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NCAA tournament
FIRST ROUND
WEDNESDAY
James Madison 68, LIU Brooklyn 55
Boise State (21-10) vs. La Salle (21-9), 9:10
TUESDAY
N.C. A&T 73, Liberty (15-20) 72
Saint Mary's (Cal) 67, Middle Tennessee 54
EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
TODAY
Lexington, Ky.
Butler (26-8) vs. Bucknell (28-5), 12:40
Marquette (23-8) vs. Davidson (26-7), 30 minutes following
San Jose, Calif.
UNLV (25-9) vs. California (20-11), 7:27
Syracuse (26-9) vs. Montana (25-6), 30 minutes following
FRIDAY
Dayton, Ohio
N.C. State (24-10) vs. Temple (23-9), 1:40
Indiana (27-6) vs. LIU Brooklyn-James Madison winner, 30 minutes following
Austin, Texas
Miami (27-6) vs. Pacific (22-12), 2:10
Illinois (22-12) vs. Colorado (21-11), 30 minutes following
SOUTH REGIONAL
Second Round
TODAY
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Michigan (26-7) vs. South Dakota State (25-9), 7:15
VCU (26-8) vs. Akron (26-6), 30 minutes following
FRIDAY
Philadelphia
Georgetown (25-6) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (24-10), 6:50
San Diego State (22-10) vs. Oklahoma (20-11), 30 minutes following
Kansas City, Mo.
North Carolina (24-10) vs. Villanova (20-13), 7:20
Kansas (29-5) vs. Western Kentucky (20-15), 30 minutes following
Austin, Texas
Florida (26-7) vs. Northwestern State (23-8), 7:27
UCLA (25-9) vs. Minnesota (20-12), 30 minutes following
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
TODAY
Lexington, Ky.
Louisville (29-5) vs. N.C. A&T, 6:50
Colorado State (25-8) vs. Missouri (22-10), 30 minutes following
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Michigan State (25-8) vs. Valparaiso (26-7), 12:15 p.m
Memphis (30-4) vs. Saint Mary's (Cal)
San Jose, Calif.
Saint Louis (27-6) vs. New Mexico State (24-10), 2:10
Oklahoma State (24-8) vs. Oregon (26-8), 30 minutes following
FRIDAY
Philadelphia
Duke (27-5) vs. Albany (N.Y.) (24-10), 12:15
Creighton (27-7) vs. Cincinnati (22-11), 30 minutes following
WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
TODAY
Salt Lake City
Pittsburgh (24-8) vs. Wichita State (26-8), 1:40
Gonzaga (31-2) vs. Southern (23-9), 30 minutes following
Arizona (25-7) vs. Belmont (26-6), 7:20
New Mexico (29-5) vs. Harvard (19-9), 30 minutes following
FRIDAY
Dayton, Ohio
Ohio State (26-7) vs. Iona (20-13), 7:15
Notre Dame (25-9) vs. Iowa State (22-11), 30 minutes following
Kansas City, Mo.
Wisconsin (23-11) vs. Mississippi (26-8), 12:40
Kansas State (27-7) vs. Boise State-La Salle winner, 30 minutes following
NIT
First Round
WEDNESDAY
Iowa 68, Indiana State 52
Providence 75, Charlotte 66
Stony Brook 71, Massachusetts 58
Mercer 75, Tennessee 67
Long Beach State (19-13) at Baylor (18-14), 9 p.m.
Charleston Southern (19-12) at Southern Mississippi (25-9), 9:15 p.m.
Detroit (20-12) at Arizona State (21-12), 10 p.m.
Tuesday
Maryland 86, Niagara 70
St. John's 63, Saint Joseph's 61
Louisiana Tech 71, Florida State 66
Robert Morris 59, Kentucky 57
Alabama 62, Northeastern 43
Virginia 67, Norfolk State 56
Denver 61, Ohio 57
BYU 90, Washington 79
Stanford 58, Stephen F. Austin 57
CBI
First Round
Wednesday
Wright State 72, Tulsa 52
Richmond 76, Bryant 71
Western Michigan 72, North Dakota State 71, OT
Purdue 81, Western Illinois 67
Texas (16-17) at Houston (19-12), 9 p.m.
Tuesday
George Mason 78, College of Charleston 77
Wyoming 67, Lehigh 66
Santa Clara 77, Vermont 67
CIT
WEDNESDAY
Canisius 69, Elon 53
Kent State 73, Fairfield 71
Bradley 75, Green Bay 69
Tulane 84, South Alabama 73
Illinois-Chicago 80, Chicago State 69
Northern Iowa 77, North Dakota 66
Oral Roberts 84, UT Arlington 76
High Point (17-13) at UC Irvine (20-15), 10 p.m.
Cal Poly (18-13) at Weber State (26-6), 10 p.m.
Air Force (17-13) at Hawaii (17-14), 12 Mid
NJCAA Tournament
Owens 88, Central Community College 72: OWENS: Marquette 2-1-2-9, Lindsey 2-2-0-10, Retic II 7-5-19, Kelly 4-2-10, Boykins 4-5-13, Bachman 1-2-0-8, Rice 3-1-0-9, Allen 1-0-2, Clark 0-2-2, Wilson 3-0-6, Totals 27-6-16-88
CENTRAL: Plain 3-3-0-15, Spencer 5-4-14, Bol 2-2-6, Blackstone 3-0-6, Criswell 5-2-9-25, Moon 0-1-1-4, Ohnoutka 0-2-2, Totals 18-6-18-72
WOMEN
NCAA Tournament
OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday
Columbus, Ohio
Oklahoma (22-10) vs. Central Michigan (21-11), 12:10 p.m.
UCLA (25-7) vs. Stetson (24-8), 30 minutes following
Knoxville, Tenn.
Syracuse (24-7) vs. Creighton (24-7), 11:20 a.m.
Tennessee (24-7) vs. Oral Roberts (18-12), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Waco, Texas
Florida State (22-9) vs. Princeton (22-6), 5:10 p.m.
Baylor (32-1) vs. Prairie View (17-14), 30 minutes following
Louisville, Ky.
Purdue (24-8) vs. Liberty (27-6), 12:10 p.m.
Louisville (24-8) vs. Middle Tennessee (25-7), 30 minutes following
SPOKANE REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday
Spokane, Wash.
Iowa State (23-8) vs. Gonzaga (27-5), 4:15 p.m.
Georgia (25-6) vs. Montana (23-7), 30 minutes following
Lubbock, Texas
California (28-3) vs. Fresno State (24-8), 4:30 p.m.
Texas Tech (21-10) vs. South Florida (21-10), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford (31-2) vs. Tulsa (16-16), 5:20 p.m.
Michigan (21-10) vs. Villanova (21-10), 30 minutes following
Baton Rouge, La.
Penn State (25-5) vs. Cal Poly (21-10), 5:10 p.m.
LSU (20-11) vs. Green Bay (29-2), 30 minutes following
NORFOLK REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday
Boulder, Colo.
South Carolina (24-7) vs. South Dakota State (25-7), 4:10 p.m.
Colorado (25-6) vs. Kansas (18-13), 30 minutes following
College Station, Texas
Texas A&M (24-9) vs. Wichita State (24-9), 4:05 p.m.
Nebraska (23-8) vs. Chattanooga (29-3), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Iowa City
Notre Dame (31-1) vs. UT-Martin (19-14), 5:05 p.m.
Miami (21-10) vs. Iowa (20-12), 30 minutes following
Durham, N.C.
Duke (30-2) vs. Hampton (28-5), 12:05 p.m.
Oklahoma State (21-10) vs. DePaul (21-11), 30 minutes following
BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday
Storrs, Conn.
Vanderbilt (20-11) vs. Saint Joseph's (23-8), 11:05 a.m.
Connecticut (29-4) vs. Idaho (17-15), 30 minutes following
College Park, Md.
Maryland (24-7) vs. Quinnipiac (30-2), 11:15 a.m.
Michigan State (24-8) vs. Marist (26-6), 30 minutes following
Sunday
Newark, Del.
Delaware (30-3) vs. West Virginia (17-13), 12:15 p.m.
North Carolina (28-6) vs. Albany (NY) (27-3), 30 minutes following
Queens, N.Y.
Kentucky (27-5) vs. Navy (21-11), 12:05 p.m.
Dayton (27-2) vs. St. John's (18-12), 30 minutes following
WNIT
First Round
Wednesday
Auburn 80, UAB 57
Eastern Illinois 60, Missouri 58
Idaho State (18-12) at BYU (21-10), 9 p.m.
Utah (18-13) at Long Beach State (16-15), 10 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara (16-16) at San Diego State (26-6), 10 p.m.
TODAY
Butler (17-13) at Toledo (27-3), 7 p.m.
SMU (21-9) at Bowling Green (22-10), 7 p.m.
Iona (20-12) at Drexel (22-10), 7 p.m.
Harvard (20-8) at Hartford (21-11), 7 p.m.
Akron (23-9) at Duquesne (23-7), 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart (22-10) at Boston U. (23-5), 7 p.m.
Army (22-8) at Fordham (24-8), 7 p.m.
NC A&T (22-9) at James Madison (22-10), 7 p.m.
Richmond (16-15) at NC State (16-16), 7 p.m.
Davidson (21-12) at Old Dominion (19-11), 7 p.m
Appalachian State (19-10) at Charlotte (24-5), 7 p.m.
Florida (18-14) at Florida International (19-12), 7 p.m.
Winthrop (20-12) at Florida Gulf Coast (27-6), 7:05 p.m.
Indiana State (18-12) at Youngstown St. (22-9), 7:05 p.m.
Texas Southern (20-11) at Kansas State (15-17), 8 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) (19-12) at Illinois (16-13), 8 p.m.
East Carolina (22-9) at Western Kentucky (21-10), 8 p.m.
Memphis (17-14) at Arkansas (18-12), 8 p.m.
Sam Houston State (18-14) at Tulane (22-8), 8 p.m.
IUPUI (20-11) at Illinois State (23-10), 8:05 p.m.
Northern Colorado (20-12) at Wyoming (24-7), 9 p.m.
Hawaii (17-13) at San Diego (21-9), 9 p.m.
Seattle (20-10) at Saint Mary's (Cal) (20-10), 10 p.m.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 40 26 .606 –
Brooklyn 40 28 .588 1
Boston 36 31 .537 4½
Philadelphia 26 40 .394 14
Toronto 26 42 .382 15
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
y-Miami 53 14 .791 –
Atlanta 38 30 .559 15½
Washington 23 43 .348 29½
Orlando 18 51 .261 36
Charlotte 16 52 .235 37½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 42 26 .618 –
Chicago 36 30 .545 5
Milwaukee 34 33 .507 7½
Detroit 23 46 .333 19½
Cleveland 22 46 .324 20
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 52 16 .765 –
Memphis 45 21 .682 6
Houston 37 31 .544 15
Dallas 32 36 .471 20
New Orleans 23 46 .333 29½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-Oklahoma City 50 18 .735 –
Denver 47 22 .681 3½
Utah 34 34 .500 16
Portland 31 36 .463 18½
Minnesota 23 42 .354 25½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 46 22 .676 –
Golden State 39 31 .557 8
L.A. Lakers 36 33 .522 10½
Sacramento 24 44 .353 22
Phoenix 23 45 .338 23
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
WEDNESDAY
Miami 98, Cleveland 95
Charlotte 107, Toronto 101
New York 106, Orlando 94
Atlanta 98, Milwaukee 90
Brooklyn 113, Dallas 96
Houston 100, Utah 93
New Orleans 87, Boston 86
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
San Antonio 104, Golden State 93
Washington at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Indiana 95, Orlando 73
Milwaukee 102, Portland 95
Denver 114, Oklahoma City 104
Sacramento 116, L.A. Clippers 101
Today
Portland at Chicago, 8
Philadelphia at Denver, 9
Minnesota at Sacramento, 10
Miami 24 10 34 30 – 98
Cleveland 32 23 22 18 – 95
MIAMI: James 8-22 6-8 25, Haslem 2-3 2-2 6, Bosh 5-10 1-2 11, Chalmers 5-8 4-5 17, Wade 4-11 3-4 11, Battier 4-8 0-0 11, Allen 3-7 1-1 10, Andersen 1-2 5-8 7, Cole 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-72 22-30 98.
CLEVELAND: Gee 4-9 1-2 10, Thompson 8-15 2-4 18, Zeller 4-6 4-4 12, Livingston 6-11 2-2 14, Ellington 7-17 3-3 20, Speights 2-5 0-0 4, Gibson 2-4 0-0 5, Walton 1-3 0-0 2, Miles 3-10 2-2 10, Casspi 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-81 14-17 95.
Rebounds –Miami 45 (James 12), Cleveland 50 (Zeller 11). Assists –Miami 21 (James 10), Cleveland 20 (Livingston 6). A – 20,562 (20,562).
Leaders
THROUGH TUESDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 68 613 584 1930 28.4
Anthony, NYK 52 487 332 1432 27.5
Bryant, LAL 67 640 415 1813 27.1
James, MIA 66 663 345 1759 26.7
Harden, HOU 65 500 563 1710 26.3
Westbrook, OKC 68 563 383 1592 23.4
Curry, GOL 65 504 221 1443 22.2
Wade, MIA 62 524 280 1344 21.7
Aldridge, POR 65 557 253 1369 21.1
Parker, SAN 56 462 228 1174 21.0
BASEBALL
Exhibition
WEDNESDAY
Washington 7, Miami 5
Baltimore 7, Toronto 5
N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 0
Atlanta 18, Pittsburgh 9
Arizona 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Kansas City 7, L.A. Dodgers 2
L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 5
San Francisco (ss) 0, Milwaukee 0, tie
San Francisco (ss) 6, San Diego 4
N.Y. Mets vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla.
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers
TODAY
Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Cleveland 200?300?000– 5 12 1
Los Angeles (A) 004?110?00x – 6 9 0
Bauer, Huff (4), Hagadone (5), Pestano (7), Albers (8) and Jeroloman, R.Perez. Hanson, S.Burnett (4), R.Chaffee (4), Frieri (5), Maronde (6), M.Oye (7), C.Graham (8), T.Kelley (9) and Iannetta, Snyder. W–Frieri. L–Huff. Sv–T.Kelley. HRs–Cleveland, Chisenhall (4).
Boys
State tournament
At Value City Arena, Columbus
Division I
Mentor (23-5) vs. Columbus Northland (28-0), Friday, 5:15
Rogers (20-7) vs. Cincinnati Walnut Hills (27-1), Friday, 8:30
Final: Saturday, 8:30
Division II
Akron St. Vincent St. Mary (19-9) vs. Vincent Warren (26-1), today, 5:15
Kettering Archbishop Alter (21-5) vs. Columbus Bishop Watterson (26-1), today, 8:30
Final: Saturday, 1:30
Division III
Ottawa-Glandorf (24-3) vs. Ironton (23-2), today, 10:45 am
Versailles (22-5) vs. Leavittsburg Labrae (24-3), today, 2
Final: Saturday, 10:45 am
Division IV
Troy Christian (26-2) vs. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (23-4), Friday, 10:45 am
Leipsic (24-4) vs. Lancaster Fairfield Christian (25-2), Friday, 2
Final: Saturday, 4:30
Ohio Mr. Basketball
2013 — Marc Loving, St. John's, 6-8, sr. Averaged 21.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2 assists per game while shooting 60 percent from the field, 30 percent on 3-pointers and 70 percent at the line. Two-time Ohio player of the year in the division. Team went 20-4. Ohio State.
2012 — Justin Fritts, Mentor, 6-2, sr. Averaged 28.1 points, 8 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 2.9 assists a game. Second-team All-Ohio as a junior, first-team as a senior. Led team to regional tournament. Wheeling Jesuit.
2011 — Trey Burke, Columbus Northland, 6-1, sr. Burke averaged 23.9 points, 6.6 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 steals in the regular season while shooting 61 percent from the field — 48 percent from three-point range (39 of 81). He shot 70 percent at the line. He led Northland to a 19-1 record and the state tournament for the third time in his four seasons. In his four years, three as a starter, Burke's teams lost only five games, with a state title, a state semifinalist and a regional runner-up. Northland becomes the first high school represented by two Mr. Basketball winners. Michigan. Big Ten freshman of the year.
2010 — Jared Sullinger, Columbus Northland, 6-9, sr. Averaged 24.5 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3 blocked shots, 2.4 assists a game while shooting 78 percent from the field, 38 percent on 3-pointers and 77 percent on free throws. Becomes fifth player to win the award twice. Won AP regular-season poll title, team ranked No. 1 in nation by USA Today, before upset loss in regional finals. Ohio State. Consensus first-team All-America and national and Big Ten freshman of the year.
2009 — Jared Sullinger, Columbus Northland, 6-9, junior. Averaged 19.9 points, 14.8 rebounds while shooting 67 percent from the field for the state's No. 1 team in Division I. Led Northland to state championship.
2008 — William Buford, Libbey, 6-5, sr. Averaged 22.9 points, 11.1 rebounds, 5.6 assist a game. Led team to state semifinals in Division II and a 23-2 record. Three-time Toledo City League player of the year. McDonald's All-American. Shot 62 percent from the field, 46 percent on 3-pointers and 77 percent at the line. 2,000 career points. Ohio State. Was Big Ten freshman of the year.
2007 — Jon Diebler, Upper Sandusky, 6-7, sr. Averaged 42.7 points a game while scoring 3,208 career points to break Jay Burson's record to become leading Ohio high school player. Also averaged 13.5 points, 7 assists, 5.2 steals and 4.7 blocked shots. Helped team win state championship his sophomore season and play in finals his senior year. Ohio State.
2006 — O.J. Mayo, Cincinnati North College Hill, 6-5, jr. Averaged 28.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 5 steals for team ranked No. 1 in state for the third year in a row which went on to win second straight state title. Only loss was to national power Oak Hill (Va.) Academy before more than 16,000 in Cincinnati. Led Trojans back to state title defense. Becomes fourth player to win Mr. Basketball more than once, joining Jim Jackson, Greg Simpson and LeBron James. Transferred to Huntington, W.Va., after the season. Southern Cal. NBA.
2005 — O.J. Mayo, Cincinnati North College Hill, 6-5, soph. Averaged 28.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 3.4 steals for team ranked No. 1 in state both of his varsity seasons. Becomes second sophomore to win the award, behind LeBron James. Led North College Hill to first state tournament appearance in 16 years, and first state championship.
2004 — Jamar Butler, Lima Shawnee, 6-2, sr. Averaged 31.6 points, 8.3 assists, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 steals per game while shooting 44 percent from the field, 37 percent on 3-pointers. Scored more than 2,400 points in his career. Ohio State.
2003 — LeBron James, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6-8, sr. Averaged 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.4 steals a game. First three-time Mr. Basketball winner. Led team to fourth straight state tournament appearance. Won Division II title. Drafted with the first pick of the 2003 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Miami Heat.
2002 — LeBron James, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6-foot-7, jr. Averaged 29 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.3 steals a game while shooting 63 percent from the field. Third two-time Mr. Basketball winner. Led team to third straight state tournament appearance. Won Division III title as freshman and sophomore.
2001 — LeBron James, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6-6 1/2, soph., 25.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists per game. First sophomore to win Mr. Basketball award.
2000 — (tie) Tony Stockman, Medina, 6-2, sr., 25.4 points, 6.1 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 3.2 steals per game; 50.5 percent field goals, 84.3 percent free throws, 39.7 percent 3-pointers; Clemson, then Ohio State. And Chester Mason, Cleveland South, 6-3, sr., 25 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists per game. Miami (Ohio).
1999 — Emmanuel Smith, Euclid, 6-3, sr., 28.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 4.5 steals a game. Akron.
1998 — William "Sonny" Johnson, Garfield Hts., 6-5, sr., 34.0 points, 17.6 rebounds per game. Cleveland State, Ohio University.
1997 — Kenny Gregory, Columbus Independence, 6-4, sr., 25.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.8 steals per game; 64.7 percent from the field, 43.2 percent 3-pointers. Kansas.
1996 — Jason Collier, Springfield Cath. Cent., 7-0, sr., 25.3 points, 13.4 rebounds, 6.6 blocked shots, 4.8 assists per game; 62.1 percent field goals, 37 percent 3-pointers. Indiana, then Georgia Tech. NBA. Died in 2005.
1995 — Damon Stringer, Cleveland Hts., 5-11, sr., 24.5 points, 7 assists, 5 steals per game. Ohio State.
1994 — Aaron Hutchins, Lima Central Catholic, 5-10, sr., 25.8 points, 7.8 assists, 5.1 steals per game; 61 percent field goal, 57 percent 3-pointers, 82 percent free throws. Marquette.
1993 — Geno Ford, Cambridge, 5-9, sr., 35.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists per game; 2,680 career points, second highest in Ohio. Ohio University. Now head coach at Bradley.
1992 — Greg Simpson, Lima Senior, 6-1, sr., 35.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 3.1 steals per game; 52.9 percent field goal, 51 percent 3-pointers, 77.4 percent free throws; 45 or more points six times; final 10 games averaged 41 points on 59 percent shooting. Ohio State.
1991 — Greg Simpson, Lima Senior, 6-1, jr., 32.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 5.1 steals per game; 50.2 percent field goals, 47.2 percent 3-pointers, 72 percent free throws; 13 games with more than 30 points.
1990 — Bob Patton, Youngstown Liberty, 6-0, sr., 21.6 points, 8.3 assists, 4 rebounds per game; 62 percent field goal, 88 percent free throw percentage. Stanford.
1989 — Jim Jackson, Macomber, 6-6, sr., 31.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3 steals per game. Ohio State. NBA.
1988 — Jim Jackson, Macomber, 6-6, jr., 26.7 points per game.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Reading 43 18 3 3 92 232 174
Elmira 36 23 3 4 79 229 200
Wheeling 29 26 3 8 69 172 197
Trenton 27 31 4 4 62 195 230
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Cincinnati 40 19 5 3 88 214 178
Toledo 34 24 5 4 77 208 182
Kalamazoo 32 28 4 2 70 189 196
Fort Wayne 32 32 1 2 67 194 231
Evansville 23 38 2 4 52 192 256
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Gwinnett 41 25 2 1 85 204 184
Florida 34 21 4 7 79 231 226
Greenville 35 25 2 6 78 218 203
S. Carolina 35 25 5 3 78 184 166
Orlando 27 33 3 3 60 183 225
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 46 14 3 4 99 214 159
x-Idaho 42 17 1 6 91 248 184
x-Colorado 32 28 3 3 70 219 202
x-Utah 26 29 4 8 64 199 261
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Ontario 43 16 3 4 93 230 179
x-Stockton 34 26 5 4 77 213 212
x-Las Vegas 33 29 2 3 71 181 181
x-San Francisco 24 35 1 6 55 183 237
Bakersfield 21 42 2 3 47 163 232
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
WEDNESDAY
Toledo 3, Evansville 0
Wheeling 2, Kalamazoo 1, SO
Orlando 4, Greenville 0
Elmira 7, Trenton 1
Gwinnett 5, Cincinnati 3
Reading 8, Fort Wayne 2
Alaska at Colorado, 9:05
Ontario at Idaho, 9:10
Tuesday
Las Vegas 2, Bakersfield 1
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 23 8 0 46 110 81
N.Y. Rangers 15 12 2 32 70 70
New Jersey 13 11 6 32 74 84
N.Y. Islanders 13 13 3 29 86 96
Philadelphia 13 16 1 27 81 92
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 19 5 5 43 92 73
Boston 19 6 3 41 82 60
Ottawa 16 8 6 38 77 65
Toronto 16 12 2 34 90 85
Buffalo 11 15 4 26 79 95
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 16 12 2 34 80 86
Carolina 15 12 2 32 84 82
Tampa Bay 13 16 1 27 98 90
Washington 12 16 1 25 79 87
Florida 8 16 6 22 74 110
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 24 2 3 51 100 62
St. Louis 16 11 2 34 87 83
Detroit 14 11 5 33 80 79
Columbus 12 12 6 30 68 79
Nashville 11 13 6 28 70 81
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 17 10 2 36 77 71
Vancouver 14 9 6 34 81 82
Edmonton 11 11 6 28 69 81
Calgary 11 12 4 26 78 91
Colorado 10 14 4 24 71 89
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 21 3 4 46 95 69
Los Angeles 17 10 2 36 88 73
Phoenix 13 13 4 30 79 85
San Jose 12 10 6 30 67 74
Dallas 13 12 3 29 73 84
WEDNESDAY
Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 2
Minnesota 4, Detroit 2
Dallas at Colorado, 9:30
San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30
Chicago at Anaheim, 10
TUESDAY
N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 2
Ottawa 5, N.Y. Islanders 3
Florida 4, Carolina 1
Columbus 4, Nashville 3
Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, OT
Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1
Winnipeg 3, Boston 1
Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2
Los Angeles 3, Phoenix 2
TODAY
Toronto at Buffalo, 7
Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7
Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 7
New Jersey at Carolina, 7
Boston at Ottawa, 7:30
Washington at Winnipeg, 8
Calgary at Nashville, 8
Vancouver at Phoenix, 10
Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30
Minnesota 1 3 0 – 4
Detroit 0 1 1 – 2
First Period – 1, Minnesota, Setoguchi 10 (Cullen, Bouchard), 2:04.
Second Period – 2, Minnesota, Brodziak 5 (Spurgeon, Suter), 3:51 (pp). 3, Detroit, Nyquist 1, 9:09. 4, Minnesota, Koivu 7 (Coyle, Parise), 10:49. 5, Minnesota, Setoguchi 11 (Heatley, Bouchard), 17:15 (pp).
Third Period – 6, Detroit, Miller 3 (Tootoo), 19:46 (pp).
Shots on goal – Minnesota 5-12-2–19. Detroit 18-8-12–38.
Goalies – Minnesota, Backstrom. Detroit, Howard. A–20,066 (20,066). T–2:29.
Glantz-Culver Line
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Second Round
Today
At Lexington, Ky.
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Louisville 26 (124) NC A&T
Missouri 3 (142½) Colorado St.
Marquette 3 (133) Davidson
Butler 3½ (122½) Bucknell
At Auburn Hills, Mich.
Michigan St. 10½ (126½) Valparaiso
Saint Mary's 1 (138) Memphis
VCU 7½ (134½) Akron
Michigan 11 (139) S. Dakota St.
At Salt Lake City
Gonzaga 22 (126½) Southern U.
Pittsburgh 4 (119) Wichita St.
New Mexico 11 (125½) Harvard
Arizona 4½ (140) Belmont
At San Jose, Calif.
Oklahoma St. 3 (135) Oregon
Saint Louis 9 (122) New Mexico St.
UNLV 3 (131) California
Syracuse 12 (127½) Montana
Tomorrow
At Philadelphia
Duke 18 (132½) Albany (NY)
Creighton 3½ (128) Cincinnati
Georgetown 13½ (123½) Fla. Gulf Coast
San Diego St. 3 (134) Oklahoma
At Dayton, Ohio
Indiana 20 LIU
OR Indiana 20 James Madison
NC State 4½ (149½) Temple
Ohio St. 14 (145) Iona
Notre Dame 1 (141) Iowa St.
At Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas 20 (133) W. Kentucky
North Carolina 4 (142½) Villanova
Wisconsin 6 (128½) Mississippi
Kansas St. 4 Boise St.
OR Kansas St. 4 La Salle
At Austin, Texas
Florida 20 (140½) Northwestern St.
Minnesota 3 (135) UCLA
Miami 12 (125) Pacific
Illinois 1½ (126½) Colorado
NIT
Second Round
at Maryland 4 (129) Denver
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Chicago 5 Portland
at Denver 13½ Philadelphia
at Sacramento 4½ Minnesota
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
at NY Rangers -200 Florida +170
at Buffalo -120 Toronto +100
at Carolina -125 New Jersey +105
Montreal -125 at N.Y.Islanders +105
Boston -150 at Ottawa +130
at Winnipeg -150 Washington +130
Vancouver -120 at Phoenix +100
at Nashville -145 Calgary +125
at Los Angeles -200 Dallas +170
Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS–Acquired 3B Stephen Parker from Oakland for RHP Darren Byrd.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES–Acquired INF John McDonald from Arizona for a player to be named or cash considerations.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS–Acquired LHP Ian Krol from Oakland to complete an earlier trade.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA–Named Kiki Vandeweghe vice president, basketball operations.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS–Signed DE Turk McBride to a one-year contract. Announced they were unable to reach accord on a contract with LB Brian Urlacher, making Urlacher a free agent.
HOUSTON TEXANS–Re-signed CB Brice McCain to a three-year contract.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Signed LS Thomas Gafford.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Re-signed CB Marquice Cole and LB Niko Koutouvides.
OAKLAND RAIDERS–Re-signed OL Khalif Barnes.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS–Agreed to terms with CB E.J. Biggers.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL–Suspended Florida F Eric Selleck one game for leaving the bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting a fight with Carolina F Kevin Westgarth during a March 19 game.
DETROIT RED WINGS–Recalled F Gustav Nyquist from Grand Rapids (AHL).
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS–Signed DT Aubrayo Franklin and G Joe Reitz.
MONTREAL CANADIENS–Signed D Francis Bouillon to a one-year contract extension.
OTTAWA SENATORS–Signed G Andrew Hammond to a two-year entry-level contract.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING–Signed F Slater Koekkoek to a standard three-year, entry-level contract.
ECHL
GWINNETT GLADIATORS–Announced G Mike Lee was assigned to the team by Portland (AHL) and G Mark Visentin was called up to Portland. Announced F Jason Clark was reassigned to Bridgeport (AHL). Announced F Tyler Murovich was reassigned to the team from Hamilton (AHL). Announced RW Alex Belzile was signed to a player tryout agreement by Hamilton.
READING ROYALS–Announced F Danick Paquette was assigned to the team from Hershey (AHL). Announced F Barry Almeida was to the team by Hershey. Announced F Kirk MacDonald was loaned to Houston (AHL).
TORONTO MARLIES–Announced D Morgan Rielly was reassigned to the team from Moose Jaw (WHL).
COLLEGE
ALABAMA–Announced the resignation of athletic director Mal Moore.
NEW MEXICO–Agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Steve Alford on a 10-year contract, through 2022-23.
SPORTS NOTES
Rossford High School is looking to fill the following coaching vacancies: head girls basketball, head wrestling and head girls tennis. Please email a letter of interest and resume to krosplohowski@rossfordschools.org. The deadline for receiving letters of interest is March 28th.
SPORTLIGHT
March 21
1959–Oscar Robertson scores the first triple-double in the NCAA Tournament's Final Four history, tallying 39 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in Cincinnati's 98-85 win over Louisville in the third-place game.
1964–UCLA caps a 30-0 season with a 98-83 victory over Duke in the NCAA basketball championship. UCLA is the third team to go undefeated and win the title. The victory gives coach John Wooden the first of his 10 NCAA Tournament championships.
1970–Curtis Rowe scores 19 points and Sidney Wicks adds 17 points and 18 rebounds to lead UCLA to an 80-69 victory over Jacksonville for its fourth consecutive NCAA basketball championship. Jacksonville ends the season with a scoring average of 100.4 points per game, the first team to average more than 100 points per game in a college basketball season.
1973–Frank Mahovlich scores his 500th goal as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2.
1984–Glenn Anderson of Edmonton scores his 50th goal of the season and helps the Oilers beat the Hartford Whalers 5-3. The Oilers become the first NHL team to have three 50-goal scorers in one season.
1990–Brett Hull of St. Louis becomes the sixth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season with a goal in the Blues' 8-6 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
1993–Patty Sheehan wins her 30th tournament to become the 13th member of the LPGA Hall of Fame, shooting a 3-under 70 for a five-stroke victory over Kris Tschetter and Dawn Coe-Jones in the Standard Register Ping.
1996–Todd Eldredge becomes the first American in eight years to win the gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.
2002–Missouri becomes the first 12th-seeded team to reach the round of eight by beating UCLA 82-73 in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
2008–Alex Ovechkin becomes the NHL's first 60-goal scorer in 12 years by netting two in the Washington's 5-3 victory over at Atlanta.
2008–For the first time, four NCAA men's basketball tournament first-round games at the same site on the same day are being classified as upsets. Two No. 12 seeds Western Kentucky and Villanova, and No. 13s San Diego and Siena win first-round games in Tampa, Fla.
2010–Louis Dale scores 26 points, Ryan Wittman adds 24 and No. 12 seed Cornell upsets the fourth-seeded Badgers 87-69, becoming the first Ivy League school in more than 30 years to advance to the round of 16.
2010–Teemu Selanne becomes the 18th player in NHL history to score 600 goals, reaching the milestone in the Anaheim Ducks' 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. The only other European-born players in the 600-goal club are Finnish countryman Jari Kurri (601) and the Czech Republic's Jaromir Jagr (646).
2011–Courtney Vandersloot has 29 points and 17 assists to help Gonzaga beat UCLA 89-75 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Vandersloot becomes the first player in Division I history–men or women–to record 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in a career.
2011–Jantel Lavender scores 17 of her 21 points in the second half to set an NCAA record with her 135th straight double-figure scoring game, leading Ohio State past Georgia Tech 67-60.