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Published 6:14 pm Thursday, January 29, 2015
Correction
Gonzaga defeated University of Portland 64-46 in men’s basketball on Thursday. Incorrect information appeared in the Jan. 30 edition. The EO sincerely apologizes for the error.
Local Slate
Local Slate
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Saturday
Vale at Umatilla, 5:30 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m.
Arlington at Mitchell/Spray, 5:30 p.m.
Echo at Joseph, 5:30 p.m.
Powder Valley at Nixyaawii, 5:30 p.m.
Riverside at Nyssa, 6 p.m.
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Saturday
Vale at Umatilla, 4 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m.
Arlington at Mitchell/Spray, 4 p.m.
Echo at Joseph, 4 p.m.
Powder Valley at Nixyaawii, 4 p.m.
Riverside at Nyssa, 4:30 p.m.
PREP SWIMMING
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at Baker City, noon
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Treasure Valley, 4 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Concordia, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Treasure Valley, 2 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Concordia, 7:30 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 32 15 .681 —
Brooklyn 18 28 .391 13½
Boston 16 29 .356 15
Philadelphia 10 37 .213 22
New York 9 38 .191 23
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 39 8 .830 —
Washington 31 16 .660 8
Miami 20 26 .435 18½
Charlotte 19 27 .413 19½
Orlando 15 34 .306 25
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 30 19 .612 —
Cleveland 28 20 .583 1½
Milwaukee 24 22 .522 4½
Detroit 17 30 .362 12
Indiana 17 31 .354 12½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 34 12 .739 —
Houston 33 14 .702 1½
Dallas 31 17 .646 4
San Antonio 30 17 .638 4½
New Orleans 25 22 .532 9½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Portland 32 15 .681 —
Oklahoma City 23 23 .500 8½
Denver 19 28 .404 13
Utah 17 30 .362 15
Minnesota 8 38 .174 23½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 36 8 .818 —
L.A. Clippers 32 15 .681 5½
Phoenix 28 20 .583 10
Sacramento 16 29 .356 20½
L.A. Lakers 13 34 .277 24½
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Friday’s Games
Philadelphia 103, Minnesota 94
Atlanta 105, Portland 99
Houston 93, Boston 87
Toronto 127, Brooklyn 122, OT
Cleveland 101, Sacramento 90
New Orleans 108, L.A. Clippers 103
Dallas 93, Miami 72
Utah 110, Golden State 100
Phoenix 99, Chicago 93
Saturday’s Games
Toronto at Washington, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Sacramento at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Houston at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Portland at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Denver, 6 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Miami at Boston, 10 a.m.
L.A. Lakers at New York, 11 a.m.
NCAA
Men Top 25
Saturday’s Games
No. 1 Kentucky vs. Alabama, 4 p.m.
No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 4 Duke, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Gonzaga vs. Memphis, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Wisconsin at Iowa, 9 a.m.
No. 7 Villanova at DePaul, 11 a.m.
No. 8 Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, 9 a.m.
No. 9 Kansas vs. Kansas State, 11 a.m.
No. 10 Louisville vs. No. 13 North Carolina, 4 p.m.
No. 12 Wichita State at No. 18 Northern Iowa, 1 p.m.
No. 14 VCU vs. Richmond, 11 a.m.
No. 15 Iowa State vs. TCU, 11 a.m.
No. 17 West Virginia vs. Texas Tech, 9 a.m.
No. 19 Texas at No. 20 Baylor, 3 p.m.
No. 21 Georgetown at Creighton, 11 a.m.
No. 22 Indiana vs. Rutgers, 12:15 p.m.
No. 24 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m.
No. 25 Butler at Marquette, 11 a.m.
Sunday’s Games
No. 11 Utah at Southern Cal, 11:30 a.m.
No. 23 Miami at Florida State, 9:30 a.m.
Pac-12
Men
Friday’s Games
Oregon 68, Arizona State 67 (OT)
Arizona 57, Oregon State 34
Saturday’s Games
Stanford at Washington St., 5:30 p.m.
Colorado at UCLA, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Utah at USC, 11:30 a.m.
California at Washington, Noon
CCC
Warner Pacific 76, Eastern Oregon 59
Women
Friday’s Games
Arizona State 68, Colorado 60
Utah 62, Arizona 48
Saturday’s Games
UCLA at Oregon, 12:30 p.m.
Washington St. at Stanford, 12:30 p.m.
Washington at California, 2:30 p.m.
USC at Oregon St., 2:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Arizona at Colorado, 10, a.m.
Arizona St. at Utah, Noon
Monday’s Games
USC at Oregon, 5 p.m.
Washington St. at California, 5 p.m.
UCLA at Oregon St, 7 p.m.
Washington at Stanford, 7 p.m.
CCC
Eastern Oregon 78, Warner Pacific 44
Golf
PGA
Phoenix Open
Friday’s Leaders
At TPC Scottsdale, Stadium Course
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Purse: $6.3 million
Yardage: 7,266; Par: 71
Partial Second Round
Martin Laird 66-66—132
Daniel Berger 65-69—134
Justin Thomas 67-68—135
Bubba Watson 65-71—136
Ryan Palmer 64-72—136
Ryan Moore 69-67—136
Zach Johnson 66-70—136
Robert Streb 66-70—136
Angel Cabrera 67-69—136
Geoff Ogilvy 68-69—137
K.J. Choi 68-69—137
Graham DeLaet 67-70—137
Brendon de Jonge 67-71—138
Jordan Spieth 70-68—138
Brendan Steele 71-67—138
Jon Rahm 70-68—138
Keegan Bradley 65-73—138
Brandt Snedeker 70-68—138
Morgan Hoffmann 72-67—139
Billy Horschel 69-70—139
Rory Sabbatini 68-71—139
Ben Martin 66-73—139
Patrick Reed 71-69—140
Hideki Matsuyama 69-71—140
Mark Wilson 70-70—140
Chad Campbell 70-70—140
Andrew Svoboda 70-70—140
Tony Finau 72-68—140
Kevin Chappell 75-65—140
James Hahn 67-73—140
Hunter Mahan 69-71—140
Matt Kuchar 70-70—140
Russell Henley 69-71—140
Justin Leonard 67-73—140
Boo Weekley 69-71—140
Lucas Glover 70-70—140
Tennis
Australian Open
Friday
At Melbourne Park
Melbourne, Australia
Purse: $32.9 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Semifinals
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.
Doubles
Women
Championship
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, and Zheng Jie (14), China, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Mixed
Semifinals
Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Leander Paes (7), India, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 7-5, 6-4.
Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Daniel Nestor (3), Canada, def. Sania Mirza, India, and Bruno Soares (1), Brazil, 3-6, 6-2, 10-8.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 50 31 15 4 66 163 132
Montreal 47 31 13 3 65 127 108
Detroit 49 28 12 9 65 145 128
Boston 49 26 16 7 59 131 123
Florida 46 21 15 10 52 114 129
Toronto 50 22 24 4 48 144 155
Ottawa 47 19 19 9 47 129 134
Buffalo 50 14 33 3 31 94 179
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 48 32 15 1 65 157 135
Pittsburgh 49 28 13 8 64 145 125
Washington 48 25 14 9 59 144 124
N.Y. Rangers 46 27 15 4 58 135 111
Philadelphia 50 21 22 7 49 139 151
Columbus 47 21 23 3 45 119 148
New Jersey 49 18 22 9 45 110 137
Carolina 48 17 25 6 40 104 125
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Nashville 48 31 11 6 68 145 115
St. Louis 48 31 13 4 66 156 117
Chicago 49 31 16 2 64 155 113
Winnipeg 50 26 16 8 60 140 127
Colorado 50 21 18 11 53 131 141
Dallas 48 22 19 7 51 152 157
Minnesota 48 22 20 6 50 131 138
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 50 32 12 6 70 147 134
San Jose 49 26 17 6 58 137 135
Vancouver 47 27 17 3 57 129 120
Calgary 49 26 20 3 55 140 127
Los Angeles 48 21 15 12 54 133 129
Arizona 48 17 25 6 40 111 161
Edmonton 49 13 27 9 35 113 162
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Friday’s Games
St. Louis 3, Carolina 2, SO
Pittsburgh 2, New Jersey 1, OT
Colorado 3, Nashville 0
Vancouver 5, Buffalo 2
Chicago 4, Anaheim 1
Saturday’s Games
Washington at Montreal, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 11 a.m.
Arizona at Ottawa, Noon
Dallas at Winnipeg, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Florida at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Boston, 4 p.m.
Columbus at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Chicago at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Arizona at Montreal, 10 a.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 10 a.m.
Nashville at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.
Minnesota at Vancouver, Noon
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Brandon 36 9 3 2 225 160 77
Regina 26 17 4 2 179 158 58
Swift Current 23 22 1 4 151 166 51
Moose Jaw 20 26 3 1 146 184 44
Prince Albert 20 28 1 0 140 177 41
Saskatoon 14 31 2 1 136 207 31
CENTRAL DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Medicine Hat 35 12 1 1 202 138 72
Red Deer 27 15 3 4 171 156 61
Calgary 28 17 1 4 214 150 61
Kootenay 27 23 0 1 172 184 55
Edmonton 24 21 4 2 153 142 54
Lethbridge 12 30 3 3 135 207 30
WESTERN CONFERENCE
B.C. DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Kelowna 38 8 3 1 217 128 80
Victoria 27 20 3 1 175 158 58
Kamloops 19 26 3 3 149 189 44
Vancouver 20 28 1 1 144 174 42
Prince George 20 30 1 1 157 227 42
U.S. DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Everett 31 14 3 1 174 129 66
Portland 30 19 0 3 186 169 63
Seattle 24 19 3 3 136 138 54
Spokane 23 21 3 1 135 145 50
Tri-City 24 24 0 2 140 151 50
z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader; x-clinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns
Friday’s results
Swift Current 6 Saskatoon 2
Brandon 6 Moose Jaw 4
Kelowna 6 Lethbridge 3
Calgary 10 Prince Albert 1
Kootenay 4 Regina 3 (OT)
Edmonton 4 Red Deer 0
Seattle 9 Prince George 2
Portland 6 Kamloops 2
Medicine Hat 4 Tri-City 1
Victoria 3 Spokane 0
Everett 7 Vancouver 1
Saturday’s games
Edmonton at Calgary, 1 p.m.
Brandon at Moose Jaw, 5 p.m.
Swift Current at Saskatoon, 5:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Kootenay, 6 p.m.
Regina at Lethbridge, 6 p.m.
Prince Albert at Red Deer, 6 p.m.
Seattle at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Kamloops at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Victoria at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
No games scheduled