NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 34 16 .680 —

Boston 29 22 .569 5 1/2

New York 23 29 .442 12

Brooklyn 12 38 .240 22

Philadelphia 7 42 .143 26 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 29 22 .569 —

Miami 28 22 .560 1/2

Charlotte 24 25 .490 4

Washington 21 26 .447 6

Orlando 21 27 .438 6 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 35 13 .729 —

Chicago 27 21 .563 8

Indiana 26 23 .531 9 1/2

Detroit 27 24 .529 9 1/2

Milwaukee 20 31 .392 16 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 41 8 .837 —

Memphis 29 20 .592 12

Dallas 28 24 .538 14 1/2

Houston 27 25 .519 15 1/2

New Orleans 18 31 .367 23

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 38 13 .745 —

Utah 23 25 .479 13 1/2

Portland 24 27 .471 14

Denver 19 31 .380 18 1/2

Minnesota 15 36 .294 23

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 45 4 .918 —

L.A. Clippers 32 17 .653 13

Sacramento 21 28 .429 24

Phoenix 14 37 .275 32

L.A. Lakers 11 41 .212 35 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Detroit 111, New York 105

Houston 111, Phoenix 105

L.A. Lakers 99, New Orleans 96

Toronto 110, Portland 103

Friday’s Games

L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Denver, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Portland at Houston, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Utah at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 51 31 15 5 67 146 113

Tampa Bay 50 28 18 4 60 133 118

Boston 51 27 18 6 60 153 137

Detroit 51 25 18 8 58 126 133

Montreal 52 24 24 4 52 140 142

Ottawa 52 23 23 6 52 146 168

Toronto 50 19 22 9 47 121 139

Buffalo 52 21 26 5 47 120 141

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 49 36 9 4 76 163 111

N.Y. Rangers 51 28 18 5 61 148 134

N.Y. Islanders 49 26 17 6 58 137 124

New Jersey 52 26 20 6 58 119 123

Pittsburgh 49 25 17 7 57 127 125

Philadelphia 49 23 18 8 54 119 132

Carolina 52 23 21 8 54 124 139

Columbus 53 20 28 5 45 136 169

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 55 35 16 4 74 154 127

Dallas 52 33 14 5 71 171 139

St. Louis 54 29 17 8 66 131 131

Colorado 54 27 23 4 58 147 148

Nashville 52 24 20 8 56 132 138

Minnesota 51 23 19 9 55 126 124

Winnipeg 50 22 25 3 47 129 145

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 51 31 17 3 65 137 119

San Jose 50 27 19 4 58 147 133

Anaheim 49 24 18 7 55 108 115

Arizona 51 24 21 6 54 137 157

Vancouver 51 20 19 12 52 123 141

Calgary 49 22 24 3 47 130 147

Edmonton 52 21 26 5 47 134 152

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

Thursday’s Games

Boston 3, Buffalo 2, SO

Toronto 3, New Jersey 2, SO

Columbus 2, Vancouver 1, SO

N.Y. Rangers 4, Minnesota 2

Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2

Edmonton 7, Ottawa 2

Florida 6, Detroit 3

San Jose 3, St. Louis 1

Philadelphia 6, Nashville 3

Dallas 4, Colorado 3, OT

Chicago 5, Arizona 4, OT

Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 2

Friday’s Games

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

Carolina at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Washington at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Edmonton at Montreal, 2 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 2 p.m.

Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Florida, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Columbus 0 0 1 0 — 2

Vancouver 1 0 0 0 — 1

Columbus won shootout 1-0

First Period—1, Vancouver, Vey 2 (Horvat, Baertschi), 9:05 (pp). Penalties—Atkinson, Clm (hooking), 7:42.

Second Period—None. Penalties—Vancouver bench, served by Baertschi (too many men), 1:44; Baertschi, Van (holding), 4:16.

Third Period—2, Columbus, Hartnell 18 (Atkinson, Murray), 9:06 (pp). Penalties—Bourque, Clm (high-sticking), 6:06; McCann, Van (hooking), 8:35.

Overtime—None. Penalties—Karlsson, Clm (interference), 2:26.

Shootout—Columbus 1 (Atkinson NG, Dubinsky NG, Wennberg G), Vancouver 0 (Burrows NG, Vrbata NG, Baertschi NG).

Shots on Goal—Columbus 9-7-11-1—28. Vancouver 10-7-17-4—38.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 3; Vancouver 1 of 3.

Goalies—Columbus, Korpisalo 6-6-2 (38 shots-37 saves). Vancouver, Miller 11-14-8 (28-27).

A—18,199 (18,910). T—2:34.

Referees—Mike Leggo, Ian Walsh. Linesmen—Brian Mach, Vaughan Rody.

 

Ohio State box

WISCONSIN 79, OHIO ST. 68

OHIO ST. (14-10)

Tate 4-9 1-1 9, Bates-Diop 2-7 3-3 7, Loving 2-7 0-0 6, Giddens 0-0 0-2 0, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Lyle 11-19 2-2 27, Williams 4-10 0-0 10, Thompson 3-4 3-4 9, Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-58 9-12 68.

WISCONSIN (14-9)

Hayes 6-15 7-10 21, Koenig 4-9 2-2 13, Happ 6-11 0-3 12, Brown 5-8 1-2 12, Showalter 2-4 0-0 6, Hill 3-5 0-0 9, Illikainen 2-4 0-0 6, Iverson 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 10-17 79.

Halftime-Wisconsin 38-32. 3-Point Goals-Ohio St. 7-18 (Lyle 3-6, Williams 2-3, Loving 2-5, Harris 0-1, Tate 0-1, Bates-Diop 0-2), Wisconsin 13-27 (Hill 3-4, Koenig 3-7, Showalter 2-3, Illikainen 2-3, Hayes 2-7, Brown 1-2, Thomas 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Ohio St. 27 (Bates-Diop 8), Wisconsin 36 (Hayes 7). Assists-Ohio St. 8 (Lyle 4), Wisconsin 15 (Showalter 4). Total Fouls-Ohio St. 19, Wisconsin 14. Technical-Tate. A-17,287.

 

Marshall box

UTEP 112, MARSHALL 108

MARSHALL (11-12)

Kelly 9-17 6-6 26, Taylor 8-13 3-3 20, Browning 5-8 0-0 11, Elmore 5-15 8-8 21, Loop 3-6 0-0 9, Thompson 1-2 3-6 5, Burks 7-10 1-2 16, Edmonds 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-71 21-25 108.

UTEP (12-11)

Vint 0-2 2-2 2, Artis 12-21 5-7 33, Harris 4-6 5-6 15, Moore 5-9 7-9 17, Morris 7-12 3-4 20, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Thomas 0-1 1-2 1, Flaggert 2-4 0-0 6, Winn 5-7 3-5 13, Caldwell 0-1 1-2 1, Touchet 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-66 27-37 112.

Halftime-Marshall 55-47. 3-Point Goals-Marshall 11-28 (Loop 3-6, Elmore 3-8, Kelly 2-5, Browning 1-3, Burks 1-3, Taylor 1-3), UTEP 11-18 (Artis 4-5, Morris 3-6, Flaggert 2-3, Harris 2-3, Moore 0-1). Fouled Out-Browning, Taylor, Thompson. Rebounds-Marshall 36 (Kelly, Taylor 7), UTEP 35 (Artis 9). Assists-Marshall 20 (Elmore 6), UTEP 17 (Morris 6). Total Fouls-Marshall 24, UTEP 22. A-6,993.

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Thursday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Albany Alexander 69, Wellston 31

Belpre 59, Corning Miller 29

Chillicothe Zane Trace 35, Chillicothe Unioto 32, OT

Jackson 44, Pomeroy Meigs 31

Latham Western 65, Franklin Furnace Green 31

Lucasville Valley 63, McDermott Northwest 20

Lynchburg-Clay 71, Seaman N. Adams 61

McArthur Vinton County 50, Athens 24

Minford 58, Waverly 49

Nelsonville-York 67, Bidwell River Valley 55

Peebles 52, Manchester 43

Piketon 56, Bainbridge Paint Valley 31

Portsmouth 67, Gallipolis Gallia 62

Portsmouth Notre Dame 54, Sciotoville East 31

Racine Southern 83, Wahama, W.Va. 16

Reedsville Eastern 45, Glouster Trimble 36

Sardinia Eastern Brown 59, Leesburg Fairfield 38

Southeastern 59, Frankfort Adena 36

Waterford 68, Crown City S. Gallia 34

Wheelersburg 59, Portsmouth West 34

Williamsport Westfall 50, Chillicothe Huntington 39

 

Big Ten standings

BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Conference All Games

W L PCT W L PCT

Indiana 9 1 .900 19 4 .826

Iowa 9 1 .900 18 4 .818

Maryland 9 2 .818 20 3 .870

Purdue 7 3 .700 19 4 .826

Michigan 7 3 .700 17 6 .739

Michigan St. 6 4 .600 19 4 .826

Wisconsin 6 4 .600 14 9 .609

Ohio St. 6 5 .545 14 10 .583

Nebraska 4 6 .400 12 11 .522

Northwestern 4 7 .364 16 8 .667

Illinois 3 7 .300 11 12 .478

Penn St. 2 8 .200 11 12 .478

Rutgers 0 10 .000 6 17 .261

Minnesota 0 11 .000 6 17 .261

Thursday’s Games

Wisconsin 79, Ohio St. 68

Northwestern 82, Minnesota 58