BASKETBALL
Professional
Standings and schedule
NBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
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Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 39 21 .650 --
Utah 38 22 .633 1
Oklahoma City 36 23 .610 2½
Portland 36 27 .571 4½
Minnesota 14 47 .230 25½
Southwest Division
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Dallas 40 21 .656 --
San Antonio 34 24 .586 4½
Houston 30 29 .508 9
New Orleans 31 30 .508 9
Memphis 30 30 .500 9½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 45 15 .750 --
Phoenix 38 24 .613 8
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L.A. Clippers 25 35 .417 20
Sacramento 20 40 .333 25
Golden State 17 42 .288 27½
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Boston 37 21 .638 --
Toronto 31 28 .525 6½
Philadelphia 22 37 .373 15½
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New York 20 39 .339 17½
New Jersey 6 53 .102 31½
Southeast Division
Orlando 41 20 .672 --
Atlanta 38 21 .644 2
Miami 30 31 .492 11
Charlotte 28 30 .483 11½
Washington 21 36 .368 18
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Central Division
Cleveland 47 14 .770 --
Chicago 31 29 .517 15½
Milwaukee 30 29 .508 16
Detroit 21 39 .350 25½
Indiana 20 39 .339 26
Monday
Dallas 89, Charlotte 84
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Cleveland 124, New York 93
Orlando 126, Philadelphia 105
Atlanta 116, Chicago 92
Portland 103, Memphis 93
San Antonio 106, New Orleans 92
Houston 116, Toronto 92
Phoenix 101, Denver 85
L.A. Clippers 108, Utah 104
Tuesday
Boston 105, Detroit 100
Miami 110, Golden State 106
Oklahoma City 113, Sacramento 107
Indiana at L.A. Lakers, late
Wednesday
Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Golden State at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Detroit at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Denver, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Portland, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday
Memphis at Chicago, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Miami, 7 p.m.
Utah at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
College men
Standings and schedule
Big Ten Conference
Conf All
Ohio State 13-4 23-7
Purdue 12-4 24-3
Michigan State 12-4 22-7
Wisconsin 11-5 21-7
Illinois 10-6 18-11
Minnesota 8-8 17-11
Northwestern 7-10 18-11
Michigan 6-10 13-15
Iowa 4-12 10-19
Indiana 3-12 9-19
Penn State 3-13 11-17
Tuesday
Illinois at Ohio State
Minnesota at Michigan
Today
Indiana at Purdue
Iowa at Wisconsin
Chicago State at Northwestern
Thursday
Penn State at Michigan State
Saturday
Purdue at Penn State
Northwestern at Indiana
Sunday, March 7
Iowa at Minnesota
Michigan at Michigan State
Wisconsin at Illinois
Great West Conference
Conf All
South Dakota 8-1 17-9
Houston Baptist 8-2 9-19
North Dakota 5-5 8-20
N.J.I.T. 4-5 9-17
Utah Valley 4-7 11-16
Texas-Pan American 3-7 4-25
Chicago State 3-8 8-21
Today
Chicago State at Northwestern
Thursday
Houston Baptist at North Dakota
Texas-Pan American at South Dakota
New Jersey Tech at Utah Valley
Saturday
Texas-Pan American at North Dakota
New Jersey Tech at Chicago State
Seattle at Utah Valley
Houston Baptist at South Dakota
End of regular season
Results Tuesday
The AP Top 25
1. Syracuse (28-2) beat St. John's 85-66. Next: at Louisville, Saturday. Next:
6. Ohio State (24-7) beat Illinois 73-57. Next: Big Ten quarterfinals, Friday, March 12.
9. Villanova (24-5) beat Cincinnati 77-73. Next: vs. No. 10 West Virginia, Saturday.
13. Vanderbilt (23-6) beat Florida 64-60. Next: vs. South Carolina, Saturday.
18. Gonzaga (25-5) beat Cal State Bakers-field 78-59. Next: WCC semifinals, Sunday.
21. Baylor (23-6) beat Texas Tech 86-68. Next: vs. Texas, Saturday.
24. UTEP (23-5) beat Marshall 80-76. Next: vs. UAB, Saturday.
Playoff schedule
Summit League tournament
At Sioux Falls Arena
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6
1) No. 1 Oakland (23-8) vs. No. 8 UMKC (12-17), 6 p.m.
2) No. 2 IUPUI (22-9) vs. No. 7 Western Illinois (13-16), 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 7
3) No. 4 South Dakota State (14-15) vs. No. 5 IPFW (15-14), 6 p.m.
4) No. 3 Oral Roberts (19-2) vs. No. 6 North Dakota State (11-17), 8:30 p.m.
Monday, March 8
Semifinals
Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 9
Championship
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
NSIC tournament
Today
1) No. 8 Southwest Minnesota State (15-11) at No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato (24-3), 7 p.m.
2) No. 5 University of Mary (15-12) at No. 4 Winona State (19-8), 7 p.m.
3) No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul (13-14) at No. 2 St. Cloud State (22-5), 7 p.m.
4) No. 6 Wayne State (13-14) at No. 3 Augustana (22-5), 8 p.m.
Note: Highest remaining seed after first round hosts games Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday
5) Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2 p.m.
6) Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Sunday
7) Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2 p.m.
DAC playoffs
Tuesday
Championship
Jamestown College 79, South Dakota Mines 57
Awards
All-Dakota Athletic Conference
First team: F, Luke Enos, Black Hills State; G, Nathan Lebsock, Dickinson State; F, C.J. Peeters, Jamestown College; G, Cain Atkinson, Black Hills State; G, Orlando Anderson, Valley City State.
Second team: G, Hans Hoes, Jamestown College; G, Mister Carney, Minot; G, Calvin Kraft, Valley City State; G, Dareon Spencer, Valley City State; F, Matthew Lee, Minot State; F, Will John Johnson, Black Hills State.
Third team: F, Kyle Turpin, South Dakota Mines; F, Shaun Johnson, Minot State; G, Clay Pottorf, Black Hills State; G, Anton Coleman, Mayville State.
Most valuable player: Luke Enos, Black Hills State.
Most valuable senior: Orlando Anderson, Valley City State.
Newcomer of the year: C.J. Peeters, Jamestown College.
Defensive player of the year: Will John Johnson, Black Hills State.
Coach of the year: Ty Orton, Dickinson State.
College women
Standings and schedule
Big Ten Conference
Conf All
Ohio State 15-3 27-4
Michigan State 12-6 21-8
Wisconsin 10-8 20-9
Iowa 10-8 17-12
Purdue 9-9 14-15
Michigan 8-10 16-12
Penn State 8-10 16-12
Northwestern 7-11 16-13
Illinois 7-11 15-13
Indiana 7-11 14-15
Minnesota 6-12 13-16
Thursday
Minnesota at Penn State
Northwestern at Michigan
Illinois at Indiana
Friday
Purdue at Wisconsin
End of regular season
Great West Conference
Conf All
North Dakota 9-1 14-13
Texas-Pan American 7-3 11-15
New Jersey Tech 6-3 11-14
Chicago State 6-5 11-18
South Dakota 4-5 12-14
Utah Valley 2-9 6-22
Houston Baptist 1-9 3-22
Thursday
Houston Baptist at North Dakota
New Jersey Tech at Utah Valley
Texas-Pan American at South Dakota
Saturday
Texas-Pan American at North Dakota
New Jersey Tech at Chicago State
Houston Baptist at South Dakota
End of regular season
Results Tuesday
The AP Top 25
11. Oklahoma (20-9) lost to No. 15 Texas A&M 78-55. Next: vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State, Sunday.
Playoff schedules
Summit League tournament
At Sioux Falls Arena
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6
1) No. 1 Oral Roberts (21-8) vs. No. 8 Southern Utah (7-22), noon
2) No. 2 Oakland (17-12) vs. No. 7 Western Illinois (10-19), 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 7
3) No. 4 UMKC (15-14) vs. No. 5 NDSU (16-12), noon
4) No. 3 SDSU (19-10) vs. No. 6 IPFW (13-16), 2:30 p.m.
Monday, March 8
Semifinals
Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, noon.
Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 9
Championship
Semifinal winners, 3p.m.
NSIC tournament
Today
1) No. 8 Minnesota State Mankato (15-12) at No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (23-4), 7 p.m.
2) No. 5 Winona State (17-10) at No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth (18-9), 7 p.m.
3) No. 7 Northern State (15-12) at No. 2 Augustana (22-5), 6 p.m.
4) No. 6 Minnesota State Moorhead (18-9) at No. 3 Wayne State (23-4), 7 p.m.
Note: Highest remaining seed after first round hosts games Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday
5) Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2 p.m.
6) Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Sunday
7) Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2 p.m.
DAC playoffs
Tuesday
Championship
Jamestown 65, Black Hills State 64
Awards
All-Dakota Athletic Conference
First team: G, Katelynn Lamb, Black Hills State; C, Kia Herbel, Dickinson State; F, Bethany Holyoak, South Dakota Mines; G, Ari Hendrix, Minot State; G, Giuli Varriano, Jamestown College.
Second team: F, MacKenzie Mack, Minot State; G, Caitlyn Wojahn, Valley City State; G, Brittney Fuhrman, Black Hills State; G, Katie O'Neill, Jamestown College; C, Abby Rittenhouse, Valley City State.
Third team: C, Donna Lavea, Dakota State; F, Danielle Guilbert, Mayville State; F, Jenna Bolstad, Black Hills State; G, Keely Krolikowski, Black Hills State; C, Caroline Folvin, Minot State.
Most valuable player: Kia Herbel, Dickin-son State.
Most valuable senior: Bethany Holyoak, South Dakota Mines.
Defensive player of the year: Janna Schriber, Black Hills State.
Co-freshmen of the year: Morgan Hines, Black Hills State; and Hillary Hawkins, South Dakota Mines.
Coach of the year: Mark Nore, Black Hills State.
HOCKEY
Professional
Standings and schedule
NHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 62 38 22 2 78 198 155
Colorado 62 35 21 6 76 180 161
Calgary 62 30 23 9 69 156 156
Minnesota 61 30 27 4 64 171 178
Edmonton 62 19 37 6 44 156 215
Central Division
Chicago 62 41 16 5 87 202 151
Nashville 62 34 23 5 73 174 176
Detroit 62 29 21 12 70 162 166
St. Louis 63 29 25 9 67 168 174
Columbus 64 25 28 11 61 169 207
Pacific Division
San Jose 62 40 13 9 89 204 153
Los Angeles 62 38 20 4 80 190 167
Phoenix 64 37 22 5 79 169 163
Dallas 62 28 22 12 68 176 191
Anaheim 62 30 25 7 67 177 189
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 63 37 22 4 78 198 181
New Jersey 61 37 21 3 77 162 144
Philadelphia 61 33 25 3 69 186 162
N.Y. Rangers 63 29 27 7 65 165 170
N.Y. Islanders 63 26 29 8 60 164 197
Northeast Division
Ottawa 64 36 24 4 76 179 183
Buffalo 61 33 19 9 75 168 155
Montreal 64 30 28 6 66 168 177
Boston 61 27 23 11 65 150 158
Toronto 62 19 32 11 49 163 213
Southeast Division
Washington 62 41 13 8 90 247 177
Atlanta 61 27 24 10 64 186 196
Tampa Bay 62 26 25 11 63 162 189
Florida 62 24 28 10 58 157 181
Carolina 62 25 30 7 57 173 195
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday
Detroit 3, Colorado 2
Tuesday
Montreal 4, Boston 1
N.Y. Islanders 5, Chicago 3
Atlanta 4, Florida 2
Vancouver 4, Columbus 3, OT
Carolina 5, Toronto 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Ottawa 1
Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 2
Philadelphia 7, Tampa Bay 2
Nashville 4, Edmonton 3
Los Angeles 5, Dallas 1
St. Louis 5, Phoenix 2
New Jersey at San Jose, late
Today
Minnesota at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Washington at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Thursday
Toronto at Boston, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 6 p.m.
Ottawa at Carolina, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Los Angeles at Nashville, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Montreal at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Junior
Standings and schedule
USHL
West Division
W L OTL Pts
Omaha 34 12 3 71
Fargo 30 13 4 64
Sioux Falls 25 12 10 60
Tri-City 23 20 6 52
Sioux City 18 22 6 42
Des Moines 17 26 4 38
Lincoln 13 27 8 34
East Division
W L OTL Pts
Green Bay 36 8 4 76
Cedar Rapids 30 15 3 63
Indiana 29 16 2 60
Waterloo 25 20 2 52
Chicago 19 22 5 43
Team USA 17 25 4 38
Youngstown 16 31 2 34
Today
Sioux City at Waterloo
Thursday
Chicago at Sioux Falls
Friday
Waterloo at Fargo, 7:35 p.m.
Des Moines at Sioux City
Omaha at Green Bay
Chicago at Lincoln
Youngstown at Tri-City
Indiana at Cedar Rapids
Saturday
Waterloo at Fargo, 7:05 p.m.
Sioux Falls at Team USA
Omaha at Green Bay
Sioux City at Lincoln
Youngstown at Tri-City
Indiana at Cedar Rapids
Sunday
Fargo at Sioux City, 4 p.m.
Sioux Falls at Team USA
Des Moines at Team USA
Monday, March 8
Des Moines at Team USA
Tuesday, March 9
Waterloo at Lincoln
Wednesday, March 10
Green Bay at Indiana
College men
Standings and schedule
WCHA
W L T Pts GF GA
Denver 18 4 4 40 86 60
Wisconsin 16 7 3 35 105 68
St. Cloud St. 15 8 3 33 88 78
Minn. Duluth 15 10 1 31 82 71
N. Dakota 13 10 3 29 81 58
Colorado Coll. 11 12 3 25 83 77
Minnesota 11 13 2 24 72 72
Ak,-Anchorage 8 16 2 18 60 98
MSU-Mankato 8 17 1 17 68 88
Michigan Tech 4 22 0 8 56 110
OVERALL RECORDS: Alaska-Anchorage 10-20-2, Colorado College 17-14-3, Denver 24-6-4, Michigan Tech 5-26-1, Minnesota 16-16-2, Minnesota-Duluth 19-14-1, Minnesota State-Mankato 14-18-2, North Dakota 18-11-5, St. Cloud State 20-10-4, Wisconsin 21-8-4.
Friday
Michigan Tech at North Dakota
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Colorado College at Denver
St. Cloud State at MSU-Mankato
Minnesota-Duluth at Alaska-Anchorage
Saturday
Michigan Tech at North Dakota
Denver at Colorado College
MSU-Mankato at St. Cloud State
Minnesota-Duluth at Alaska-Anchorage
CHA
W L T Pts GF GA
Bemidji State 13 3 0 26 66 36
Robert Morris 6 7 3 15 44 53
Ala.-Huntsville 6 9 1 13 38 49
Niagara 4 10 2 10 46 56
OVERALL RECORDS: Alabama-Huntsville 10-16-2, Bemidji State 22-8-2, Niagara 9-19-4, Robert Morris 10-16-5.
Friday
Bemidji State at Alabama-Huntsville
Niagara at Robert Morris
Saturday
Bemidji State at Alabama-Huntsville
Robert Morris at Niagara
Playoff schedule
MIAC playoffs
Today
Championship
St. Thomas at Gustavus, 7:05 p.m.
College women
Playoff schedule
WCHA playoffs
At Minneapolis
Saturday, March 6
Semifinals
Minnesota-Duluth vs. Bemidji State, 12:07 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Ohio State, 3:07 p.m.
Sunday, March 7
Semifinal winners, 12:07 p.m.
MIAC playoffs
Tuesday
First round
St. Olaf at St. Mary's, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 4
Semifinals
St. Olaf/St. Mary's winner at Gustavus, 7 p.m.
St. Thomas at St. Catherine, TBA
Saturday, March 6
Semifinal winners, TBA
AUTO RACING
Professional
Leaders
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Points
1, Kevin Harvick, 506. 2, Clint Bowyer, 459. 3, Mark Martin, 457. 4, Matt Kenseth, 448. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 443. 5, Greg Biffle, 443. 7, Jeff Burton, 430. 8, Joey Logano, 413. 9, David Reutimann, 397.
10, Carl Edwards, 389. 11, Tony Stewart, 386. 12, Kyle Busch, 375. 13, Jeff Gordon, 373. 14, Jamie McMurray, 363. 15, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 357. 16, Scott Speed, 348. 17, Paul Menard, 345. 18, Brian Vickers, 320. 19, Kurt Busch, 312. 20, David Ragan, 308.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Points
1, Carl Edwards, 505. 2, Brad Keselowski, 464. 3, Brian Vickers, 457. 4, Justin Allgaier, 449. 5, Kyle Busch, 424. 6, Steve Wallace, 423. 7, Kevin Harvick, 414. 8, Greg Biffle, 408. 9, Paul Menard, 398. 10, Scott Riggs, 359.
