College basketball, golf, baseball

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Men

TOURNAMENT

Mid-American Conference

Championship

Ohio 81, Akron 75, OT

OHIO 81, AKRON 75, OT

OHIO (21-14)

Keely 1-3 2-2 4, van Kempen 4-10 2-2 10, Bassett 8-16 7-12 25, Cooper 7-16 4-4 23, Freeman 1-3 0-0 3, Washington 3-6 2-4 8, Baltic 2-3 0-1 4, Sayles 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 28-60 17-25 81.

AKRON (24-10)

C.McKnight 6-16 5-5 18, Conyers 7-13 5-5 19, Marshall 4-7 0-1 8, McNees 4-13 0-0 12, Hitchens 0-3 0-0 0, Steward 0-0 0-0 0, McClanahan 0-3 0-0 0, Roberts 5-10 0-0 11, Cvetinovic 0-4 1-2 1, B.McKnight 2-9 0-1 6. Totals 28-78 11-14 75.

Halftime–Ohio 36-34. End Of Regulation–Tied 68. 3-Point Goals–Ohio 8-17 (Cooper 5-9, Bassett 2-4, Freeman 1-3, Sayles 0-1), Akron 8-30 (McNees 4-9, B.McKnight 2-6, C.McKnight 1-3, Roberts 1-5, McClanahan 0-2, Hitchens 0-2, Conyers 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Ohio 42 (van Kempen 9), Akron 48 (Conyers 12). Assists–Ohio 12 (Cooper 6), Akron 12 (Conyers 3). Total Fouls–Ohio 15, Akron 23. A–9,533. 115

Big Ten Conference

Semifinals

Minnesota 69, Purdue 42

Ohio St. 88, Illinois 81, 2OT

Championship

Today

Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 3:30

TOURNAMENT

America East Conference

Championship

Vermont 83, Boston U. 70

Atlantic 10 Conference

Semifinals

Richmond 89, Xavier 85, OT

Temple 57, Rhode Island 44

Atlantic Coast Conference

Semifinals

Duke 77, Miami 74

Georgia Tech 57, N.C. State 54

Big 12 Conference

Championship

Kansas 72, Kansas St. 64

Big West Conference

Championship

UC Santa Barbara 69, Long Beach St. 64

Conference USA

Championship

Houston 81, UTEP 73

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Championship

Morgan St. 68, S. Carolina St. 61

Mountain West Conference

Championship

San Diego St. 55, UNLV 45

NCAA Division II Regionals

Semifinals

BYU-Hawaii 77, CS San Bernardino 58

NCAA Division III Regionals

Championship

Guilford 90, E. Mennonite 80

Randolph-Macon 73, Franklin & Marshall 65

Wis.-Stevens Pt. 72, Illinois Wesleyan 56

Pacific-10 Conference

Championship

Washington 79, California 75

Southeastern Conference

Semifinals

Kentucky 74, Tennessee 45

Mississippi St. 62, Vanderbilt 52

Southland Conference

Championship

Sam Houston St. 64, Stephen F.Austin 48

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Championship

Ark.-Pine Bluff 50, Texas Southern 38

Women

TOURNAMENT

Mid-American Conference

Championship

Bowling Green 62, Toledo 53

Big 12 Conference

Semifinals

Oklahoma 74, Oklahoma St. 69

Texas A&M 80, Nebraska 70

Big Sky Conference

Championship

Portland St. 62, Montana St. 58

Big South Conference

Semifinals

Gardner-Webb 64, Coastal Carolina 56

Liberty 73, High Point 55

Big West Conference

Championship

UC Riverside 71, UC Davis 67

Colonial Athletic Association

Semifinals

James Madison 79, Va. Commonwealth 70

Old Dominion 50, Delaware 49

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Championship

Hampton 57, S. Carolina St. 46

Missouri Valley Conference

Semifinals

N. Iowa 61, Illinois St. 59

Mountain West Conference

Championship

San Diego St. 70, Utah 60, OT

NCAA Division II Regionals

First Round

Findlay 54, Wis.-Parkside 51

NCAA Division III Regionals

Championship

Amherst 80, Babson 65

Rochester 68, Kean 65

Pacific-10 Conference

Semifinals

Stanford 64, California 44

Patriot League

Championship

Lehigh 58, American U. 42

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Championship

Southern U. 60, Alabama St. 47

Western Athletic Conference

Championship

Louisiana Tech 68, Fresno St. 66

SPORTS NOTES

SOFTBALL: LineDrive Sportz and Lucas County Rec Center have a few openings left for USSSA men’s Class D and Class E softball teams. If interested, call LineDrive Sportz at 419-794-7150.

TICKETS: for the Ottawa Hills vs. Miller City Boys Regional basketball game Tuesday at 6:15 at BGSU will be on sale at Ottawa Hills Athletic Office tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

PREP BASKETBALL

Girls Regionals

DIVISION I

At Norwalk

Waite 54, Perrysburg 31

At Wright State

Kettering Fairmont 39, Vandalia Butler 37

DIVISION III

At Lexington H.S.

Liberty-Benton 73, Collins Western Reserve 42

Ironton 43, Oak Hill 31

Middletown Madison 62, Versailles 53

Smithville 58, Elyria Cath. 30

Division IV

Berlin Hiland 43, Cuyahoga Hts. 22

Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 65, Waterford 59

Ft. Loramie 42, New Madison Tri-Village 26

Minster 51, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 41

Perrysburg 6 9 11 5 – 31

Waite 12 14 15 13 – 54

PERRYSBURG: Knight 1-2-4, Matolyak 0-1-0-3, Treece 0-2-2, Delas 3-0-6, Newman 0-4-2-14, Mesker 1-0-2. Totals: 5-5-6-31.

WAITE: Combs 0-1-0-3, Hunt 1-1-0-5, Jackson 0-1-0-3, Haynes 4-2-2-16, Howard 5-1-4-17, McNeal 5-0-10. Totals: 15-6-6-54.

Boys Districts

DIVISION I

St. John’s 49, Central 41

Lima Senior 57, vs Mansfield Sr. 49

DIVISION II

Defiance 48, Libbey 33

Port Clinton 48, Bellevue 41

DIVISION III

Archbold 54. Delta 36

State scores

Division I

Akr. East 63, Kent Roosevelt 62

Avon Lake 52, Medina 46

Cin. Colerain 69, Clayton Northmont 63

Cin. La Salle 61, Cin. Woodward 42

Cin. Moeller 51, Trotwood-Madison 47

Cin. Princeton 59, Kettering Fairmont 44

Cin. St. Xavier 46, Huber Hts. Wayne 40

Cle. St. Ignatius 79, Warren Harding 66

Cols. Northland 61, Westerville Cent. 42

Dublin Coffman 78, Cols. Marion-Franklin 59

Gahanna Lincoln 60, Westerville N. 54, OT

Lakewood St. Edward 67, Richfield Revere 46

Massillon Jackson 55, N. Can. Hoover 52

Mentor 88, Lyndhurst Brush 73

Division II

Akr. SVSM 68, Akr. Buchtel 59, OT

Celina 54, Elida 53

Cle. Benedictine 46, Hunting Valley University 35

Cle. Collinwood 73, Cle. E. Tech 52

Lorain Clearview 61, Bay Village Bay 29

Poland Seminary 75, Youngs. Mooney 65

Division III

Chesapeake 43, Chillicothe Zane Trace 40

Lima Cent. Cath. 48, Ottawa-Glandorf 40

Newton Falls 50, Leavittsburg LaBrae 45, OT

Plymouth 50, Ontario 37

Sardinia Eastern 72, Wheelersburg 56

Division IV

Newark Cath. 68, Cols. Wellington 37

Shadyside 60, Zanesville Rosecrans 57

Central 10 6 13 12 – 41

St. John’s 11 10 13 15 – 49

CENTRAL: Muniz 1-0-2, Lehman 7-6-20, Mays 3-2-8, Dent 0-5-5, Hobbs 1-1-0-5, Marquette 0-1-1. Totals: 12-1-14-41.

ST. JOHN’S: Loving 2-1-0-7, Steinmetz 2-1-5, Gillespie 2-4-0-16, Springs 2-2-7-17, Norrils 1-2-4. Totals: 9-7-10-49.

Defiance 12 7 8 21 - 48

Libbey 6 11 10 6 - 33

DEFIANCE: Nofziger 3-0-6, Kime 0-1-1, Hammersmith 3-0-6, Herrett 0-3-4-13, Stapleton 0-5-5, Scott 3-2-8, Kidston 0-1-6-9. Totals: 9-4-18-48.

LIBBEY: Hawkins 0-2-2, Williams 2-0-4, Taylor 3-5-11, Utley 3-1-7, Underwood 0-3-3, Lawson 0-2-2, Birdsong 1-2-4. Totals: 9-0-15-33.

Delta 11 6 10 9 - 36

Archbold 10 12 13 19 - 54

DELTA: Jackson 1-1-1-6, Callahan 1-0-2, Salsbury 0-1-1, Green 2-0-4, Turner 6-7-19, Beverly 2-0-4. Totals: 12-1-9-36.

ARCHBOLD: Cor.Walker 0-1-0-3, Fricke 0-8-8, Morton 5-4-14, Miller 3-4-10, Kammeyer 7-2-16, Goering 0-1-0-3. Totals: 15-2-18-54.

Port Clinton 12 9 11 16 – 48

Bellevue 6 13 14 8 – 41

PORT CLINTON: Brown 1-1-1-6, Colston 1-2-2-10, Tigner 3-1-7, Hicks 6-0-12, Francis 5-3-13. Totals: 16-3-7-48.

BELLEVUE: Santoro 0-2-2, Sears 2-0-4, Ruhlman 3-0-6, Watson 5-4-14, Haynes 5-1-11, Berkey 2-0-4. Totals: 17-7-41.

TENNIS

BNP Paribas Open

Indian Wells, Calif.

Singles

Men

Second Round

Fernando Verdasco (10) d. Ramon Delgado 6-4, 6-1.

Brian Dabul d. Gilles Simon (16) 7-5, 6-4.

Viktor Troicki (29), Serbia, d. Pablo Cuevas 1-0 retired.

Nikolay Davydenko (5) d. Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4.

Mario Ancic d. Julien Benneteau (31) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Ivan Ljubicic (20) d. Ryan Harrison 6-2, 7-6(2).

Women

Second Round

Victoria Azarenka (3) d. Sybille Bammer 6-1, 7-5.

Yanina Wickmayer (13) d. Julia Goerges 6-2, 6-4.

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (28) d. Alexandra Dulgheru 2-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Agnes Szavay (27) d. Chan Yung-jan 6-3, 6-2.

Carla Suarez Navarro d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (1) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Alisa Kleybanova (23) d. Tszvetana Pironkova 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1.

Kim Clijsters (14) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2, 6-1.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (25) d. Karolina Sprem 6-3, 6-1.

LATEST LINE

NBA

MILWAUKEE 9 (203) Indiana

a-CLEVELAND Off (OFF) Boston

b-MIAMI Off (OFF) Philadelphia

c-ORLANDO Off (OFF) Charlotte

OKLAHOMA CITY 11/2 (205) Utah

PHOENIX 81/2 (211) New Orleans

d-SACRAMENTO Off (OFF) Minnesota

PORTLAND 8 (203) Toronto

BASEBALL

Exhibition

American League

W L Pct

Cleveland 5 1 .833

Tampa Bay 9 2 .818

Boston 7 3 .700

Toronto 6 3 .667

Kansas City 5 3 .625

Minnesota 5 4 .556

Seattle 5 5 .500

Texas 4 4 .500

Detroit 5 6 .455

New York 5 6 .455

Chicago 4 5 .444

Oakland 4 5 .444

Los Angeles 2 6 .250

Baltimore 2 8 .200

National League

W L Pct

San Francisco 9 2 .818

Philadelphia 5 3 .625

Atlanta 6 4 .600

Chicago 6 4 .600

Florida 6 4 .600

New York 7 5 .583

Arizona 5 5 .500

Cincinnati 4 4 .500

Colorado 6 6 .500

Milwaukee 6 6 .500

Houston 4 5 .444

St. Louis 4 5 .444

Pittsburgh 3 7 .300

Los Angeles 2 5 .286

San Diego 2 8 .200

Washington 0 9 .000

Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

YESTERDAY

N.Y. Yankees (ss) 5, Baltimore 3

Detroit (ss) 6, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 2

St. Louis 8, Houston (ss) 5

Florida 8, Tampa Bay 5

Houston (ss) 8, Washington 7

Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2

Toronto 3, Atlanta 0

Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 4

N.Y. Mets 9, Detroit (ss) 1

San Francisco (ss) 8, Seattle 4

Texas 5, Cleveland 0

Milwaukee (ss) 7, Chicago White Sox 2

Oakland (ss) vs San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Arizona 7, L.A. Dodgers 3

Chicago Cubs 11, Cincinnati 4

Kansas City 12, L.A. Angels 3

Milwaukee (ss) 7, Colorado 6

Oakland (ss) 10, San Diego 9, 10 innings

Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs at Las Vegas, late

FRIDAY

Tampa Bay , Philadelphia (ss)

Toronto , Houston

Minnesota , N.Y. Mets

Detroit , Philadelphia (ss)

Washington , N.Y. Yankees

St. Louis , Boston

Atlanta , Pittsburgh

Baltimore , Florida

Seattle 6, Kansas City 6, tie

Cleveland 7, L.A. Angels (ss) 7, tie

Cincinnati 3, L.A. Dodgers 2

Arizona 10, Oakland 1

Texas 6, San Diego 2

Chicago White Sox (ss) 10, L.A. Angels (ss) 7

Milwaukee 12, Chicago Cubs (ss) 3

San Francisco 9, Colorado 2

Chicago Cubs (ss) 6, Chicago White Sox (ss) 5

TODAY

Philadelphia vs Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta (ss) vs Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Boston vs Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta (ss) vs Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Texas (ss) vs L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs Oakland at Phoenix, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Colorado (ss) vs Arizona (ss) at Hermosillo, , 4:05 p.m.

Arizona (ss) vs Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Seattle vs Colorado (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

MONDAY

Minnesota vs Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Seattle vs Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs Milwaukee at Phoenix, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Oakland vs Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Atlanta vs Washington at Viera, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

YESTERDAY

At Lakeland, Fla.

New York (ss) 001010000–2 10 1

Detroit (ss) 03003000x–6 10 0

Gaudin, Mitre (4), Logan (8) and Cervelli, A.Romine; Willis, Bonderman (4), Robertson (7), Valverde (9) and Laird, Rabelo. W–Willis. L–Gaudin. HRs–Detroit, Damon (1).

At Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Detroit (ss) 000000010–1 4 1

New York 00000090x–9 9 0

Scherzer, A.Oliver (5), Perry (7), Miner (7) and Avila, Diaz; Perez, Takahashi (5), Mejia (8) and Blanco, Barajas. W–Takahashi. L–Perry. HRs–New York, Wright (3), Bay (1), Murphy (1), Matthews Jr. (2).

At Goodyear, Ariz.

Texas 100100210–5 12 1

Cleveland 000000000–0 4 1

McCarthy, Oliver (4), Mendoza (5), Moscoso (8) and Ramirez, Richardson; Masterson, Gosling (4), Carrasco (6), Sipp (9) and Marson, Santana. W–McCarthy. L–Masterson.

BOWLING

300 Games

Corey Rischman, GlassBowl 300-214-277-791

Jeremy Oats, GlassBowl 217-169-300-686

Men 750+

Travis patchen, GlassBowl 852

Ralph Lewandowski, GlassBowl 782

Glenn Pawlowski, GlassBowl 780

Robert Allen, Rossford 773

Jake Monto, GlassBowl 764

Eric Pawlowski, Rossford 758

Lynus Close, GlassBowl 753

Women 650+

Jodi Woessner, GlassBowl 678

GOLF

CA-Championships

Doral, Fla., par 72

Charl Schwartzel 67-70-67–204

Ernie Els 68-66-70–204

Padraig Harrington 70-68-67–205

Robert Allenby 68-67-71–206

Bill Haas 71-66-70–207

Martin Kaymer 70-72-66–208

Matt Kuchar 71-71-67–209

Paul Casey 69-72-68–209

Vijay Singh 68-71-70–209

Soren Hansen 69-69-71–209

Alvaro Quiros 72-69-69–210

Camilo Villegas 72-68-70–210

John Senden 69-70-71–210

Hunter Mahan 72-70-69–211

Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 72-68-71–211

Graeme McDowell 74-68-70–212

Wen-Chong Liang 72-69-71–212

Francesco Molinari 69-71-72–212

Phil Mickelson 71-69-72–212

J.B. Holmes 69-70-73–212

Steve Stricker 73-69-71–213

Tim Clark 70-69-74–213

Yuta Ikeda 71-68-74–213

Luke Donald 70-75-69–214

Henrik Stenson 71-72-71–214

Adam Scott 74-69-71–214

Alistair Presnell 72-70-72–214

Peter Hanson 74-66-74–214

Mike Weir 73-66-75–214

Kenny Perry 73-74-68–215

Jim Furyk 70-76-69–215

Ross Fisher 73-72-70–215

Angel Cabrera 74-71-70–215

Heath Slocum 74-71-70–215

Lucas Glover 72-72-71–215

Anthony Kim 71-73-71–215

Jerry Kelly 70-72-73–215

Ben Crane 74-73-69–216

Nick Watney 73-72-71–216

David Toms 72-72-72–216

Sean O’Hair 71-71-74–216

Lee Westwood 74-68-74–216

Scott Verplank 76-72-69–217

Ross McGowan 76-71-70–217

Sergio Garcia 74-72-71–217

Zach Johnson 76-70-71–217

Brian Gay 74-69-74–217

Jason Dufner 73-69-75–217

Dustin Johnson 69-72-76–217

Kevin Na 78-70-70–218

Edoardo Molinari 72-74-72–218

Thongchai Jaidee 73-72-73–218

Simon Dyson 72-73-73–218

Geoff Ogilvy 72-71-75–218

Ryan Palmer 79-68-72–219

PGA Puerto Rico Open

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, par 72

Partial Second Round

(a-amatuer)

Paul Stankowski 66-70–136

Guy Boros 71-67–138

Steve Elkington 68-70–138

Jay Delsing 71-74–145

Grant Waite 75-71–146

Tom Kite 73-73–146

Leaderboard at time of suspended play

SCORETHRU

1. Chad Collins -911

2. Paul Stankowski -8F

2. Jeff Overton -814

2. Jhonattan Vegas -813

5. Nicholas Thompson -717

5. James Nitties -712

5. Skip Kendall -7DNS

5. Kris Blanks -7DNS

9. Guy Boros -6F

9. Steve Elkington -6F

9. Woody Austin -614

9. Kent Jones -613

9. Peter Gustafsson -69

14. Chris DeMarco -514

14. Brendon de Jonge -58

14. Alex Cejka -5DNS

14. Matt Bettencourt -5DNS

14. Kevin Streelman -5DNS

14. Graham DeLaet -5DNS

Note: 122 golfers did not complete the second round.

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 40 23 5 85 215 196

New Jersey 40 24 3 83 180 162

Philadelphia 36 27 4 76 202 182

N.Y. Rangers 30 29 9 69 178 187

N.Y. Islanders 27 32 9 63 176 213

Northeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Buffalo 36 21 10 82 183 170

Ottawa 37 26 5 79 185 192

Montreal 35 29 6 76 191 194

Boston 30 25 12 72 167 172

Toronto 23 33 12 58 182 230

Southeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

y-Washington 45 14 9 99 266 192

Tampa Bay 28 27 12 68 181 207

Atlanta 28 29 10 66 198 218

Florida 28 29 10 66 174 193

Carolina 28 32 8 64 189 211

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 44 18 5 93 222 166

Nashville 37 26 5 79 190 196

Detroit 33 23 12 78 185 185

St. Louis 32 26 9 73 184 184

Columbus 27 31 11 65 178 223

Northwest Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 41 23 3 85 220 174

Colorado 38 23 6 82 199 176

Calgary 34 24 9 77 172 167

Minnesota 32 29 6 70 184 195

Edmonton 21 40 7 49 171 236

Pacific Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 43 14 10 96 222 168

Phoenix 41 22 5 87 184 167

Los Angeles 40 22 5 85 204 179

Dallas 29 25 13 71 188 213

Anaheim 30 29 8 68 185 207

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

y-clinched division

YESTERDAY

Detroit 3, Buffalo 2, OT

Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2

Florida 3, San Jose 2, OT

Toronto 6, Edmonton 4

Montreal 3, Boston 2

N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 2

Phoenix 4, Carolina 0

St. Louis 5, Columbus 1

Ottawa at Vancouver, late

TODAY

Washington at Chicago, 12:30

Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 3

Colorado at Dallas, 3

Nashville at Los Angeles, 3

Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 5

Phoenix at Atlanta, 5

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 5

St. Louis at Minnesota, 6

San Jose at Anaheim, 8

Calgary at Vancouver, 10

Buffalo 1 1 0 0 – 2

Detroit 2 0 0 1 – 3

First Period–1, Detroit, Datsyuk 21 (Stuart, Kronwall), 2:02. 2, Detroit, Eaves 10 (Helm), 3:15. 3, Buffalo, Hecht 15 (Pominville, Connolly), 7:02. Penalties–Grier, Buf (slashing), 8:45; Datsyuk, Det (interference), 9:25; Myers, Buf (boarding), 18:38.

Second Period–4, Buffalo, Hecht 16 (Pominville, Connolly), 5:30. Penalties–Cleary, Det (hooking), 17:01.

Third Period–None. Penalties–Roy, Buf (interference), 4:41; Kronwall, Det (hooking), 9:10; Myers, Buf (delay of game), 18:47.

Overtime–5, Detroit, Rafalski 6 (Lidstrom, Zetterberg), :31 (pp). Penalties–None.

Shots on Goal–Buffalo 8-6-12-0–26. Detroit 17-9-9-2–37. Power-play opportunities–Buffalo 0 of 3; Detroit 1 of 4.

Goalies–Buffalo, R.Miller 33-15-8 (37 shots-34 saves). Detroit, Howard 26-15-8 (26-24).

A–20,066 (20,066). T–2:15.

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 41 23 .641 –

Toronto 32 31 .508 81/2

Philadelphia 23 42 .354 181/2

New York 22 43 .338 191/2

New Jersey 7 58 .108 341/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 47 20 .701 –

Atlanta 42 23 .646 4

Charlotte 33 31 .516 121/2

Miami 34 32 .515 121/2

Washington 21 43 .328 241/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Cleveland 51 15 .773 –

Milwaukee 35 29 .547 15

Chicago 31 34 .477 191/2

Detroit 23 43 .348 28

Indiana 21 44 .323 291/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 45 21 .682 –

San Antonio 38 25 .603 51/2

Memphis 35 32 .522 101/2

Houston 32 31 .508 111/2

New Orleans 32 34 .485 13

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Denver 45 21 .682 –

Utah 42 23 .646 21/2

Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 4

Portland 40 28 .588 6

Minnesota 14 52 .212 31

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 48 18 .727 –

Phoenix 40 26 .606 8

L.A. Clippers 25 41 .379 23

Sacramento 22 44 .333 26

Golden State 17 47 .266 30

x-clinched playoff spot

LAST NIGHT

Atlanta 112, Detroit 99

Orlando 109, Washington 95

Denver 125, Memphis 108

New York at Dallas, late

New Jersey at Houston, late

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, late

Toronto at Golden State, late

FRIDAY

Charlotte 106, L.A. Clippers 98

Cleveland 100, Philadelphia 95

Boston 122, Indiana 103

Miami 108, Chicago 95

Memphis 119, New York 112

San Antonio 103, Minnesota 85

Denver 102, New Orleans 95

Oklahoma City 104, New Jersey 102

Detroit 101, Washington 87

Milwaukee 95, Utah 87

L.A. Lakers 102, Phoenix 96

Portland 110, Sacramento 94

TODAY

Indiana at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Utah at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Toronto at Portland, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

MONDAY

New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 8 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Detroit 12 29 36 22 – 99

Atlanta 30 39 23 20 – 112

DETROIT: Prince 4-10 0-0 8, Jerebko 4-12 1-2 9, Maxiell 6-9 7-9 19, Bynum 7-10 2-4 16, Hamilton 6-13 4-4 18, Gordon 3-8 5-6 12, Brown 2-2 0-2 4, Daye 1-4 0-0 3, Villanueva 4-7 0-0 9, Summers 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 37-75 20-29 99.

ATLANTA: Williams 5-11 1-2 12, Jos.Smith 8-14 2-2 18, Horford 7-8 1-4 15, Bibby 2-6 2-2 7, Johnson 10-15 4-5 26, Crawford 7-8 0-0 17, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Pachulia 1-1 0-0 2, Teague 2-3 2-2 6, West 0-0 0-0 0, J. Smith 3-4 1-1 7. Totals 46-73 13-18 112.

Note: 3-point goals — Detroit 5-14 (Hamilton 2-5, Daye 1-2, Villanueva 1-2, Gordon 1-3, Prince 0-2), Atlanta 7-14 (Crawford 3-3, Johnson 2-4, Williams 1-3, Bibby 1-4). Fouled Out – None. Rebounds — Detroit 45 (Maxiell 12), Atlanta 34 (Horford 7). Assists — Detroit 18 (Bynum 7), Atlanta 35 (Jos.Smith 11). Total Fouls – Detroit 16, Atlanta 23. Technicals — Bynum, Detroit Coach Kuester. A — 18,214.

ECHL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Elmira 33 21 4 2 72 239 188

Reading 31 26 1 3 66 207 237

Trenton 28 26 4 5 65 209 220

Johnstown 16 36 7 4 43 193 267

North Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Cincinnati 39 21 1 2 81 204 173

Kalamazoo 35 18 5 3 78 228 205

Toledo 31 26 2 4 68 223 241

Wheeling 29 28 2 4 64 209 217

South Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

S. Carolina 37 16 6 6 86 225 198

Charlotte 34 20 4 3 75 216 199

Florida 33 21 4 5 75 205 191

Gwinnett 28 27 4 3 63 217 239

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Pacific Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Bakersfield 32 23 4 1 69 191 191

Las Vegas 28 26 4 3 63 192 218

Stockton 27 24 2 6 62 187 190

Ontario 26 26 3 6 61 175 191

West Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

x-Idaho 41 13 1 4 87 215 155

Victoria 31 25 4 2 68 204 208

Alaska 29 26 3 3 64 195 208

Utah 27 25 2 5 61 201 199

x-clinched Playoff Berth

YESTERDAY

Reading 5, Toledo 4, SO

Florida 2, South Carolina 1, OT

Charlotte 4, Gwinnett 2

Trenton 5, Kalamazoo 4

Wheeling 4, Johnstown 1

Cincinnati 4, Elmira 3, OT

Stockton at Utah, late

Idaho at Victoria, late

Bakersfield at Las Vegas, late

Ontario at Alaska, late

FRIDAY

Trenton 3, Toledo 2, OT

Johnstown 7, Reading 2

South Carolina 3, Florida 1

Kalamazoo 5, Elmira 2

Utah 5, Stockton 2

Idaho 7, Victoria 1

Las Vegas 5, Bakersfield 4

Alaska 2, Ontario 0

TONIGHT

Gwinnett at Charlotte, 2

Kalamazoo at Wheeling, 3:05

Florida at South Carolina, 4

Bakersfield at Las Vegas, 5:05

Elmira at Reading, 5:05

Stockton at Utah, 6:05

COLLEGE HOCKEY

TOURNAMENTS

CCHA

Quarterfinals

Ferris State 3, Nebraska-Omaha 2, OT

Michigan 5, Michigan State 3

ECAC

Quarterfinals

St. Lawrence 4, Colgate 3

Yale 6, Brown 3

Union 3, Quinnipiac 1

Cornell 3, Harvard 0

SPORTLIGHT

March 14

1954–Baltimore loses 65-54 at Milwaukee, giving the Bullets their 20th consecutive road loss for the season, and making them the first team in NBA history to go an entire season without winning a game on the road.

1960–Rookie Wilt Chamberlain scores a playoff record 53 points in Philadelphia’s 132-112 triumph over the Syracuse Nationals to send the Warriors to the Eastern Division finals against the Boston Celtics.

1962–Detroit’s Gordie Howe becomes the second player in NHL history to score 500 goals in the Red Wings’ 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers.

1963–Guy Rodgers of the San Francisco Warriors hands out 28 assists in a 114-109 loss to the St. Louis Hawks, tying an NBA record set by Bob Cousy of Boston in 1959.

1965–Bill Russell of Boston scores 20 points and grabs 41 rebounds, and the Celtics set an NBA record with their 61st victory of the season, a 106-98 triumph over San Francisco.

1976–Bill Shoemaker posts his 7,000th career victory, aboard Royal Derby II, in the fifth race at Santa Anita Park.

1986–Edmonton’s Paul Coffey has two goals and six assists to tie an NHL record for most points by a defenseman in a 12-3 rout of Detroit.

1987–Katarina Witt of East Germany wins her third world figure skating championship.

1997–Pittsburgh Penguins forward Joey Mullen becomes the first American-born player to score 500 career goals, with a goal in the second period against the Colorado Avalanche. The New York native is the 25th player in NHL history to reach the milestone.

1998–Harvard women become the first 16th-seeded team, men or women, to win an NCAA tournament game by defeating top-seeded Stanford 71-67.

2004–Hermann Maier, racing in his first full season since nearly losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, wins his fourth overall World Cup title. Maier also clinches the World Cup super-G title.

2008–Lindsey Vonn wins the overall World Cup title to complete the first American sweep of the men’s (Bode Miller) and women’s titles in 25 years. Vonn secures the title by finishing tied for 11th in the giant slalom, the penultimate race of the season. It’s the first time Americans took both titles since Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney accomplished the feat in 1983.

2009–Miami’s Dwyane Wade scores 50 points, grabs 10 rebounds and has nine assists in a 140-129, triple-overtime win over Utah.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX–Announced OF Ryan Westmoreland has taken medical leave from minor league camp.

MINNESOTA TWINS–Agreed to terms with OF Denard Span on a five-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS–Optioned OF Greg Halman to Tacoma (PCL). Re-assigned INF Tommy Everidge, INF Brad Nelson and OF Mike Wilson to their minor league camp.

TEXAS RANGERS–Claimed INF Hernan Iribarren off waivers from Milwaukee (NL). Placed RHP Eric Hurley on the 60-day DL.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA–Suspended Chicago G Kirk Hinrich one game for making contact with a game official during a March 12 game against Miami. Fined Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry $25,000 for improper conduct towards a game official during a March 12 game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS–Signed G Larry Hughes.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS–Signed G Garrett Temple to a 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CLEVELAND BROWNS–Agreed to terms with QB Jake Delhomme on a two-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS–Agreed to terms with TE Chris Baker.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS–Re-signed OL Will Montgomery.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NASHVILLE PREDATORS–Reassigned D Alexander Sulzer to Milwaukee (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES–Recalled F Viktor Tikhonov from Cherepovets (KHL).

American Hockey League

AHL–Suspended Syracuse LW Jon Mirasty for one game as a result of his actions in a March 12 game vs. Lowell.

CHICAGO WOLVES–Signed D Brett Blatchford.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS–Assigned F Maxime Lacroix to Cincinnati (ECHL).

ECHL

ECHL–Suspended Reading F Stefano Giliati for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a March 12 game at Johnstown.

READING ROYALS–Announced D Joey Ryan has been re-assigned to the team by Toreonto (AHL). Traded G Josh Johnson to Alaska.

COLLEGE

CALIFORNIA–Named Akili Smith and Ronnie Bradford administrative assistants on the football coaching staff.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Toledo 120 204 000 - 9 13 3

Canisius 100 061 02x - 10 10 2

WP-Van’tWout (2-0). LP-Locke (0-1). Delewski (T) 2-4, 2 RBI; Dudley (T) 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI.

Monroe, N.Y. 000 000 40 - 4 3 3

Owens 201 010 01 - 5 8 0

WP-Dorsten. LP-Poncho. Engle (O) 2-4, 2 RBI.

SOUTH

Kentucky 11, Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 2

Louisiana-Monroe 8, Middle Tennessee 5

LSU-Shreveport 9-3, Loyola, N.O. 8-11

Rio Grande 7-12, Lindsey Wilson 2-8

Saint Louis 18, Murray St. 7

Siena Heights at Berea, ppd.rain.

Stillman 25-18, Tuskegee 1-0

Tennessee 3, Connecticut 2

Union, Ky. 5, Montreat 4

Vanderbilt 7, Ohio 4

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 7, Wis.-Milwaukee 0

Baylor 10, Ill.-Chicago 1

Oklahoma 11, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2

Rice 26, California 11

TCU 9, Texas Tech 1

Washington St. 7, Texas A&M 5

PREP HOCKEY

State Semifinals

NORTHVIEW 4, DUBLIN COFFMAN 0

Felser, Culver 2, Harding. Saves: Gryca (N) 15; Rogers (DC) 26

CLEVELAND ST. IGNATIUS 5, HUNTING VALLEY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 1

CSI: Riemenschneider, Spellacy, Frebes, Jeziorowski, Wells. US: Wipper. Saves: Potts (CSI) 30; Regan (US) 22

Finals

At Nationwide Arena

Northview (21-8-3) vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius (30-7-3), today, noon