NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 36 17 .679 —

Brooklyn 21 31 .404 14 1/2

Boston 20 31 .392 15

Philadelphia 12 41 .226 24

New York 10 43 .189 26

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 43 11 .796 —

Washington 33 21 .611 10

Charlotte 22 30 .423 20

Miami 22 30 .423 20

Orlando 17 39 .304 27

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 34 20 .630 —

Cleveland 33 22 .600 1 1/2

Milwaukee 30 23 .566 3 1/2

Detroit 21 33 .389 13

Indiana 21 33 .389 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 39 14 .736 —

Houston 36 17 .679 3

Dallas 36 19 .655 4

San Antonio 34 19 .642 5

New Orleans 27 26 .509 12

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 36 17 .679 —

Oklahoma City 28 25 .528 8

Denver 20 33 .377 16

Utah 19 34 .358 17

Minnesota 11 42 .208 25

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 42 9 .824 —

L.A. Clippers 35 19 .648 8 1/2

Phoenix 29 25 .537 14 1/2

Sacramento 18 34 .346 24 1/2

L.A. Lakers 13 40 .245 30

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Thursday’s Games

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 56 37 15 4 78 150 123

Tampa Bay 59 35 18 6 76 191 159

Detroit 55 31 14 10 72 160 141

Boston 56 28 20 8 64 147 145

Florida 56 25 19 12 62 138 155

Ottawa 55 22 23 10 54 155 158

Toronto 58 23 30 5 51 162 178

Buffalo 57 16 37 4 36 105 195

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Islanders 58 38 19 1 77 188 163

N.Y. Rangers 55 34 16 5 73 174 136

Pittsburgh 57 32 16 9 73 162 144

Washington 58 31 17 10 72 171 146

Philadelphia 57 24 23 10 58 153 167

Columbus 55 25 27 3 53 147 172

New Jersey 57 22 26 9 53 126 155

Carolina 56 20 29 7 47 127 154

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 57 39 12 6 84 175 132

St. Louis 57 37 16 4 78 179 141

Chicago 57 35 18 4 74 172 131

Winnipeg 59 30 19 10 70 165 157

Minnesota 56 28 21 7 63 155 152

Dallas 57 27 22 8 62 179 180

Colorado 57 24 22 11 59 149 161

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 57 35 15 7 77 169 160

Vancouver 56 32 21 3 67 158 147

Calgary 57 32 22 3 67 166 147

San Jose 59 29 22 8 66 165 170

Los Angeles 56 26 18 12 64 155 150

Arizona 58 20 31 7 47 131 194

Edmonton 58 16 32 10 42 135 196

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

Monday’s Games

Winnipeg 5, Edmonton 4, SO

N.Y. Rangers 6, N.Y. Islanders 5

Carolina 6, Ottawa 3

Montreal 2, Detroit 0

Colorado 5, Arizona 2

Calgary 4, Boston 3, OT

Vancouver 3, Minnesota 2

Los Angeles 3, Tampa Bay 2

Tuesday’s Games

New Jersey 2, Buffalo 1, SO

Columbus 5, Philadelphia 2

Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1

N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 1

Florida 3, Toronto 2

Dallas 4, St. Louis 1

Nashville 5, San Jose 1

Wednesday’s Games

Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Boston at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

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

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

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Washington, 7 p.m.

Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Columbus 2 0 3 — 5

Philadelphia 0 2 0 — 2

First Period—1, Columbus, Wisniewski 7 (Wennberg, Hartnell), 4:51 (pp). 2, Columbus, Johansen 21 (Tropp, Savard), 6:39. Penalties—B.Schenn, Phi (interference), 4:43.

Second Period—3, Philadelphia, Simmonds 22 (Del Zotto, L.Schenn), 17:25. 4, Philadelphia, Del Zotto 6 (Umberger, White), 19:08. Penalties—Tyutin, Clm (boarding), 5:50; Dubinsky, Clm (hooking), 14:56.

Third Period—5, Columbus, Calvert 8 (Atkinson, Dubinsky), 9:54. 6, Columbus, Dubinsky 6 (Hartnell), 13:28. 7, Columbus, Calvert 9 (Wennberg, Johansen), 19:04 (en). Penalties—None.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 7-6-12—25. Philadelphia 10-20-14—44.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 1; Philadelphia 0 of 2.

Goalies—Columbus, McElhinney 9-9-1 (44 shots-42 saves). Philadelphia, Emery 10-10-3 (24-20).

A—19,082 (19,541). T—2:26.

Referees—Greg Kimmerly, Brian Pochmara. Linesmen—Steve Barton, Scott Driscoll.

 

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 15, 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) 25-0 799 1

2. Gonzaga (1) 26-1 745 2

3. Virginia 23-1 729 3

4. Wisconsin 23-2 708 4

5. Duke 22-3 690 5

6. Villanova 23-2 647 6

7. Arizona 22-3 589 7

8. Kansas 21-4 566 9

9. Utah 20-4 520 10

10. Notre Dame 22-4 505 11

11. Northern Iowa 24-2 469 12

12. Louisville 20-5 444 8

13. Wichita State 23-3 436 13

14. Iowa State 18-6 370 14

15. Maryland 21-5 314 19

16. North Carolina 18-7 277 15

17. Arkansas 20-5 257 23

17. Oklahoma 17-8 257 17

19. Butler 18-7 226 18

20. Baylor 18-7 155 16

21. SMU 21-5 131 25

22. West Virginia 19-6 119 20

23. Ohio State 19-7 99 21

24. Oklahoma State 17-8 69 24

25. San Diego State 20-6 61 —

Others receiving votes: VCU 51, Texas 32, Providence 22, Indiana 20, Michigan State 20, Dayton 17, Georgetown 16, Stephen F. Austin 12, Murray State 10, Valparaiso 8, Texas A&M 3, Iowa 2, LSU 2, Boise State 1, Colorado State 1, Rhode Island 1.

 

AP women’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. UConn (35) 24-1 875 2

2. South Carolina 24-1 831 1

3. Baylor 24-1 809 3

4. Notre Dame 23-2 772 4

5. Maryland 22-2 719 5

6. Tennessee 22-3 712 6

7. Oregon St. 23-2 639 8

8. Louisville 22-3 624 9

9. Florida St. 23-3 571 7

10. Duke 19-6 527 11

11. Kentucky 19-6 526 10

12. Arizona St. 22-4 468 12

13. Iowa 21-4 453 14

14. Mississippi St. 24-4 421 13

15. Texas A&M 19-6 361 15

16. Princeton 23-0 350 16

17. North Carolina 20-6 344 17

18. Stanford 19-7 296 19

19. Rutgers 19-6 274 18

20. Chattanooga 22-3 209 21

21. Nebraska 18-7 122 22

22. Florida Gulf Coast 23-2 74 —

23. James Madison 22-2 62 —

24. George Washington 22-3 59 20

25. Syracuse 18-8 41 23

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 38, California 36, Seton Hall 20, South Florida 19, Northwestern 18, Gonzaga 16, DePaul 12, Green Bay 12, Texas 12, Dayton 11, LSU 9, Oklahoma St. 8, Washington 6, Miami 5, Georgia 4, Minnesota 4, UALR 2, Pittsburgh 1, Quinnipiac 1, W. Kentucky 1, Wichita St. 1.

 

Boys’ H.S. poll

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

DIVISION I

W-L Pts.

1, Sylvania Southview (13) 20-0 201

2, Mason (4) 18-0 176

3, Lorain (1) 19-0 158

4, Wilmington (3) 21-1 144

5, Dublin Coffman 20-1 111

6, Huber Hts. Wayne 18-3 107

7, Westerville S. 19-1 99

8, Gahanna Lincoln 19-2 50

9, Cin. Elder 19-2 46

10, Lakewood St. Edward 14-4 25

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Dublin Jerome 18. 12, Ashland 15.

DIVISION II

W-L Pts.

1, Akr. SVSM (18) 18-0 201

2, Franklin (3) 20-1 177

3, New Concord John Glenn 19-0 164

4, Chillicothe Unioto 20-0 135

5, Defiance 17-1 115

6, Whitehall-Yearling 18-1 90

7, Athens 18-2 66

8, Celina 17-2 62

9, Cle. Cent. Catholic 15-3 51

10, Day. Dunbar 14-5 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Poland Seminary (1) 20.

W-L Pts.

DIVISION III

1, Cle. VASJ (19) 17-2 208

2, N. Robinson Col. Crawford (2) 20-0 185

3, Lima Cent. Catholic 17-2 154

4, St. Henry 17-2 133

5, Day. Northridge 17-2 110

6, New Middletown Spring. (1) 20-0 79

7, Cols. Grandview Hts. 17-3 61

8, Chesapeake 19-2 60

9, Youngs. Ursuline 16-2 59

10, Huron 15-3 33

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Casstown Miami E. 23. 11, Versailles 23. 13, Swanton 12.

DIVISION IV

W-L Pts.

1, New Madison Tri-Village (20) 19-0 212

2, Haviland Wayne Trace 17-1 167

3, Peebles 19-1 130

4, Berlin Hiland 18-2 125

5, Plymouth 18-1 111

6, Gibsonburg 19-0 101

7, Troy Christian 18-2 73

8, Maria Stein Marion Local 14-3 70

9, Louisville Aquinas 15-3 58

10, Russia 17-3 40

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Glouster Trimble (1) 37. 12, Sandusky St. Mary 14.

 

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, New Philadelphia (13) 22-0 192

2, Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (2) 19-2 147

3, Newark (2) 21-1 137

4, Springboro 21-1 136

5, Powell Olentangy Liberty 21-1 116

6, Sidney 21-1 114

7, Tol. Notre Dame (1) 18-2 106

8, Mason (1) 18-4 83

9, W. Chester Lakota W. (1) 20-2 66

10, Cols. Northland 18-3 19

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, N. Royalton 13.

DIVISION II

W-L Pts.

1, Kettering Alter (20) 22-0 214

2, Tipp City Tippecanoe 22-0 190

3, Chagrin Falls 20-0 123

4, Bellevue 18-1 122

5, Beloit W. Branch (2) 21-1 120

6, Lima Bath 18-1 114

7, Zanesville Maysville 18-2 76

8, Millersburg W. Holmes 19-3 69

9, Willard 17-2 42

10, Tol. Rogers 15-5 38

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cortland Lakeview 16. 12, Cle. E. Tech 12.

W-L Pts.

DIVISION III

1, Doylestown Chippewa (17) 22-0 207

2, Findlay Liberty-Benton (2) 22-0 190

3, Cin. Summit Country Day (1) 20-0 172

4, Richwood N. Union (1) 19-1 128

5, Gates Mills Gilmour 19-2 126

6, Ashland Crestview 20-1 101

7, Wheelersburg 20-2 72

8, Tol. Ottawa Hills 18-1 47

9, Beverly Ft. Frye 20-3 44

10, Cols. Africentric 16-5 33

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Ottawa-Glandorf 21.

DIVISION IV

W-L Pts.

1, Berlin Hiland (11) 20-2 162

2, Greenwich S. Cent. (3) 20-0 159

3, New Madison Tri-Village (2) 21-1 155

4, Newark Cath. (1) 19-2 116

5, Maria Stein Marion Local (2) 19-2 115

6, Waterford 22-1 107

7, Convoy Crestview (1) 19-0 81

8, Pettisville (1) 19-1 79

9, Windham (1) 22-0 48

10, Ft. Loramie 17-3 45

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Bridgeport 40. 12, Carey 16. 13, Leipsic 13.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Tuesday’s Girls Tournament Results

Division II

Clarksville Clinton-Massie 50, Franklin 36

Waverly 54, Circleville Logan Elm 43

Division IV

Symmes Valley 43, Crown City South Gallia 29

 

Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Results

Regular Season

Bloom-Carroll 59, Circleville Logan Elm 52

Chillicothe Unioto 79, Chillicothe Zane Trace 39

Circleville 53, Ashville Teays Valley 45

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Chesapeake vs. Proctorville Fairland, ppd. to Feb 18.

Chillicothe Huntington vs. Williamsport Westfall, ppd. to Feb 18.

Crown City S. Gallia vs. Wahama, W.Va., ppd. to Feb 24.

Hillsboro vs. Sardinia Eastern Brown, ppd.

Ironton Rock Hill vs. S. Point, ppd. to Feb 19.

Ironton vs. Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant, ppd. to Feb 19.

Manchester vs. Portsmouth W., ppd. to Feb 21.

Marietta vs. Vincent Warren, ppd. to Feb 18.

Millersport vs. Glouster Trimble, ppd. to Feb 21.

Oak Hill vs. Saint Joseph Central, W.Va., ppd.

Piketon vs. Bainbridge Paint Valley, ppd. to Feb 18.

Portsmouth Notre Dame vs. McDermott Scioto NW, ppd. to Feb 27.

Portsmouth Sciotoville vs. Beaver Eastern, ppd.

Racine Southern vs. Corning Miller, ppd.

Stewart Federal Hocking vs. Reedsville Eastern, ppd. to Feb 21.

Thornville Sheridan vs. Crooksville, ppd. to Feb 18.

Waterford vs. Belpre, ppd.

Wellston vs. Jackson, ppd.

 

College basketball

Tuesday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Georgetown 79, St. John’s 57

Hartford 55, UMBC 52

Stony Brook 59, Albany (NY) 56

SOUTH

Alabama 79, Auburn 68

Cleveland St. at W. Carolina, ccd.

Kentucky 66, Tennessee 48

South Carolina 64, Georgia 58

South Florida 69, Houston 67

VCU 74, Saint Louis 54

MIDWEST

Evansville 61, Drake 52

Michigan State 80, Michigan 67

Notre Dame 88, Wake Forest 75

South Dakota 84, Avila 60

Wichita St. 84, S. Illinois 62

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff 74, Alcorn St. 70

Baylor 54, Texas Tech 49

Oklahoma 71, Texas 69

Texas A&M 68, LSU 62

FAR WEST

CS Northridge 89, Bethesda 61

San Diego St. 63, New Mexico 46

Wyoming 64, Nevada 58

 

 

Notre Dame box

No. 10 NOTRE DAME 88, WAKE FOREST 75

WAKE FOREST (12-15)

Thomas 10-17 6-6 26, McClinton 0-1 0-0 0, Mitoglou 4-7 0-0 8, Miller-McIntyre 3-8 3-6 10, Wilbekin 1-5 0-0 3, Jones 2-4 2-3 6, Leonard 4-7 0-0 10, Hudson 3-12 0-0 8, Rountree III 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 29-63 11-15 75.

NOTRE DAME (23-4)

Auguste 2-3 8-9 12, Jackson 0-6 4-4 4, Grant 7-15 8-8 24, Connaughton 4-12 2-2 13, Vasturia 4-8 0-0 12, Torres 2-4 1-1 5, Beachem 4-10 0-0 10, Colson 2-4 4-4 8. Totals 25-62 27-28 88.

Halftime—Notre Dame 43-41. 3-Point Goals—Wake Forest 6-18 (Leonard 2-2, Hudson 2-7, Miller-McIntyre 1-1, Wilbekin 1-3, Jones 0-1, McClinton 0-1, Mitoglou 0-3), Notre Dame 11-26 (Vasturia 4-6, Connaughton 3-8, Grant 2-5, Beachem 2-6, Jackson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Wake Forest 39 (Thomas 11), Notre Dame 35 (Jackson, Torres 6). Assists—Wake Forest 17 (Miller-McIntyre 5), Notre Dame 15 (Grant 10). Total Fouls—Wake Forest 18, Notre Dame 16. A—8,421.