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LYNNE SLADKY Section D • The Columbus Dispatch • Dispatch.com JaQuan Lyle, going to the bas- ket against Nick Marshall of ! "" Memphis, led Ohio State with a Blue Jackets 2 / Penguins 1, OT career-high 18 points. Memphis 81 Ohio State 76, OT Struggling Buckeyes suffer third straight loss

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MIAMI — Trailing by two with a minute left in overtime, Ohio State needed a defensive stop. As Memphis inched the ball upcourt, senior guard Ricky Tarrant dribbled near his bench with a 12-second differ- ence between the game and clocks. When freshman JaQuan Lyle fouled him to stop the clock, Ohio State coach was aghast at the other end of the court at AmericanAirlines

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ERIC ALBRECHT DISPATCH PHOTOS Blue Jackets players celebrate after they beat the Penguins in overtime, Columbus’ first game beyond regulation this season. High-school football Grandview Rough and tough follows leadership Blue Jackets respond to challenge by Tortorella by This game playing with more fire and defeating rival Penguins of coach was anything By Aaron Portzline By Mark Znidar THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH but ordinary THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH fter two wandering games It was fitting that Thanks- with mixed results, the giving rolled around when Grandview was preparing to A Blue Jackets were ordered play the most important game by coach John Tortorella to skate in the history of the football with more verve, finish checks program. Coach Jason Peters won’t with more oomph and compete argue that blocking, tackling for the puck with more bite. Commentary and touchdowns have gotten In other words, the Pittsburgh the Bobcats (12-1) to within one Michael Arace victory of playing for the Divi- Penguins came to town at just the //////////////////////////// sion VI championship. right moment. The coaches and players, Cam Atkinson’s at 2:42 of Stefon, the former city corre- though, have had a cement-like overtime sent the Blue Jackets to a spondent for Weekend Update, bond that is better than any Brandon Dubinsky hugs Cam Atkinson after would have loved this game. It magic glue going into a semi- 2-1 victory on Friday night in front Atkinson scored the winning goal in overtime. had everything. final against Kirtland (12-1) It had stick fights, fistfights, tonight at Mansfield Madison of 18,205 at Nationwide Arena. NEXT GAME / BLUE JACKETS boiling bad blood, vocal baiting High School. Atkinson’s goal, created by a bril- Opponent: at St. Louis Blues • and post-whistle whining. It had Fullback and linebacker When: 8 tonight See Blue Jackets Page D12 TV: Fox Sports Ohio / Radio: WBNS-FM (97.1) See Arace Page D10 See Grandview Page D4 D2 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH SPORTS DISPATCH.COM !

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Around the nation College football TCU ruins Follow the Buckeyes online at BuckeyeXtra.com. Baylor’s No. 3 Iowa 28 / Nebraska 20 hopes for Iowa caps undefeated regular season playoff spot ASSOCIATED PRESS By Eric Olson ASSOCIATED PRESS No. 15 TCU 28, No. 7 Baylor 21, 2 OT: Trevone Boykin LINCOLN, Neb. — Iowa cer- threw an 8-yard touchdown tainly didn’t change the minds of pass to KaVontae Turpin in critics who claim the Hawkeyes the second overtime and don’t look the part of a national host Texas Christian defeated championship contender. Baylor on a rainy Friday They didn’t do a whole lot on night, knocking the Bears out offense against Nebraska, their of contention for their third defense gave up a lot of yards straight Big 12 title. again, and they muffed a punt. Boykin, playing with a But when the clock struck 0:00 heavily taped right ankle on Friday, the Hawkeyes were after missing a game, passed celebrating a 28-20 victory that for 148 yards and two touch- finished their first perfect regu- downs and ran for a 1-yard lar season in 93 years. score in the first overtime. “We’re not trying to be pretty, Josh Carraway returned a we’re trying to be productive,” fumble 56 yards for a touch- coach Kirk Ferentz said. “Foot- down for the Horned Frogs ball is not gymnastics. There are (10-2, 7-2). style points in gymnastics. Here, Devin Chafin ran for 119 it’s having one point more than yards and two scores and your opponent. caught a 4-yard touchdown “We’re 12-0. You can’t do bet- pass in the first overtime, but ter than that.” was stopped short on a The Hawkeyes (8-0 in the Big NATI HARNIK ASSOCIATED PRESS fourth-and-1 play to end the Ten) locked arms and ran to the Players celebrate as Iowa clinched its first undefeated regular season since the 1922 team went 7-0. game. south end zone to pick up the The Hawkeyes are seeking their first Big Ten title since 2004. With the loss by Baylor Heroes Trophy that goes to the (9-2, 6-2), the Big 12 cham- winner of this game. Then it was possibility. Maybe even a cer- because they went 0 for 9 on season since 2004 and lost four pion will be the winner of off to the corner to salute their tainty. third downs. But Nebraska’s times at home for the first time tonight’s game between No. 5 fans before heading to the locker Jordan Canzeri ran for 140 Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw four since 1961. Oklahoma and No. 9 Oklaho- room. yards on 17 carries and broke interceptions, with Parker Hesse The Hawkeyes, who clinched ma State. There’s still work to be done to long touchdown runs on back- returning one 4 yards for a the Big Ten West Division title make this season even better. to-back series in the third quar- touchdown, and the Cornhusk- last week, went undefeated in TOP 25 HIGHLIGHTS Next stop: the Big Ten cham- ter on a raw afternoon when a ers (5-7, 3-5) committed eight the regular season for the fifth No. 21 Houston 52, No. 16 pionship game in , gusty north wind made for a penalties, including four per- time in program history and first Navy 31: Greg Ward, Jr. where they will play for their 12-degree wind chill. sonal fouls. since going 7-0 in 1922. With at passed for 308 yards and first conference title since 2004. The Hawkeyes generated only The Huskers, who started 3-6 least one more game to play, three touchdowns to send Win there, and a spot in the 250 total yards and were limited under first-year coach Mike Iowa has made a five-victory host Houston (11-1, 7-1) to College Football Playoff is a to 44 plays from scrimmage Riley, had their third losing improvement over 2014. the first American Athletic Conference championship game with a victory over Navy (9-2, 7-1). Around Ohio Houston clinched the West Division title and will play host to either Temple or Loss knocks Toledo out of MAC championship game South Florida on Dec. 5.

ASSOCIATED PRESS The game turned when Tole- No. 18 Oregon 52, Oregon do’s Alonzo Russell fumbled a State 42: Vernon Adams Western Michigan 35, No. 24 punt to set up Davis’ second passed for 366 yards and Toledo 30: From 1-11 to a piece touchdown, a 30-yard catch three touchdowns and host of a division title and the pro- from Zach Terrell with 1:07 left Oregon (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12) gram’s first victory against a in the first half that gave the defeated Oregon State in the ranked team, a lot has hap- Broncos a 25-21 lead. 119th Civil War game. pened in the past three years The Broncos would not relin- It was the ninth straight for Western Michigan. The quish the advantage, pushing loss for the Beavers (2-10, pinnacle came on Friday. their lead to two scores on a 0-9), the most since 1995, Corey Davis caught two fourth-and-goal run from the 1 when they lost 10 in a row. touchdown passes and Western yard by Jamauri Bogan on the Oregon State did not win a Michigan upset host Toledo to first drive of the second half. conference game for the first send Northern Illinois to the time since 1997. Mid-American Conference Akron 20, Kent State 0: Tho- championship game. The mas Woodson threw a touch- Washington 45, No. 20 Huskies finished in a four-way down pass and ran for 84 yards Washington State 10: Myles tie for the West Division title to lead host Akron (7-5, 5-3) Gaskin rushed for 138 yards with Western Michigan, Toledo over Kent State (3-9, 2-6) in a and two touchdowns and and Central Michigan, but DAVID RICHARD ASSOCIATED PRESS MAC game. host Washington became advanced by way of conference Western Michigan’s Carrington Thompson, right, and Corey Davis Woodson completed 11 of 19 bowl-eligible with a victory tiebreakers. celebrate a win that put Northern Illinois in the MAC title game. passes for 140 yards and Conor in the Apple Cup. Northern Illinois, which Hundley had 98 yards rushing The Huskies (6-6, 4-5 seemed to have blown its bid to the league title game and 10 weeks ago, we were the on 22 carries with a touchdown Pac-12) removed any doubt chance by losing at home on with a victory. Instead, the worst team in college football. for the Zips, who have won five about their postseason status Tuesday to Ohio, will face Broncos (7-5, 6-2) finally de- Now, we’re MAC West champs.” straight. George Bollas com- by stemming the nation’s Bowling Green on Friday at feated a top-25 opponent. The Rockets, hoping to win pleted 10 of 18 passes for 102 best passing game and taking • Ford Field in Detroit. “I’m so proud of them,” the division title outright, were yards for the Golden Flashes, advantage of seven turnovers The Rockets (9-2, 6-2) would third-year coach P.J. Fleck said. undone by crucial penalties who were outgained 369-195 in by the Cougars (8-4, 6-3). have earned the West Division’s “Words can’t describe it. A year and one big turnover. total yardage. D4 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH SPORTS DISPATCH.COM ! High schools Find scores and more at Dispatch.com/highschools.

Mogadore 35 / Danville 21 Danville is unable to come from behind By Steve Blackledge SCORES, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH SCHEDULE ORRVILLE, Ohio — Danville STATE SEMIFINALS beat its opponents so convinc- ingly this season, it never had Friday’s results to play from behind. ALL GAMES 7:30 P.M. Division II Stuck playing catch-up for Cin. La Salle 49, Perrysburg 28 most of the game on Friday Massillon Perry 10, Hudson 7 night, the Blue Devils couldn’t Division III Akr. Hoban 33, Zanesville 21 get enough chances against the Trotwood-Madison 31, Tol. Cent. Cath. 13 ultimate ball-hogging team and Division V lost to Mogadore 35-21 in a Can. Cent. Cath. 17, Milan Edison 14 Division VII state semifinal at Coldwater 36, Wheelersburg 6 Division VII Red Riders . Mogadore 35, Danville 21 Mogadore spread the ball Mogadore 6 1577—35 among four backs, dominated Danville 7 707—21 the line of scrimmage after DAN: Mickley 5 pass from Durbin (Martin kick). Mogadore: Barker 12 pass from Pollock (kick blocked). Mogadore: halftime and teed off frequently Williams 1 run (Kramer pass from Pollock). DAN: Holt 16 pass on Danville all-Ohio quarter- from Durbin (Martin kick). Mogadore: Pollock 35 run (Pollock kick). Mogadore: Tompkins 4 run (Pollock kick). Mogadore: back Ridge Durbin. Williams 1 run (Pollock kick). DAN: Durbin 6 run (Martin kick). “We didn’t have too many Ft. Recovery 35, McComb 14 plays because they chewed up a lot of the clock,” Danville Today’s games coach Ed Honabarger said. ALL GAMES AT 7 P.M. “They just pounded the ball Division I Lakewood St. Edward (12-1) vs. Stow-Munroe Falls and kept pounding it once they (12-0) at Parma; Cincinnati Colerain (12-1) vs. Huber got the lead, and there wasn’t a Heights Wayne (13-0) at Mason whole lot we could do about it. Division IV Steubenville (12-0) vs. Youngstown Ursuline (8-5) at There’s a reason they’ve been to Youngstown Boardman; Middletown Fenwick (13-0) vs. LEAH KLAFCZYNSKI DISPATCH the final four so many times.” Hartley (10-3) at Wilmington Mogadore (13-1), which fin- Division VI Rhodes Jump of Grandview breaks away from the Fredericktown defense in a playoff win. The Kirtland (12-1) vs. Grandview (12-1) at Mansfield victory sent the Bobcats into a state semifinal against Kirtland tonight in Mansfield. ished No. 2 in the Associated Madison; Maria Stein Marion Local (12-1) vs. Defiance Press poll just behind Danville Tinora (11-1) at Wapakoneta Grandview The Bobcats have been “This is crazy how our com- (13-1), will face Fort Recovery STATE FINALS kicking rear ends. They munity has come together for (12-2) in the state final next AT OHIO STADIUM FROM PAGE D1 earned the program’s second us,” Readey said. “Last year week at Ohio Stadium. The day playoff victory last season. for the Bexley game, the fans and time are to be determined. Thursday, Dec. 3 Division III Rhodes Jump, a senior, said This season, they have formed a tunnel for us to The Wildcats, 17-time region- Akron Hoban (13-1) vs. Trotwood-Madison (11-3), 7:30 everything starts with Peters, knocked out Hannibal River, walk out on to the field.” al champions, overcame turn- p.m. a 6-foot-7 hulk with a vise- Lucasville Valley and Freder- This is a homegrown team overs on their first series when like grip for a handshake and icktown. in that players don’t transfers they fell behind 14-7. Friday, Dec. 4 Division V a booming voice. Kirtland had a similar his- from other schools to play. “Ultimately, their mistakes Canton Central Catholic (10-3) vs. Coldwater (14-0), 10 “Coach is amazing, espe- tory until coach Tiger LaVerde Many of them played in the didn’t hurt them and our mis- a.m. cially during the games,” was hired. As recently as 2005, Grandview Youth Football takes did hurt us,” Honabarger Division VII Jump said. “He’s defending us the Hornets were 4-6 and had Association from third said. It was the third time Dan- Mogadore (13-1) vs. Fort Recovery (12-2), 3 p.m. Division II when things go bad. He looks made the playoffs just twice, through fifth grades. They ville had reached a state semi- Massillon Perry (12-2) vs. Cincinnati LaSalle (12-2), 8 p.m. out for us. Coach will get us in 1990 and ’99. have brought back one of final, only to lose. prepared mentally and phys- Under LaVerde, Kirtland their old sayings. Mogadore opened the door ically to play every single won championships in 2011 “Bring the HEAT,” senior for Danville’s first score with week. Half of what we’ve done and ’13 and was runner-up in linebacker, receiver and successive turnovers. Zeddie with a 74-yard scoring drive, is because of him.” ’12 and ’14. There have been place-kicker Benton Bair said. Pollock was intercepted by and Durbin hit Brandon Holt Peters, who grew up in only three losses in the past “The letters stand for heart, Skyler Durbin on the second on a 16-yard pass to tie the Hilliard and played offensive five seasons. effort, attitude and tough- play of the game. On the Wild- score. Just before halftime, tackle for Bowling Green, has “Kirtland is going to roll in ness.” cats’ second series, Luke Cram- Mogadore — now controlling turned what had been a so-so with their 80 players,” Peters Bair said the playoff win in er fumbled at the Mogadore the line of scrimmage — drove program into a budding pow- said. “We’ll have our 33. But 2014 over Woodsfield Monroe 29-yard line, and the Blue Dev- the field impressively again. er in eight seasons, with three our middle-school program Central was important going ils recovered. Pollock scrambled out of the playoff appearances since has had a lot of success the into this season. Danville took advantage of pocket untouched to the end 2011. last three or four years. Win- “That was our first home the second opportunity. zone from 35 yards to give the Grandview won one playoff ning is a habit. You make playoff win ever, and that Sparked by a 20-yard pass from Wildcats a 21-14 halftime lead. game, in 2005, and had one yourself win games.” brought a lot confidence,” he Ridge Durbin to Kenton Mick- Mogadore opened the sec- other playoff appearance Quarterback Andre Readey, said. “That was a good feel- ley, the two hooked up again on ond half with a 12-play, 65-yard before Peters’ arrival. a senior, said Grandview be- ing.” a 5-yard touchdown play. drive, all on runs, for a 28-14 No question, Peters said, came seasoned out of neces- This season, the Bobcats Mogadore responded with an lead. Josh Tompkins scored he’ll fight for his kids. sity. defeated rival Bexley 21-10 in 11-play, 72-yard scoring drive. from 4 yards. Later, Durbin was “Because those guys are “A lot of the present seniors the regular-season finale. In Pollock hit Andrew Barker on a intercepted by Tompkins. That like my kids,” he said. “I won’t started when they were soph- 2014, they lost to the Lions 12-yard touchdown pass. On its led to the Wildcats’ final score, let someone smack one of my omores, and on both sides of 42-16. next possession, Mogadore a 1-yard plunge by Williams. kids. I will protect them. And the ball,” he said. “We were The momentum continued mounted another time-con- The Blue Devils got another I know they have my back, 4-6 as sophomores and got in the playoffs with the victo- suming drive, going 66 yards in score, a 6-yard touchdown run too. It’s a mutual trust that beat up. But that made us ry over Valley. Last season, 11 plays, with Austin Williams by Durbin with 1:49 left. Moga- we’ve developed here. When I better.” Grandview lost to Valley 27-21 plowing in from 1 yard to make dore recovered the onside kick

• go for a fourth down and we The community has re- in the second round. it 14-7. and ran out the clock. don’t get it, our defense will sponded to the point where [email protected] Trailing for the first time all [email protected] save my butt.” the players feel special. @MarkZnidar season, Danville responded @BlackiePreps ! THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH SPORTS DISPATCH.COM D5 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK The Dispatch high-school Athlete of the Week, based on performances from Nov. 16 to 22:

Ridge Durbin DANVILLE, FOOTBALL Durbin, a senior quarter- back, led Danville to a 44-34 win over Caldwell in a Division VII regional final. He completed 19 of 23 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 204 yards on 39 carries with four TDs and a two-point con- version.

Durbin will receive a LEAH KLAFCZYNSKI DISPATCH plaque from Motorists After celebrating a regional title last week by defeating Fredericktown, Grandview will face Kirtland in a state semifinal. Insurance. Coaches are encouraged to email TONIGHT’S 35.1 points against top-notch competi- offs, anyone would have forecasted about business as usual. Plus, we [email protected] or tion. The Hawks have rushed for 4,639 them to be in the final four and a lot of haven’t got anything to celebrate yet.” fax 614-461-8798 by PLAYOFF yards (7.6 yards-per-carry average), folks would have had us here. It should 4 p.m. Mondays with Grandview and Kirtland have a few GAMES with 220-pound back Quri Hickman be a great game.” things in common. Both like to run the nominations. (1,963 yards, 28 touchdowns) leading STATE SEMIFINALS AT 7 P.M. ball and have a presence on defense. the way behind a stellar line. Fenwick is DIVISION VI allowing 69.3 yards rushing per game. The Bobcats have 4,423 yards DIVISION IV Kirtland (12-1) vs. Grandview (12-1), rushing with a hefty 7.2-yard average. “Nobody has penetrated that de- at Mansfield Madison Fullback Rhodes Jump (1,421 yards, 19 Middletown Fenwick (13-0) fense all year,” Burchfield said. “They’re WEEKLY Of all the teams in the state semi- TDs), quarterback Andre Readey vs. Hartley (10-3), at Wilmington big, strong, fast and physical. I (1,328 yards, 15 TDs) and Hudson WRAP wouldn’t say that one player stands out. finals this weekend, Grandview is Hartley coach Brad Burchfield has among the least familiar. The Bobcats Jump (632 yards, nine TDs) are the In addition to the Athlete an image of how this matchup will They’ve just got a whole bunch of kids main ball-handlers. who get after you.” had never won more than one postsea- of the Week, The Dispatch develop. son game until this year, and despite Kirtland’s running game is led by recognizes a top performer “It’s one of those GCL-CCL battles,” Linebacker Ben Hinton was South- their banner season, they never backs Joey Bates (1,627 yards, 25 in each sport in season: he said, referring to the Greater Cathol- west District defensive player of the cracked the top 10 in the Associated TDs) and David Allchin (1,000 yards). year, and linebacker Sammy DeBiasi Meche’la Cobb ic and Central Catholic leagues. “We Press poll. The defense, which is allowing just 9.5 call them double chinstrap games. The also made first team. points per game, is anchored by line- NEW ALBANY, Meanwhile, Kirkland and its coach GIRLS BASKETBALL team that picks up the tough 1- and Like Hartley, Fenwick is run-oriented. are household names to high-school backer Evan Madden (135 tackles), the 2-yard gains for first downs probably The Falcons have rushed for more than Northeast Lakes District player of the Cobb, a football fans around Ohio. The Hornets, will wind up on top. Ultimately, it’s 3,500 yards, with fullback Michael led by 10th-year coach Tiger LaVerde year. 6-foot going to be their strength going toe to Sheridan and quarterback Nathan senior (117-14), are making their fifth straight “They have a very sound, stingy toe against our strength to see who Jeffers each topping 1,000. Sheridan, final-four appearance, and this will defense,” Peters said. “On offense, guard, goes to the state championship game. however, was tested for a possible had 21 mark their 24th playoff game in that they ground and pound even more than It doesn’t get much better than that.” concussion last week, and his availabil- stretch. Kirtland is 25-8 in the playoffs. we do. They’re going to try to hold on to points, ity is unknown. seven Top-ranked Fenwick leans on a stout “We just tell the kids, yeah, they’ve the ball for long periods of time, and rebounds, defense allowing just 6.8 points per This will mark Hartley’s fifth state been here, but our job is just to go out we’ve been doing that as well. A big key seven assists and two game. In a 10-3 overtime win over semifinal appearance in six years. and play football like we do every week is going to be which defense is more blocked shots in a 53-45 Clarksville Clinton-Massie in a regional Fenwick, although boasting a long and go 1 and 0,” Grandview coach opportunistic. victory over Westerville final, the Falcons stymied an opponent tradition, has qualified for the playoffs Jason Peters said. “It may sound corny, “We’ve really come around defen- Central. She was 8 of 16 averaging 48.6 points per game. Fen- just twice since 2005. It last made the but we’ve been a one-play-at-a-time, sively the past five or six weeks. We had from the field. wick handed Kettering Alter its only two final four in 1987. one-game-at-a-time team all year. some young kids over there and some losses, allowing the Knights a total of “It’s a dream season type of thing for That’s just the way we are. injuries as well, but we’ve formed an nine points. 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High-school basketball Dublin Coffman 60 / Upper Arlington 48 New Albany Father shows his son that rallies to win Shamrocks in good hands in two OTs By Mark Znidar THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH New Albany 60, Clayton led Reynoldsburg with Northmont 55, 2OT: 17. It was strange to see Joey Rowling had 17 Bryan Patton take a seat points and 16 rebounds Gahanna 97, Briggs 40: near the end of the Dub- for the Eagles, who Nick Ward scored 17 lin Coffman bench before rallied from a 12-point points as Gahanna had tip-off against Upper halftime deficit to beat five players reach dou- Arlington and act like a Northmont on Friday ble figures in a rout spectator. night at the Ohio Valley over visiting Briggs in About 12 feet to his left, Hoops Classic at Wil- nonleague action. father Randy Patton was mington College. shouting instructions to Toby Mayle added 14 Grove City 91, West- the players and working points and Bryson Lon- land 58: Anthony Tyree the officials. don had 13 for New led five Grove City play- “It definitely was weird Albany, which was 14 of ers in double figures at first not hearing (Bryan) 19 from the line while with 16 points as the coaching us,” senior for- Northmont was 2 of 13. Greyhounds ran by ward Christine Szabo said. New Albany missed a Westland in nonleague “He did give us little last shot in regulation, action. Sam Sexton pointers, but RP is the and neither team added 15 for the Grey- coach.” scored in the first over- hounds. Freshman guard Jacy time. Sheldon scored 20 points, Groveport 70, Hamilton Lilly Edwards added 12 Dublin Jerome 51, Township 41: Tyus Fer- and Coffman made 14 of Mason 49: Seve Stavroff guson scored 25 points 15 free throws in the made a lay-up for the and Tre’ Charles-Martin fourth quarter in a 60-48 LEAH KLAFCZYNSKI DISPATCH PHOTOS winning basket with and Lony Francis added victory over Upper Arling- Forward Lilly Edwards of Dublin Coffman hits the floor in a fight for a loose ball in seven seconds left as 12 each as Groveport ton on Friday night on the the first half of the Shamrocks’ game against Upper Arlington. Jerome squeaked past built a 14-point first Golden Bears’ Jim Hamil- Mason at the Ohio quarter lead and beat ton Court. game.” Valley Hoops Classic. host Hamilton Town- It was the Shamrocks’ Bryan Patton scouts, Stavroff led the Celtics ship in nonleague ac- first victory after an open- breaks down video and with 19 points, includ- tion. ing loss to Newark, but it helps with the game plan, ing three three-pointers. was not Randy Patton’s but he misses the daily Colton Irons added Grandview 93, Patriot first win as a head coach. hands-on interaction. 12 points and Zach Academy 40: Jake Bush Randy is running the “This has been an ad- Watson had 10. scored 22 of his 31 team because his son took justment, and game points in the first half, aone-year leave of ab- nights are tough,” he said. Delaware 59, Buckeye and Grandview led by sence to help his wife, “This was not an easy Valley 57, OT: Zach 31 points at halftime in Erin, care for daughter decision. I love basketball. McIntire hit a runner in beating visiting Patriot Claire, who was born on I’ve been in it since I was the lane at the buzzer Academy in nonleague Oct. 29. The couple also in fifth grade. But we were to lift Delaware past action. has 6-year-old Madelyn so blessed with our third visiting Buckeye Valley and 2-year-old Charlotte child. We want to wel- in nonleague action. GIRLS at home. come her to our family the McIntire finished with Pickerington Central Dad was Bryan’s top right way.” 24 points and 10 re- 56, Gahanna 45: Madi- assistant the previous six Patton’s wife works full bounds while Sam Mid- son Green scored 13 seasons. They made it to time in commercial real- ura added 10 points and points and Bexley Wal- the Division I state tour- Coffman coach Randy Patton calls a play from the estate sales. Bryan teaches 18 rebounds for the lace added 12, and host nament in 2014. sideline. He’s filling in this season for son Bryan. advanced-placement Pacers. Grant Kelly led Pickerington Central “I have been with Bryan government and politics Buckeye Valley with (2-0, 1-0) built an 11- every day talking about “We were ready,” Randy time men’s basketball at Coffman. 16 points and made a point halftime lead in the team,” Randy Patton Patton said. “Our plan was coach at Baldwin-Wallace. “What’s great is seeing jumper with five sec- downing Gahanna (1-1, said. “This is my 30th to attack the rim and What did she think the team in great hands onds left in regulation 0-1) in the OCC Ohio. season as a high-school move side to side with the about the coaching with my dad, my best to force overtime. Sam Jenkins led Ga- coach. I looked at Bryan basketball. 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Soccer Crew won’t get defensive, Berhalter says By Shawn Mitchell two highest-scoring extremely happy with the THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH teams in Major League back and forth of the Soccer playing for the fifth game,” midfielder Wil There are no secrets, time in eight months. Trapp said. “But at the not anymore. “There are a lot of mind same time, we took what Only the 90 minutes- NEXT GAME / CREW games,” said Crew for- they were giving us. We plus of the second leg of Opponent: at New York Red ward and MLS MVP final- really pounced upon what an Eastern Conference Bulls ist Kei Kamara, who has is their strength and used finals separates Crew SC When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday scored three times in the it against them. I think we and the New York Red TV: Fox Sports 1 past two games. “They did a good job of breaking Bulls from playing for the Radio: WWCD (102.5 FM), know us well, we know their (high) pressure and greatest grail in American WVKO (103.1 FM, in Spanish) them well. It’s a really creating counterattacks. pro soccer, the MLS Cup. good chess match.” “That’s not typical of us, Come first kick on Sun- New York scored four but what they give, you day, everyone will know goals in two of their 34 take. That’s just smart what is coming. The Red nor any game. There is regular-season games, soccer.” Bulls, trailing 2-0 in the security in attacking, though it won each leg of Smart, too, would be aggregate-score series, danger in defending. a conference semifinal abandoning “the sim- need at least three goals “We think that if we can against D.C. United 1-0. plest, most beautiful to advance outright. Be- get that goal, we’ll be Its three regular-season game in America,” as cause of the away-goals good,” Crew captain and games against the Crew Kamara called Berhalter’s tiebreaker, they will need defender Michael Park- were decided by 2-1 finals, style, if circumstances four goals if the Crew hurst said. “So we’re not with the Red Bulls win- warrant. Berhalter doesn’t scores. going to come defensive. ning twice. believe in winning ugly, a It is the second of those That’s not our style, to Despite shutting out message he has tried to scenarios that Crew coach defend for 90 minutes. It’s New York last Sunday in hammer home to his Gregg Berhalter said he not what we’re good at. … the first leg at Mapfre players. But a miffed would like to see. Berhal- “We’re going to keep Stadium, the Crew played coach, coupled with ad- ter usually keeps his plans passing the ball and pos- both hunter and hunted, vancement, is a compro- close to the vest. Not this sess where we can, but weathering multiple and mise Kamara is willing to week. KYLE ROBERTSON DISPATCH we’d like to do it on their sometimes continuous make. “I think our objective is The Crew’s Kei Kamara, going for a header against the half of the field. The long- nervy moments around “I’ve actually battled simple, and I don’t think Red Bulls, has three goals in the past two games. er the game goes where its goal in both halves. against him a few times it’s a difficult objective,” they’re losing, things will The Red Bulls had more saying that,” Kamara said. he said after a practice want to score a goal, you ourselves in position to open up — and hopefully possession time in the “Sometimes you’ve just this week. “It’s a proactive can’t sit back. It’s counter- advance. I don’t believe we can catch them on a first game — a rarity for a got to find the dirtiest way objective: We want to intuitive. we can do it by being counter and get a goal.” Crew opponent, especial- to win games.” score a goal. It’s as simple “We want to score a passive.” It is part of a cat-and- ly at home. [email protected] as that. And if you say you goal, and we want to put Bunker? 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Assists: Atlanta 25 (Teague 7), Memphis 1 Philadelphia 0 17 .000 10 ⁄2 BOSTON — Crowder 4-8 6-6 17, Johnson 20 (Conley 9). Total fouls: Atlanta 21, lifts Cavs over Hornets 3-8 0-0 6, Sullinger 8-12 2-4 18, Thomas Memphis 25. Technical fouls: Barnes, SOUTHEAST W L PCT GB 9-21 0-0 21, Bradley 6-12 2-2 16, Turner 2-7 Gasol, Memphis Coach Joerger. A: 17,684. Miami 10 5 .667 — 0-0 4, Jerebko 1-7 2-4 4, Lee 5-7 2-2 12, 1 Atlanta 11 7 .611 ⁄2 Olynyk 4-7 0-0 12, Rozier 0-3 0-0 0, Zeller ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 Charlotte 9 7 .563 1 ⁄2 0-3 1-1 1, Hunter 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 42-97 Rockets 116, 76ers 114 1 Orlando 8 8 .500 2 ⁄2 15-19 111. PHILADELPHIA — Covington 7-12 8-9 28, Washington 6 7 .462 3 Cavaliers 95, Hornets 90: Washington 18 18 20 22 — 78 Grant 6-13 3-4 18, Okafor 4-12 3-4 11, LeBron James can’t ex- CENTRAL W L PCT GB Boston 29 25 25 32 — 111 Canaan 9-17 1-3 23, Sampson 3-5 0-0 6, Cleveland 12 4 .750 — Holmes 2-2 0-0 4, McConnell 3-4 0-0 6, 1 plain why he plays so well Indiana 10 5 .667 1 ⁄2 3-point goals: Washington 5-18 (Dudley Thompson 3-8 2-3 10, Stauskas 1-4 1-2 4, Chicago 9 5 .643 2 3-4, Beal 1-2, Sessions 1-3, Humphries 0-1, Pressey 2-6 0-1 4. Totals: 40-83 18-26 114. against Charlotte, but he Detroit 8 8 .500 4 Temple 0-1, Wall 0-2, Porter 0-2, Oubre Jr. HOUSTON — Ariza 4-7 2-2 12, Capela 6-13 sure has a knack for pick- Milwaukee 6 10 .375 6 0-3), Boston 12-33 (Olynyk 4-5, Crowder 1-2 13, Howard 4-7 6-8 14, Beverley 2-4 3-5, Thomas 3-10, Bradley 2-5, Hunter 0-1, 0-0 5, Harden 14-28 16-20 50, Jones 2-5 ing up his game. Western Conference Johnson 0-1, Sullinger 0-1, Jerebko 0-2, 0-0 5, Lawson 2-3 0-0 4, Brewer 1-1 4-5 7, James had 25 points Turner 0-3). Rebounds: Washington 55 Thornton 3-5 0-0 6, Terry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: SOUTHWEST W L PCT GB (Gortat 9), Boston 64 (Sullinger 15). 38-73 29-37 116. and 13 rebounds, extend- San Antonio 13 3 .813 — Assists: Washington 16 (Wall 6), Boston 28 Dallas 9 7 .563 4 (Lee 4). Total fouls: Washington 19, Philadelphia 19 30 31 34 — 114 ing his personal run of 1 Houston 30 26 35 25 — 116 Memphis 9 8 .529 4 ⁄2 Boston 15. Technical fouls: Jerebko, dominance versus host Houston 6 10 .375 7 Thomas. Flagrant Fouls: Humphries. A: 1 3-point goals: Philadelphia 16-35 (Coving- Charlotte by leading New Orleans 4 11 .267 8 ⁄2 18,624. ton 6-9, Canaan 4-10, Grant 3-7, Thompson Cleveland to victory on NORTHWEST W L PCT GB 2-5, Stauskas 1-3, Sampson 0-1), Houston Oklahoma City 11 6 .647 — Heat 97, Knicks 78 11-20 (Harden 6-12, Ariza 2-3, Brewer 1-1, 1 Beverley 1-1, Jones 1-2, Thornton 0-1). Friday night. Utah 7 7 .500 2 ⁄2 MIAMI — Bosh 7-15 5-6 20, Green 8-14 Minnesota 7 8 .467 3 Fouled out: Brewer. Rebounds: Philadel- James’ teams have won 1 5-5 25, Whiteside 1-6 4-6 6, Dragic 3-8 3-3 Denver 6 10 .375 4 ⁄2 phia 37 (Covington 7), Houston 57 (Howard 1 9, Wade 7-17 3-3 17, Winslow 3-7 2-2 9, 23 straight games against Portland 6 10 .375 4 ⁄2 13). Assists: Philadelphia 24 (McConnell 6), McRoberts 1-1 0-1 2, Johnson 2-5 2-2 6, Houston 21 (Harden 8). Total fouls: franchises based in Char- PACIFIC W L PCT GB Haslem 0-1 0-0 0, Richardson 1-2 0-0 3. Philadelphia 24, Houston 21. Technical lotte — both the Hornets Golden State 17 0 1.000 — Totals: 33-76 24-28 97. fouls: Beverley. A: 17,306. L.A. Clippers 7 8 .467 9 NEW YORK — Anthony 4-13 2-2 11, 1 and Bobcats. He played in Phoenix 7 9 .438 9 ⁄2 Porzingis 5-111-2 11, Lopez 1-6 0-0 2, 1 Sacramento 6 10 .375 10 ⁄2 Calderon 2-5 0-0 4, Afflalo 2-7 0-0 4, Spurs 91, Nuggets 80 all but two of those. 1 L.A. Lakers 2 12 .143 13 ⁄2 O’Quinn 1-5 3-4 5, Thomas 1-4 2-2 4, SAN ANTONIO — Leonard 11-18 1-1 25, The four-time MVP said Galloway 3-9 1-3 8, Grant 4-7 0-0 8, Aldridge 4-11 0-0 8, Marjanovic 0-0 2-2 2, Seraphin 5-11 0-0 10, Williams 3-6 2-2 9, Parker 6-7 0-2 13, Green 3-9 0-0 9, he was just happy the Friday’s results Amundson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 32-85 11-15 Anderson 1-3 3-4 5, Mills 4-7 0-0 9, Diaw Cavs could get back to Cleveland 95, Charlotte 90 78. 3-5 0-0 6, West 0-4 2-2 2, Simmons 4-8 .500 on the road, improv- Orlando 114, Milwaukee 90 Miami 26 24 24 23 — 97 3-3 12, McCallum 0-2 0-0 0, Butler 0-1 0-0 Boston 111, Washington 78 New York 27 22 14 15 — 78 0. Totals: 36-75 11-14 91. ing to 4-4 this season. Miami 97, New York 78 DENVER — Gallinari 5-15 4-4 16, Arthur 1-6 Atlanta 116, Memphis 101 3-point goals: Miami 7-17 (Green 4-8, 0-0 2, Jokic 3-4 0-0 6, Mudiay 3-14 3-3 9, James spoke to his Oklahoma City 103, Detroit 87 Richardson 1-2, Winslow 1-3, Bosh 1-4), New Harris 2-4 0-0 5, Barton 5-10 1-2 12, teammates after Cleve- Houston 116, Philadelphia 114 York 3-14 (Galloway 1-2, Williams 1-3, Anthony Hickson 3-6 3-4 9, Nelson 5-10 0-0 12, Indiana 104, Chicago 92 1-3, Porzingis 0-1, Calderon 0-1, Afflalo 0-1, Foye 3-4 0-0 6, Miller 1-3 0-0 3, Papaniko- land’s loss in Toronto on San Antonio 91, Denver 80 Thomas 0-1, O’Quinn 0-2). Rebounds: Miami 53 laou 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 31-77 11-13 80. Wednesday, though he Golden State 135, Phoenix 116 (Whiteside 14), New York 51 (O’Quinn, Minnesota at Sacramento, late Porzingis 8). Assists: Miami 16 (Wade, Bosh, San Antonio 16 30 24 21 — 91 refused to call it a team New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, late McRoberts, Dragic 3), New York 16 (Grant 6). Denver 16 26 17 21 — 80 meeting. Total fouls: Miami 13, New York 24. Technical 3-point goals: San Antonio 8-22 (Green Today’s games fouls: Green. A: 19,812. 3-6, Leonard 2-4, Parker 1-1, Mills 1-4, “I said what I had to Simmons 1-4, Butler 0-1, Aldridge 0-1, say, the guys responded Toronto at Washington ...... 7 p.m. Thunder 103, Pistons 87 McCallum 0-1), Denver 7-20 (Gallinari 2-4, Brooklyn at Cleveland...... 7:30 p.m. Nelson 2-4, Barton 1-3, Harris 1-3, Miller and we got a win,” James NELL REDMOND ASSOCIATED PRESS Atlanta at San Antonio...... 8:30 p.m. DETROIT — Morris 5-13 5-6 17, Ilyasova 3-8 1-3, Foye 0-1, Mudiay 0-1, Papanikolaou said. The Hornets’ goes to the basket against Denver at Dallas...... 8:30 p.m. 2-2 9, Drummond 7-16 1-2 15, Jackson 4-16 0-1). Rebounds: San Antonio 47 (Leonard New Orleans at Utah ...... 9 p.m. 5-6 15, Caldwell-Pope 4-15 3-4 11, Blake 2-8 7), Denver 43 (Gallinari 10). Assists: San Charlotte’s Kemba the Cavs’ , left, and . L.A. Lakers at Portland...... 10 p.m. 0-0 5, Johnson 2-5 0-0 5, Tolliver 2-4 0-0 6, Antonio 22 (Leonard 6), Denver 17 (Harris, Walker, who has been Sacramento at Golden State ...... 10:30 p.m. Baynes 2-5 0-0 4. Totals: 31-90 16-20 87. Foye, Mudiay 3). Total fouls: San Antonio OKLAHOMA CITY — Durant 10-22 10-10 34, 17, Denver 19. Technical foul: San Antonio around for most of the ing layup by Dellavedova. the season, set another Ibaka 7-8 0-0 14, Adams 4-5 0-0 8, defensive three seconds. A: 17,121. Sunday’s games Westbrook 5-14 3-5 14, Roberson 1-3 0-0 2, losses to James, called it Smith extended the lead NBA mark by making 15 Milwaukee at Charlotte...... 2 p.m. Waiters 4-13 0-0 8, Augustin 2-5 1-1 6, frustrating not to be able to four on a three-pointer three-pointers (on 20 Minnesota at L.A. Clippers...... 3:30 p.m. Collison 0-0 0-0 0, Kanter 3-6 8-10 14, Warriors 135, Suns 116 to beat him. The last time from the right wing. attempts) in the first half. Philadelphia at Memphis...... 6 p.m. Morrow 1-3 0-0 3. Totals: 37-79 22-26 103. GOLDEN STATE — Barnes 3-5 1-4 7, Green Phoenix at Toronto ...... 6 p.m. 4-4 4-6 14, Bogut 3-5 1-2 7, Curry 11-20 Detroit at Brooklyn...... 6 p.m. Detroit 31 24 16 16 — 87 James lost to a Charlotte The Hornets cut the Oklahoma City 29 19 28 27 — 103 10-11 41, K.Thompson 6-11 0-0 15, Iguodala team was Feb. 19, 2010, lead to two on Jeremy Rockets 116, 76ers 114: Boston at Orlando ...... 6 p.m. 4-6 0-0 9, Ezeli 3-8 0-2 6, Livingston 0-2 Houston at New York...... 7:30 p.m. 3-point goals: Detroit 9-29 (Morris 2-4, 4-4 4, Barbosa 8-9 0-0 21, Rush 1-4 1-2 4, during his first stint with Lamb’s jumper and had a James Harden had 50 Indiana at L.A. Lakers ...... 9:30 p.m. Tolliver 2-4, Jackson 2-6, Johnson 1-1, Ilyasova Clark 3-7 0-0 7. Totals: 46-81 21-31 135. the Cavaliers. chance to take the lead points, nine rebounds 1-5, Blake 1-6, Caldwell-Pope 0-3), Oklahoma PHOENIX — Tucker 1-4 0-0 2, Morris 4-11 Cavaliers 95, Hornets 90 City 7-24 (Durant 4-9, Augustin 1-3, Westbrook 1-2 11, Bledsoe 9-13 0-1 21, Knight 9-19 2-3 “Down the stretch he with 20 seconds left, but and eight assists, and 1-3, Morrow 1-3, Roberson 0-2, Waiters 0-4). 21, Len 0-2 2-2 2, Price 2-4 0-0 4, Warren CLEVELAND — James 8-20 7-9 25, Love 7-12 makes the plays to win Batum missed a contest- host Houston beat win- Fouled out: Westbrook. Rebounds: Detroit 42 12-16 2-2 28, Teletovic 3-9 2-2 10, Booker 2-2 18, Mozgov 3-9 2-2 8, M. Williams 3-4 0-0 6, (Drummond 7), Oklahoma City 67 (Durant, 2-5 2-4 6, Leuer 0-3 0-0 0, Goodwin 3-5 basketball games. That’s ed three-pointer from the less Philadelphia. Smith 4-10 2-2 11, Thompson 3-7 1-2 7, Adams 13). Assists: Detroit 17 (Blake 7), 5-7 11, Weems 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 45-92 R.Jefferson 4-8 3-6 13, Dellavedova 2-7 2-2 7, Oklahoma City 19 (Durant 5). Total fouls: 16-23 116. what makes him a great top of the key. Harden was 14 of 28 Jones 0-4 0-0 0, Cunningham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: Detroit 21, Oklahoma City 19. Technical fouls: player,” Walker said. Smith was fouled in- from the field and 16 of 20 34-81 19-25 95. Caldwell-Pope, Johnson, Morris, Morrow, Golden State 44 31 28 32 — 135 CHARLOTTE — Hairston 1-5 0-0 2, Ma.Williams Waiters. A: 18,203. Phoenix 27 30 24 35 — 116 Kevin Love had a dou- tentionally and added at the line in his third 3-8 2-2 10, A.Jefferson 5-12 1-2 11, Walker 6-16 5-5 18, Batum 6-13 4-5 17, Zeller 1-2 5-6 7, Lamb 3-point goals: Golden State 22-38 (Curry ble-double at halftime for two free throws with 12.9 career game with 50 or 5-12 1-3 11, Kaminsky 1-4 1-2 3, Lin 3-6 0-0 7, Pacers 104, Bulls 92 9-16, Barbosa 5-5, K.Thompson 3-8, Green the Cavs and finished seconds remaining to more points. He is averag- Hawes 2-2 0-0 4. Totals: 33-80 19-25 90. 2-2, Rush 1-2, Clark 1-2, Iguodala 1-2, Barnes CHICAGO — Snell 2-7 0-0 6, Mirotic 8-14 0-1), Phoenix 10-26 (Bledsoe 3-5, Morris 2-2, with 18 points and 16 make it a two-possession ing 36.2 points in his past Cleveland 23 27 22 23 — 95 7-8 25, Gasol 4-16 1-2 9, Rose 4-16 0-0 10, Warren 2-3, Teletovic 2-5, Knight 1-6, Booker Charlotte 22 30 24 14 — 90 Butler 4-10 6-6 16, Hinrich 3-7 2-2 11, Moore 0-1, Leuer 0-2, Price 0-2). Rebounds: Golden rebounds despite sitting game. Batum missed five games. 3-7 1-2 7, Noah 0-2 0-0 0, Gibson 2-5 0-0 4, State 65 (Green 10), Phoenix 34 (Warren 6). out the fourth quarter. another three-pointer Philadelphia is one loss 3-point goals:Cleveland 8-25 (Love 2-3, McDermott 0-4 0-0 0, Felicio 1-1 0-0 2, Portis Assists: Golden State 32 (Green 10), Phoenix R.Jefferson 2-5, James 2-5, Dellavedova 1-4, 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 32-92 17-20 92. 21 (Bledsoe 7). Total fouls: Golden State 26, Cleveland coach David with 9.2 seconds left, and from matching the New Smith 1-5, Jones 0-3), Charlotte 5-25 INDIANA — Miles 6-12 1-1 16, George 11-24 Phoenix 26. Technical foul: Morris. A: Blatt went with a smaller the Cavs put the game Jersey Nets’ NBA-worst (Ma.Williams 2-6, Lin 1-2, Walker 1-4, Batum 7-7 33, Mahinmi 4-8 7-10 15, G.Hill 3-8 0-1 6, 18,055. 1-7, Kaminsky 0-1, Lamb 0-2, Hairston 0-3). Ellis 5-13 4-6 14, Allen 6-10 0-0 12, Stuckey lineup that included away. mark of 18 losses to open Rebounds: Cleveland 60 (Love 16), Charlotte 2-6 3-4 8, Budinger 0-2 0-0 0, S.Hill 0-1 0-0 Matthew Dellavedova, a season. The Sixers have 46 (Batum, Lamb 8). Assists: Cleveland 17 0, Robinson III 0-0 0-0 0, Young 0-3 0-0 0. DAILY LINE (Dellavedova, James 5), Charlotte 20 Totals: 37-87 22-29 104. , Ri- FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS dropped 27 in a row dat- (Batum, Walker, Lin 4). Total fouls: Cleveland FAVORITE LINEO/U UNDERDOG 22, Charlotte 25. A: 19,093. Chicago 18 24 21 29 — 92 at Cleveland ..... 10 202 ...... Brooklyn chard Jefferson, J.R. Smith ing to last season for the Indiana 30 21 21 32 — 104 Toronto...... 2 207 ..at Washington Warriors 135, Suns 116: 1 1 at San Antonio.. 7 ⁄2 192 ⁄2 ...... Atlanta and James. longest losing streak in 1 scored 41 Magic 114, Bucks 90 3-point goals: Chicago 11-26 (Hinrich 3-4, at Dallas...... 8 ⁄2 OFF ...... Denver Butler 2-4, Mirotic 2-4, Snell 2-4, Rose 2-5, “We felt we had a cer- major U.S. professional MILWAUKEE — Antetokounmpo 7-10 3-3 17, at Utah ...... 6 198 .....New Orleans points in three quarters, Portis 0-1, Gibson 0-1, Gasol 0-1, McDermott 1 1 Parker 4-9 0-0 8, Monroe 3-12 3-4 9, Carter- at Portland...... 7 ⁄2 204 ⁄2...... L.A. Lakers tain lineup that was had a sports history, passing the 0-2), Indiana 8-28 (George 4-10, Miles 3-8, at Golden State. OFF OFF ...... Sacramento working,” Blatt said. “It NFL’s Tampa Bay Bucca- Williams 1-3 1-2 3, Middleton 4-7 4-4 15, Bayless Stuckey 1-1, Young 0-1, S.Hill 0-1, G.Hill 0-2, triple-double and Golden 6-14 0-0 17, Vasquez 1-5 0-0 2, Henson 1-2 6-6 8, Budinger 0-2, Ellis 0-3). Rebounds: Chicago wasn’t a plan going into State beat host Phoenix to neers from 1976 to ‘77. Mayo 1-6 3-3 5, O’Bryant 1-1 0-0 2, Copeland 0-1 56 (Gasol 11), Indiana 64 (Allen, G.Hill 10). SCORING LEADERS the fourth quarter, hon- 0-0 0, Plumlee 1-1 0-0 2, Vaughn 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: Assists: Chicago 21 (Rose, Butler 5), Indiana DOES NOT INCLUDE YESTERDAY’S GAMES extend its NBA-record 31-74 20-22 90. 18 (Ellis 5). Total fouls: Chicago 23, Indiana PLAYER G PTS AVG estly. It was just working Celtics 111, Wizards 78: ORLANDO — Harris 6-10 3-3 19, Frye 3-9 0-0 9, 18. Technical fouls: George, Indiana Curry, GOL 16 514 32.1 start to 18-0. Vucevic 4-8 1-1 9, Payton 10-12 1-1 22, Fournier well for us.” defensive three seconds. A: 18,165. Harden, HOU 15 431 28.7 The Warriors set a fran- , a former 5-12 4-6 17, Napier 1-5 2-3 4, Nicholson 1-7 0-0 3, Westbrook, OKC 16 449 28.1 Oladipo 7-12 3-5 17, Smith 4-4 0-0 8, Gordon 1-2 Walker had 18 points chise mark for three- Ohio State player, had 18 George, IND 14 363 25.9 0-0 2, Dedmon 0-0 0-0 0, Hezonja 0-0 2-2 2, Hawks 116, Grizzlies 101 James, CLE 15 385 25.7 and Nicolas Batum added pointers with 22, one shy points and 15 rebounds in Marble 1-1 0-1 2. Totals: 43-82 16-22 114. ATLANTA — Korver 4-9 2-3 13, Millsap Griffin, LAC 15 381 25.4 17 points and eight re- of the league record. three quarters and Isaiah Milwaukee 22 21 22 25 — 90 6-10 11-13 23, Horford 5-10 4-4 16, Teague Lillard, POR 16 402 25.1 Orlando 22 27 37 28 — 114 5-7 6-6 20, Bazemore 5-9 2-2 14, Patterson Davis, NOR 12 282 23.5 bounds to lead Charlotte. Curry made a season- Thomas scored 21 points, 2-7 3-4 7, Muscala 5-10 0-0 11, Schroder Bledsoe, PHX 14 320 22.9 The Hornets led most leading host Boston over 3-point goals: Milwaukee 8-26 (Bayless 1-8 4-4 7, Hardaway Jr. 1-2 0-0 3, Scott 1-3 Anthony, NYK 16 365 22.8 high 9 of his 16 three- 5-10, Middleton 3-5, Vaughn 0-1, Anteto- 0-0 2. Totals: 35-75 32-36 116. Knight, PHX 15 329 21.9 of the way and took a pointers in his 14th career Washington. kounmpo 0-1, Parker 0-1, Copeland 0-1, MEMPHIS — Je.Green 4-7 2-2 11, Barnes Leonard, SAN 14 305 21.8 76-72 advantage into the Vasquez 0-3, Mayo 0-4), Orlando 12-27 6-12 0-0 15, Gasol 4-9 5-6 13, Conley 4-13 Wiggins, MIN 14 305 21.8 40-point game, five of (Harris 4-5, Frye 3-5, Fournier 3-6, Payton 6-6 16, Allen 3-9 0-0 6, Ja.Green 4-7 1-1 9, Thomas, BOS 15 318 21.2 fourth quarter. them this season. Green Pacers 104, Bulls 92: 1-1, Nicholson 1-4, Gordon 0-1, Oladipo 0-2, Lee 6-10 0-0 14, Chalmers 0-2 3-4 3, Carter Butler, CHI 13 274 21.1 But the Cavaliers rallied Paul George scored 33 Napier 0-3). Rebounds: Milwaukee 44 4-10 2-2 14, Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 35-80 DeRozan, TOR 16 333 20.8 had 14 points, 10 re- (Monroe 8), Orlando 46 (Nicholson 7). 19-21 101. Lowry, TOR 16 329 20.6 to take an 87-86 lead with bounds and 10 assists. points, C.J. Miles 16 and Assists: Milwaukee 20 (Antetokounmpo, Lopez, BRO 15 302 20.1 a little more than six host Indiana beat Chica- Middleton, Mayo 4), Orlando 30 (Payton Atlanta 29 24 32 31 — 116 Beal, WAS 9 180 20.0 • The Warriors, in their 10). Total fouls: Milwaukee 20, Orlando 18. Memphis 36 22 24 19 — 101 McCollum, POR 16 319 19.9 minutes left behind a highest-scoring game of go for its season-high Technical fouls: Milwaukee defensive Love, CLE 15 293 19.5 three-pointer and a driv- fourth straight win. three seconds. A: 16,317. 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BIG NIGHT FOR SID TONIGHT’S GAME Penguins center Sidney Crosby had his first two-goal game of the at St. Louis Blues season and tied a career high with nine shots on Wednesday in 8 p.m. / TV: Fox Sports Ohio a 4-3 overtime victory at St. Louis. Crosby had never scored Radio: WBNS-FM (97.1) NHL against the Blues and has now scored against every NHL team. Follow the Jackets online at BlueJacketsXtra.com.

Blue Jackets notebook GAME DAY SCORECARD -prone Prout gets Blue Jackets at a glance " Past 10 games: 6-4-0* " Power play: 19.0 percent (17th in NHL)* scratched against Penguins " Penalty kill: 81.9 percent (10th) * " Injury update: D Cody Goloubef (broken jaw), D Fedor By Shawn Mitchell cer Jeff Rimer during the burg) on the back end who training camp and a Tyutin (broken nose), RW Jared Boll (foot), RW David Clar- THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH team’s 2-1 victory on has seen me a little bit and strong start to his first kson (back) and RW Rene Bourque (upper body) are out. Wednesday at the New knows what I bring. I’m season in North America. If it wasn’t clear that Jersey Devils. just going to bring what I He has five goals and six *-does not include last night’s game coach John Tortorella had Tortorella called it an bring and be excited to be assists in 17 games for the Probable lines seen enough of his team “inconceivable” statistic. back in the NHL again.” Monsters and is tied for POS NO PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM taking questionable penal- Prout committed two Prout had taken seven the team lead in points LW 38 Boone Jenner 23 11 5 16 -7 18 ties on Wednesday, it high-sticking infractions minor penalties, the most and tied for second in C19Ryan Johansen 2141216-416 certainly was on Friday against the Devils, in- among Blue Jackets defen- goals. RW 71 Nick Foligno 23 1 9 10 -10 21 night. cluding a double-minor. semen, entering Friday’s LW 11 Matt Calvert 23 3 0 3 -3 18 Tortorella made a He was benched by Torto- game. His 1:18 penalty Full house C 17 Brandon Dubinsky 17 4 7 11 1 8 healthy scratch of defense- rella during the second minutes per game average Blue Jackets captain RW 13 Cam Atkinson 22 5 9 14 0 2 man Dalton Prout against period and was scratched trailed only enforcer Jared Nick Foligno and his fam- LW 43 Scott Hartnell 23 9 7 16 -8 31 the at for the fifth time in seven Boll (1:30) and fourth-line ily played host to almost C25William Karlsson22325-100 Nationwide Arena, choos- games on Friday. forward Gregory Campbell 30 teammates, friends and RW 20 Brandon Saad 22 9 6 15 -2 10 ing to give Justin Falk his Falk was acquired from (1:23), though both had family on , LW 9 Gregory Campbell 23 2 3 5 -1 32 first NHL minutes of the Minnesota in a trade last taken fewer minors than including defenseman C41Alexander Wennberg11101-20 RW 21 Kerby Rychel 7 0 3 3 2 9 season. Falk, recalled on season that sent veteran Prout. Cody Goloubef. Tuesday from the minor- Jordan Leopold to the Goloubef has a broken D7Jack Johnson23246-108 league Lake Erie Monsters, Wild. He had two goals, 17 Hello, Hannikainen jaw, and his mouth is D58David Savard 2301010-923 played on the third pair assists and 134 penalty The Blue Jackets re- wired shut. D27Ryan Murray 23281018 with fellow recent call-up minutes in 147 NHL games called left wing Markus “My wife made him D4Kevin Connauton17033417 Andrew Bodnarchuk. before Friday. He has two Hannikainen from Lake some soup just so he D2Andrew Bodnarchuk2000-12 “We need to have some goals, two assists and 24 Erie, giving the Jackets an could be a part of it,” D44Justin Falk —————— discipline,” Tortorella said, penalty minutes in 17 extra forward in advance Foligno said. Team totals 2357 99 156 -15 307 citing the Jackets’ standing games for Lake Erie this of back-to-back games The highlight of the day? Opponent totals 23 72 119 191 15 288 as the NHL team with the season. against the Penguins and “Everybody was in a Tonight’s goaltender most games (eight) in “It’s a fresh start with a at the St. Louis Blues to- food coma by 7, so every- which they have been new head coach,” Falk night. one was gone by then,” NO GOALTENDER W L OT SO GA GAA SA SV% short-handed five or more said of being recalled. Hannikainen, a 22-year- Foligno joked. 72 Sergei Bobrovsky 9 10 0 1 52 2.92 537 .903 times, a statistic noted by “Fortunately for me, I’ve old Finn, signed as a free [email protected] Team totals 914 0 1 72 3.13 686 .895 Fox Sports Ohio announ- got (assistant Craig Harts- agent in April, had a strong @smitchcd Opponent totals 14 9 0 2 57 2.48 670 .915

" Also on the active roster: G Curtis McElhinney, D Dalton Prout, LW Markus Hannikainen.

Arace chances, power plays, part of, and you look for- come in here. It was a blocked shots, fights, ward to them on the cal- good game. I thought both St. Louis Blues at a glance FROM PAGE D1 scrums — it was a little bit endar.” teams played well, but I of everything. We wouldn’t Johansen, by the way, thought we deserved to " Past 10 games: 5-3-2 pucks hitting the referees expect anything less was a battering force all win.” " Power play: 18.1 percent (20th in NHL) in the helmet — three against the Pens. That’s the night. The game had 68 shots, times — by accident. It way it always is when we In terms of skating, 19 blocked shots, 55 hits, " Penalty kill: 85.0 percent (third) had Brandon Dubinsky plays those guys.” winning battles, playing 75 faceoffs and 34 penalty " Injury update: LW Jaden Schwartz (broken ankle) and LW cross-checking Sidney Dubinsky, during a sound team defense and minutes. It had more Patrik Berglund (shoulder) are out. Crosby in the neck, maybe net-front battle, laid his generating offense — have face-washing than the not by accident. stick on Crosby’s neck and we forgotten anything? — Macy’s makeup counter. It It had Evgeni Malkin put him down late in the this might have been the had more yapping than a Probable lines throwing haymakers at second period. Dubinsky best performance to date roomful of Chihuahuas. POS NO PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM Jack Johnson — while and Crosby have a history for the Jackets. Atkinson’s goal blew the LW 20 Alexander Steen 23 8 11 19 4 20 Johnson’s arms were held —Dubinsky loves playing The packed house was roof off the joint. It led to a C26Paul Stastny 725732 by a linesman. So, it had against Crosby, a takeaway intermittently titillated congratulatory, collapsing RW 91 Vladimir Tarasenko 22 13 9 22 4 8 dancing bears. from when Dubinsky was and frustrated, as the scrum along a sidewall. LW 56 Magnus Paajarvi 11 1 1 2 -1 2 It also had overtime, a with the New York Rang- Jackets were, by Pittsburgh I’m not sure if the Nick C12Jori Lehtera 233811512 first for the Blue Jackets ers. The love has moved on goaltender Marc-Andre Foligno-Bobrovsky hug RW 10 Scottie Upshall 17 3 0 3 -1 10 this season. It had a come- to Columbus; Dubinsky Fleury. He stopped all was made, but no matter. LW 15 Robby Fabbri 17 4 2 6 -1 0 back victory for the home shut down Crosby when manner of chances, in- Bob skated across the ice C42David Backes235611123 team, a rarity for the Jack- the Jackets and Penguins cluding some hot deflec- and threw himself on top RW 36 Troy Brouwer 23 5 8 13 2 25 ets this season. It had a met in the playoffs in 2014. tions. When Malkin finally of the pile. It sufficed. LW 9Steve Ott 17 0 2 2 -1 32 C93Scott Gomez 16178-32 packed house at Nation- Crosby was not happy beat Sergei Bobrovsky with “Big rivalry,” Bobrovsky RW 23 Dmitrij Jaskin 22 1 4 5 -1 10 wide Arena, another rarity. with Dubinsky. Penguins apower-play goal at 9:15 said. “Our team played In fact, it was the first general manager Jim of the third period, there unbelievable. I was hap- D19Jay Bouwmeester23156010 D27Alex Pietrangelo232911-24 sellout since the opener. Rutherford and coach was a feeling that 1-0 py.” The Jackets beat the Mike Johnston proffered might win it. Perhaps this was a semi- D4Carl Gunnarsson23134612 D22Kevin Shattenkirk132810-28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 that Dubinsky should have The Jackets didn’t feel nal game for the Jackets. before an announced gotten more than a two- that way. They came right They are still digging out D55Colton Parayko215712108 crowd of 18,205 on Friday minute minor. Thus, more back with a goal — Johan- of a deep, dark hole, but D41Robert Bortuzzo14101122 night. Cam Atkinson texture has been added to sen, from a wicked angle they are beginning to Team totals 2361 104 165 4 255 scored the winning goal at the personal, and the —lessthan three minutes string victories together, Opponent totals 23 57 92 149 -4 218 2:42 of overtime. Dubinsky teams’, rivalry. later. The goal was re- and they are losing their Tonight’s goaltender assisted to put an end to a “I could tell during viewed, of course, but it fragility. This victory, in Duby kind of game. warm-ups that we had a stood. particular, had hair on it. NO GOALTENDER W L OT SO GA GAA SA SV% “That’s the way it always different atmosphere “I know it was a differ- 34 Jake Allen 10 4 2 3 34 2.10 473 .928 is against these guys,” here,” Jackets center Ryan ent building,” Jackets Michael Arace is a sports Team totals 14 6 3 3 57 2.44 664 .914 • Dubinsky said. “They’re Johansen said. “You could coach John Tortorella said. reporter for The Dispatch. Opponent totals 6 11 3 2 61 2.61 697 .912 hard-fought games. Both just feel it. These are the “I guess this is what hap- [email protected] " Also on the active roster:GBrian Elliott, D Joel Edmundson, C Kyle Brodziak, RW Ryan Reaves. teams create scoring games you want to be a pens when the Penguins @MichaelArace1 !! THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH SPORTS DISPATCH.COM D11

Around the NHL Bruins top Rangers; winning streak at five ASSOCIATED PRESS Nash and J.T. Miller troit. Kronwall was Byfuglien had a goal and his sixth straight victory. were the most to open a scored for the Rangers, stripped in front of his an , Connor Helle- shootout since the tie- Bruins 4, Rangers 3: and Lundqvist finished net 10 seconds into the buyck made 14 saves to Sabres 4, Hurricanes 1: breaker was introduced in Ryan Spooner and David with 30 saves. extra period, but Henrik win his NHL debut and Chad Johnson made 27 the 2005-06 season. Krejci scored 2:03 apart Miller’s power-play goal Zetterberg and Dylan visiting Winnipeg spoiled saves, Jack Eichel got his late in the third period to 9:28 into the third period Larkin were able to tie up left wing Zach Parise’s eighth goal of the season Flyers 3, Predators 2, OT: help host Boston defeat gave the Rangers a 3-2 the play without allowing return from a knee injury and host Buffalo ended a Shayne Gostisbehere had New York on Friday. lead with Brad Marchand a shot. The puck bounced by defeating Minnesota. six-game losing streak. a power-play goal with 52 Tuukka Rask had 24 sitting in the penalty box loose, and Larkin led a The Jets won their first seconds left in overtime saves for the Bruins, who for Boston after being 2-on-1 rush, with Kron- road game in their past Canadiens 3, Devils 2, to lift host Philadelphia, extended their winning called for goalie interfe- wall one-timing a pass seven tries. The Wild has SO: Alex Galchenyuk and which won for just the streak to a season-high rence. He made contact past Cam Talbot for his just one victory in its past Sven Andrighetto scored fourth time in 16 games. five games in a wild fin- with Lundqvist while first goal of the season. six games. Parise was in regulation and again in ish. skating across the crease. Minnesota’s leading the shootout, and visiting Stars 3, Canucks 2, SO: Spooner’s power-play Boston coach Claude Blackhawks 3, Ducks 2, scorer when he suffered a Montreal rallied from a Tyler Seguin scored on goal with 3:46 left to play Julien felt Lundqvist em- OT: Former Blue Jacket sprained ligament on two-goal deficit to earn the first shot of the shoot- tied it at 3, and then Krej- bellished the contact and scored Nov. 5. its fourth straight victory. out, Antti Niemi stopped ci struck again for the was livid with the call, 1:53 into overtime and all three Vancouver at- Bruins on a deflected slap which ended up leading visiting Chicago rallied Capitals 4, Lightning 2: Panthers 3, Islanders 2, tempts after making 34 shot that beat Henrik to the go-ahead goal on from a two-goal deficit in Jason Chimera got a pow- SO: The teams traded saves in regulation and Lundqvist with 1:43 re- Keith Yandle’s slap shot the final minutes of regu- er-play goal and had an goals in the first four overtime for host Dallas. maining. from the point. Miller was lation. Marian Hossa and assist during another rounds of the shootout Patrice Bergeron and in front of Rask and was Duncan Keith got power- man advantage to lead before Alexsander Barkov Coyotes 2, Flames 1, OT: Brett Connolly also credited with the goal. play goals in the final 1:41 host Washington. Alex got the deciding goal and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Bruins, of regulation, and Brent Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie Roberto Luongo stopped scored in overtime, Mike who won their third Red Wings 4, Oilers 3, Seabrook assisted on all also had power-play goals Brock Nelson’s attempt to Smith stopped 25 shots straight at home. OT: Niklas Kronwall three goals. for the Capitals, who have secure the victory for host and host Arizona gave Oscar Lindberg, former scored 26 seconds into won four straight. Braden Florida. coach Dave Tippett his Blue Jackets captain Rick overtime to lift host De- Jets 3, Wild 1: Dustin Holtby made 32 saves in The nine straight goals 500th career victory.

STANDINGS SUMMARIES Eastern Conference Bruins 4, Rangers 1 Capitals 4, Lightning 2 Canadiens 3, Devils 2, SO Stars 3, Canucks 2, SO Atlantic GP W L OT PT GF GA HOME AWAY DIV N.Y. Rangers 021—3Tampa Bay 0 0 2 — 2 Montreal 0 1 1 0 — 3 Vancouver 0110—2 Montreal 24 18 4 2 38 86 53 9-2-1 9-2-1 7-0-1 Boston 112—4Washington 1 2 1 — 4 New Jersey 0200—2Dallas 1 1 0 0 — 3 Ottawa 22 12 5 5 29 73 64 5-3-4 7-2-1 4-2-1 FIRST PERIOD: Scoring — 1, Boston, FIRST PERIOD: Scoring — 1, Washington, Montreal won shootout 2-1 Dallas won shootout 1-0 Boston 22 13 8 1 27 73 64 5-6-1 8-2-0 6-3-0 Bergeron 8 (Krug), 14:15. Penalties — Ovechkin 12 (Chimera, Kuznetsov), 7:09 (pp). FIRST PERIOD: Penalties — Stempniak, NJ FIRST PERIOD: Scoring — 1, Dallas, C.Miller, Bos (hooking), 10:18. Penalties — Hedman, TB (high-sticking), (interference), 5:10; Smith-Pelly, Mon (interference), Ja.Benn 17 (Sharp, Seguin), 15:27 (pp). Detroit 23 12 8 3 27 55 58 6-5-2 6-3-1 6-3-1 SECOND: Scoring — 2, N.Y. Rangers, 5:17; Callahan, TB (roughing), 14:43; Latta, 11:44. Penalties — Roussel, Dal (interference), Tampa Bay 24 11 10 3 25 57 55 6-4-1 5-6-2 4-5-1 Lindberg 8 (J.Miller, Fast), 2:10. 3, N.Y. Rangers, Was (roughing), 14:43; Callahan, TB SECOND: Scoring — 1, New Jersey, Henrique 11 1:07; Ja.Benn, Dal, double minor (high- Nash 8 (McDonagh), 5:15. 4, Boston, Connolly 5 (tripping), 17:30. (Moore, Stempniak), 1:09. 2, New Jersey, sticking), 6:22; D.Sedin, Van (tripping), 14:10. Florida 22 9 9 4 22 58 58 6-5-2 3-4-2 3-2-0 (C.Miller, J.Hayes), 9:34 (pp). Penalties — SECOND: Scoring — 2, Washington, Stempniak 5 (Cammalleri, Elias), 9:06 (pp). 3, SECOND: Scoring — 2, Vancouver, D.Sedin Buffalo 23 9 12 2 20 50 61 5-8-1 4-4-1 3-6-0 McIlrath, NYR, served by Kreider, minor-major- Chimera 6 (Kuznetsov, Niskanen), 18:03 (pp). Montreal, Andrighetto 2 (Eller), 15:17. Penalties — 11 (Hansen), 3:10; 3. Dallas, Spezza 9 misconduct (instigator, fighting), 8:06; Beleskey, 3, Washington, Johansson 4 (Carlson, Gelinas, NJ (interference), 2:06; Subban, Mon (Klingberg, Sharp), 11:52 (pp). Penalties — Toronto 22 7 10 5 19 51 62 3-4-3 4-6-2 0-4-4 Bos, major (fighting), 8:06; Boston bench, Schmidt), 19:18. Penalties — Coburn, TB (tripping), 8:15; Pateryn, Mon (holding), 9:28. Sbisa, Van (interference), 7:34; Baertschi, served by Connolly (too many men), 17:02. (delay of game), 16:05. THIRD: Scoring — 4, Montreal, Galchenyuk 5 Van (tripping), 11:25; Sceviour, Dal (in- Metro GP W L OT PT GF GA HOME AWAY DIV THIRD: Scoring — 5, N.Y. Rangers, J.Miller 4 THIRD: Scoring — 4, Washington, Oshie 6 (Pacioretty, Markov), 11:14. Penalty — Josefson, NJ terference), 19:54. (Yandle, Klein), 9:28 (pp). 6, Boston, Spooner (Backstrom, Carlson), 5:16 (pp). 5, Tampa (tripping), 7:53. THIRD: Scoring — 4. Vancouver, H.Sedin 8 N.Y. Rangers 23 16 5 2 34 70 47 10-2-1 6-3-1 4-0-2 5(Eriksson, Krug), 16:14 (pp). 7, Boston, Krejci Bay, Boyle 5 (Callahan, J.Brown), 10:49. 6, OVERTIME: Penalties — Andrighetto, Mon (D.Sedin, Vrbata), 15:50 (pp). Penalties — Washington 22 16 5 1 33 71 49 10-3-1 6-2-0 4-2-0 9, 18:17. Penalties — Brassard, NYR Tampa Bay, Hedman 2 (Namestnikov), 12:45. (holding), 2:24; Gelinas, NJ (hooking), 3:24. Goligoski, Dal (delay of game), 6:36; (tripping), 3:22; Marchand, Bos (goaltender Penalties — Sustr, TB (hooking), 4:00; SHOOTOUT: — Montreal 2 (Galchenyuk G, Burrows, Van (high-sticking), 7:08; Hemsky, Pittsburgh 22 13 8 1 27 50 51 8-4-0 5-4-1 1-2-1 interference), 7:59; Fast, NYR (holding), 14:54. Ovechkin, Was (slashing), 15:16; Johansson, Desharnais NG, Pacioretty NG, Eller NG, Andrighet- Dal (interference), 13:20; Ja.Benn, Dal N.Y. Islanders 23 11 8 4 26 64 57 7-4-2 4-4-2 3-0-2 Shots on goal: N.Y. Rangers 7-10-10—27. Was (delay of game), 19:48. to G), New Jersey 1 (Cammalleri NG, Josefson G, (tripping), 14:55. Stempniak NG, Henrique NG, Elias NG). OVERTIME: Penalty — Vancouver bench, New Jersey 22 11 9 2 24 53 55 5-5-2 6-4-0 4-4-0 Boston 12-11-11—34. Power plays: N.Y. Shots on goal: Tampa Bay 9-5-20—34. Rangers 1 of 3; Boston 2 of 3. Goalies: N.Y. Washington 18-13-6—37. Power plays: Shots on goal: Montreal 5-9-8-5—27. New Jersey served by Hansen (too many men), 2:31. Philadelphia 23 8 10 5 21 42 65 5-4-3 3-6-2 3-3-0 Rangers, Lundqvist 12-5-2 (34 shots-30 saves). Tampa Bay 0 of 2; Washington 3 of 4. 9-13-4-1—27. Power plays: Montreal 0 of 4; New SHOOTOUT: Vancouver 0 (Burrows NG, Vrbata NG, Higgins NG), Dallas 1 (Seguin G, Carolina 23 8 11 4 20 47 66 4-5-3 4-6-1 1-2-2 Boston, Rask 8-7-1 (27-24). A: 17,565. T: 2:33. Goalies: Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 2-3-0 (37 Jersey 1 of 4. Goalies: Montreal, Condon 8-2-2 (27 shots-33 saves). Washington, Holtby 14-4-0 shots-25 saves). New Jersey, Schneider 10-6-2 Spezza NG, Ja.Benn NG). Columbus 24 10 14 0 20 59 73 4-7-0 6-7-0 4-4-0 (34-32). A: 18,506. T: 2:38. (27-25). A: 16,514. T: 2:46. Shots on goal: Vancouver 14-7-13-2—36. Flyers 3, Predators 2, OT Dallas 8-6-5-6—25. Power plays: Vancouver 1 of 7; Dallas 2 of 5. Goalies: Vancouver, Nashville 1010—2Blackhawks 3, Ducks 2, OT Red Wings 4, Oilers 3, OT Western Conference Miller 7-7-6 (25 shots-23 saves). Dallas, Philadelphia 1011—3 Niemi 9-4-0 (36-34). A: 18,532. T: 2:41. Chicago 0 0 2 1 — 3 Edmonton 0210—3 Central GP W L OT PT GF GA HOME AWAY DIV FIRST PERIOD: Scoring — 1, Nashville, Anaheim 1 1 0 0 — 2 Detroit 0 3 0 1 — 4 Dallas 23 18 5 0 36 81 59 9-3-0 9-2-0 2-1-0 Forsberg 3 (Ribeiro, Neal), 1:44. 2, Philadel- Coyotes 2, Flames 1, OT St. Louis 23 14 6 3 31 62 57 6-2-2 8-4-1 5-2-0 phia, Del Zotto 1 (B.Schenn, Giroux), 4:00. FIRST PERIOD: Scoring — 1, Anaheim, FIRST PERIOD: Penalties — Hendricks, Edm Penalties — Read, Phi (hooking), 6:53; Cogliano 3 (Hagelin, Fowler), 1:02. Penalties (roughing), 7:00; Larkin, Det (hooking), 8:35; Eberle, Calgary 0100—1 Nashville 22 12 6 4 28 58 56 7-1-2 5-5-2 2-2-0 Voracek, Phi (holding), 15:38. — Maroon, Ana (interference), 10:09; Edm (holding), 19:12. Arizona 0101—2 Chicago 23 13 8 2 28 65 59 8-2-1 5-6-1 1-2-1 SECOND: Penalty — Wilson, Nas (tripping), Vatanen, Ana (holding), 12:24; Toews, Chi SECOND: Scoring — 1, Detroit, Nyquist 8 (Green, 14:11. (roughing), 18:35; Kesler, Ana (roughing), Tatar), 5:11. 2, Detroit, Tatar 8 (Nyquist, Ericsson), FIRST PERIOD: Penalties — Murphy, Ari Minnesota 21 11 7 3 25 60 57 8-3-0 3-4-3 5-3-2 THIRD: Scoring — 3, Philadelphia, McDo- 18:35. 12:07. 3, Edmonton, Pakarinen 2 (Lander, Purcell), (hooking), 10:58; Ferland, Cal (charging), Winnipeg 24 11 11 2 24 64 75 5-4-1 6-7-1 3-6-0 nald 1 (Medvedev, Laughton), 4:57. 4, SECOND: Scoring — 2, Anaheim, Stewart 4 15:17. 4, Edmonton, Sekera 2 (Letestu, Pouliot), 13:58; Duclair, Ari (interference), 18:00. Nashville, Fisher 4 (Forsberg, Josi), 19:40. (Lindholm, Kesler), 7:34. Penalties — Stoner, 17:44 (pp). 5, Detroit, Larkin 9 (Zetterberg), 19:24. SECOND: Scoring — 1. Arizona, Hanzal 5 Colorado 22 8 13 1 17 63 67 2-6-1 6-7-0 2-1-0 Penalties — Jackman, Nas, major (fighting), Ana (hooking), 3:10; Shaw, Chi (slashing), Penalty — Glendening, Det (interference), 16:46. (Rieder), :29; 2. Calgary, Giordano 5 10:25; McDonald, Phi, major (fighting), 10:25. 5:28; Hjalmarsson, Chi (holding), 19:52. THIRD: Scoring — 6, Edmonton, Pakarinen 3, (Gaudreau, Hudler), 16:40 (pp). Penalties — Pacific GP W L OT PT GF GA HOME AWAY DIV OVERTIME: Scoring — 5, Philadelphia, THIRD: Scoring — 3, Chicago, Hossa 4 8:45. Murphy, Ari (tripping), 9:09; Stone, Ari Los Angeles 22 13 8 1 27 55 48 7-5-0 6-3-1 3-4-0 Gostisbehere 3 (Giroux, Voracek), 4:08 (pp). (Keith, Seabrook), 18:19 (pp). 4, Chicago, OVERTIME: Scoring — 7, Detroit, Kronwall (hooking), 15:10. Penalties — Nashville bench, served by Keith 4 (Seabrook, Kane), 19:33. Penalties 1 (Larkin, Zetterberg), :26. San Jose 22 13 9 0 26 61 56 3-6-0 10-3-0 2-2-0 THIRD: Penalties — Russell, Cal (hooking), Hodgson (too many men), 2:40. — Shaw, Chi (tripping), 4:54; Getzlaf, Ana Shots on goal: Edmonton 4-11-9-0—24. 1:00; Ekman-Larsson, Ari (cross-checking), Arizona 22 12 9 1 25 61 62 5-4-0 7-5-1 7-1-0 Shots on goal: Nashville 12-10-12-1—35. (tripping), 17:53. Detroit 9-16-6-1—32. Power plays: Edmonton 1 2:46; Murphy, Ari (high-sticking), 4:54; OVERTIME: Scoring — 5, Chicago, Anisimov Vancouver 24 9 8 7 25 69 65 3-4-3 6-4-4 4-0-2 Philadelphia 10-10-10-6—36. Power plays: of 2; Detroit 0 of 2. Goalies: Edmonton, Talbot Brodie, Cal (cross-checking), 16:36; Nashville 0 of 2; Philadelphia 1 of 2. Goalies: 10 (Seabrook), 1:53. 3-8-1 (32 shots-28 saves). Detroit, Howard Ekman-Larsson, Ari (boarding), 16:36. Anaheim 24 8 11 5 21 47 65 5-3-4 3-8-1 2-3-3 Nashville, Rinne 10-5-4 (36 shots-33 saves). Shots on goal: Chicago 9-14-7-2—32. 6-4-1 (24-21). A: 20,027. T: 2:27. OVERTIME: Scoring — 3. Arizona, Ekman- Calgary 23 8 13 2 18 54 82 5-5-0 3-8-2 2-3-1 Philadelphia, Neuvirth 5-3-1 (35-33). A: Anaheim 8-8-9-0—25. Power plays: Chicago 1 Larsson 5 (Richardson, Domi), 4:20. 19,818.T: 2:41. of 4; Anaheim 0 of 3. Goalies: Chicago, Shots on goal: Calgary 12-9-4-1—26. Edmonton 23 7 14 2 16 59 72 4-5-1 3-9-1 3-4-0 Crawford 11-6-1 (25 shots-23 saves). Anaheim, Panthers 3, Islanders 2, SO Arizona 8-5-5-3—21. Power plays: Calgary 1 Gibson 1-1-1 (32-29). A: 17,174. T: 2:43. of 6; Arizona 0 of 2. Goalies: Calgary, Ramo Jets 3, Wild 1 N.Y. Islanders 0 0 2 0 — 2 6-8-1 (21 shots-19 saves). Arizona, M.Smith Florida 1100—310-5-1 (26-25). A: 11,495. T: 2:32. Winnipeg 012—3Sabres 4, Hurricanes 1 Florida won shootout 5-4 Minnesota 001—1 SCORES SCHEDULE Carolina 0 1 0 — 1 FIRST PERIOD: Scoring — 1, Florida, Pirri 4 FIRST PERIOD: Penalties — Peluso, Wpg, Buffalo 1 2 1 — 4 (Jagr, Gudbranson), 8:38. major (fighting), 2:14; Gabriel, Min, major SECOND: Scoring — 2, Florida, Jokinen 6 DAILY LINE Friday’s results Today’s games (fighting), 2:14; Perreault, Wpg (slashing), FIRST PERIOD: Scoring — 1, Buffalo, (Trocheck), 4:42. Penalties — Grabovski, NYI Columbus 2, Pittsburgh 1, OT Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers...... 1:30 p.m. 8:27; Dumba, Min (unsportsmanlike Gorges 1 (Ristolainen, J.McGinn), 8:57. (hooking), 6:19. Because of technical problems, the daily line Montreal 3, New Jersey 2, SO Washington at Toronto...... 7 p.m. conduct), 8:27; Stuart, Wpg (roughing, Penalties — Nash, Car (interference), 19:17; THIRD: Scoring — 3, N.Y. Islanders, Strome 2 (de for today’s NHL games was not available. Florida 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO New Jersey at Montreal...... 7 p.m. slashing), 13:16; Carter, Min (roughing), Kane, Buf (high-sticking), 19:17. Haan, Zidlicky), 5:36. 4, N.Y. Islanders, Bailey 4 Boston 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay ...... 7 p.m. 13:16; Brodin, Min (hooking), 17:29. SECOND: Scoring — 2, Carolina, Rask 7 (Nielsen, Zidlicky), 8:39. Penalties — Martin, NYI Philadelphia 3, Nashville 2, OT Edmonton at Pittsburgh...... 7 p.m. SECOND: Scoring — 1, Winnipeg, Perreault (E.Staal, Lindholm), 4:59. 3, Buffalo, Eichel 8, (roughing), 14:25; Cizikas, NYI (roughing), 14:25; Winnipeg 3, Minnesota 1 Columbus at St. Louis ...... 8 p.m. 3 (Byfuglien, Wheeler), 16:26 (pp). Penalties 12:24. 4, Buffalo, Gionta 2 (Moulson), 19:37. MacKenzie, Fla (roughing), 14:25; Petrovic, Fla GOALS LEADERS Chicago 3, Anaheim 2, OT Buffalo at Nashville...... 8 p.m. — Zucker, Min (elbowing), 15:45. Penalties — Nordstrom, Car (high-sticking), (roughing), 14:25; Florida bench, served by Brickley DOES NOT INCLUDE YESTERDAY’S GAMES Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2 Dallas at Minnesota ...... 8 p.m. THIRD: Scoring — 2, Winnipeg, Byfuglien 7 1:24; Bogosian, Buf (interference), 10:16. (too many men), 18:35. Buffalo 4, Carolina 1 Winnipeg at Colorado ...... 10 p.m. PLAYER, TEAM GP G (Lowry, Burmistrov), 2:24. 3, Minnesota, THIRD: Scoring — 5, Buffalo, Legwand 2 SHOOTOUT: — N.Y. Islanders 4 (Nielsen G, Okposo Jamie Benn, Dallas ...... 22 16 Detroit 4, Edmonton 3, OT Ottawa at Arizona ...... 10 p.m. Carter 3 (Porter, Brodin), 9:09. 4, Winnipeg, (J.McGinn, Schaller), 6:36. Penalties — G, Tavares G, Bailey G, Nelson NG), Florida 5 (Pirri Dallas 3, Vancouver 2, SO Calgary at San Jose ...... 10 p.m. Patrick Kane, Chicago...... 22 13 Ehlers 5 (Thorburn), 17:00. Penalties — Deslauriers, Buf (hooking), 10:09. G, Trocheck G, Bjugstad G, Huberdeau G, Barkov Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis...... 22 13 Arizona 2, Calgary 1, OT Chicago at Los Angeles ...... 10:30 p.m. Granlund, Min (hooking), 19:46. G). Shots on goal: Carolina 11-12-5—28. Buffalo Max Pacioretty, Montreal...... 23 12 Shots on goal: Winnipeg 11-6-12—29. 3-11-7—21. Power plays: Carolina 0 of 2; Shots on goal: N.Y. Islanders 9-6-9-1—25. Florida Joe Pavelski, San Jose...... 22 12 Thursday’s results Sunday’s game Minnesota 3-7-5—15. Power plays: Winnipeg 1 Buffalo 0 of 1. Goalies: Carolina, Ward 7-7-3 11-7-5-4—27. Power plays: N.Y. Islanders 0 of 1; Tyler Seguin, Dallas...... 22 12 • No games scheduled Florida at Detroit ...... 2 p.m. of 3; Minnesota 0 of 1. Goalies: Winnipeg, (14 shots-11 saves), Lack (0:00 third, 7-6). Florida 0 of 1. Goalies: N.Y. Islanders, Halak 6-4-2 Matt Duchene, Colorado ...... 22 11 Hellebuyck 1-0-0 (15 shots-14 saves). Minneso- Buffalo, Johnson 5-7-1 (28-27). A: 18,052. T: (27 shots-25 saves). Florida, Luongo 7-8-3 (25-23). Boone Jenner, Columbus...... 23 11 ta, Dubnyk 11-7-2 (29-26). A: 19,055. T: 2:30. 2:18. A: 14,598. T: 2:36. D12 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH SPORTS DISPATCH.COM !

Blue Jackets the second period — one shift, likely — Crosby FROM PAGE D1 returned for the third Game wrap-up period. liant piece of puck pos- The team played to a " Cam Atkinson, RW, session by Brandon Du- scoreless tie after two Blue Jackets: First OT binsky, brought the sold- periods, yet it was a thrill- winner in his career out crowd out of their ing game. Blue Jackets " seats, although they had forwards Boone Jenner Marc-Andre Fleury, G, been up all game. The and Matt Calvert were Penguins: Had 40 Blue Jacket and Penguins particularly combative, as saves, was brilliant early played a game that was were Penguins forwards " Brandon Dubinsky, C, every bit as intense — if Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Mal- Blue Jackets: In the less meaningful — than kin and Patric Hornqvist. Penguins’ kitchen all their six-game, first- The Penguins took a 1-0 night, huge play in OT to round series in the Stan- lead on the power play at set up winner ley Cup playoffs in 2014. 9:15 of the third on Mal- “It’s always a bloodbath kin’s ninth goal of the GAME SUMMARY out there with those season. The Blue Jackets guys,” said Blue Jackets responded at 11:57 when Pit. 0 010—1 Cols. 0 011—2 center Ryan Johansen, Johansen scored off an who had the tying goal at odd-angle shot that went FIRST PERIOD: Penalties — Cole, Pit (hooking), 3:00; Falk, Clm 11:57 of the third. “I love into the net off Penguins (tripping), 11:48; Malkin, Pit it. It’s old-school hockey.” goaltender Marc-Andre (slashing), 19:45. SECOND: Penalties — Malkin, Pit Old-school hockey is Fleury. (slashing), 6:18; R.Murray, Clm one way to put it. Lum- This was the first time (roughing), 13:01; Hornqvist, Pit (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:40; berjack hockey might be the Blue Jackets have Hartnell, Clm (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:40; Dubinsky, Clm another. tested the NHL’s 3-on-3 (cross-checking), 18:40; Malkin, Pit, At 18:40 of the second overtime system in the major (fighting), 19:18; Johnson, Clm, major (fighting), 19:18. period, Dubinsky and ERIC ALBRECHT DISPATCH regular season. But that’s THIRD: Scoring — 1, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh center Sidney Alinesman gets between the Blue Jackets’ Jack Johnson and the Penguins’ Evgeni not what anyone will Malkin 9 (Crosby), 9:15 (pp). 2, Columbus, Johansen 5 (Saad, Crosby went at it in front Malkin during a fight in the second period. remember. Connauton), 11:57. Penalties — of Sergei Bobrovsky, and “Standing up for one Plotnikov, Pit (roughing), 6:10; Rychel, Clm (high-sticking), 6:10; it ended with Dubinsky “There’s no secret,” play fair and play in be- Crosby, who counts another is a big part of R.Murray, Clm (hooking), 8:12; cross-checking Crosby in Dubinsky said. “I try to tween the whistle.” Dubinsky as one of his winning,” Tortorella said. Kunitz, Pit (roughing), 9:42. OVERTIME: Scoring — 3, Colum- the back of the head. play (Crosby) as hard as I The play was being nemeses across the NHL, “It’s trying to create an bus, Atkinson 6 (Dubinsky, John- Dubinsky might have can. That being said, I reviewed by the NHL to said: “I’m not surprised (it identity and a camarade- son), 2:42. broken his stick on im- don’t try and do anything determine if supple- came from Dubinsky), if rie. We’re still taking too Shots on goal: Pittsburgh 7-8-9-1—25. Columbus pact. Or did he break it dirty. I felt like my stick mental discipline was in that’s what you’re asking. many penalties, but there 15-9-13-6—43. Power plays: seconds later when he (rode) up his back a little order. I’m probably not sur- are certain penalties that Pittsburgh 1 of 4; Columbus 0 of 4. Goalies: Pittsburgh, Fleury 11-7-1 two-handed it into Cros- bit. He’s kind of bent over “It wasn’t malicious or prised that if I was going are good penalties, and a (43 shots-41 saves). Columbus, by’s crumbled torso be- there in front. But again, vicious or too hard in my to get one of those, it couple of those happened Bobrovsky 10-10-0 (25-24). A: neath him, before casting that’s not the type of opinion,” Dubinsky said. would be from (Dubin- tonight.” 18,205. T: 2:43. it away and heading to player I am. I’m going to The Penguins dis- sky).” [email protected] the penalty box? play hard, but try and agreed. After missing the rest of @Aportzline Columbus Mitsubishi Over 260 Open Sunday Pre-Owned Noon - 5 Vehicles Available! All New 2016 Outlander 2015 Outlander Sport Named “The Most Affordable 3rd-Row Crossover!” With AutomaticTransmission cars.com, July 2015 * Starting Under $ * $3000 Holiday Savings On All New 2015 Outlander Sports 23,000 * No Payments Until February, 2016! %APR* Additional Rebates Financing Available: 072 Months * $500Loyalty Rebate Available * $500Military Rebate MPG Available MPG 31HWY 32HWY Top Safety Pick*

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Women’s basketball / No. 11 Ohio State 75, Liberty 65 Ohio State 75, Liberty 65 OSU MIN FG FT REB A PF PTS Hart 29 6-8 6-9 2-5 1 2 18 Cooper 26 3-7 1-2 2-10 6 5 7 KMitchell 40 6-15 5-9 1-4 1 4 20 Craft 29 2-6 1-4 0-0 0 2 7 Buckeyes not great, but good enough Alston 38 4-15 3-4 1-3 1 0 13 Pugh 10 1-4 2-2 2-3 1 2 4 Doss 15 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 By Jim Massie chance to blow it open “We missed a lot “I’m not worried about didn’t get the benefit Blair 8 2-2 0-2 1-3 0 0 4 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH early in the second half. her.” from them that we Waterman 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 of shots, and we Totals 20025-6218-32 9-311118 75 We turned them over Liberty began the should have.” Percentages FG .403, FT .563. 3-point Ohio State coach Ke- and missed a wide-open weren’t very good fourth quarter with a 9-0 Cait Craft returned to goals: 7-24, .292 (K. Mitchell 3-9, Craft 2-5, Alston 2-9, Doss 0-1). Team rebounds: 3. vin McGuff refused to layup. We missed a lot of from the free- run to take a 61-60 lead the starting lineup after Blocked shots: 4 (Blair 3, Hart). Turnovers: call it a turkey hangover, shots, and we weren’t with 7:29 left. Shayla missing Sunday’s game 12 (Alston 5, Cooper 2, K. Mitchell 2, Hart 2, throw line.” — Ke- Doss). Steals: 14 (Pugh 5, Alston 4, Craft 3, but he knew that the very good from the free- vin McGuff, OSU Cooper returned the because of a lower-leg K. Mitchell, Doss). Buckeyes didn’t play well throw line. (Liberty is) advantage to the Buck- injury. She scored seven LIB MIN FG FT REB A PF PTS while outlasting Liberty good, and they kept coach eyes with a 15-foot points. Freshman Kaylan Rettstatt 22 2-7 0-0 0-2 3 3 5 Rininger 26 9-15 0-0 2-6 0 4 18 75-65 on Friday in Las playing.” jumper, and OSU held Pugh had a career-high Kearney 21 4-4 3-4 1-8 1 3 11 Vegas during the open- The Buckeyes looked on for dear life from five steals. Ellis 24 3-5 0-0 0-1 6 5 6 Vega 11 0-2 2-3 0-2 0 0 2 ing round of the South to have found their score with an 8-0 run to there. Ashley Rininger led Leathrwood 17 1-3 2-4 0-1 1 0 4 Point Thanksgiving game in the second start the third quarter. Alexa Hart came up Liberty with 18 points. Crowder 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Fisher-Davis 21 3-7 1-2 0-2 1 4 9 Shootout. quarter when they OSU re-established an big in the final two min- The Flames outrebound- Johnson 16 1-3 0-2 0-1 0 0 3 The 11th-ranked Buck- turned a three-point eight-point lead, but six utes for the Buckeyes. ed the Buckeyes 42-31. Alexander 9 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 3 Barbour 7 0-1 0-0 0-3 0 0 0 eyes (3-2) shot 40.3 per- deficit into a 44-33 lead misses from the free- She passed to Lisa Blair Ohio State will face Adams 23 2-4 0-0 3-7 0 4 4 cent from the field and following two line kept the ad- for a basket, scored 10th-ranked Texas A&M Reagan 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 Totals 20026-538-158-421326 65 made only 18 of 32 free throws by Ameryst Al- vantage from growing to inside, blocked a shot (5-0) today. The Aggies Percentages FG .491, FT .533. 3-point throws to give the de- ston with 1:01 left in the double digits. OSU lead- and hit two free throws beat No. 16 California goals: 5-14, .357 (Fisher-Davis 2-5, Alexander 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Rettstatt 1-4, fending Big South cham- half. ing scorer Kelsey Mitch- on her way to a season- 75-58. Courtney Williams Rininger 0-1). Team rebounds: 7. Blocked pion Flames (2-3) a Brooke Alexander, ell, who finished with 20 high 18 points. scored 32 for Texas shots: 0. Turnovers: 29 (Rettstatt 5, Ellis 5, Leatherwood 5, Crowder 2, Fisher-Davis 2, chance to pull off an however, beat the buzzer points, had two of her Liberty committed 29 A&M, which gave coach Rininger 2, Kearney 2, Johnson 2, Alexander, upset. with a three-pointer for four misfires from the turnovers that led to 37 Gary Blair his 700th Barbour, Reagan, Adams). Steals: 7 (Ellis 4, Leatherwood, Adams, Kearney). “Our focus today the Flames, and the stripe in that quarter. points for OSU. career victory. Ohio St. 15 29 16 15 — 75 wasn’t very good,” blowout never material- “That’s an anomaly for “We turned them [email protected] Liberty 18 18 16 13 — 65 McGuff said. “We had a ized. Liberty tied the Kelsey,” McGuff said. over,” McGuff said. “We @MassDispatch A: n/a.

OSU men The Buckeyes have siderable edge. The Ti- lost three straight gers were 28 of 36 from FROM PAGE D1 the line compared with nonconference 11 of 19 for the Buckeyes Arena. Tarrant entered games for the first in a game that featured the game having scored time since Decem- 50 fouls — 28 on Ohio more than half his sea- State — and saw Ohio son points from the free- ber 1997, when State’s top two centers throw line, making 23 of they took part in foul out with more than 24. the Rainbow Clas- two minutes remaining When he made both in regulation. free throws, it pushed the sic in Honolulu. Memphis forward Tigers’ lead to four with Shaq Goodwin led all 30 seconds left and scorers with 23 points. A helped Memphis finally since a four-game streak 63.6-percent free-throw fend off the Buckeyes from Jan. 7 to 20, 2014. shooter entering the 81-76 in the HoopHall They hadn’t lost three game, he made 9 of 9 Miami Invitational. straight nonconference against the Buckeyes. “It’s kind of how our games since Dec. 28-30, “A couple things hap- luck is going,” Matta 1997, when they took pened to us tonight, I said. “Keeping (Tarrant) part in the Rainbow Clas- can’t even describe off the line was some- sic in Honolulu. them,” Matta said. “It’s thing we were really, Tarrant finished with 16 like, ‘How does that really trying to do.” points while going 14 of happen?’ ” The Buckeyes (2-3) 16 from the line as Mem- Still, the Buckeyes had have lost three straight phis (3-2) turned a foul- chances. They led 48-39 LYNNE SLADKY ASSOCIATED PRESS games for the first time ridden game into a con- with 17:33 remaining Daniel Giddens of Ohio State is fouled by Memphis’ Shaq Goodwin in the first half.

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BOYS BASKETBALL DAILY LINE GIRLS BASKETBALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL Friday’s results Dayton Dunbar 75, Newark 56 College football Friday’s results Today’s games Friday’s results Area nonleague Dunbar 20 18 13 24 — 75 Today’s games Ohio Capital Conference Ohio Capital Conference Big Ten New Albany 60, Clay. Northmont 55 Newark 9 15 11 21 — 56 FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Big Walnut 52, Franklin Heights 44 Newark at Lancaster. Iowa (3) 28, Nebraska 20 Ohio State...... 1 46...... at Michigan 1 New Albany 15 12 11 139—60 Dunbar: Jamison 5-6-16, Landers 5-2-12, Cook at Michigan St...10 ⁄2 44...... Penn St. Franklin Heights 10 7 13 14 — 44 Mid-State League Top 25 1 Northmont 18 21 6 64—55 4-1-12, Thomas 4-2-11, Jackson 3-1-8, Beavers Wisconsin ...... 2 ⁄2 43...... at Minnesota Big Walnut 15 13 12 12 — 52 Circleville at Amanda-Clearcreek; Bloom- Houston (21) 52, Navy (16) 31 1 3-0-6, Baker 3-0-6, Moore-Clancey 1-0-3, Strange Northwestern...... 3 ⁄2 42...... at Illinois Carroll at Liberty Union; Fairfield Union at TCU (15) 28, Baylor (7) 21, 2OT 1 NA: Rowling 7-3-17, London 3-5-13, Mayle 0-1-1. 3-point goals: Cook 3, Jackson, Moore- Maryland...... Pick 55 ⁄2 ...... at Rutgers FH: Jennings 8-0-17, Williams 2-6-10, Freeman Logan Elm; Teays Valley at Hamilton Oregon (18) 52, Oregon State 42 1 4-3-11, McDonald 3-1-7, Jackson 2-0-5, Clancey, Thomas. Totals: 28-13-75. Indiana ...... 7 68 ⁄2 ...... at Purdue 2-1-7, Harbone 3-1-7, Mayle 1-0-3. 3-point goals: Township; London at Worthington Christian. Washington 45, Washington State (20) 10 1 1 Hutcherson 1-2-4, Nash 1-0-3. 3-point goals: NEW: Duling 9-4-23, Thomas 2-4-8, Carter 3-1-7, at E. Carolina ...... 1 ⁄2 67 ⁄2 ...... Cincinnati Freeman, Jennings, Mayle. Totals: 16-8-44. Western Michigan 35, Toledo (24) 30 London 2, Jackson, Nash. Totals: 21-14-60. Long-Weber 3-0-7, Pressley 2-0-5, Jarrett 1-0-2, at Temple...... 13 41...... UConn BW: Jindra 7-3-17, Norman 5-0-10, Kreager Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Northmont: Biggs 7-0-15, Taylor 6-0-12, Dennison 0-2-2, Heard 1-0-2. 3-point goals: at W. Virginia ...... 14 60...... Iowa St. 1-4-7, White 2-3-7, Neff 2-0-6, Walters 1-0-2, Fredericktown at Northmor. MAC Duling, Long-Weber, Pressley. Totals: 21-11-56. 1 Akron 20, Kent State 0 Walken 3-1-7, Tanner 3-0-6, Perkins 2-0-4, Duke...... 4 ⁄2 46...... at Wake For. Trott 1-0-2, Cochran 0-1-1. 3-point goals: Neff 2, Mid-Buckeye Conference 1 Central Michigan 35, Eastern Michigan 28 Richardson 2-0-4, Spears 2-0-4, Wilson Liberty Union 59, Fairfield Christian 56 Boston College ....2 ⁄2 41...... at Syracuse Kreager. Totals: 19-11-52. 1-1-3. 3-point goal: Biggs. Totals: 26-2-55. 1 Mansfield Christian at Danville; Lucas at Massachusetts 31, Buffalo 26 at Utah ...... 16 ⁄2 49...... Colorado Canal Winchester 33, Dublin Scioto 30 Loudonville. Liberty Union 17 20 9 13 — 59 North Carolina...... 5 66...... at NC State Day. Chaminade-Julienne 53, 1 East Florida St...... 2 ⁄2 43...... at Florida Fairfield Christian 15191111—56 Canal Winchester 4 10 7 12 — 33 Area nonleague Miami 29, Pittsburgh 24 Johnstown 44 Georgia...... 4 48...... at Ga. Tech Dublin Scioto 6 14 5 5 — 30 Northland at Toledo Scott; Lakewood at 1 LU: Brehn 4-2-14, Kilger 6-2-14, Fox 5-0-11, at LSU...... 5 ⁄2 55...... Texas A&M Centennial; Mansfield Madison at Mount South Chaminade-Julienne 16 17 9 11 — 53 1 1 Tanner 5-0-10, Varney 3-1-7, Boggs 1-0-3. 3-point Alabama ...... 14 ⁄2 48 ⁄2 ...... at Auburn CW: Anthony 2-5-9, Rarick 2-1-7, Allen 3-1-7, Vernon; Northridge at Fisher Catholic; Grove Johnstown 6 15 15 8 — 44 1 W. Kentucky 49, Marshall 28 goals: Brehn 4, Boggs, Fox. Totals: 24-5-59. at Memphis...... 21 ⁄2 72...... SMU Hawkins 1-2-4, Canelo 0-4-4, Saeger 1-0-2. 3-point City Christian at Huntington; Johnstown at 1 Georgia State 31, Troy 21 FC: L. Conley 6-3-18, E. Conley 3-4-11, Stevens Clemson...... 18 ⁄2 55...... at S. Carolina goals: Allen 3, Rarick 2, Saeger. Totals: 9-13-33. Granville Christian. Tulsa 45, Tulane 34 Chaminade-Julienne: Boykin 5-8-23, 1 Montague 6-5-17, Joiner 3-1-7, Freeman 3-2-9, Gerken 4-0-8, Naayers 3-0-6, Thompson Oklahoma ...... 7 68 ⁄2 ...... at Oklah. St. DS: Kennedy 2-4-8, K. Lomax 3-2-8, Hutris 1-2-5, M. 1-0-3, Barnes 1-0-3. 3-point goals: Boykin 5, 1-0-3, Cumler 0-1-1. 3-point goals: L Conley 3, E Mississippi...... 1 64...... at Miss. St. Lomax 2-1-5, Collins 1-2-4. 3-point goal: Hutris. Southwest Barnes, Freeman. Totals: 16-14-53. Conley, Stevens, Thompson. Totals: 20-10-56. at Stanford ...... 3 56...... Notre Dame Totals: 9-11-30. Arkansas 28, Missouri 3 at USC ...... 3 62...... UCLA PRO FOOTBALL JOHN: Carter 5-8-18, Maynard 2-3-7, Taylor Groveport 70, Hamilton Township 41 Far West 2-0-6, Matoszkia 2-2-6, Neff 1-1-4, Perkins Dublin Coffman 60, Upper Arlington 48 Boise State 40, San Jose State 23 1-0-3. 3-point goals: Taylor 2, Neff, Perkins. Groveport 19 25 12 14 — 70 College basketball Dublin Coffman 12 16 10 22 — 60 NFL STANDINGS Totals: 13-14-44. Hamilton Township 5 12 12 12 — 41 Today’s games Upper Arlington 9 14 8 17 — 48 Grove City 91, Westland 58 American Conference Today’s games GP: Ferguson 7-11-25, Charles-Martin 6-0-12, FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG DC: Sheldon 5-9-20, Vollmer 3-1-10, Edwards EAST W L T PCT PF PA 1 Big Ten Westland 16 16 14 12 — 58 Francis 6-0-12, Siepel 3-0-6, Moman 1-3-6, Baker at Maryland ...... 19 ⁄2 ...... Cleveland St. 3-2-8, Szabo 1-5-7, Warnsman 2-2-6, Kirchner New England 10 0 0 1.000 323 182 2-0-5, Davis 1-0-2, McDay 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Valparaiso...... 9 ...... at Ball St. 2-1-5, Warren 1-0-2, Krueger 1-0-2. 3-point Buffalo 5 5 0 .500 244 227 Ohio State (8) at Michigan (12), noon Grove City 23 24 23 21 — 91 1 Baker, Moman. Totals: 27-14-70. at Pittsburgh...... 12 ⁄2 ...... Kent St. goals: Vollmer 3, Sheldon. Totals: 18-20-60. N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 .500 234 208 Penn State at Michigan State (6), 3:30 p.m. WL: Marine 5-3-13, Johnson 4-2-10, Martin HT: Cumberland 5-3-17, Smith 4-2-11, Booker 2-0-5, at Miami, Ohio ...... 1 ...... UCF UA: Spielman 6-3-17, Eisenman 6-5-17, Miami 4 6 0 .400 205 249 Northwestern (17) vs. Illinois at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. 4-0-9, Harris 2-4-8, Butcher 3-2-8, Douglas Ward 2-0-4, Godsey 0-2-2, Forson 1-0-2. 3-point at George Mason .... 1 ...... Wright St. Wachtman 1-2-4, Warner 1-1-4, Ward 0-3-3, Wisconsin (21) at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. 2-0-4, Peterson 1-0-2, Mickens 1-0-2, Modi goals: Cumberland 4, Booker, Smith. Totals: 14-7-41. at Louisville ...... 14 ...... Saint Louis Moore 1-0-3. 3-point goals: Spielman 2, SOUTH W L T PCT PF PA Indiana at Purdue, noon 0-1-1, Evans 0-1-1. 3-point goal: Martin. Moore, Warner. Totals: 15-14-48. Indianapolis 5 5 0 .500 224 248 Maryland at Rutgers, noon Westerville South 81, Reynoldsburg 46 Houston 5 5 0 .500 208 228 Totals: 22-13-58. Olen. Liberty 58, Th. Worthington 47 Top 25 GC: Tyree 7-2-16, Saxton 5-1-15, Poole Reynoldsburg 8 8 12 18 — 46 Pro football Jacksonville 4 6 0 .400 211 268 Tennessee 2 8 0 .200 182 233 Clemson (1) at South Carolina, noon 5-3-13, Jones 6-0-12, Sammeth 4-2-11, Westerville South 20162520—81 Sunday’s games Thomas Worthington 7 12 13 15 — 47 Alabama (2) at Auburn, 3:30 p.m. Broadnax 0-6-6, Baker 2-0-5, Dewberry FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Olentangy Liberty 12 12 17 17 — 58 NORTH W L T PCT PF PA Notre Dame (4) at Stanford (13), 7:30 p.m. 2-0-4, Burgess 2-0-4, McIntire 1-0-2, Rahrit REY 1 : Fair 8-1-17, Goliday 4-0-9, Greenwald 2-0-5, at Cincinnati...... 9 42 ⁄2 ...... St. Louis Cincinnati 820.800266186 Oklahoma (5) at Oklahoma State (9), 8 p.m. 1-0-2, Brown 0-1-1. 3-point goals: Saxton 4, Walker 0-3-3, Whitehead 1-1-3, Dulin 1-0-3, at Houston ...... 3 48...... New Orleans TW: Moore 5-1-12, Parks 5-1-11, Gaiters Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 236 191 Florida State (14) at Florida (10), 7:30 p.m. Baker, Sammeth. Totals: 35-15-91. Bigsby 0-2-2, Crosby 1-0-2, Carson 1-0-2. 3-point 1 at Atlanta...... 1 45 ⁄2 ...... Minnesota 4-3-11, Charley 2-1-5, Sleet 1-1-3, Ong 1-1-3, Baltimore 3 7 0 .300 226 249 North Carolina (11) at N.C. State, 3:30 p.m. goals: Dulin, Goliday, Greenwald. Totals: 18-7-46. 1 at Indianapolis...... 3 46 ⁄2 ...... Tampa Bay Coleman 1-0-2. 3-point goal: Moore. Totals: Cleveland 280.200186277 Mississippi (19) at Mississippi State (23), 7:15 p.m. Jonathan Alder 69, Granville 36 1 WS: K. Wesson 9-6-25, Thomas 5-1-11, Smith N.Y. Giants...... 2 ⁄2 47...... at Washington 19-8-47. UCLA (22) at Southern California, 3:30 p.m. Granville 6 9 13 8 — 36 5-0-11, A. Wesson 4-0-9, Haynie 3-1-8, Rogers Oakland...... 1 44...... at Tennessee OLIB: Jayaraman 6-0-15, Yashko 4-3-13, WEST W L T PCT PF PA Connecticut at Temple (25), 7 p.m. 2-2-7, Humphrey 3-1-7, Mills 1-0-3. 3-point goals: 1 1 Jonathan Alder 16142217—69 at Kansas City ....6 ⁄2 41 ⁄2 ...... Buffalo Harrop 4-1-9, Hofer 2-4-8, Kashmiry 2-1-5, Denver 8 2 0 .800 222 183 1 Haynie, Mills, Rogers, Smith, A Wesson, K at N.Y. Jets...... 4 42 ⁄2 ...... Miami Englehart 0-4-4, Hodak 1-0-3, King 0-1-1. Kansas City 5 5 0 .500 257 198 Ohio 1 1 GRAN: Tacket 4-1-11, Dilger 3-0-9, Thompson Wesson. Totals: 32-11-81. at Jacksonville....4 ⁄2 46 ⁄2 ...... San Diego 3-point goals: Jayaraman 3, Yashko 2, Oakland 4 6 0 .400 240 259 Cincinnati at East Carolina, noon 1 2-0-4, Meurer 1-0-3, Crouch 1-0-3, Ley 1-0-3, Arizona...... 10 44 ⁄2 ...... at San Fran Hodak. Totals: 19-14-58. San Diego 2 8 0 .200 213 282 Beechcroft 83, London 44 1 Sharp 1-1-3. 3-point goals: Dilger 3, Tacket 2, at Seattle...... 3 ⁄2 46...... Pittsburgh FCS playoffs 1 1 Pick. Central 56, Gahanna 45 Crouch, Ley, Meurer. Totals: 13-2-36. Beechcroft 19 22 23 19 — 83 New England ...... 2 ⁄2 43 ⁄2 ...... at Denver National Conference First round JA: A. Koening 8-3-22, Peters 4-5-14, J. 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Colgate at New Hampshire, 3:30 p.m. Dublin Jerome 51, Mason 49 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Coltrel, Forester, Jennings, PC: Green 3-4-13, Wallace 5-2-12, Perry 4-2-10, SOUTH W L T PCT PF PA Duquesne at William & Mary, 3:30 p.m. Dublin Jerome 12 16 13 10 — 51 Richardson, J Simmons. Totals: 37-4-83. Australian Open Blake 3-0-7, Jones 3-0-6, Fee 1-2-4, Hicks 1-0-2, Carolina 11 0 0 1.000 332 205 Eastern Illinois at Northern Iowa, 5 p.m. LOND: Brooks 6-4-20, Jones 2-4-8, Davis 2-1-6, Mason 14 8 16 11 — 49 PAR-71 THE AUSTRALIAN G.C.; SYDNEY Hedgepeth 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Green 3, Blake. Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 250 214 Anderson 2-1-5, Alexander 1-0-2, Webster 1-0-2, Totals: 21-10-56. Tampa Bay 5 5 0 .500 236 254 NCAA Division II playoffs DJ: Stavroff 6-4-19, Irons 5-2-12, Watson Lett 0-1-1. 3-point goals: Brooks 4, Davis. Totals: Matthew Jones ...... 67-68—135 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 255 315 Indiana (Pa.) (9-2) at Shepherd (10-0), noon 3-4-10, Anders 2-0-6, Wilson 2-0-4. 3-point 14-11-44. Todd Sinnott...... 68-70—138 Westland 37, Central Crossing 35 Valdosta State (9-2) at West Georgia (9-1), noon goals: Stavroff 3, Anders 2. Totals: 18-10-51. Nicolas Colsaerts...... 73-66—139 NORTH W L T PCT PF PA Assumption (11-1) at Slippery Rock (11-1), noon Central Crossing 43, Franklin Hts. 38 Aron Price...... 71-68—139 Westland 145810—37 Minnesota 7 3 0 .700 211 184 Grand Valley St. (10-2) at Ferris State (11-0), noon MASN: King 6-4-16, Puisis 4-2-12, Holler Central Crossing 96713—35 3-2-10, Lamonte 2-1-5, Schreider 1-2-4, Jordan Spieth...... 71-68—139 Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 262 215 Tuskegee (9-2) at North Alabama (9-2), 1 p.m. Central Crossing 2 15 9 17 — 43 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 231 264 Schutte 0-2-2. 3-point goals: Holler 2, Puisis Franklin Heights 17 3 8 10 — 38 Geoff Ogilvy ...... 68-71—139 Emporia St. (10-2) at Henderson St.(11-1), 1 p.m. Lincoln Tighe ...... 66-73—139 WL: Mareno 4-1-11, McClure 4-2-10, Barber Detroit 4 7 0 .364 230 288 2. Totals: 16-13-49. 3-0-8, Dale 1-3-6, Evans 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Col. St.-Pueblo (11-1) at Midwestern St. (10-1), 2 p.m. Rhein Gibson ...... 72-68—140 Humboldt St. (10-1) at NW Missouri St. (10-0), 2 p.m. CC: Woods 4-0-11, Stephens 5-0-10, Barber 2, Mareno 2, Dale. Totals: 13-6-37. WEST W L T PCT PF PA Gahanna 97, Briggs 40 Hampton 2-6-10, Lowe 2-2-6, Redman 0-2-2, John Senden ...... 69-72—141 Brett Rankin...... 73-68—141 CC: Diggs 5-0-11, Petterson 2-2-8, Rahim Arizona 8 2 0 .800 336 216 NCAA Division III playoffs Briggs 0 15 11 14 — 40 Miller 1-0-2, Moore 1-0-2. 3-point goals: 2-6-8, Corbin 2-0-4, Whitted 1-0-2, Poor Seattle 5 5 0 .500 228 192 Woods 3. Totals: 15-10-43. Richard Green ...... 72-69—141 Albright (10-1) at Mount Union (11-0), noon Gahanna 19 30 25 23 — 97 Stephen Dartnall ...... 70-71—141 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Diggs 3, Petterson 2. St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 179 199 FH: Banks 7-0-14, Auila 2-3-7, Ferguson Totals: 13-8-35. Wesley (10-1) at Johns Hopkins (11-0), noon Daniel Pearce...... 72-69—141 San Francisco 3 7 0 .300 139 252 Thomas More (11-0) at Wabash (11-0), noon BRIG: Corbett 5-1-15, Gibbs 4-0-11, Groupe 2-2-6, Haley 2-0-5, Potts 1-2-4, Deleon 1-0-2. 3-point goal: Haley. Totals: 15-7-38. Grant Thomas...... 70-72—142 Reynoldsburg 87, Groveport 29 Ohio Northern (9-2) at Wisc.-Oshkosh (10-1), 1 p.m. 2-1-5, Sufi 1-0-3, Yates 1-0-3, Randolph 1-0-2, Bryson DeChambeau ...... 70-72—142 Sunday’s games St. John’s (Minn.) (10-1) at St. Thomas Almond 0-1-1. 3-point goals: Corbett 4, Gibbs 3, Fairfield Union 65, New Lexington 47 Lee Westwood...... 70-72—142 Groveport 10 3 6 10 — 29 St. Louis at Cincinnati...... 1 p.m. (Minn.) (11-0), 1 p.m. Sufi, Yates. Totals: 14-3-40. Ridgedale 53, Elgin 44 Terry Pilkadaris ...... 71-71—142 Reynoldsburg 23 27 23 14 — 87 Wisconsin Whitewater (10-1) at Wheaton GAH: Ward 8-1-17, Arrey 5-3-13, Mitchell 4-5-13, New Orleans at Houston...... 1 p.m. Hillsdale 76, Loudonville 69 Darren Clarke...... 75-67—142 Buffalo at Kansas City ...... 1 p.m. (Ill.) (11-0), 1 p.m. Seidu 5-0-10, Rankin 4-2-10, II 3-0-8, Rowe 2-2-8, Marion Harding 55, Toledo Scott 45 Wade Ormsby...... 71-71—142 GP: Diane 5-0-14, Johnson 2-3-7, Wilburn Huntingdon (10-1) at Mary Hardin-Baylor Yates 1-4-6, Barrick 2-1-6, Miller 1-0-3, Kauffman Oakland at Tennessee ...... 1 p.m. Madison Plains 67, Ridgemont 50 Matthew Guyatt ...... 71-71—142 2-0-4, Olinger 1-0-2, Woods 1-0-2. 3-point Minnesota at Atlanta...... 1 p.m. (10-1), 1 p.m. 1-0-2, Ray 0-2-2. 3-point goals: II 2, Rowe 2, Alistair Presnell...... 69-73—142 goals: Diane 4. Totals: 11-3-29. Cortland State (9-2) at Linfield (10-0), 3 p.m. Barrick, Miller. Totals: 36-20-97. Zane Trace tournament N.Y. Giants at Washington...... 1 p.m. Joon-woo Choi...... 69-73—142 REY: Salley 12-1-25, Pannell 7-1-16, Gafkins Tampa Bay at Indianapolis...... 1 p.m. Amanda-Clearcreek 41, Piketon 36 5-4-14, Ezeudu 6-1-13, Crockwell 4-0-9, San Diego at Jacksonville...... 1 p.m. Delaware 59, Buckeye Valley 57, OT Johnson 3-0-7, Davis 1-0-2, Howard 0-1-1. Big Ten standings Amanda-Clearcreek 9 20 57—41 Miami at N.Y. Jets...... 1 p.m. Buckeye Valley 8 8 9 22 10 — 57 Eur. Alfred Dunhill Champ. 3-point goals: Crockwell, Johnson, Pannell. Arizona at San Francisco ...... 4:05 p.m. CONFERENCE OVERALL Piketon 5 13 117—36 Totals: 38-8-87. Delaware 13 14 8 12 12 — 59 PAR-72 LEOPARD CREEK C.C.; MALELANE, Pittsburgh at Seattle ...... 4:25 p.m. EAST W L PF PA W L PF PA AC: Lamb 3-4-12, Holbrook 3-4-11, Riffle 3-1-7, SOUTH AFRICA New England at Denver ...... 8:30 p.m. Michigan State...6 1 213 154 10 1 346 237 BV: Kelly 5-4-16, Rotondo 6-1-14, Tomlinson Mid-State League Neff 2-1-5, Smith 2-0-4, Martin 1-0-2. 3-point Charl Schwartzel...... 66-67—133 West Jefferson 53, Grandview 21 Ohio State...... 6 1 240 106 10 1 378 155 5-1-11, Hyatt 4-0-9, Jackson 1-1-3, Wells goals: Lamb 2, Holbrook. Totals: 14-10-41. Monday’s game Michigan...... 6 1 243 126 9 2 354 164 1-0-3, Schilling 0-1-1. 3-point goals: Kelly 2, Joost Luiten ...... 68-70—138 Piketon: Zimmerman 4-0-10, Moore 2-3-7, Benjamin Hebert...... 68-70—138 West Jefferson 5161418—53 Baltimore at Cleveland...... 8:30 p.m. Penn State...... 4 3 174 129 7 4 268 205 Hyatt, Rotondo, Wells. Totals: 22-8-57. Vulgamore 2-2-6, Jenkins 1-2-5, T. Veach 1-0-2, Indiana ...... 1 6 227 281 5 6 380 409 DEL: McIntire 6-11-24, Bourget 3-5-12, Richard Sterne...... 68-70—138 Grandview 8265—21 Odell 1-0-2, P. Veach 1-0-2, Lithele 1-0-2. 3-point Pablo Martin Benavides ...... 69-69—138 Thursday’s results Rutgers...... 1 6 129 288 4 7 284 373 Midura 4-2-10, Hendrix 2-3-7, Barton 1-0-3, goals: Zimmerman 2, Jenkins. Totals: 13-7-36. Maryland...... 0 7 132 241 2 9 250 372 Kinsway 1-0-3. 3-point goals: Barton, Jason Scrivener...... 69-70—139 WJ: Sterling 10-0-22, Campbell 5-1-11, Gavs Detroit 45, Philadelphia 14 Mark Williams ...... 67-72—139 3-0-7, Lewis 2-0-4, Looby 2-0-3, Riggle 2-0-3, Bourget, Kinsway, McIntire. Totals: 17-21-59. Grandview 93, Patriot Academy 40 Carolina 33, Dallas 14 WEST W L PF PA W L PF PA Eddie Pepperell...... 74-65—139 Good 0-2-2, Webb 0-1-1. 3-point goals: Chicago 17, Green Bay 13 Shaun Norris ...... 70-70—140 Sterling 2, Gavs, Looby, Riggle. Totals: 24-4-53. Iowa...... 8 0 253 153 12 0 404 224 Northridge 56, Cardington 47 Patriot Academy 11 4 16 9 — 40 Northwestern.....5 2 124 148 9 2 224 183 Grandview 20 26 25 22 — 93 GV: Collier 2-4-9, Osborne 1-0-2, Smith 1-0-2, Northridge 9 13 17 17 — 56 Duesen 1-0-2, Jackson 1-0-2, Girardi 1-0-2, Late Thursday Wisconsin ...... 5 2 163 98 8 3 294 136 Cardington 9 12 16 10 — 47 Murphy 1-0-2. 3-point goal: Collier. Totals: Nebraska ...... 3 5 245 227 5 7 390 333 PA:Wears 6-4-16, Allen 4-0-8, Seward 2-1-5, HIGH SCHOOLS Bears 17, Packers 13 Illinois ...... 2 5 121 179 5 6 258 255 Healy 1-2-4, Smith 1-1-3, Blakey 1-0-2, Allred 8-4-21. NOR: Hatfield 5-7-18, Pritts 4-3-12, Estep Minnesota...... 2 5 173 208 5 6 250 282 0-1-1, Bland 0-1-1. Totals: 15-10-40. Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Chicago 0 1403—17 Purdue...... 1 6 144 243 2 9 265 384 4-3-12, Hatten 3-0-9, Garee 1-1-3, Poweloon GV: Bush 13-1-31, Miller 6-2-15, Butler 7-2-15, HOCKEY Green Bay 7 600—13 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Hatten 3, Estep, Backus 5-3-14, Johanessen 3-2-8, Schmidt Centerburg 35, Elgin 30 Hatfield, Pritts. Totals: 18-14-56. Gahanna 7, Watterson 0 Pleasant 43, Marion Harding 36 FIRST QUARTER: GB—Lacy 25 pass from 0-4-4, Richards 1-0-2, Stanley 1-0-2, Hall 1-0-2. GAH Goals: Chobany 2, Shotts, Campbell, CARD: Cain 3-2-10, Snider 2-2-6, Wagner 3-point goal: Butler. Totals: 37-14-93. North Union 47, River Valley 44 A.Rodgers (Crosby kick), 5:20. 2-1-5. 3-point goals: Cain 2. Totals: 7-5-47. Barok, Nemec, To. Saves: Henestofel 9. Mount Gilead at Highland, late SECOND: CHI—Miller 3 pass from Cutler (Gould COLLEGES Circleville 71, Adena 42 WATT Saves: Farhat 25, Roark 10. Logan Elm 42, Chillicothe 39 Area nonleague kick), 6:03. GB—FG Crosby 22, 1:58. CHI—Langford Zane Trace 61, Berne Union 44 DeSales 7, Owensboro (Ky.) 6, SO 1run (Gould kick), :30. GB—FG Crosby 50, :00. BIG TEN MEN’S HOCKEY Jonathan Alder 45, Fairbanks 33 FOURTH: A Chillicothe 13 8 11 7 — 39 OWB Goals: Baker 3, Crabtree, Cross, CHI—FG Gould 21, 12:15. —78,488. Overall records: Michigan 7-2-1, Penn State Logan Elm 5 15 11 11 — 42 Today’s games Proctor. Saves: Hayden 26. Jonathan Alder 12111012—45 CHI GB 7-2-3, Michigan State 4-6-2, Minnesota 4-6, DES Goals: Malinowski 2, Stoll 2, Antoncic, Fairbanks 14856—33 Wisconsin 3-5-4, Ohio State 3-8. CHL: Boltenhouse 5-0-10, Rodrick 3-0-8, Barnes Area nonleague First downs 17 23 Bosco, N. McClary. Saves: A McClary 23. Total net yards 290 365 2-2-6, Maughmerier 1-2-5, Benson 2-0-4, Watterson at Bexley; Springfield Emmanuel JA: Hess 6-2-14, Gaerke 3-2-9, Mast 2-0-6, Parker Friday’s results Rosenbauer 2-0-4, Johnson 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Christian at Granville Christian; International at Dublin Scioto 7, Worth. Kilbourne 4 Rushes-yards 31-101 28-177 Nebraska-Omaha 3, Ohio State 1 Dublin Scioto 5, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 0 2-2-6, Walker 1-3-5, Milesky 0-4-4, Huff 0-1-1. Passing yards 189 188 Rodrick 2, Maughmerier. Totals: 16-4-39. Horizon Science Academy ; Gahanna Christian at 3-point goals: Mast 2, Gaerke. Totals: 14-14-45. St. Cloud State 3, Minnesota 2 LE: Smith 6-1-13, Saxton 3-2-8, Young 2-1-7, Benjamin Logan; Buckeye Valley at Big Walnut; Dublin Jerome 4, Springboro 2 Punt returns 2-7 2-1 North Dakota 3, Michigan State 1 Dublin Jerome 6, Olentangy Orange 1 FAIR: Gibson 3-2-8, Stidahm 2-1-6, Kocsis 3-0-6, Kickoff returns 1-37 3-82 Schultz 2-1-6, Clydesdale 2-0-6, Paul 1-0-2. Ready at Fisher Catholic; Northmor at Bucyrus; Beddows 2-0-5, Liszeski 1-2-4, Burns 1-0-2, Van Michigan 7, Dartmouth 0 3-point goals: Clydesdale 2, Young 2, Schultz. Ashland Crestview at Loudonville; River Valley at St. Charles 2, Dublin Coffman 1, SO Interceptions ret. 1-2 0-0 Upper Arlington 2, Kenston 1 Gorden 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Beddows, Stidahm. Comp-Att-Int 19-31-0 22-43-1 Totals: 16-5-42. Highland; Teays Valley at Hilliard Bradley; Lucas Totals: 13-5-33. Nebraska-Omaha 3, Ohio State 1 at Hillsdale; North Union at Tree of Life. Sacked-yards lost 1-11 2-14 Dublin Scioto 71, Watkins Memorial 35 West Muskingum 52, Licking Valley 48 Punts-avg. 8-40.4 5-35.6 Ohio State 0 0 1 — 1 Grove City tournament Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-1 Neb.-Omaha 021—3 Dublin Scioto 14 13 19 25 — 71 Consolation, 6 p.m.; Championship, 8 p.m. PRO SOCCER West Muskingum 6151813—52 Penalties-yards 12-95 3-38 Watkins Memorial 7 81010—35 Licking Valley 15 9 12 12 — 48 Time of possession 31:12 28:48 SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: 1. Nebraska- London tournament MLS PLAYOFFS Omaha, Snuggerud 1 (Ortega) 1:12; 2. DS: Pothoven 9-5-27, Vertolli 4-2-11, Wender Consolation, 6 p.m.; Championship, 7:30 p.m. West Muskingum: Ware 5-2-13, Rutter 3-2-10, Nebraska-Omaha, Pope 2 (Parizek) 6:43. 1-7-9, Winchester 4-0-8, Brandon 2-1-6, Rushing: Chicago, Langford 12-48, Forte 15-44, Conference championships Barker 2-5-9, Mitchell 1-4-6, Miller 1-3-5, McLane Cutler 4-9. Green Bay, Lacy 17-105, Starks 7-39, THIRD — Scoring: 3. Ohio State, Dalrymple 2 Lombardo 3-0-6, Johnson 1-0-2, Macumber All-Ohio Slam-N-Jam Showcase 2-0-4, Sylvester 1-1-3, Jenkins 0-2-2. 3-point (Greco, Joshua) 12:53; 4. Nebraska-Omaha, 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Pothoven 4, Brandon, AT WHITEHALL TWO-LEG AGGREGATE SERIES A.Rodgers 4-33. goals: Rutter 2, Ware. Totals: 15-19-52. Passing: Chicago, Cutler 19-31-0-200. Green Bay, Ortega 10 (Olofsson, Messner) 18:58. Vertolli. Totals: 25-15-71. Patriot Academy vs. Cleveland John Hay, 1 p.m.; Sunday’s games LV: Gossett 5-5-18, Garette 1-4-6, Thomas 2-0-6, WM: R. Miles 5-0-9, A. Miles 3-1-7, Nixon A.Rodgers 22-43-1-202. Shots on goal: Ohio State 8-16-11—35; • Mifflin vs. Independence, 3 p.m.; South vs. Portland at Dallas, 5 p.m. Wills 2-1-5, Rutherford 0-4-4, Griffith 1-1-3, Receiving: Chicago, Jeffery 7-90, Wilson 4-44, Nebraska-Omaha 7-13-13—33. Power plays: 2-0-4, Looney 1-2-4, Johnson 1-0-3, Ruff Euclid, 4:30 p.m.; Whitehall vs. Cincinnati Aiken, Cappano 1-1-3, Stevens-Stought 0-3-3. 3-point 1-0-3, Sharpe 1-1-3, Nelson 0-2-2. 3-point (Portland leads series 3-1) Mariani 3-35, Miller 2-10, Forte 1-9, Lee 1-7, Ohio State 1 of 7; Nebraska-Omaha 0-3. 6p.m.; Pickerington Central vs. Springfield, 7:30 Columbus at New York, 7:30 p.m. goals: Gossett 3, Thomas 2. Totals: 12-19-48. Langford 1-5. Green Bay, Cobb 6-74, Starks 4-41, Goalies: Ohio State, Frey (33 shots, 30 saves); goals: Johnson, R Miles, Ruff. Totals: p.m.; Cincinnati Taft vs. Walnut Ridge, 9 p.m. 14-6-35. (Columbus leads series 2-0) Berne Union 40, Zane Trace 37 Lacy 4-34, R.Rodgers 4-30, Adams 2-14, Perillo 2-9. Nebraska-Omaha, Weninger (35-34). A: 6,258. !! THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH SPORTS DISPATCH.COM D15

MEN'S BASKETBALL Friday’s results Silver Lake at Malone, 6 p.m. Championship, 8 p.m. Ohio Dominican vs. Ill.-Springfield at Visitors !"##$!%!&'() Big Ten Rensselaer, Ind., 7 p.m. Third Place, 1 p.m. Memphis 81, Ohio State 76, OT Championship, 3:30 p.m. !"##$%&'(&)*+,*#-.&+ Minnesota 93, Nebraska-Omaha 90 Ohio Youngstown St. at Niagara, 3 p.m. Top 25 Wright St. at George Mason, 4 p.m. Home Kentucky (1) 84, South Florida 63 Wilberforce at Indiana-Northwest, 4 p.m. Third Place, 3:30 p.m. $*+ $,-./ &.0 Northeastern 78, Miami (15) 77 Davis & Elkins at Urbana, 4 p.m. Championship, 6 p.m. MAC Rio Grande vs. Southeastern at Kingsport, Visitors Akron 82, Charleston Southern 58 Tenn., 5 p.m. Third Place, 10:30 a.m. Western Michigan 68, Liberty 58 Columbus St. vs. Benedict at Albany, Ga., 5:30 p.m. Championship, 1 p.m. Cincinnati-Clermont at Tennessee Tech, 6:30 p.m. Great Alaska Shootout GLIAC South Classic Ashland 70, Alderson-Broaddus 62 Seventh Place, 4 p.m. Tiffin 75, West Virginia State 58 Third Place, Noon Fifth Place, 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 74, Ohio Dominican 67 Championship, 2:30 p.m. Third Place, 9:30 p.m. Championship, 12:30 a.m. >A<4 !6**?: L80*? #L >A<4 !6**?: #8:/0? # East Corpus Christi Coastal Challenge Albany (NY) 74, NJIT 73 Home F* Third Place, 6 p.m. F* Army 81, Ark.-Pine Bluff 60 !$C' Fairfield 82, Columbia 81, OT !$C' H> E-:* Gardner-Webb 77, SE Louisiana 68 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL $@?6G?,G8 $@?6G?,G8 North Florida 81, Hartford 60 South Friday’s results SMU Thanksgiving Classic Appalachian St. 72, Mercer 69 Big Ten SMU 74, Cal St.-Fullerton 53 Auburn 119, Northwestern State 81 Kansas vs. N. Illinois, late Coll. of Charleston 57, W. Carolina 56 Ohio State (11) 75, Liberty 65 Florida 70, Florida Gulf Coast 50 Maryland (6) 62, South Dakota St. 55 TD Bank Classic Furman 69, Mount St. Mary’s 60 Northwestern (19) 75, Creighton 52 Georgetown 80, Quinnipiac 68 Georgia Southern 84, SC-Upstate 80 George Washington (24) 81, Iowa (25) 77, 2OT St. Francis Brooklyn 59, Vermont 55 Georgia St. 78, IUPUI 72, OT Michigan 83, Hartford 47 UNM Thanksgiving Tournament **D*. *D-*. IPFW 71, Jacksonville 63 Michigan State (20) 103, Cincinnati 63 UV6 6% F6%$ 9:9);92;$ 95 5<)& (%)4$W Minnesota 72, Stetson 69 Duquesne 81, NC A&T 67 UV6 6% F6%$ 9:9);92;$ 95 5<)& (%)4$W Jackson St. 69, Savannah St. 42 S. Utah at New Mexico, late E#'C James Madison 89, Marshall 75 Rutgers 60, Virginia 48 E#'C Lease Louisiana Tech 71, NC Central 50 Wisconsin 54, Delaware 52 UTEP Thankgsiving Classic ;<1=4>4 24 Months Md.-Eastern Shore 70, St. Francis (Pa.) 57 Top 25 Idaho St. 65, SE Missouri 64 ;<2=4>A MPG Navy 70, UNC Greensboro 66 South Carolina (2) 60, Arizona St. (16) 58 UC Riverside at UTEP, late Per NC State 87, Winthrop 79 $ * Mo. Tennessee (4) 63, Albany (N.Y.) 55 Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament HWY #?@6:7* Northeastern 78, Miami 77 Oregon State (7) 73, Hofstra 50 #?@6:7* South Carolina 92, Lipscomb 76 Ohio 63, Indiana 56 40 Mississippi St. (8) 92, Norfolk St. 34 Vanderbilt 73, Austin Peay 56 Tennessee Tech 85, Robert Morris 72 Texas A&M (10) 75, California (16) 58 ;>=<2H 5$%6#78300 9)*0:&&:; ;>=33A or The Citadel 121, Bob Jones 81 $99 Florida State (14) 78, LIU Brooklyn 42 Tulane 60, Stephen F. Austin 59 Duke (15) 86, Iowa State 48 Today’s games B-.0 C06D8 <=9>"?&6 (&%%0.: B-.0 C06D8 1998 /*0 1% /0)"2034 Midwest MAC Big Ten @*:&+$:". A3$%#+"##"&% Illinois St. 73, Quincy 63 Davidson 60, Bowling Green 56 Texas A&M (10) vs. Ohio State (11) at Las ;<3=J4J ;<2=A14 Missouri St. 77, William Woods 56 Ill.-Chicago 66, Cent. Michigan 63 Vegas, 3 p.m. Southwest N. Colorado 78, Akron 65 Nebraska at UConn (1), 1 p.m. Baylor 94, Arkansas St. 72 Pittsburgh vs. Maryland (6) at St. Thomas, Ohio U.S. Virgin Islands, 8 p.m. Oklahoma State 79, Long Beach St. 73 Niagara 73, Cleveland St. 72, OT Rice 87, UC Riverside 81 East Carolina vs. Northwestern (19) at the >A<4 !6**?: $G/6I? # >A<4 !6**?: '-7.8 $9M Wright State 75, Houston 61 Cedar Park (Texas) Center, late * Far West East Iowa (25) vs. Houston at the Cedar Park F* F East Carolina 93, Stetson 73 Mississippi 72, Stony Brook 57 (Texas) Center, noon $C' $C' Sam Houston St. 71, Bethune-Cookman 46 Rutgers vs. Green Bay at St. Thomas, U.S. !H> E-:* !2A E-:* Idaho St. at Utah, late South Virgin Islands, 3:15 p.m. Delaware St. at Fresno St., late Ark.-Pine Bluff 65, Tougaloo 51 Minnesota vs. Auburn at Guaynabo, Puerto $@?6G?,G8 $@?6G?,G8 Auburn 55, Boise St. 53 Rico, 7 p.m. Advocare Invitational Bethune-Cookman 53, North Florida 49 Semifinals Boston College 76, Utah 51 Top 25 Xavier (23) 88, Southern Cal 77 E. Kentucky 64, ETSU 41 CS Bakersfield vs. South Carolina (2) at Monmouth (N.J.) vs. Dayton, late Green Bay 79, Tulane 58 Honolulu, 6:30 p.m. Consolation Semifinals Louisiana-Lafayette 67, Arkansas 59 Baylor (5) vs. Michigan St. (20) at Freeport, Alabama 64, Wichita State (20) 60 Marshall 73, Cornell 47 Bahamas, 5:45 p.m. *,**. DDN*. Notre Dame (17) 68, Iowa 62 Miami 77, Milwaukee 38 Oregon St. (7) vs. Arkansas at Guaynabo, UV6 6% F6%$ 9:9);92;$ 95 5<)& (%)4$W N. Kentucky 88, Tennessee Tech 62 Puerto Rico, 2:30 p.m. Texas St. vs. Duke (15) at Riviera Maya, UV6 6% F6%$ 9:9);92;$ 95 5<)& (%)4$W Cincinnati (24) 65, Nebraska 61 Pittsburgh 67, Old Dominion 58 Sacred Heart 71, Coastal Carolina 62 Mexico, 1:30 p.m. George Washington vs. Tennessee, late Sam Houston St. vs. Florida St. (14) at E#'C Lease E#'C Lease Towson 83, W. Illinois 77 UNC Asheville 68, SC-Upstate 59 Brooklyn, N.Y., 2 p.m. ;>3=J<4 36 Months ;>4=>H4 36 Months Gonzaga (10) 73, UConn (18) 70 UNC Wilmington 51, Jacksonville 49 Arizona St. (16) at Hawaii, 9 p.m. Per George Washington (24) vs. Wright St. at $ * * Per Syracuse 74, Texas A&M (25) 67 Midwest Mo. $ Mo. Michigan 78, Texas 72 the Cedar Park (Texas) Center, 2:30 p.m. #?@6:7* #?@6:7* Washington vs. Charlotte, late DePaul 96, Colgate 46 Oklahoma (21) vs. Boston College at Indiana St. 77, UMKC 47 Freeport, Bahamas, 8 p.m. ;4=11< or ;J=A2K or Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Stephen F. Austin 82, SIU-Edwardsville 74 Richmond 94, California 90 MAC 129$ 179$ Seton Hall vs. N. Iowa at Riviera Maya, West Virginia vs. San Diego St., late Mexico, late Bowling Green vs. Jacksonville at B-.0 C06D8 1998 B-.0 C06D8 1998 Wilmington, N.C., noon /*0 1% /0)"2034 /*0 1% /0)"2034 Corpus Christi Coastal Challenge Southwest Malone at Kent St., 2 p.m. First Round Arizona 51, North Texas 44 Buffalo at UCF, 2:30 p.m. ;<1=3J3 ;>>=>A2 UTEP 71, S. Illinois 66 East Carolina 80, E. Washington 62 Akron at San Diego, 7 p.m. Abilene Christian 72, Florida A&M 62 Idaho 75, Texas St. 55 Oakland 84, Alcorn St. 51 Houston Baptist 64, Nebraska-Omaha 51 OAC Colorado St. vs. Portland, late NC State 67, UAB 56 Wittenberg at Capital, 3 p.m. Ohio Northern at Thomas More, 4 p.m. >A<4 !6**?: E.0?:- $9M >A<4 !6**?: C?/5N:O80 $9M The DirecTV Wooden Legacy Oklahoma St. 59, Oral Roberts 55 UTSA 77, Illinois St. 51 Greensboro at Otterbein, 5 p.m. Semifinals UALR 61, Memphis 53 Hiram at Marietta, 6 p.m. * F* Michigan State (3) 77, Boise St. 67 F Providence vs. Arizona, late Far West NCAC $C' $C' Waynesburg at Allegheny, 1 p.m. ! ! Consolation Semifinals Alabama 64, Middle Tennessee 46 $@?6G?,G8 2A E-:* UC Irvine 80, Boston College 67 Long Beach St. 69, N. Arizona 48 Oberlin at Gallaudet, 2 p.m. $@?6G?,G8 Evansville vs. Santa Clara, late Missouri 69, Northeastern 56 Wittenberg at Capital, 3 p.m. DePauw at Illinois Wesleyan, 3 p.m. Emerald Coast Classic Montana St. 81, Evansville 55 New Mexico St. 65, Northwestern St. 54 Denison at North Park, 3 p.m. First Round San Diego 76, Valparaiso 60 Hiram at Marietta, 6 p.m. Iowa State (4) 99, Virginia Tech 77 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 83, Fresno St. 81, OT Kenyon at Transylvania, 7 p.m. Chattanooga 95, Alabama St. 58 Santa Clara 69, Cal Poly 63 GLIAC South Jacksonville St. 68, Chicago St. 65 Texas Tech 62, Fordham 48 UAB vs. Illinois, late Findlay at Missouri-St. Louis, 2 p.m. Utah Valley 73, Nevada 65 Lake Erie at Ohio Valley, 2 p.m. D,-*. D.X*. Great Alaska Shootout Weber St. 57, Portland 55 Malone at Kent State, 2 p.m. Semifinals UC Santa Barbara at Wyoming, late UV6 6% F6%$ 9:9);92;$ 95 5<)& (%)4$W UV6 6% F6%$ 9:9);92;$ 95 5<)& (%)4$W San Jose St. 76, San Diego 67 N. Dakota St. at San Diego St., late Ohio E#'C E#'C Middle Tennessee vs. UNC Asheville, late Washington vs. Syracuse at Las Vegas, late Rio Grande at Kentucky Wesleyan College, Lease Lease Consolation Semifinals CS Bakersfield at Hawaii, late 12:30 p.m. ;J>=1<4 36 Months ;JK=>2A or ;J=K>K or Stanford 69, Arkansas 66 Christmas City Classic 259$ 289$ FIU Turkey Slam First Round B-.0 C06D8 1998 B-.0 C06D8 2998 Today’s games Marquette 95, FIU 83 Drexel vs. Villanova, 2 p.m. /*0 1% /0)"2034 /*0 1% /0)"2034 Big Ten Richmond 63, Wichita St. 50 Montana at Lehigh, 4 p.m. ;>1=444 ;J4=>H< Cleveland State at Maryland (2), 8:30 p.m. FAU Thanksgiving Tournament Lehigh at Purdue (16), 7 or 8 p.m. Stanford (13) 82, Missouri St. 65 Third Place, TBA Bucknell at Penn State, 1 p.m. Dayton 58, Maine 37 Championship, TBA New Orleans at Northwestern, 8 p.m. Louisville (22) 65, Marist 53 Purdue 69, LSU 52 FIU Turkey Slam MAC Third Place/Championship Central Florida at Miami, 1:30 p.m. Junkanoo Jam Richmond or Wichita St. vs. Marquette, noon Over 260 Value-Priced Valparaiso at Ball State, 2 p.m. Notre Dame (3) 94, Denver 52 Richmond or Wichita St. at FIU, 2 p.m. UCLA 68, Louisiana Tech 57 Canisius at Buffalo, 2 p.m. Gulf Coast Showcase Madonna at Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament Pre-Owned Vehicles Available Kent State at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Semifinals Northern Illinois at Idaho, 9 p.m. Southern Miss. 71, MVSU 55 Dayton-Maine winner vs. Stanford !"##$%& $'()%$ **+,-+*./ 0123$45 56 78984$ 9((%6:9; 5<%61=< >?@A/ B$9&$ %95$& 29&$C 1(68 *DE--- F);$& ($% G$9%/ Nicholls St. vs. Samford, late (13)-Missouri St. winner, 5 p.m. *. 4$85& ($% F);$ 6:$% ;)F)5/ H;1& 59'E 5)5;$E ;)4$8&$E I C64 #$$&/ >6 &$41%)5G C$(6&)5/ J8 &564K :$<)4;$& 68;G/ LD F685<;G OAC LMU Thanksgiving Classic Louisville-Marist winner vs. LSU-Purdue (9GF$85& 6# M*,ENO ($% 5<61&98C 78984$C/ P- F685