ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021 SPORTS 15 Houston rolls past Cincinnati Dickinson drops 22 points, Pastrnak scores hat trick, Michigan holds off Ohio St COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb 22, (AP): Hunter Dickinson had 22 points and nine rebounds and Eli Brooks scored helps Bruins crush Flyers 17 as No. 3 Michigan held off a late flurry to beat No. 4 Ohio State 92-87. In a matchup of teams aiming for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, Oshie nets twice as Capitals edge Devils 4-3 the Wolverines led by nine with 23 seconds left. But a pair of 3-pointers from Duane Washington Jr. around STATELINE, Nevada, Feb a layup by CJ Walker layup got the Buckeyes within three points with 3 22, (AP): David Pastrnak seconds to go. had three goals and the Brooks sealed the win with a couple Boston Bruins took control of foul shots. Chaundee Brown Jr. came off the by scoring three times in bench to score 15 points and Isaiah a 1:39 span of the second Livers added 12 for the Wolverines period to beat the Philadel- (16-1, 11-1 Big Ten). Michigan won its fifth straight around a three-week phia Flyers 7-3 in an out- break due to COVID-19 issues. Houston forward Reggie Chaney door game on the shore of Washington had a career-high 30 (32) shoots as Cincinnati center Lake Tahoe. points and went 5 for 10 on 3s for Ohio Chris Vogt (33) defends during the State (18-5, 12-5). E.J. Liddell had 23 first half of an NCAA college bas- After a delay-filled opening ketball game, on Feb 21, in Hous- game of the weekend between points and 10 rebounds. ton. (AP) Houston 90, Cincinnati 52 Colorado and Vegas because of In Houston, Quentin Grimes had 20 ble-double of the season. CJ Fredrick bright sun that made for poor ice points and eight rebounds, and Hous- added 18 points for the Hawkeyes. conditions, the game Sunday went ton used a big first half to roll past Cin- It was the fourth consecutive win for off with fewer hitches. The Bruins’ cinnati. Iowa (17-6, 11-5 Big Ten). high level of play matched the pic- Izaiah Brockington and Myreon turesque setting with the lake and BASKETBALL Jones each had 11 points to lead Penn snow-covered mountains in the State (7-12, 4-11). background. Wisconsin 68, Northwestern 51 Pastrnak scored in the opening min- Tramon Mark scored 12 points, De- In Evanston, Ill., Micah Potter ute of the first two periods and then Jon Jarreau added 11 points and five scored 19 points, D’Mitrik Trice had again late in the third to give him his rebounds, and Fabian White Jr. had 10 13 and Wisconsin shut down lowly second hat trick in three games against points and nine rebounds for Houston Northwestern. the Flyers this season. Charlie Coyle, (18-3, 12-3 American Athletic Confer- Jonathan Davis and Brad Davison Trent Frederic and Nick Ritchie scored ence). The Cougars shot 47% and hit added 12 points apiece, helping Wis- in succession late in the second to give 19 of 21 from the free throw line. consin (16-8, 10-7 Big Ten) bounce Boston five wins in five games this Jeremiah Davenport scored 11 back from consecutive losses to No. 3 year against Philadelphia. points and Tari Eason added 10 Michigan and No. 11 Iowa. The bal- Charlie McAvoy also scored and Vancouver Canucks center Zack MacEwen (71) fights for control of the puck with Winnipeg Jets defenseman points for the Bearcats (7-8, 5-5), who anced Badgers improved to 10-1 when Tuukka Rask made 16 saves for Bos- Dylan DeMelo (2) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb 21. (AP) saw their four-game winning streak they have at least four players score in ton. snapped. and New Jersey’s Aaron Dell each double figures. Joel Farabee, Sean Couturier and hadn’t started an NHL game in more Iowa 74, Penn State 68 With a matchup against No. 5 Illi- James van Riemsdyk scored for the than 11 months. S. Carolina recovers, beats Wildcats In Iowa City, Iowa, Luka Garza nois looming on Saturday, Wisconsin short-handed Flyers, who have six After the Devils jumped out to a 2-0 scored 23 points to become Iowa’s all- used its deep roster and stingy defense players on the COVID-19 list. Carter lead, Oshie stared the comeback by time leading scorer, and the Hawkeyes to avoid a three-game slide. Led by Hart allowed six goals on 23 shots in scoring on a deflection on the power Florida State ‘stuns’ Louisville beat Penn State. Potter, the Badgers had a 31-15 advan- the first two periods and has now given play in the second period. That ended Garza has 2,126 points for Iowa, tage in bench points. They also forced up 20 goals in four losses to Boston a nine-game goal drought and Dell’s breaking the record of 2,116 points set 14 turnovers. this season. shutout bid on Washington’s 23rd shot as Oregon State upsets UCLA by Roy Marble from 1985-89. Garza Northwestern (6-14, 3-13) lost its of the game. TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb 22, (AP): were ranked in the top 5 each time. also had 11 rebounds for his 10th dou- 13th straight game. Boo Buie scored ICE HOCKEY John Carlson tied it midway through Morgan Jones scored 26 points and 19 points for the Wildcats. Oregon State 71, UCLA 64 the third period, and Oshie beat Dell pulled down 10 rebounds as Florida State again on the power play with 8:07 left In Los Angeles, Aleah Goodman N.C. A&T 70, Florida A&M 63, With the bright sun out again Sun- stunned No. 3 Louisville 68-59. scored 20 points, Taylor Jones posted In Tallahassee, Florida, Tyler Maye to put the Capitals ahead. Ovechkin day, the NHL had moved the game made Washington 3 of 4 on the power Jones shot 7 of 13 from the floor her fifth double-double of the season scored 14 points and Kameron Lang- time to 4:30 p.m. PST to avoid the and 12 of 15 from the free-throw line and Oregon State upset UCLA to boost ley scored 13 points with a career-high play, just his second goal on the man problems that led to a delay of more advantage this season. for the Seminoles (9-6, 8-6 Atlantic its NCAA Tournament hopes. nine steals and North Carolina A&T than eight hours on Saturday between Coast Conference), recording her third UCLA was within two late in the beat Florida A&M. Andreas Johnsson and Jack Hughes the first and second periods. also scored for New Jersey. double-double of the season. Florida fourth quarter, but Goodman hit a Tyrone Lyons scored 12 points for The start of this game was delayed State knocked off Louisville twice in Senators 3, Canadiens 2, OT 3-pointer with 1:32 remaining to ex- North Carolina A&T and Kwe Parker about 20 more minutes because there the 2019-20 season when the Cardinals tend Oregon State’s lead to 66-61. 10. The Aggies finished with a total of was some glare on the ice from the sun, In Ottawa, Ontario, Brady Tkachuk 18 steals. Langley had just as many but the ice was in good shape and the sce- scored at 3:30 of overtime to lift Ot- S. Carolina 76, Kentucky 55 thefts as the entire Rattlers team. nic setting that brought the NHL to the tawa past Montreal. In Columbia, S.C., Zia Cooke Evins Desir scored 18 for Florida shores of Lake Tahoe to host games on Drake Batherson and Josh Norris scored 21 points and South Carolina A&M (5-9, 4-3) on 8-for-11 shooting, a makeshift rink on a golf course was in also scored, and Matt Murray made got back on track after its first South- Jalen Speer scored 16 and Bryce Mor- full bloom. The sun began setting late in 30 saves. The Senators are last in the eastern Conference loss in two seasons agne 15. the first period over the Sierra Nevada for NHL at 5-14-1. with a victory over Kentucky. Xavier 63, Butler 51 a breathtaking scene. Corey Perry and Nick Suzuki scored The Gamecocks (18-3, 13-1 SEC) for Montreal, with Perry tying it at 2 had won 31 straight over league op- In Cincinnati, Zach Freemantle had Capitals 4, Devils 3 with 5:35 left in the third period. ponents before blowing a double-digit, 17 points and 10 rebounds as Xavier In Washington, T.J. Oshie scored second-half lead at No. 21 Tennessee topped Butler. Jets 4, Canucks 3, OT twice to end a lengthy drought, Alex this past Thursday night. Colby Jones added 13 points and Ovechkin had a late power-play goal In Vancouver, British Columbia, 11 rebounds for the Musketeers. Jason and Washington erased a two-goal Pierre-Luc Dubois scored 27 seconds N.C. State 82, N. Carolina 63 Jackson State running back Ky- Carter had 10 points for Xavier (12-4, deficit to beat New Jersey. into overtime to lift Winnipeg past In Raleigh, N.C., Jakia Brown- mani Clarke (23) fights off a tackle 5-4 Big East Conference). Paul Scrug- Ovechkin scored with 4:04 left, and Vancouver for a two-game sweep.