Vasilevskiy Wins 11Th Straight As Lightning Beat Blackhawks
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ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 SPORTS 15 Howard back in NCAAs, takes top-seeded Michigan to 2nd round Abilene Christian stuns Texas, caps upset-heavy fi rst round INDIANAPOLIS, March 21, (AP): Abilene Christian and its frantic, havoc-causing defense bounced coach Shaka Smart team seeded 13th or lower to reach the round of 32 in this NCAA Tournament. and Texas out of the NCAA Tournament in the fi rst round yet again, as the 14th-seeded Wildcats stunned the third-seeded BYU 73, UCLA 62 Longhorns 53-52. In Indianapolis, Johnny Juzang poured in 27 points in his second big game of the NCAA Tournament, Jules Bernard pro- Joe Pleasant, a 58.8% foul shooter on the season, made two free throws with 1.2 seconds left, and the Wildcats took down vided a big second-half lift, and No 11 seed UCLA beat sixth-seeded BYU. their in-state rivals in the fi rst meeting between the schools. Bernard fi nished with 16 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 13 for the Bruins (19-9), who survived a First Four scare from Pulling off one fi nal upset in a fi rst round fi lled with two years’ worth of excitement, Abilene Christian became the fourth Michigan State and will now play for a spot in the Sweet 16. It was the fi rst win for UCLA in regulation since handling Utah on Feb. NHL Results/Standings 25. Michigan 82, Texas Southern 66 In West Lafayette, Ind., Juwan WASHINGTON, March 21, (AP): Re- Howard won his fi rst NCAA Tourna- sults and standings from the NHL ment game since taking over as Michi- games on Saturday. gan’s coach, guiding Mike Smith and Pittsburgh 3 New Jersey 1 the top-seeded Wolverines past Texas Florida 2 Nashville 0 Southern. Colorado 6 Minnesota 0 Smith scored 18 points and Hunter Tampa Bay 4 Chicago 1 Dickinson added 16 as Michigan NY Islanders 6 Philadelphia 1 rolled into the second round without Dallas 3 Detroit 0 NY Rangers 3 Washington 1 Isaiah Livers, who is out with a foot Toronto 2 Calgary 0 injury. Eli Brooks and Brandon Johns Columbus 3 Carolina SO 2 Jr. had 11 points apiece. Montreal 5 Vancouver SO 4 Michael Weathers had 24 points for Edmonton 4 Winnipeg 2 the Tigers (17-9). Arizona 5 Anaheim 1 St Louis 5 San Jose 2 LSU 76, St. Bonaventure 61 In Bloomington, Ind., Freshman East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Cameron Thomas scored 27 points in Washington 31 20 7 4 44 106 92 another impressive performance and NY Islanders 32 20 8 4 44 96 72 his LSU teammates provided the re- Pittsburgh 31 19 11 1 39 99 86 bounding muscle, leading the eighth- Boston 28 16 8 4 36 77 66 seeded Tigers past ninth-seeded St. Philadelphia 29 15 11 3 33 93 105 Bonaventure. NY Rangers 30 13 13 4 30 89 79 LSU (19-9) can reach its second New Jersey 28 10 14 4 24 69 89 straight Sweet 16 if it beats Michigan. Buffalo 29 6 19 4 16 61 101 Darius Days and Aundre Hyatt each Central Division had 13 points and Trendon Watford GP W L OT Pts GF GA had 11. Days and Watford also had 11 Tampa Bay 30 22 6 2 46 110 70 Florida 30 20 6 4 44 102 83 rebounds each while Hyatt grabbed 10. Carolina 30 20 7 3 43 101 78 The Tigers have won fi ve of six. Columbus 32 13 12 7 33 86 103 Colorado 96, Georgetown 73 Chicago 32 14 13 5 33 95 106 Dallas 27 10 10 7 27 77 71 In Indianapolis, Colorado used an Nashville 31 13 17 1 27 73 100 early 3-point barrage to parlay its Detroit 32 10 18 4 24 71 104 highest seeding ever into a win over West Division Georgetown and coach Patrick Ewing. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Led by freshman Jabari Walker’s Vegas 28 21 6 1 43 94 63 5-for-5 shooting clinic from 3-point Colorado 29 19 8 2 40 97 65 range, the fi fth-seeded Buffs (23-8) Minnesota 29 18 10 1 37 87 75 made 16 3-pointers and shot 64% from St Louis 31 16 10 5 37 96 99 Texas’ Jericho Sims (20) blocks the path of Abilene Christian’s Mahki Morris during the fi rst half of a college basketball game in the fi rst round of the NCAA long range. Arizona 31 13 13 5 31 77 92 tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on March 20. (AP) Georgetown won four games in four Los Angeles 29 12 11 6 30 85 83 days earlier this month to take the Big San Jose 29 11 14 4 26 83 103 Anaheim 32 9 17 6 24 71 110 East Tournament title and make a sur- prise trip to the NCAA Tournament. North Division But the Hoyas fi nished 13-13 on the GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 32 20 10 2 42 107 83 season. Qudus Wahab led Georgetown Edmonton 34 21 13 0 42 116 97 Vasilevskiy wins 11th straight with 20 points. Winnipeg 31 18 11 2 38 100 91 Florida St 64, UNC Greensboro 54 Montreal 31 14 8 9 37 100 87 In Indianapolis, RaiQuan Gray scored Vancouver 35 16 16 3 35 99 111 Calgary 32 15 14 3 33 87 97 17 points and Florida State began what Ottawa 33 10 20 3 23 87 130 it hopes will be another deep run under Note: Two points for a win one point for coach Leonard Hamilton, holding off overtime loss. The top four teams in each 13th-seeded UNC Greensboro. division will qualify for playoffs under this as Lightning beat Blackhawks Balsa Koprivica had 13 points and season’s temporary realignment. nine rebounds and Anthony Polite add- Zibanejad scores late, Rangers end Capitals’ win streak at 7 BASKETBALL TAMPA, Florida, March ed 12 points for the Seminoles. 21, (AP): Andrei Vasilevskiy Maryland 63, UConn 54 stopped 30 shots for his fran- In West Lafayette, Ind., Eric Ayala Karatsev wins Dubai Championships scored 23 points and 10th-seeded Mar- chise-record tying 11th con- yland clamped down on defense down secutive victory, Victor Hed- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, sian champion this season. Daniil matches this year. He beat top- the stretch to beat No. 7 seed UConn. man had three assists and the March 21, (AP): Wild card Aslan Medvedev and Andrey Rublev seeded Rublev 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in The 10th-seeded Terrapins held Tampa Bay Lightning beat Karatsev defeated South African are the others. their semifi nal on Saturday, when UConn to 32% shooting to overcome qualifi er Lloyd Harris 6-3, 6-2 in he claimed his fourth consecutive the Huskies’ strong physical game. the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. the fi nal of the Dubai Champion- TENNIS win over a seeded player at the Maryland was outrebounded 40-29 Steven Stamkos had a goal and an ships for his fi rst title. but its defense carried the Terps to a assist, and Yanni Gourde, Anthony The 27-year-old Karatsev hard-court tournament. second-round matchup against second- Cirelli and Brayden Point also saved the two break points he The 42nd-ranked Karatsev has Harris was also going for his seeded Alabama. fi rst title after becoming the fi rst scored for Tampa Bay. Alex Killorn faced to win in 1 hour, 15 min- only been beaten by Novak Djok- Alabama 68, Iona 55 utes, becoming the third Rus- ovic and Dominic Thiem in 14 qualifi er to reach the fi nal. had two assists, and the Lightning In Indianapolis, Herb Jones scored Tampa Bay Lightning defense- improved to 12-2-0 at home. 20 points and second-seeded Alabama man Erik Cernak (81) and Chicago Alex DeBrincat scored for the pried open a tight game to beat coach Blackhawks left wing Alex DeBrin- Canucks captain Bo Horvat had a Blackhawks, who have lost four goal and an assist, and Jake Virtanen, Rick Pitino’s underdogs from Iona. cat (12) battle for control of the straight and six of seven. Malcolm Jones had a steal and layup that puck during the fi rst period of an Brock Boeser and Tyler Motte also Subban fi nished with 25 saves. scored. Hotby made 36 saves. highlighted an 11-0 run and gave Ala- NHL hockey game on March 20, in Since the start of the 2010-11 sea- Tampa, Florida. (AP) bama (25-6) breathing room at 54-46 son, Chicago has one regulation victo- Blue Jackets 3, Hurricanes 2, SO after the teams seesawed with the lead ry against Tampa Bay in 24 meetings. In Raleigh, N.C., Oliver Bjork- through much of the second half. Rangers 3, Capitals 1 strand scored in the fourth round of the Cowboys end skid shootout to give Columbus a win over Gonzaga 98, Norfolk St 55 In Washington, Mika Zibanejad Carolina. In Indianapolis, Corey Kispert scored the go-ahead goal with 2:32 Bjorkstrand and Seth Jones scored scored 15 of his 23 points by halftime left, Keith Kinkaid made 28 saves third-period goals for the Blue Jackets, and No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga rolled Tarleton State and New York snapped Washington’s whose only lead in the game came on in its opener, beating Norfolk State. NHL-best winning streak at seven.