Scoreboard
Published 2:34 am Friday, March 18, 2016
NIT pairings
Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament
First Round
Thursday, March 17
Arkansas-Little Rock 85, Purdue 83, 2OT
Virginia 81, Hampton 45
Yale 79, Baylor 75
Iowa State 94, Iona 81
Kansas 105, Austin Peay 79
Butler 71, Texas Tech 61
Connecticut 74, Colorado 67
Gonzaga 68, Seton Hall 52
Duke 93, UNC-Wilmington 85
Kentucky 85, Stony Brook 57
Providence 70, Southern Cal 69
Wichita State 65, Arizona 55
Utah 80, Fresno State 69
North Carolina 83, Florida Gulf Coast 67
Miami, Fla., 79, Buffalo 72
Indiana 99, UT-Chattanooga 74
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 46 21 .687 —
Boston 39 29 .574 7 1/2
New York 28 41 .406 19
Brooklyn 19 49 .279 27 1/2
Philadelphia 9 59 .132 37 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 40 29 .580 —
Miami 39 29 .574 1/2
Charlotte 39 29 .574 1/2
Washington 33 35 .485 6 1/2
Orlando 29 38 .433 10
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 48 19 .716 —
Indiana 36 32 .529 12 1/2
Chicago 34 33 .507 14
Detroit 34 34 .500 14 1/2
Milwaukee 30 39 .435 19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
y-San Antonio 58 10 .853 —
Memphis 39 30 .565 19 1/2
Houston 34 34 .500 24
Dallas 34 34 .500 24
New Orleans 25 42 .373 32 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 46 22 .676 —
Portland 35 34 .507 11 1/2
Utah 33 35 .485 13
Denver 28 41 .406 18 1/2
Minnesota 22 46 .324 24
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
y-Golden State 61 6 .910 —
L.A. Clippers 43 24 .642 18
Sacramento 26 41 .388 35
Phoenix 18 50 .265 43 1/2
L.A. Lakers 14 54 .206 47 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Games
Toronto 101, Indiana 94, OT
Washington 99, Philadelphia 94
Charlotte 109, Miami 106
Chicago 118, Brooklyn 102
Milwaukee 96, Memphis 86
Atlanta 116, Denver 98
San Antonio 118, Portland 110
Utah 103, Phoenix 69
Friday’s Games
Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Denver at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Detroit, 7 p.m.
New York at Washington, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Blue Jackets’ box
Detroit 1 0 2 = 3
Columbus 0 0 1 = 1
First Period—1, Detroit, Glendening 5 (Sheahan, Athanasiou), 10:23. Penalties—Karlsson, Clm (high-sticking), 7:28; Hartnell, Clm (high-sticking), 13:09.
Second Period—None. Penalties—Quincey, Det (holding), 2:29; Zetterberg, Det (interference), 5:12; Dubinsky, Clm (holding), 18:36.
Third Period—2, Detroit, Zetterberg 13 (Abdelkader, Larkin), 7:16. 3, Detroit, Helm 11, 12:35. 4, Columbus, Wennberg 7 (Atkinson, Jenner), 19:00 (pp). Penalties—Smith, Det (hooking), 18:49.
Shots on Goal—Detroit 9-7-6—22. Columbus 4-13-11—28.
Power-play opportunities—Detroit 0 of 3; Columbus 1 of 3.
Goalies—Detroit, Howard 9-10-5 (28 shots-27 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 11-16-1 (22-19).
A—14,415 (18,144). T—2:29.
Referees—Chris Rooney, Kyle Rehman. Linesmen—Ryan Galloway, Steve Barton.
NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 71 40 22 9 89 202 172
Boston 71 39 24 8 86 215 191
Tampa Bay 71 40 26 5 85 194 171
Detroit 71 35 25 11 81 179 187
Ottawa 71 33 30 8 74 205 220
Montreal 71 33 32 6 72 191 200
Buffalo 71 28 33 10 66 169 193
Toronto 70 24 35 11 59 165 206
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Washington 69 50 14 5 105 221 161
N.Y. Rangers 71 40 23 8 88 202 186
N.Y. Islanders 69 38 22 9 85 196 174
Pittsburgh 70 38 24 8 84 194 176
Philadelphia 69 34 23 12 80 181 185
New Jersey 71 34 30 7 75 161 182
Carolina 71 31 27 13 75 173 192
Columbus 70 28 34 8 64 181 218
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 72 42 21 9 93 233 211
St. Louis 72 41 22 9 91 191 185
Chicago 71 41 24 6 88 197 176
Nashville 71 36 22 13 85 196 181
Colorado 71 36 31 4 76 191 199
Minnesota 71 32 28 11 75 188 182
Winnipeg 70 29 36 5 63 182 209
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 70 43 22 5 91 194 159
Anaheim 69 38 22 9 85 175 162
San Jose 70 39 25 6 84 207 184
Arizona 70 31 32 7 69 188 212
Vancouver 69 27 30 12 66 167 200
Calgary 70 30 35 5 65 193 218
Edmonton 73 28 38 7 63 177 216
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
Thursday’s Games
New Jersey 7, Minnesota 4
Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 2
Detroit 3, Columbus 1
Florida 4, Toronto 1
Nashville 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Dallas 4, Tampa Bay 3
Arizona 3, San Jose 1
Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT
Friday’s Games
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Boston at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Florida, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Columbus, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Dallas, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Boston at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
H.S. scores
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Boys’ Basketball State Tournament
All Games at the Jerome Schottenstein Center
Thursday’s State Semifinals
Division III
Cle. VASJ 81, Lynchburg-Clay 64
Lima Cent. Cath. 74, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 56
State Championship Game: Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (23-5) vs. Lima Central Catholic (27-1), Saturday 10:45 a.m.
Division II
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 85, Cincinnati Aiken 68
New Concord John Glenn 84, Bay Village Bay 56
State Championship Game: Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s (26-3) vs. New Concord John Glenn (27-1), Saturday 2 p.m.
Friday’s State Semifinals
Division IV
Willoughby Cornerstone Christian (15-12) vs. Columbus Wellington School (24-3), 10:45 a.m.
No. 1 Van Wert Lincolnview (26-1) vs. No. 10 Jackson Center (24-4), 2 p.m.
State Championship Game: Saturday 5:15 p.m.
Division I
No. 3 Wilmington (27-1) vs. No. 2 Lima Senior (28-0), 5:15 p.m.
No. 10 Westerville South (24-4) vs. No. 9 Garfield Heights (23-4), 8:30 p.m.
State Championship Game: Saturday 8:30 p.m.
Reds’ boxscore
Reds 8, Indians 6
Cleveland Cincinnati
ab r h bi ab r h bi
R.Davis lf 3 2 1 0 BraPhilips dh 2 2 2 0
Ramsey lf 1 0 0 0 B.Hamiltn dh 2 1 1 0
Kipnis 2b 3 1 1 3 Mesoraco c 1 1 1 2
T.Hankins 2b 1 0 0 0 R.Cabrera c 3 1 1 1
Grossman ph 1 0 0 0 Votto 1b 2 0 0 0
C.Santana 1b 3 0 1 0 Allen 1b 1 0 0 0
Aguilar 1b 1 0 0 0 Bruce rf 2 2 1 2
Napoli dh 2 1 1 0 J.Duran rf 1 0 1 0
J.Butler ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Suarez 3b 2 0 1 2
Naquin cf 4 1 2 1 Pacheco 3b 1 0 0 0
Urshela 3b 4 0 0 0 Schebler lf 3 1 1 1
R.Rodrigez 3b 0 0 0 0 Y.Rodrigez lf 1 0 1 0
Cowgill rf 4 0 0 0 Cozart ss 3 0 0 0
R.Perez c 3 0 0 0 Iribarren 2b 1 0 0 0
J.Lucas c 1 0 1 0 DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
E.Gonzalez ss 3 1 2 0 Triunfel 2b 1 0 1 0
E.Stamets ss 0 0 0 0 J.Cave cf 3 0 0 0
T.Holt cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 4 Totals 33 8 11 8
Cleveland 114 000 000 = 6
Cincinnati 202 130 00x = 8
E-Bruce (1), Triunfel (1), Suarez (1). DP-Cleveland 2. LOB-Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 4. 2B-C.Santana (4), Bra.Phillips 2 (4), R.Cabrera (2), J.Duran (1), Suarez (4). 3B-Naquin (3), B.Hamilton (1). HR-Kipnis (2), Mesoraco (1), Bruce (1), Schebler (3). SB-R.Davis (1), Y.Rodriguez (2). CS-Napoli (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland
Salazar 4 5 5 5 1 4
Armstrong L,0-1 0 2 2 2 0 0
Gorzelanny 1 1 1 1 1 0
Thatcher 1 0 0 0 0 1
Detwiler 1 1 0 0 0 3
Manship 1 2 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati
Stephenson 2 1-3 6 6 5 1 2
D.Diaz 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 1
Ju.Diaz W,1-0 2 1 0 0 0 3
J.Sanchez 1 1 0 0 0 0
Villarreal 1 0 0 0 0 0
A.Morris S,2-2 1 1 0 0 1 0
HBP-by Salazar (Suarez), by Stephenson (R.Davis). WP-Stephenson.
Umpires-Home, Todd Tichenor; First, Quinn Wolcott; Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Stu Scheurwater.
T-2:51. A-5,072 (10,311).
MLB standings
Major League Baseball
Spring Training Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Washington 11 3 .786
Arizona 12 4 .750
Los Angeles 10 4 .714
Philadelphia 11 5 .688
Milwaukee 8 6 .571
New York 7 6 .538
St. Louis 7 6 .538
Colorado 8 7 .533
CINCINNATI 8 9 .471
San Francisco 7 10 .412
Miami 5 9 .357
Pittsburgh 5 10 .333
Chicago 5 11 .313
San Diego 4 11 .267
Atlanta 4 13 .235
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Toronto 10 4 .714
Houston 11 5 .688
Detroit 11 6 .647
Texas 9 5 .643
Los Angeles 8 6 .571
Minnesota 8 7 .533
Chicago 7 7 .500
Oakland 6 6 .500
Seattle 8 8 .500
Kansas City 8 10 .444
Tampa Bay 7 9 .438
New York 6 8 .429
Boston 6 10 .375
Cleveland 6 10 .375
Baltimore 4 12 .250
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
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Thursday’s Games
Washington 9, Atlanta (ss) 7
Boston 9, Baltimore (ss) 5
Houston (ss) 5, Atlanta (ss) 3
Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 1
N.Y. Yankees 7, Pittsburgh 2
Detroit 5, St. Louis 4
N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 5
Houston (ss) 7, Toronto 5
Kansas City 5, L.A. Dodgers 1
Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 6
Oakland 11, Seattle 11, tie
Colorado 4, L.A. Angels 4, tie
Baltimore (ss) 4, Minnesota 1
Chicago Cubs 15, Arizona 4
Milwaukee 5, Texas 2
San Francisco 8, San Diego 4
Friday’s Games
Minnesota vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Colorado vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs. Texas (ss) at San Antonio, 8:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
NIT pairings
National Invitation Tournament
First Round
Tuesday, March 15
South Carolina 88, High Point 66
Florida State 84, Davidson 74
Ohio State 72, Akron 63, OT
Creighton 72, Alabama 54
Washington 107, Long Beach State 102
Florida 97, North Florida 68
Valparaiso 84, Texas Southern 73
San Diego State 79, IPFW 55
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 58, New Mexico State 56
Wednesday, March 16
Wagner 79, St. Bonaventure 75
Georgia 93, Belmont 84
Monmouth 90, Bucknell 80
George Washington 82, Hofstra 80
Virginia Tech 86, Princeton 81, OT
Georgia Tech 81, Houston 62
BYU 97, UAB 79
Second Round
Thursday, March 17
Valparaiso 81, Florida State 69, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 18
Virginia Tech (20-14) at BYU (24-10), 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 19
Wagner (23-10) at Creighton (19-14), Noon
Sunday, March 20
Florida (20-14) at Ohio State (21-13), Noon
Georgia (20-13) at Saint Mary’s (Cal) (28-5), 7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 21
Georgia Tech (20-14) at South Carolina (25-8), 9 p.m.
George Washington (24-10) at Monmouth (28-7), 7 p.m.
Washington (19-14) at San Diego State (26-9), 11:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
March 22-23
Wagner-Creighton winner vs. Virginia Tech-BYU winner, TBA
Valparaiso-Florida State winner vs. Georgia-Saint Mary’s (Cal) winner, TBA
South Carolina-Georgia Tech winner vs. Washington-San Diego State winner, TBA
Monmouth-George Washington winner vs. Ohio State-Florida winner, TBA
Semifinals
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Tuesday, March 29
Game 1, 7 p.m.
Game 2, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 31
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
CBI pairings
College Basketball Invitational
First Round
Tuesday, March 15
Morehead State 84, Siena 80
Wednesday, March 16
Vermont 79, Western Carolina 74
UNC-Greensboro 69, Houston Baptist 65
Ohio 94, Albany (NY) 90, OT
Duquesne 120, Nebraska-Omaha 112
Eastern Washington 79, Pepperdine 72
Nevada 79, Montana 75
Seattle 68, Idaho 63
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 21
Duquesne (17-16) at Morehead State (20-12), 7 p.m.
UNC Greensboro (15-18) at Ohio (22-11), 7 p.m.
Eastern Washington (18-15) at Nevada (20-13), 10 p.m.
Vermont (22-13) at Seattle (15-16), 10 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 23
TBD
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday, March 28: TBD
Wednesday, March 30: TBD
Friday, April 1: TBD
Women’s NIT
Women’s National Invitation Tournament
First Round
Wednesday, March 16
Michigan 81, Wright State 53
Minnesota 87, Milwaukee 80
Tulane 53, Alabama 52
South Dakota 74, Creighton 68
Thursday, March 17
IUPUI 63, Central Michigan 55
Bucknell 74, Akron 70
Ohio 76, Marshall 68
Virginia Tech 68, Elon 59
Villanova 67, Liberty 51
Hofstra 76, Harvard 50
Rutgers 57, Georgetown 55
Georgia Tech 73, Mercer 56
Wake Forest 72, Charlotte 69
Virginia 52, VCU 50
TCU 97, Texas Rio Grand Valley 73
Arkansas State 68, Southern 45
Northern Iowa 64, Nebraska 62
Ball State 77, Iowa 72
Saint Louis 70, UALR 69
Drake 95, Sacred Heart 59
UT Martin 79, Memphis 73
Western Kentucky 89, Dayton 72
San Diego 69, Northwestern 65
Oregon 84, Long Beach State 76
Gonzaga 88, UC Riverside 54
UTEP 66, Abilene Christian 62
Eastern Michigan 74, Saint Mary’s (CA) 73
Friday, March 18
Temple (20-11) at Drexel (19-13), 7 p.m.
Maine (26-8) at Quinnipiac (24-8), 7 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman (18-12) at Florida Gulf Coast (28-5), 7:05 p.m.
Montana State (21-9) at Utah (16-14), 9 p.m.
Santa Clara (23-8) at Fresno State (21-11), 10 p.m.
Second Round
Saturday, March 19
Bucknell (25-7) at Michigan, 2 p.m.
Hofstra (23-8) at Villanova (20-11) 6 p.m.
San Diego (24-7) at IUPUI (21-10), 7 p.m.
Drake (23-9) at Northern Iowa (23-10), 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
Virginia Tech (18-13) at Ohio (25-6), 2 p.m.
Virginia (17-15) at Rutgers (19-14), 2 p.m.
Minnesota (20-11) vs. South Dakota (27-6), 3 p.m.
Monday, March 21
Tulane (22-11) at Georgia Tech (20-12), 7 p.m.
Ball State (22-9) at Saint Louis (25-7), 8 p.m.
UT Martin (22-9) at Western Kentucky (25-6), 8 p.m.
Arkansas State (27-5) at UTEP (27-4), 9 p.m.