney 13-1 101

7, Newark 15-1 90

8, W. Chester Lakota W. (1) 14-2 71

9, Cols. Northland 15-2 57

10, Mason 12-3 22

Others receiving 12 or more points: None.

DIVISION II

W-L Pts.

1, Kettering Alter (17) 16-0 196

2, Tipp City Tippecanoe 17-0 174

3, Zanesville Maysville (1) 16-0 148

4, Millersburg W. Holmes 15-2 115

5, Bellevue 14-1 112

6, Willard 13-1 102

7, Germantown Valley View 13-1 67

8, Beloit W. Branch (2) 14-1 65

9, Lima Bath (1) 13-1 55

10, Tol. Rogers 13-5 33

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cols. Eastmoor 18. 12, Spring. Kenton Ridge 12. 12, Chagrin Falls 12.

DIVISION III

W-L Pts.

1, Doylestown Chippewa (15) 17-0 198

2, Cin. Summit Country Day (3) 17-0 179

3, Findlay Liberty-Benton (1) 14-0 167

4, Gates Mills Gilmour 16-0 128

5, Richwood N. Union (1) 15-1 127

6, Ashland Crestview 15-1 88

7, Versailles 13-3 50

8, Cols. Africentric 14-5 47

9, Beverly Ft. Frye 12-2 45

10, Wheelersburg 14-2 43

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 12. 11, Marion Pleasant 12.

DIVISION IV

W-L Pts.

1, Berlin Hiland (20) 15-1 208

2, Maria Stein Marion Local 14-1 154

3, Bridgeport 17-0 140

4, New Madison Tri-Village 14-1 118

5, Ft. Loramie 14-1 111

6, Greenwich S. Cent. 15-0 99

7, Newark Cath. 14-2 71

8, Fairfield Christian 15-2 57

9, Holgate 13-2 52

10, Waterford 15-1 37

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Leipsic 21. 12, Arlington 12.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 48 28 11 9 65 144 123

Tampa Bay 49 30 15 4 64 158 131

Montreal 46 30 13 3 63 126 108

Boston 48 25 16 7 57 126 121

Florida 45 20 15 10 50 111 127

Toronto 49 22 23 4 48 143 152

Ottawa 46 19 18 9 47 126 128

Buffalo 48 14 31 3 31 90 171

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Islanders 47 32 14 1 65 155 130

Pittsburgh 48 27 13 8 62 143 124

Washington 48 25 14 9 59 144 124

N.Y. Rangers 45 27 14 4 58 135 110

Philadelphia 49 20 22 7 47 134 149

Columbus 46 21 22 3 45 117 145

New Jersey 48 18 22 8 44 109 135

Carolina 47 17 25 5 39 102 122

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 46 31 10 5 67 141 107

St. Louis 46 29 13 4 62 148 111

Chicago 48 30 16 2 62 151 112

Winnipeg 49 26 15 8 60 138 122

Colorado 49 20 18 11 51 128 141

Dallas 47 21 19 7 49 146 154

Minnesota 47 21 20 6 48 130 138

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 48 32 10 6 70 143 124

San Jose 48 25 17 6 56 131 132

Vancouver 46 26 17 3 55 124 118

Calgary 48 26 19 3 55 140 126

Los Angeles 48 21 15 12 54 133 129

Arizona 47 16 25 6 38 108 160

Edmonton 48 12 27 9 33 110 160

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

Tuesday’s Games

Philadelphia 4, Arizona 3, SO

N.Y. Islanders 4, N.Y. Rangers 1

Pittsburgh 5, Winnipeg 3

Columbus 4, Washington 3

Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 2

Montreal 3, Dallas 2

Detroit 5, Florida 4

Nashville 4, Colorado 3, OT

Calgary 4, Buffalo 1

Minnesota 2, Edmonton 1

Anaheim 4, Vancouver 0

Wednesday’s Games

New Jersey 2, Toronto 1, SO

Washington 4, Pittsburgh 0

Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3

Thursday’s Games

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

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

Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

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

Columbus at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Buffalo at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Chicago at Anaheim, 10 p.m.