PAGE 4B - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 Sports DAILY NEWS, BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY GOLF Mahan tops McIlroy for title By DOUG FERGUSON it’s the best players in the world,” constant chatter, and cheering, as Northern Ireland, looked every bit The Associated Press Mahan said. “So this feels pretty the focus most of the week was on a No. 1 player Ð at least on MARANA, Ariz. — Hunter special. It’s hard to get lucky this McIlroy’s bid to be No. 1 in the Sunday morning. Mahan is among the top 10 in the week, because you’re going to world. All he had to do was win He poured all his energy into world. He has played on every play such great players every sin- the Match Play Championship, beating Westwood, a former sta- U.S. team in the Ryder Cup and gle round.” and it when McIlroy won his blemate turned rival, both with a Presidents Cup for the past five No one had a tougher road. semifinal match against Lee shot to replace Luke Donald atop years. About the only thing keep- Just to get to the championship Westwood Ð who also could have the world ranking. It was the ing him from being truly part of match Sunday, Mahan had to get gone to No. 1 Ð it seemed as if a match McIlroy had pointed to all the elite in golf is winning more through former Masters champion coronation was one match away. week. often. Zach Johnson, former PGA cham- Or not. Three down after four holes, Two of his four wins, however, pion Y.E. Yang, Ryder Cup team- “Deep down, you wanted to McIlroy delivered seven birdies in show why his game holds so mates Steve Stricker and Matt postpone that crowning of the No. a 10-hole stretch for a 3-and-1 much promise. Kuchar, and Mark Wilson, who 1 player in the world for Rory,” victory. Mahan became only the sixth has won three times in the past 14 Mahan said. “He’ll get there. I But when he fell behind player to win multiple World Golf months on the PGA Tour. mean, he’s phenomenal. He’s Mahan, there was no such come- Championships on Sunday, and That was just for a shot at really talented. He’ll be No. 1 back. this might have been the toughest McIlroy. eventually. But yeah, when you’re The opening five holes were of all. Right when golf was on the Moments after a 2-and-1 win a player, and I listen to Johnny halved until Mahan hit 9-iron to 2 verge of anointing Rory McIlroy over Wilson in the semifinal, Miller and Nick Faldo and all feet on the par-3 sixth. That’s as the new No. 1 player in the Mahan said before going to lunch, those guys, they had him picked when McIlroy had a mental melt- world, Mahan capped off a long “You’ve got to beat five great to win. And that’s what everybody down, effectively giving away the week at Dove Mountain with a players to get here. I’ve got to beat was talking about. next two holes. resounding 2-and-1 win over the one more incredible player to “There was absolute motiva- “I tried to claw myself back, Matt York/AP U.S. Open champion. win.” tion in that.” but I left myself too much work,” Hunter Mahan reacts Sunday after winning the final round of the “When you play a WGC event, He also was inspired by the McIlroy, the 22-year-old from McIlroy said. Match Play Championship over Rory McIlroy in Marana, Ariz.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Sophie Gustafson 72-72-73-75—292 Second Period—1, Columbus, Nash 21 (Nikitin), LATEST LINE New Orleans at Chicago, 7 p.m. Christel Boeljon 73-75-72-73—293 9:49 (sh). 2, Pittsburgh, Malkin 37 (Neal, By J. McCarthy Toronto at Houston, 7 p.m. Melissa Reid 75-72-74-73—294 Sullivan), 19:12 (pp). Northern Arizona is 6-19-2 against the spread its Washington at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Katherine Hull 74-72-77-72—295 Third Period—3, Pittsburgh, Dupuis 15 (Sullivan, last 27 games overall. The Lumberjacks are only New Jersey at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Ryann O’Toole 74-79-71-72—296 Staal), 5:50. 4, Pittsburgh, Letang 9 (Park, 7-19-2 against the spread their last 28 games fol- Utah at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Pornanong Phatlum 71-75-78-72—296 Cooke), 10:47 (pp). 5, Pittsburgh, Vitale 4 lowing a straight-up loss. Montana State is 4-0 Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Hee-Won Han 70-76-75-75—296 (Tangradi, Cooke), 14:57. 6, Columbus, Prospal against the spread its last 4 home games in this Hee Kyung Seo 74-76-73-74—297 11 (Atkinson), 15:07. series. The betting favorite is 8-3 against the NBA ALL-STAR GAME COREBOARD Wendy Ward 74-72-75-76—297 Shots on Goal—Columbus 5-10-9—24. spread the last 11 games. Let’s take Montana WEST 152, EAST 149 S Mindy Kim 73-77-75-73—298 Pittsburgh 15-11-14—40. 1 State -8 ⁄2 for another Best Bet winner. WEST ALL-STARS (152) Laura Davies 72-72-75-80—299 College Basketball Durant 14-25 5-7 36, Griffin 9-12 3-6 22, Bynum Eun-Hee Ji 72-77-77-74—300 Goalies—Columbus, Sanford. Pittsburgh, Favorite Points Underdog 0-3 0-0 0, Paul 3-7 0-0 8, Bryant 9-17 7-8 27, Tiffany Joh 79-71-75-76—301 Thiessen. A—18,602 (18,387). T—2:27. 1 GEORGETOWN 6 ⁄2 Notre Dame Nowitzki 3-8 0-0 7, Westbrook 10-17 0-2 21, Paige Mackenzie 77-76-75-75—303 Kansas 10 OKLAHOMA ST Love 7-12 1-3 17, Parker 3-5 0-0 6, Gasol 2-5 0- Christina Kim 81-81-71-71—304 STARS 3, CANUCKS 2, OT BAYLOR 20 Texas Tech 0 4, Aldridge 2-5 0-0 4, Nash 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 62- Schedule Mina Harigae 77-76-77-78—308 Vancouver 0 2 0 0—2 1 MONTANA ST 8 ⁄2 Northern Arizona 116 16-26 152. Michelle Wie 79-81-75-75—310 Dallas 0 1 1 1—3 NHL EAST ALL-STARS (149) In the region a-Sock Hwee Koh 82-86-78-79—325 First Period—None. Penalties—Rome, Van Favorite Goals Underdog Anthony 7-15 5-7 19, James 15-23 0-0 36, (interference), 9:58. 1 NY RANGERS ⁄2-1 New Jersey Howard 4-9 1-2 9, Rose 6-8 0-0 14, Wade 11-15 Monday, Feb. 27 1 Second Period—1, Vancouver, Kesler 19 NASHVILLE Even- ⁄2 Los Angeles 2-2 24, Deng 0-2 0-0 0, Hibbert 1-3 1-1 3, Rondo GIRLS’ BASKETBALL AUTO RACING (Higgins, Hamhuis), :56. 2, Vancouver, Raymond 1 WINNIPEG ⁄2-1 Edmonton 1-3 0-0 2, Pierce 1-8 0-0 3, Bosh 3-9 0-0 7, 6:30 p.m. 1 8 (Higgins, Rome), 13:11. 3, Dallas, Ryder 25 St. Louis Even- ⁄2 CALGARY Iguodala 6-7 0-0 12, Williams 8-11 0-0 20. Totals Todd County Central vs. Metcalfe County, Region 4 Tournament at E.A. Diddle Arena. Daytona 500 Lineup (Ribeiro, L.Eriksson), 18:04 (pp). Penalties— 1 After Thursday qualifying COLORADO Even- ⁄2 Anaheim 63-113 9-12 149. 8 p.m. Ryder, Dal (high-sticking), 10:01 Higgins, Van Home Team in CAPS West All-Stars 39 49 36 28—152 Glasgow vs. Greenwood, Region 4 Tournament at E.A. Diddle Arena. Race at 6 p.m. CST today (hooking), 16:37. East All-Stars 28 41 43 37—149 At Daytona International Speedway Third Period—4, Dallas, Ribeiro 14 (Goligoski, 3-Point Goals—West All-Stars 12-34 (Durant 3- Tuesday, Feb. 28 Daytona Beach, Fla. Souray), 19:07. Penalties—Robidas, Dal (hook- Lap length: 2.5 miles BASKETBALL 8, Love 2-4, Bryant 2-5, Paul 2-5, Griffin 1-2, COLLEGE BASEBALL ing), 9:13. Westbrook 1-4, Nowitzki 1-5, Bynum 0-1), East (Car number in parentheses) Overtime—5, Dallas, L.Eriksson 21 (Daley, Ott), Sunday’s College Basketball All-Stars 14-32 (James 6-8, Williams 4-7, Rose 2 p.m. 1. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 194.738. ESPN 1450 – Western Kentucky at Murray State. 3:52. Penalties—None. 2-2, Bosh 1-2, Pierce 1-4, Wade 0-1, Iguodala 0- 2. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 194.087. Shots on Goal—Vancouver 8-9-9-0—26. Dallas Scores 3. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 193.607. EAST 1, Anthony 0-3, Howard 0-4). Fouled Out—None. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL 6-8-10-4—28. Iona 98, St. Peter’s 61 Rebounds—West All-Stars 58 (Griffin 8), East 6:30 p.m. 4. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 193.245. 5. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 194.028. Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 0 of 2 Loyola (Md.) 62, Manhattan 60 All-Stars 59 (Howard, Wade 10). Assists—West Bowling Green vs. Russellville, Region 4 Tournament at E.A. Diddle Arena. Dallas 1 of 2. Marist 89, Niagara 77 All-Stars 33 (Paul 12), East All-Stars 40 (Wade 8 p.m. 6. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 191.063. 7. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 193.999. Goalies—Vancouver, Luongo 26-11-7 (28 shots- New Hampshire 58, Binghamton 49 10). Total Fouls—West All-Stars 12, East All- Russell County vs. Monroe County, Region 4 Tournament at E.A. Diddle Arena. 25 saves). Dallas, Lehtonen 24-15-3 (26-24). Rider 65, Fairfield 62 Stars 17. A—17,125 (17,461). 8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 193.449. 9. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 192.777. A—18,010 (18,532). T—2:25. Siena 86, Canisius 75 Referees—Dennis LaRue, Brad Meier. Stony Brook 55, Maine 48 10. (33) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 191.27. NBA Statistical Leaders On the air 11. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 190.99. Linesmen—Don Henderson, Jean Morin. SOUTH Includes games through Feb. 26 Louisville 57, Pittsburgh 54 Monday, Feb. 27 12. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 192.868. SCORING AVERAGE 13. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 192.914. SENATORS 5, ISLANDERS 2 Miami 78, Florida St. 62 G FG FT PTS AVG MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL N.Y. Islanders 1 0 1—2 Rose-Hulman 76, Transylvania 73 14. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 191.873. Bryant, LAL 34 351 217 966 28.4 6 p.m. 15. (22) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 193.121. Ottawa 0 2 3—5 South Florida 46, Cincinnati 45 Durant, OKC 34 343 204 948 27.9 ESPN — Notre Dame at Georgetown. First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Tavares 25 MIDWEST 16. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 193.803. James, MIA 33 326 225 903 27.4 8 p.m. 17. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 188.229. (Parenteau, Hamonic), :49. Penalties— Cent. Michigan 74, N. Illinois 64 Love, MIN 32 258 234 799 25.0 ESPN — Kansas at Oklahoma St. MacDonald, NYI (tripping), 16:51. Illinois 65, Iowa 54 18. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 193.224. Westbrook, OKC 34 303 166 799 23.5 NHL 19. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 191.84. Second Period—2, Ottawa, Michalek 28 Indiana 69, Minnesota 50 Ellis, GOL 29 239 133 651 22.4 6:30 p.m. (Karlsson, Turris), 12:21 (pp). 3, Ottawa, Spezza Ohio 85, Akron 61 20. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 192.583. Aldridge, POR 32 289 134 713 22.3 NBCSN — New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers. 21. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 193.665. 28 (Karlsson, Kuba), 16:22 (pp). Penalties— Wisconsin 63, Ohio St. 60 D. Williams, NJN 34 253 168 756 22.2 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Ullstrom, NYI (high-sticking), 10:42 Smith, Ott SOUTHWEST 22. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 193.503. Griffin, LAC 31 272 118 663 21.4 6 p.m. 23. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 192.992. (holding), 13:44 Parenteau, NYI (tripping), 15:00. McMurry 86, Hardin-Simmons 81, OT Howard, ORL 35 258 186 702 20.1 ESPN2 — Baylor at Texas A&M. Third Period—4, Ottawa, O’Brien 2 (Neil), 5:13. FAR WEST 24. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 191.506. Nowitzki, DAL 30 214 134 587 19.6 8 p.m. 25. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 193.249. 5, N.Y. Islanders, Parenteau 15 (Hamonic, Colorado 70, California 57 Parker, SAN 33 241 149 639 19.4 ESPN2 — Notre Dame at UConn. Moulson), 9:04. 6, Ottawa, Neil 10 (Foligno), Denver 64, North Texas 52 26. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 193.665. Lee, GOL 29 232 95 559 19.3 27. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 193.382. 12:59. 7, Ottawa, Turris 6 (Foligno, Greening), Oregon 74, Oregon St. 73 Jefferson, UTA 29 242 70 554 19.1 Tuesday, Feb. 28 17:49 (en). Penalties—None. TOURNAMENT 28. (51) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 191.363. Gay, MEM 34 261 92 642 18.9 29. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 191.738. Shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 13-9-8—30. MIAC Tournament MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Ottawa 8-10-6—24. Bosh, MIA 34 241 138 627 18.4 6 p.m. 30. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota. Championship Jennings, MIL 33 225 88 606 18.4 Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Islanders 0 of 1 St. Thomas (Minn.) 66, Gustavus 62, OT ESPN — Michigan St. at Indiana. 31. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 191.127. Irving, CLE 28 189 96 508 18.1 32. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 190.022. Ottawa 2 of 3. WIAC Tournament ESPN2 — Kansas St. at Texas A&M. Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Nabokov 15-15-0 (23 Granger, IND 31 182 135 558 18.0 8 p.m. 33. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 190.046. Championship Martin, HOU 32 193 124 576 18.0 34. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 191.16. shots-19 saves). Ottawa, Lehner 2-0-0 (30-28). Wis.-River Falls 64, Wis.-Whitewater 58 ESPN — Florida at Vanderbilt. Pierce, BOS 29 165 136 511 17.6 NHL 35. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 192.6. A—19,660 (19,153). T—2:22. J. Johnson, ATL 32 214 77 562 17.6 Referees—Dave Jackson, Francis Charron. Sunday’s Women’s Basketball 6:30 p.m. 36. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 193.844. Jamison, CLE 31 209 76 539 17.4 NBCSN — Los Angeles at Minnesota. 37. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 193.374. Linesmen—Steve Barton, Derek Nansen. Scores Evans, SAC 33 210 134 571 17.3 9:30 p.m. 38. (93) David Reutimann, Toyota, 189.235. EAST Young, WAS 33 203 100 566 17.2 NBCSN — Philadelphia at San Jose. 39. (83) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 190.605. PANTHERS 4, CANADIENS 2 Delaware 89, Northeastern 71 Gasol, LAL 34 236 102 577 17.0 40. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 193.615. Montreal 2 0 0—2 Drexel 58, Towson 53 Wall, WAS 33 192 169 555 16.8 Florida 1 2 1—4 Fairfield 49, Rider 30 Harden, OKC 33 160 177 554 16.8 First Period—1, Montreal, Desharnais 12 (Cole), Fordham 64, Saint Louis 61, OT Monroe, DET 35 235 113 583 16.7 Lowry, HOU 32 63 1.97 Michael Allen 68-71-66-71—276 HOCKEY 4:27. 2, Montreal, Subban 4 (Kaberle, Hofstra 66, UNC Wilmington 55 Cousins, SAC 32 196 132 525 16.4 Allen, MEM 31 59 1.90 Will Claxton 66-68-71-71—276 National Hockey League Desharnais), 6:55 (pp). 3, Florida, Weiss 14 Iona 74, St. Peter’s 49 Bynum, LAL 30 196 96 488 16.3 Iguodala, PHL 34 63 1.85 J.J. Henry 72-69-68-67—276 All Times CST (Ellerby), 11:36. Penalties—Bergenheim, Fla Longwood 69, NJIT 66 Anderson, ORL 34 183 82 547 16.1 Westbrook, OKC 34 63 1.85 Briny Baird 71-69-67-70—277 EASTERN CONFERENCE (holding), 3:53 Pacioretty, Mon (slashing), 3:57 Marist 67, Loyola (Md.) 60 Smith, ATL 34 225 87 547 16.1 James, MIA 33 58 1.76 Rich Beem 70-71-69-67—277 Atlantic Division Kopecky, Fla (hooking), 6:23 Versteeg, Fla (trip- Niagara 56, Manhattan 44 Millsap, UTA 32 207 96 514 16.1 Teague, ATL 34 58 1.71 R.S. Johnson 70-66-72-69—277 GP W L OT Pts GF GA ping), 6:23 White, Mon, major (fighting), 20:00 Penn St. 74, Minnesota 51 Gortat, PHX 34 230 80 540 15.9 Gay, MEM 34 55 1.62 Billy Mayfair 70-68-70-69—277 N.Y. Rangers 60 39 15 6 84 167 124 Subban, Mon (slashing), 20:00 Gudbranson, Fla, Saint Joseph’s 52, George Washington 49 Boozer, CHI 35 247 58 552 15.8 Holiday, PHL 34 54 1.59 Stephen Ames 69-70-70-69—278 Pittsburgh 62 36 21 5 77 198 163 major (fighting), 20:00. Siena 69, Canisius 57 DeRozan, TOR 33 186 129 519 15.7 Smith, ATL 34 53 1.56 Mark D. Anderson 67-72-73-66—278 Philadelphia 61 34 20 7 75 203 187 Second Period—4, Florida, Bergenheim 14 SOUTH Williams, PHL 34 176 134 533 15.7 Delfino, MIL 31 47 1.52 Charles Howell III 67-71-69-71—278 New Jersey 61 35 22 4 74 172 168 (Samuelsson, Clemmensen), 1:09 (pp). 5, Auburn 46, Mississippi 43 Lowry, HOU 32 163 116 499 15.6 Jennings, MIL 33 50 1.52 Tom Lehman 70-72-70-66—278 N.Y. Islanders 62 26 28 8 60 146 184 Florida, Weiss 15 (Samuelsson, Bergenheim), Charlotte 77, Richmond 62 Lawson, DEN 30 176 85 462 15.4 Seung-Yul Noh 68-70-73-67—278 Northeast Division 4:01. Penalties—Barch, Fla (boarding), 16:30 Concordia-Austin 73, Louisiana College 64 Scola, HOU 34 226 63 515 15.1 Greg Owen 67-67-73-71—278 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida bench, served by Santorelli (too many Duke 69, North Carolina 63 Gasol, MEM 34 188 133 510 15.0 Tim Petrovic 72-72-66-68—278 Boston 60 37 20 3 77 200 139 men), 18:55 Cole, Mon (roughing), 19:10 East Carolina 63, Marshall 62, OT Terry, DAL 32 178 49 473 14.8 BASEBALL Kevin Stadler 68-68-72-70—278 Ottawa 64 33 23 8 74 198 192 Garrison, Fla (roughing), 19:10. Allen, BOS 28 142 59 407 14.5 Vaughn Taylor 71-69-72-66—278 George Mason 69, VCU 59 Sunday’s College Baseball Toronto 62 29 26 7 65184190 Third Period—6, Florida, Campbell 4 (Weiss, Georgia 62, LSU 46 Garnett, BOS 29 168 80 419 14.4 Marc Turnesa 67-72-67-72—278 Buffalo 62 27 27 8 62154180 Bergenheim), 9:52. Penalties—Weber, Mon Georgia St. 74, William & Mary 62 Butler, LAC 29 152 57 416 14.3 Scores Matt Bettencourt 69-72-72-66—279 Montreal 63 24 29 10 58 163 175 (holding), 3:58 Diaz, Mon (holding), 10:53 Eller, Georgia Tech 62, Clemson 50 Harrington, DEN 35 191 71 502 14.3 EAST Chad Campbell 70-71-71-67—279 Southeast Division Mon (cross-checking), 15:53 Subban, Mon James Madison 63, Old Dominion 44 Stuckey, DET 30 130 152 428 14.3 Mount St. Vincent 1, Kean 0 Brian Harman 71-71-65-72—279 (roughing), 19:14 Kopecky, Fla (roughing), William McGirt 69-72-73-65—279 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Kentucky 76, Mississippi St. 40 Crawford, POR 34 168 97 484 14.2 SOUTH Florida 61 29 20 12 70153169 19:14. Maryland 65, NC State 50 Duncan, SAN 32 178 94 450 14.1 Belmont 3, Arkansas 0 Billy Horschel 69-72-70-69—280 Shots on Goal—Montreal 10-4-6—20. Florida Sunghoon Kang 68-76-69-67—280 Winnipeg 64 30 26 8 68163181 Memphis 66, Tulsa 64 Belmont Abbey 5, Mount Olive 2 Washington 62 31 26 5 67 169 176 10-13-9—32. Miami 88, Boston College 42 REBOUNDS PER GAME Berea 3-2, Siena Heights 0-1 Russell Knox 74-67-68-71—280 Power-play opportunities—Montreal 1 of 5 Johnson Wagner 73-70-71-66—280 Tampa Bay 62 28 28 6 62 174 212 Middle Tennessee 77, W. Kentucky 62 G OFF DEF TOT AVG Butler 13, Tenn.-Martin 5 Carolina 62 23 26 13 59 162 187 Florida 1 of 5. South Carolina 53, Arkansas 47 Howard, ORL 35 126 408 534 15.3 Canisius 6, Duke 4, 11 innings Spencer Levin 73-71-69-68—281 Goalies—Montreal, Budaj 2-6-1 (32 shots-28 Patrick Sheehan 70-73-71-67—281 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southern Miss. 55, UAB 53 Love, MIN 32 132 317 449 14.0 Case Western Reserve 4-5, Guilford 2-14 Central Division saves). Florida, Clemmensen 11-5-5 (20-18). Tennessee 75, Florida 59 Bynum, LAL 30 103 280 383 12.8 Charlotte 3, Toledo 2 Esteban Toledo 72-69-71-69—281 A—18,108 (17,040). T—2:29. Craig Barlow 71-68-71-72—282 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vanderbilt 67, Alabama 54 Griffin, LAC 31 102 250 352 11.4 Clemson 9, Maine 6 Detroit 63 41 19 3 85197149 Referees—Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney. Virginia 66, Florida St. 57 Cousins, SAC 32 145 218 363 11.3 Coastal Carolina 3, N.C. State 2 Nathan Green 73-69-68-72—282 Linesmen—Darren Gibbs, Jonny Murray. Hunter Haas 68-75-71-68—282 St. Louis 62 38 17 7 83 158 125 Wake Forest 68, Virginia Tech 39 Gasol, LAL 34 106 255 361 10.6 Concordia, Mich. 17-20, Brescia 7-9 Nashville 62 36 19 7 79176160 MIDWEST Humphries, NJN 32 123 214 337 10.5 Doane 3, Waldorf 1 Troy Kelly 72-73-68-69—282 WILD 4, SHARKS 3 Jarrod Lyle 73-69-71-69—282 Chicago 64 33 24 7 73193189 Creighton 68, Bradley 59 Gortat, PHX 34 90 265 355 10.4 Doane 7, Culver-Stockton 1 Columbus 62 18 37 7 43 144 207 San Jose 2 0 1—3 Indiana St. 63, Wichita St. 51 Gasol, MEM 34 73 269 342 10.1 ETSU 4, St. Joseph’s 3 John Merrick 71-67-74-70—282 Minnesota 1 1 2—4 Heath Slocum 73-71-69-69—282 Northwest Division Iowa 79, Michigan 71 Noah, CHI 34 125 212 337 9.9 Eastern Mennonite 12, S. Vermont 9 GP W L OT Pts GF GA First Period—1, San Jose, Wingels 3 (McGinn, Michigan St. 76, Northwestern 57 Monroe, DET 35 138 206 344 9.8 Emory & Henry 10, W. Connecticut 9 Steve Wheatcroft 75-70-70-67—282 Marleau), 1:22. 2, San Jose, Thornton 14 Garrett Willis 70-72-69-71—282 Vancouver 63 40 16 7 87203 154 Missouri St. 80, Illinois St. 76, OT Lee, GOL 29 98 187 285 9.8 Florida St. 2, Fla. International 1 Colorado 63 32 27 4 68 164 172 (Mitchell, Burns), 3:21. 3, Minnesota, Clutterbuck N. Iowa 68, Drake 66 Hibbert, IND 33 110 208 318 9.6 Franklin & Marshall 5, Hampden-Sydney 2 Martin Flores 77-67-73-66—283 14, 9:13. Penalties—Marleau, SJ (high-sticking), Billy Hurley III 73-71-69-70—283 Calgary 62 28 23 11 67150170 Nebraska 71, Ohio St. 57 Smith, ATL 34 65 260 325 9.6 Georgia Tech 13, Ohio St. 4 Minnesota 62 28 25 9 65 139 163 14:09 McGinn, SJ (roughing), 19:22. Purdue 90, Indiana 58 Chandler, NYK 35 113 221 334 9.5 Indiana Tech 6-1, Freed-Hardeman 4-9 Michael Thompson 72-72-71-68—283 Second Period—4, Minnesota, Schultz 1 Gary Christian 73-70-73-68—284 Edmonton 61 24 31 6 54162181 S. Illinois 72, Evansville 46 Camby, POR 31 87 207 294 9.5 Kent St. 4, Lipscomb 0 Pacific Division (Brodziak), 1:43 (pp). Penalties—Ferriero, SJ Wisconsin 72, Illinois 60 Jefferson, UTA 29 67 205 272 9.4 Kentucky 7, Buffalo 6 David Hearn 68-73-77-66—284 (hooking), 1:39 Brodziak, Min (goaltender inter- Fred Funk 73-71-72-68—284 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Xavier 70, UMass 61 Millsap, UTA 32 103 195 298 9.3 King, Tenn. 5, Barton 4 Phoenix 62 32 21 9 73164155 ference), 8:44 Vlasic, SJ (holding), 16:30 Zanon, SOUTHWEST Jordan, LAC 31 105 174 279 9.0 Lee 8, Mobile 4 Skip Kendall 71-72-70-71—284 Min (slashing), 19:17. Will MacKenzie 72-73-69-70—284 San Jose 61 32 22 7 71 177 159 Houston 66, UCF 53 McGee, WAS 33 103 189 292 8.8 Lindenwood 8, Christian Brothers 4 Dallas 63 33 26 4 70165171 Third Period—5, San Jose, Burns 10 (Thornton, Rice 52, UTEP 48 Duncan, SAN 32 55 220 275 8.6 Louisville 6, Oakland 3 Chris Riley 73-72-70-69—284 Marleau), 8:45 (pp). 6, Minnesota, Cullen 14 Erik Compton 71-69-76-69—285 Los Angeles 62 28 22 12 68 133 135 SMU 54, Tulane 49 Ilyasova, MIL 32 106 168 274 8.6 Maryland 2, East Carolina 1 Anaheim 62 27 25 10 64160 174 (Scandella), 14:33. 7, Minnesota, Ortmeyer 1 FAR WEST Bosh, MIA 34 54 229 283 8.3 Memphis 8, Kennesaw St. 4 Brian Gay 72-68-74-71—285 (Spurgeon), 15:47. Penalties—W.Peters, Min Tim Herron 70-74-70-71—285 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for over- Denver 55, North Texas 36 Aldridge, POR 32 93 172 265 8.3 Miami 12, Albany (N.Y.) 5 time loss. (holding), 7:34. Seattle 64, UC Riverside 42 Boozer, CHI 35 57 231 288 8.2 Middle Tennessee 4, Ohio 1 John Peterson 73-72-72-68—285 Shots on Goal—San Jose 12-2-14—28. J. Rodriguez 71-73-70-71—285 Saturday’s Games Washington 60, Washington St. 56 James, MIA 33 43 224 267 8.1 Morehead St. 5, Jackson St. 4 St. Louis 3, Winnipeg 2, SO Minnesota 7-13-6—26. TOURNAMENT Haslem, MIA 34 67 208 275 8.1 Murray St. 12, S. Dakota St. 4 Brandt Jobe 74-70-72-70—286 Power-play opportunities—San Jose 1 of 3 Jerry Kelly 73-71-72-70—286 Florida 3, Carolina 2, SO HCAC Tournament Durant, OKC 34 21 253 274 8.1 North Carolina 3, Wright St. 0 Philadelphia 5, Calgary 4, SO Minnesota 1 of 4. Championship Garnett, BOS 29 37 193 230 7.9 Oregon 7, Vanderbilt 6 Josh Teater 68-75-71-72—286 Cameron Beckman 72-71-71-74—288 Pittsburgh 8, Tampa Bay 1 Goalies—San Jose, Greiss 8-7-1 (26 shots-22 Franklin 64, Hanover 44 Ibaka, OKC 34 105 157 262 7.7 Radford 5, Georgia Southern 4 Phoenix 3, Edmonton 1 saves). Minnesota, Backstrom 17-16-6 (28-25). North Eastern Athletic Conference Rhode Island 2, UConn 0 Gavin Coles 71-71-76-70—288 Robert Damron 73-72-71-72—288 Washington 4, Toronto 2 A—17,401 (18,064). T—2:25. Championship ASSISTS PER GAME S. Illinois 8, W. Kentucky 3 Boston 5, Ottawa 3 Referees—Jean Hebert, Paul Devorski. Keuka 66, SUNY-IT 63 G AST AVG S. New Hampshire 10, Felician 2 Edward Loar 69-74-68-77—288 Jose M.Olazabal 72-72-74-70—288 N.Y. Rangers 3, Buffalo 2, OT Linesmen—Thor Nelson, Michel Cormier. Northeast-10 Conference Nash, PHX 31 339 10.9 Spalding 4-12, Sewanee 3-0 Colorado 4, Detroit 3 Quarterfinals Rondo, BOS 22 210 9.5 Tennessee 10, Seton Hall 2 Brett Wetterich 71-72-73-72—288 Charley Hoffman 75-70-72-72—289 Los Angeles 4, Chicago 0 DUCKS 3, BLACKHAWKS 1 Bentley 67, American International 53 Calderon, TOR 33 295 8.9 Tennessee Tech 28, Illinois St. 2 Nashville 6, San Jose 2 Chicago 1 0 0—1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Paul, LAC 26 223 8.6 Transylvania 10, Maryville, Tenn. 2 Paul Stankowski 72-70-74-73—289 Charlie Beljan 73-67-79-71—290 Sunday’s Games Anaheim 1 1 1—3 Championship Rubio, MIN 34 284 8.4 Tusculum 5, Carson-Newman 4 Tampa Bay 4, New Jersey 3 First Period—1, Chicago, Kane 14 (Leddy, Guilford 57, Va. Wesleyan 40 D. Williams, NJN 34 278 8.2 UCF 5, Boston College 4 Boo Weekley 75-69-76-70—290 Stephen Gangluff 70-75-71-76—292 Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 2 Hossa), 11:29 (pp). 2, Anaheim, Cogliano 12 Parker, SAN 33 266 8.1 Virginia 13, Monmouth (N.J.) 1 Dallas 3, Vancouver 2, OT (Bonino), 19:40. Penalties—Lydman, Ana (high- Rose, CHI 25 192 7.7 Virginia Tech 4, Iowa 3 Kirk Triplett 73-71-69-79—292 National Basketball Association Garth Mulroy 71-74-76-72—293 Ottawa 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 sticking), 10:42 Perry, Ana (tripping), 12:38 All Times CST Lowry, HOU 32 244 7.6 Virginia-Wise 5, Milligan 3 Florida 4, Montreal 2 Morrison, Chi (delay of game), 15:58. EASTERN CONFERENCE Wall, WAS 33 251 7.6 Wake Forest 5, Georgetown, D.C. 2 Minnesota 4, San Jose 3 Second Period—3, Anaheim, Brookbank 2 Atlantic Division Miller, DEN 35 240 6.9 SOUTHWEST HSBC Champions Anaheim 3, Chicago 1 (Selanne, Beauchemin), 12:31. Penalties— WLPct GB James, MIA 33 226 6.8 Abilene Christian 5, East Central 2 Sunday Monday’s Games None. Philadelphia 20 14 .588 — Conley, MEM 32 215 6.7 Houston Baptist 11, Missouri St. 5 At Tenah Marah Country Club New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Third Period—4, Anaheim, Selanne 21 (Getzlaf, 1 Rice 7, Dallas Baptist 3 Singapore New York 17 18 .486 3 ⁄2 Jack, NOR 26 166 6.4 Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m. Perry), 4:48 (pp). Penalties—Bolland, Chi (hook- Boston 15 17 .469 4 Felton, POR 33 205 6.2 S. Arkansas 12, Tarleton St. 5 Purse: $1.4 million Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. ing), 3:54 Mayers, Chi (hooking), 4:27 Visnovsky, 1 Texas-Arlington 3, Stephen F. Austin 1 Yardage: 6,547 Par: 72 Toronto 10 23 .303 9 ⁄2 Lawson, DEN 30 183 6.1 Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m. Ana (tripping), 10:45 Emery, Chi, served by Frolik 1 Texas A&M 8, Holy Cross 2 Final New Jersey 10 25 .286 10 ⁄2 Ellis, GOL 29 169 5.8 St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m. (roughing), 13:09 Hagman, Ana (slashing), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7, Utah 5 x-won on third playoff hole Southeast Division Sessions, CLE 31 171 5.5 Tuesday’s Games 13:09. WLPct GB Westbrook, OKC 34 187 5.5 Texas-Pan American 10-6, S. Utah 5-5, 2nd. x-Angela Stanford 66-70-71-71—278 Ottawa at Boston, 6 p.m. game 10 innings Na Yeon Choi 68-71-71-68—278 Shots on Goal—Chicago 10-5-4—19. Anaheim Miami 27 7 .794 — Pierce, BOS 29 155 5.3 Florida at Toronto, 6 p.m. 12-13-13—38. 1 Texas Southern 8, Chicago St. 7 Shanshan Feng 69-71-69-69—278 Orlando 22 13 .629 5 ⁄2 Evans, SAC 33 175 5.3 N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 6 p.m. Texas St. 6, Houston 0 Jenny Shin 69-67-71-71—278 Power-play opportunities—Chicago 1 of 3 Atlanta 20 14 .588 7 Iguodala, PHL 34 180 5.3 Nashville at Carolina, 6 p.m. Anaheim 1 of 3. 1 Texas Tech 5, St. John’s 2 Yani Tseng 71-72-67-69—279 Washington 7 26 .212 19 ⁄2 Collison, IND 33 172 5.2 Detroit at Columbus, 6 p.m. Goalies—Chicago, Emery 11-8-2 (38 shots-35 Charlotte 4 28 .125 22 Jennings, MIL 33 170 5.2 FAR WEST Ai Miyazato 69-70-73-69—281 Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Cal St.-Fullerton 11, TCU 10 I.K. Kim 68-72-71-70—281 saves). Anaheim, Hiller 24-20-10 (19-18). Central Division Irving, CLE 28 144 5.1 Los Angeles at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. A—17,601 (17,174). T—2:31. WLPct GB Bryant, LAL 34 166 4.9 UCLA 8, Baylor 6 Vicky Hurst 69-73-71-69—282 Vancouver at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Hee Young Park 71-68-73-70—282 Referees—Marc Joannette, Brian Pochmara. Chicago 27 8 .771 — Vasquez, NOR 33 158 4.8 Philadelphia at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Linesmen—Vaughan Rody, Tim Nowak. Indiana 21 12 .636 5 Harris, UTA 31 141 4.5 Jiyai Shin 70-70-70-72—282 Cleveland 13 18 .419 12 Watson, UTA 31 141 4.5 So Yeon Ryu 68-73-71-71—283 LIGHTNING 4, DEVILS 3 Milwaukee 13 20 .394 13 Holiday, PHL 34 153 4.5 GOLF Katie Futcher 69-67-71-76—283 Tampa Bay 0 2 2—4 Detroit 11 24 .314 16 WGC-Accenture Match Play Momoko Ueda 68-75-72-69—284 New Jersey 1 0 2—3 TRANSACTIONS WESTERN CONFERENCE BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME Sun Young Yoo 70-70-73-71—284 First Period—1, New Jersey, Ponikarovsky 12, Championship Results Karen Stupples 72-72-72-69—285 BASEBALL Southwest Division G BLK AVG 12:07. Penalties—Zidlicky, NJ (holding), 13:04. American League Ibaka, OKC 34 109 3.21 Sunday Sandra Gal, 72-71-71-71—285 WLPct GB At Dove Mountain, The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Second Period—2, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 20 NEW YORK YANKEES—Assigned OF Chris San Antonio 24 10 .706 — McGee, WAS 33 88 2.67 Ji-Hee Lee 71-69-73-72—285 (Stamkos, Garon), 6:39. 3, Tampa Bay, St. Louis Marana, Ariz. Julieta Granada 70-73-74-69—286 Dickerson outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Dallas 21 13 .618 3 Jordan, LAC 31 80 2.58 21 (Purcell, Stamkos), 14:55 (pp). Penalties— National League Howard, ORL 35 77 2.20 Yardage: 7,791 Par: 72 Chella Choi 72-70-74-70—286 Houston 20 14 .588 4 Championship match: Hunter Mahan def. Rory Zubrus, NJ (holding stick), 8:17 Kovalchuk, NJ WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms Memphis 19 15 .559 5 Gasol, MEM 34 74 2.18 Catriona Matthew, 74-70-72-70—286 (tripping), 13:46 Smith, TB (hooking), 15:47 1 McIlroy, 2 and 1. Se Ri Pak 72-72-72-70—286 with 3B Ryan Zimmerman on an eight-year con- New Orleans 8 25 .242 15 ⁄2 Smith, ATL 34 71 2.09 Stamkos, TB (hooking), 20:00. Third-place match: Mark Wilson def. Lee Amy Yang 68-75-73-70—286 tract. Northwest Division Bynum, LAL 30 61 2.03 Third Period—4, New Jersey, Sykora 15 HOCKEY Dalembert, HOU 34 65 1.91 Westwood, 1 up. Stacy Lewis 71-75-68-72—286 WLPct GB Morning semifinals: Mahan def. Wilson, 2 and (Bernier, Zubrus), 2:28. 5, Tampa Bay, Gilroy 2 National Hockey League Oklahoma City 27 7 .794 — Hibbert, IND 33 57 1.73 Azahara Munoz 70-70-74-72—286 (St. Louis, Purcell), 3:09. 6, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 1 McIlroy def. Westwood, 3 and 1. Suzann Pettersen 73-69-78-67—287 BOSTON BRUINS—Assigned D Andrew Portland 18 16 .529 9 O’Neal, BOS 25 43 1.72 22 (Purcell, Brewer), 10:18. 7, New Jersey, Bodnarchuk and F Josh Hennessy to Providence 1 Morgan Pressel 74-72-71-70—287 Denver 18 17 .514 9 ⁄2 Thomas, CHA 25 42 1.68 Parise 23 (Kovalchuk, Elias), 17:25 (pp). Karrie Webb 72-72-73-70—287 (AHL). Minnesota 17 17 .500 10 Biyombo, CHA 31 52 1.68 Mayakoba Classic Scores Penalties—Stamkos, TB (tripping), 15:36 St. OTTAWA SENATORS—Acquired G Ben Bishop Utah 15 17 .469 11 Udoh, GOL 30 50 1.67 Sunday Maria Hjorth 73-74-69-71—287 Louis, TB (tripping), 19:00. At Mayakoba Resort, El Camaleon Golf Club from St. Louis for a 2013 second-round draft Pacific Division Jefferson, UTA 29 46 1.59 Inbee Park 70-72-72-73—287 Shots on Goal—Tampa Bay 6-6-4—16. New pick. WLPct GB Gortat, PHX 34 53 1.56 Playa del Carmen, Mexico Kristy McPherson 69-75-73-71—288 Jersey 8-6-8—22. PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned C Alexandre L.A. Clippers 20 11 .645 — J. Johnson, TOR 32 48 1.50 Purse: $3.7 million Amanda Blumenherst 73-74-72-70—289 Power-play opportunities—Tampa Bay 1 of 3 Bolduc and D David Rundblad to Portland (AHL). 1 Yardage: 6,987 Par: 71 Jimin Kang 71-75-71-72—289 L.A. Lakers 20 14 .588 1 ⁄2 Camby, POR 31 46 1.48 New Jersey 1 of 4. ST. LOUIS BLUES—Traded G Ben Bishop to 1 Golden State 13 17 .433 6 ⁄2 Brand, PHL 30 44 1.47 (x-won on 8th playoff hole) Brittany Lang 72-70-73-74—289 Goalies—Tampa Bay, Garon 20-16-4 (22 shots- Ottawa for a 2013 second-round draft pick. 1 Phoenix 14 20 .412 7 ⁄2 Duncan, SAN 32 45 1.41 Final Round Anna Nordqvist 71-72-71-75—289 19 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 22-15-2 (16-12). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Evan Sacramento 11 22 .333 10 Chandler, NYK 35 47 1.34 x-John Huh 67-70-71-63—271 Cristie Kerr 69-74-77-70—290 A—15,981 (17,625). T—2:20. Oberg from Norfolk (AHL). Saturday’s Games Robert Allenby 69-67-70-65—271 Meena Lee 72-74-73-71—290 Referees—Dan O’Rourke, Kyle Rehman. WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned F Keith No games scheduled STEALS PER GAME Matt Every 67-71-69-66—273 Amy Hung 72-74-70-74—290 Linesmen—Ryan Galloway, Greg Devorski. Aucoin to Hershe (AHL). Monday’s Games G STL AVG Colt Knost 69-71-67-66—273 Mika Miyazato 72-70-71-77—290 COLLEGE No games scheduled Conley, MEM 32 79 2.47 A.Canizares 67-72-69-66—274 Brittany Lincicome 71-74-76-70—291 PENGUINS 4, BLUE JACKETS 2 MIAMI—Declared basketball C Reggie Johnson Tuesday’s Games Rubio, MIN 34 80 2.35 Dicky Pride 68-72-68-66—274 Natalie Gulbis 78-71-71-71—291 Columbus 0 1 1—2 ineligible after an investigation revealed that Boston at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Paul, LAC 26 59 2.27 Chris Stroud 69-66-68-71—274 Candie Kung 74-74-72-71—291 Pittsburgh 0 1 3—4 members of his family took impermissible travel Golden State at Indiana, 6 p.m. Shumpert, NYK 28 56 2.00 D. Summerhays 69-65-67-73—274 Beatriz Recari 74-73-71-74—292 First Period—None. benefits.