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Davis’ jumper gives Arkansas 72-70 win over Oral Roberts Baylor goes inside, muscles past Villanova into Elite Eight INDIANAPOLIS, March 28, (AP): Eric Musselman’s Razorbacks Top-seeded Baylor overcame some (25-6) got their swagger back, turn- NHL Results/Standings frigid outside shooting Saturday to ing defensive stops into early of- move into the Elite Eight, getting 16 fense opportunities and offensive points from Adam Flagler in a 62-51 rebounds into points. Pacioretty scores in OT, WASHINGTON, March 28, (AP): victory over Villanova and its versa- It came down to one fi nal and Results and standings from the NHL tile defense. Davis made it, sending Arkansas to games on Saturday. The Bears (25-2) came in as the Elite Eight for the fi rst time since Philadelphia 2 NY Rangers 1 Boston 3 Buffalo 2 the nation’s leading 3-point team, the Nolan Richardson “40 Minutes Detroit 3 Columbus 1 shooting 41.5%, but made only 3 of Hell” days. Vegas 3 Colorado OT 2 Pittsburgh 6 NY Islanders 3 Knights edge Avalanche of 19 in this one, unable to find The let-it-fl y Golden Eagles (18- Carolina 4 Tampa Bay 3 room or get into a comfort zone 11) let history slip through their Toronto 4 Edmonton OT 3 against fifth-seeded Villanova’s grasp. Max Abmas did his best, scor- Nashville 3 Chicago 1 mix of 2-3 zone and man. Davion ing 25 points. His 3-point attempt at Florida 4 Dallas OT 3 Calgary 4 Winnipeg 2 Mitchell, a 46% shooter from 3 this the buzzer bounced off the front of Arizona 4 San Jose 0 season, went 0 for 3 in a 14-point the rim. East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA night. Oregon St 65, L. Chicago 58 Washington 33 22 7 4 48 114 95 Baylor, which started the season Ethan Thompson scored 20 points, NY Islanders35 22 9 4 48 105 82 18-0 and won its fi rst-ever Big 12 including a pair of clinching foul Pittsburgh 35 22 11 2 46 115 93 Boston 30 17 8 5 39 83 72 regular-season title, is one win from shots with 35 seconds left, and No. Philadelphia 33 16 13 4 36 102 120 the Final Four for the fi rst time since 12 seed Oregon State kept its dream NY Rangers 33 15 14 4 34 103 87 2012. The Bears will play Arkansas March going, beating eighth-seeded New Jersey 32 12 16 4 28 78 101 Buffalo 33 6 23 4 16 68 118 in the South regional fi nal. Loyola Chicago. Central Division This game changed midway GP W L OT Pts GF GA through the second half when Baylor Tampa Bay 34 24 8 2 50 123 82 BASKETBALL Carolina 33 23 7 3 49 112 84 all but abandoned what is normally Florida 34 21 9 4 46 111 97 its go-to shot - the 3. The Bears took Chicago 35 16 14 5 37 102 111 a six-point lead with a 14-2 run dur- Warith Alatishe added 10 points Nashville 35 17 17 1 35 89 105 Columbus 35 13 14 8 34 90 113 ing which not a single point came and 11 rebounds for the Beavers Dallas 31 11 11 9 31 88 84 from outside the arc. (20-12), who were picked to fi nish Detroit 35 11 20 4 26 75 114 West Division The Bears played some defense, last in the Pac-12 but ran roughshod GP W L OT Pts GF GA too. Baylor held Villanova to 37.5% through the conference tournament Vegas 32 23 8 1 47 104 74 shooting in the second half and 0 for and have kept on winning on college Colorado 33 21 8 4 46 113 75 Minnesota 32 21 10 1 43 94 78 9 from 3. basketball’s biggest stage. St Louis 34 16 13 5 37 98 110 The Wildcats (18-7) got 16 points They’re headed for their fi rst Elite Arizona 35 16 14 5 37 92 103 from Jermaine Samuels, but only Eight since 1982 - one that was later Los Angeles 32 13 13 6 32 91 90 San Jose 33 13 16 4 30 91 115 three from Caleb Daniels on 1-for- vacated by the NCAA - and will play Anaheim 35 10 19 6 26 78 116 11 shooting. second-seeded Houston on Monday North Division Arkansas 72, Oral Roberts 70 night for a spot in the Beavers’ fi rst GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado Avalanche right wing Joonas Donskoi (72) shoots against goaltender Marc-Andre Toronto 34 22 10 2 46 114 88 Fleury (29) as Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore (27) and Avalanche center Tyson Jost (17) position in Davonte Davis hit a short jumper Final Four since 1963. Winnipeg 35 21 12 2 44 114 98 with 2.9 seconds left, and Arkansas Not even the fervent prayers of Edmonton 35 21 13 1 43 119 101 the crease during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver, on March 27. (AP) beat Oral Roberts to advance to the Sister Jean could help Loyola (26- Montreal 31 14 8 9 37 100 87 Calgary 36 16 17 3 35 95 107 Elite Eight for the fi rst time in 26 4) deal with the constantly changing Vancouver 37 16 18 3 35 100 120 Pens top Isles 6-3 Tarleton St blank Riverhawks years. defenses that Oregon State coach Ottawa 36 12 20 4 28 94 135 Note: Two points for a win one The Muss Buss grinded its gears Wayne Tinkle rolled out. The Ram- point for overtime loss. The top four through the fi rst half into the second, blers wound up shooting 33% from teams in each division will qualify for DENVER, March 28, (AP): bad shots and even worse defense the fi eld and 5 of 23 from beyond the playoffs under this season’s tempo- Max Pacioretty scored at Tompkins’ four-yard run lifts putting third-seeded Arkansas in a arc. rary realignment. 1:56 of overtime to give the 12-point hole against the 15th-seed- All-America forward Cameron ed Golden Eagles. Krutwig led Loyola with 14 points. Houston 62, Syracuse 46 Vegas Golden Knights a UC Davis over Idaho State Quentin Grimes scored 14 points 3-2 victory over the Colo- while Houston’s defense locked rado Avalanche. DAVIS, California, March 28, (AP): record with fi ve TD passes, and Dixie down on surging Buddy Boeheim, Vegas rebounded from a 5-1 loss Trent Tompkins scored on a 4-yard State closed its spring football season helping the Cougars beat Syracuse. in the series opener Thursday night keeper with 8 seconds left and UC Da- with a 60-0 win over Fort Lewis. Justin Gorham had 13 points and vis beat Idaho State 31-27. Wilstead passed for 282 yards and to move a point ahead of Colorado Tompkins, a freshman quarterback Deven Osborne had seven catches for 10 rebounds for the second-seeded atop the West Division. Cougars, who pushed through to the Aggies (3-1, 3-1 Big Sky Confer- 147 yards and two touchdowns for the Pacioretty also had an assist, Alex ence) use in unique situations, fi nished Trailblazers (2-3). Quali Conley ran 10 their fi rst trip to a regional fi nal in Martinez and William Carrier scored, 37 years. with 10 yards on four carries and one times for 73 yards and a touchdown and Marc-Andre Fluery made 22 8-yard reception. Hunter Rodrigues and caught two passes for 24 yards and The Cougars also got a strong all- saves. was 16 of 25 for 168 yards passing, and another score. around effort from DeJon Jarreau, Joonas Donskoi and Devon Toews Lan Larison ran 12 times for 95 yards Darrius G. Smith made his head who fi nished with nine points, eight scored for Colorado, and Philipp Gru- and two touchdowns for UC Davis, coaching debut with Fort Lewis. Em- rebounds and eight assists while bauer made 31 saves. The Avalanche ranked 15th in the FCS Top 25. manuel Nwosu ran 14 times for 69 leading the defensive effort that kept had won eight straight at home. UC Davis then drove 75 yards on 10 yards for the Skyhawks. Boeheim in check. Vegas had a 34-24 shots advan- plays and Chris Venable intercepted Richmond 31, Elon 17 Houston (27-3) came in holding tage, the fi rst time Colorado has been Vander Wall’s pass on the last play of In Richmond, Va., Joe Mancuso opponents to a national-low 37.3% outshot in 20 games. The last time an the game to secure the win. completed 21 of 35 passes for 251 shooting, and then harassed No. 11 opponent outshot the Avalanche was Tarleton St 38, Northeastern St 0 yards, two touchdowns and no inter- seed Syracuse (18-10) into just 28% Vegas on Feb. 16. In Stephenville, Texas, Steven Dun- ceptions to help Richmond beat Elon (14 for 50). Penguins 6, Islanders 3 can passed for 182 yards and a touch- 31-17. Buddy Boeheim managed just In Pittsburgh, Bryan Rust had his down, and Tarleton State earned the one fi rst-half basket and fi nished fourth career hat trick, Sidney Crosby program’s 500th win with a 38-0 vic- FOOTBALL Villanova forward Brandon Slater (3) dunks on Baylor guard Matthew Mayer with 12 points on 3-for-13 shoot- added a and an assist and short- tory over Northeastern State. (24) in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men’s college bas- ing, including 1 for 9 from 3-point handed Pittsburgh beat New York. Ryheem Skinner ran for 91 yards ketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, on March 27. (AP) range. Evan Rodrigues and Frederick Ga- and two TDs and caught two passes for Mancuso ran six times for 48 yards udreau also scored, and Tristan Jarry 27 yards for the Texans (5-2). Derrel and Aaron Dykes had 102 yards from stopped 29 shots to help Pittsburgh Kelley III added 56 yards rushing and scrimmage with two touchdowns for Baylor beats Michigan in OT 78-75 pulled within two points of New a TD run. the No. 21 Spiders (3-0, 3-0 Colonial York and Washington for the East Tariq Bitson caught eight passes for Athletic Association). Leroy Henley Division lead. 53 yards and a touchdown. Gabe Doug- caught eight passes for 88 yards and Mathew Barzal, Anthony Beau- las had fi ve receptions for 84 yards. Savon Smith ran for 69 yards and a UConn routs Iowa in women’s Sweet 16 villier and Jordan Eberle scored for Mark Wheeland caught two passes touchdown. New York, but the Penguins beat the for 89 yards for the Riverhawks. Justin Allen passed for 198 yards, SAN ANTONIO, March 28, (AP): N.C. State scored eight straight Aari McDonald scored 31 points Islanders for the fi fth time in seven Dixie State 60, Fort Lewis 0 one touchdown and one interception, Christyn Williams scored 27 points, points to get within two with 1:21 to lead Arizona into the regional fi - meetings by chasing Ilya Sorokin. In St. George, Utah, Kody Wilstead and Jackson Parham had four catches Paige Bueckers had 18 and No. 1 left. The Wolfpack (22-3) had a nal for the fi rst time. tied his career high and the Dixie State for 74 yards for the Phoenix (1-5, 0-4). UConn beat fi fth-seeded Iowa 92- chance to tie it, but Elissa Cunane The Wildcats (19-5) had only 72 in the Sweet 16 of the women’s missed a contested layup with 30 made one previous trip the regional Luke Kunin had two assists to help NCAA Tournament. seconds left. semifi nals, when coach Adia Barnes Nashville move ahead of Columbus The game featured a matchup of Raina Perez made a jumper in the was a player in 1998. This time they Bruins 3, Sabres 2 into fi fth in the Central Division, two talented freshmen in Bueckers and lane to get N.C. State back within rode 13 3-pointers to the school’s In Boston, Buffalo lost its 17th points behind the Blackhawks in the Iowa’s Caitlyn Clark. The friends two with 13.5 seconds left. Patberg biggest victory yet. consecutive game, twice blowing race for the division’s fi nal playoff had taken the women’s basketball then hit one of two free throws to McDonald was 6-of-12 shooting one-goal leads before Craig Smith berth. world by storm this season. make it 73-70 and Cunane missed from long range. She also helped scored with 3:50 left to give Boston Pius Suter scored for Chicago. Bueckers became the third fresh- badly on a 3-point attempt just be- shut down Jordan Nixon, whose the victory. Panthers 4, Stars 3, OT man to earn All-America honors. fore the buzzer. late-game heroics had pulled Texas The Sabres have not won since In Dallas, Aaron Ekblad scored Feb. 23, tying the 18th longest NHL with 9.3 seconds left in overtime after Clark led the nation in scoring and Jada Boyd scored 18 points for A&M through the fi rst two rounds. his apparent winner moments earlier came into the regional semifi nals av- N.C. State, and Perez had 17. Nixon fi nished with three points af- losing streak. Matt Grzelcyk and Nick Ritchie was wiped out by a replay review, eraging 29 points in the tournament. Indiana advances to play third- ter scoring 35 in the second round. and Florida beat Dallas. They didn’t disappoint. seeded Arizona on Monday. Aaliyah Wilson scored 17 points each had a goal and an assist, and third-stringer Daniel Vladar stopped Carter Verhaeghe got the Panthers Bueckers also had nine rebounds Arizona 74, Texas A&M 59 for No. 2 seed Texas A&M (25-3). to overtime with a hat trick and they and eight assists for UConn (27-1). 25 shots for Boston. Sam Reinhart and Kyle Okposo scored for Buffalo. snapped a three-game losing streak Clark had 21 points for Iowa (20-10) Coyotes 4, Sharks 0 that marked their longest of the sea- on 7-for-21 shooting. In Glendale, Arizona, Phil Kessel son. Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves The game marked the return of in the fi rst of back-to-back games be- had his seventh career hat trick, Adin ’ Mathew Barzal UConn coach Geno Auriemma, who Hill made 34 saves and Arizona beat tween the teams in Dallas. missed the opening two rounds be- (13) and Pittsburgh Penguins’ Cody San Jose for its third straight victory. Ceci (4) compete for the puck dur- Denis Gurianov, John Klingberg cause he was recovering from the Clayton Keller had a goal and two and Joel L’Esperance scored for the coronavirus. Auriemma arrived in ing the third period of an NHL hockey assists for the Coyotes. They tied St. game, on March 27, in Pittsburgh. (AP) Stars. San Antonio on Wednesday. Louis for fourth place in the West Di- Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 1 vision with 37 points. Mike Zibanejad scored for New In Detroit, Adam Erne and Robby BASKETBALL Hill made 20 saves Friday night in York. Fabbri scored 29 seconds apart in the a 5-2 win over the Sharks. Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 3, OT fi rst period and Calvin Pickard made Next up for the Huskies is Baylor Hurricanes 4, Lightning 3 In Toronto, Auston Matthews 21 saves in his fi rst start of the sea- on Monday night in the River Walk In Raleigh, N.C., Martin Necas scored 54 seconds into overtime to son, helping Detroit beat Columbus regional fi nal. scored his second goal of the game to give lift Toronto past Edmonton for Blue. Baylor 78, Michigan 75, OT break a tie with 3:53 remaining and its third straight victory. Anthony Mantha also scored for NaLyssa Smith scored 24 points Carolina beat Tampa Bay in a Central Matthews fi red the puck towards the last-place Red Wings. They were and Queen Egbo made two big plays Division showdown. the net that it went off Edmonton’s coming off an embarrassing 7-1 loss in the fi nal seconds of overtime, lead- Necas, who also had two assists, Darnell Nurse and got past goalie at Nashville on Thursday night. ing second-seeded Baylor to the vic- put the Hurricanes ahead on a power Mike Smith. Matthews broke a tie Flames 4, Jets 2 tory. play, with Dougie Hamilton getting with Oilers star Connor McDavid for In Calgary, Alberta, Johnny Ga- Egbo gave Baylor a 78-75 lead an assist to extend his franchise-re- the NHL goals lead with his 22nd. udreau responded to a barb from his with a foul shot with 19 seconds cord points streak for a defenseman The Toronto star also had an assist. coach with a pair of assists in Cal- left. After Leigha Brown scored for to 14 games. That’s the longest active Toronto overcame a two-goal defi - gary’s victory over Winnipeg. Michigan, Egbo picked up an assist streak in the NHL for any player. cit in the third period, with John Ta- Josh Leivo, Mark Giordano, An- on Moon Ursin’s wide-open layup. Goals by Cedric Paquette and Se- vares cutting it to open with 7:39 left drew Mangiapane and Sam Bennett Akienreh Johnson missed a half- bastian Aho in a 1:02-second span and William Nylander tying it with scored for the Flames (16-17-3), who court try for sixth-seeded Michigan, early in the second tied it. Necas put 3:22 remaining. Pierre Engvall also halted a four-game losing streak in and the Big Ten team was unable to Carolina ahead with his fi rst goal lat- scored, and Jack Campbell made 17 the second of three straight meetings er in the period. saves. between the teams. get a last shot near the basket before Gaudreau, who had two goals in time ran out. Blake Coleman and Pat Maroon Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two scored in the fi rst period and Mathieu assists for Edmonton, Tyson Barrie nine games coming in, produced his Smith was 11 for 11 from the fl oor. Joseph tied the game 22 seconds into added a goal and an assist against his fi rst multi-point game in a month in Ursin had 20 points for Baylor (28-2). the third for Tampa Bay. former team, and Nurse also scored. his 500th career game. Brown scored 23 for Michigan Hurricanes goalie James Reimer Mike Smith made 27 saves. McDavid After a 3-2 loss Friday to the Jets, (16-6), which had never before ad- made 19 saves. had two assists to push his NHL-best Flames coach Darryl Sutter said: vanced this far in the tournament. Flyers 2, Rangers 1 points total to 62. “Hopefully he has more energy than Indiana 73, N.C. State 70 In Philadelphia, Sam Morin scored The teams will complete the two- in his 499th game.” Ali Patberg scored 17 points to his fi rst NHL goal with 4:27 left to game set and the nine-game season Winnipeg defenseman Logan Stan- help Indiana reach the regional fi nal help Philadelphia beat New York. series Monday night at Scotiabank ley got his fi rst NHL goal and Mason for the fi rst time in school history. Nolan Patrick also scored for the Arena. Appleton also scored for the Jets Indiana (21-5) had been in the Flyers, who badly needed to win a Predators 3, Blackhawks 1 (21-12-2), who trail Toronto by two Sweet 16 just once before, back in close one against the Rangers. New In Chicago, Mikael Grunland, points atop the North Division. 1983 before the women’s NCAA Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, left, collides with UConn guard Evina Westbrook, York beat the Flyers 9-0 last week Rocco Grimaldi and Ryan Johansen Both clubs started their backup Tournament became a 64-team fi eld. right, during the second half of a college basketball game in the Sweet and again 8-3 on Thursday night, scored and Nashville beat Chicago goalie. David Rittich made 22 saves No. 4 seed Indiana led 70-60 Sixteen round of the women’s NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San scoring 15 straight goals over the two for its fourth consecutive win. for the win. Laurent Brossoit turned with 2:51 left before top-seeded Antonio, on March 27. (AP) games. Juuse Saros made 20 saves, and away 29 shots in the loss.