THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1996 — Magic Johnson becomes the second NBA play- er to reach 10,000 career assists, getting the milestone Numbers Game on the go-ahead basket in a victory over Sacramento. C4 Antelope Valley Press, Sunday, March 7, 2021 Planner College Basketball Top 25 results | Saturday Men a tiebreaking tip-in with 2.8 seconds left with a 77-41 rout of St. John’s in the Big Jones scored 11 of her 26 points in the No. 4 Illinois 73, No. 7 Ohio St. 68 as Providence held on after blowing a East quarterfinals. fourth quarter as No. 10 Indiana pulled COMING UP IN THE VALLEY COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ayo Dosunmu 20-point lead. No. 16 Georgia 74, away from pesky in-state rival Purdue as ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE returned after missing three games with Notre Dame 83, No. 11 Florida St. 73 No. 2 Texas A&M 68 the Hoosiers set a school record for most ■ M Basketball: Friday at Sequoias, 6 p.m. a concussion and facial injuries to score SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Prentiss Hubb GREENVILLE, S.C. — Mikayla Coombs conference wins in a season with their ■ W Basketball: Friday at Sequoias, 4 p.m. 19 points as No. 4 Illinois rallied to get scored 22 points and Dane Goodwin had scored a season-high 14 points, including ninth consecutive victory. ■ W Volleyball: Friday vs. Sequoias, 4 p.m. its second straight road win over a top 15 as Notre Dame beat a ranked team for the go-ahead basket in the fourth No. 12 Michigan 63, ■ M Soccer: Friday vs. Sequoias, 3 p.m. 10 team after routing No. 2 Michigan on the first time over three years. quarter, and Georgia beat Texas A&M to Northwestern 58 ■ Football: March 13 vs. Sequoias, 2 p.m. Tuesday. No. 21 Virginia 68, Louisville 58 reach its first Southeastern Conference ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Naz Hillmon had No. 17 Oklahoma St. 85, LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sam Hauser scored Tournament final in 17 years. 19 points and 13 rebounds, Akienreh No. 6 West Virginia 80 24 points and Trey Murphy III added 17 No. 5 Lousville 72, Syracuse 59 Johnson also scored 19 points and COMING UP IN SOCAL MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sophomore as No. 21 Virginia clinched the Atlantic GREENSBORO, N.C. — Dana Evans Michigan beat Northwestern. CLIPPERS (National Basketball Association) Avery Anderson III scored a career-high Coast Conference regular-season scored 13 points, Olivia Cochran Omaha 52, ■ Thursday vs. Golden State, 7 p.m., TNT 31 points to lead No. 17 Oklahoma championship. added 10 points and 10 rebounds as No. 21 South Dakota St. 40 ■ March 14 at New Orleans, 6 p.m., PRIME/ESPN State to an 85-80 victory over No. 6 West No. 23 Purdue 67, Indiana 58 fifth-ranked Louisville advanced to the SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Josie Filer scored ■ March 15 at Dallas, 6 p.m., PRIME Virginia on Saturday in their Big 12 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Zach Edey Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds regular-season finale. scored 20 points and Jaden Ivey added championship game. as Omaha became the first No. 8 seed LAKERS (National Basketball Association) No. 8 Alabama 89, Georgia 79 17 as No. 23 Purdue won its ninth No. 6 Baylor 93, Kansas St. 67 to defeat the top seed in the Summit ■ Friday vs. Indiana, 7:30 p.m., SpecSN/NBA ATHENS, Ga. — Herbert Jones had two straight game in the in-state rivalry. LAWRENCE, Kan. — Nalyssa Smith League women’s tournament. ■ March 15 at Golden St., 7:30 p.m., SpecSN/ESPN baskets in a 9-0 run to open the second Women had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Dijonai Villanova 78, No. 25 DePaul 72, OT ■ March 16 vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., SpectrumSN half as No. 8 Alabama matched its school No. 1 UConn 77, St John’s 41 Carrington added 20 points and Baylor UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Madison Siegrist DUCKS (National Hockey League) record for Southeastern Conference wins. UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Freshman beat Kansas. scored 10 of her 30 points in overtime ■ Monday vs. Kings, 7 p.m., PRIME/FSW Providence 54, No. 10 Villanova 52 Paige Bueckers scored 17 points and No. 10 Indiana 74, Purdue 59 and Villanova beat DePaul to reach the ■ Wed.vs. Kings, 6:30 p.m., PRIME/FSW/NBCSN PROVIDENCE, R.I. — David Duke made top-ranked UConn opened its postseason BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Mackenzie Big East Tournament semifinals. ■ Friday vs. San Jose, 7 p.m., PRIME KINGS (National Hockey League) ■ Monday at Ducks, 7 p.m., FSW/PRIME National Hockey League results | Saturday ■ Wednes. at Ducks, 6:30 p.m., FSW/PRIME/NBCSN Islanders 5, Sabres 2 and eighth in nine games. hat trick, and Florida got its second scored twice in the Canadiens’ four- ■ Friday at Colorado, 6 p.m., FSW/ESPN+ UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Mathew Barzal Penguins 4, Flyers 3 straight victory. goal second period. and Scott Mayfield each had a goal and PITTSBURGH — Jared McCann Canucks 4, Maple Leafs 2 Coyotes 4, Wild 2 ANGELS (MLB, Spring Training) an assist and the New York Islanders ■ Today vs. Seattle, 12:10 p.m., FSW/MLB pounced on a rebound and knocked VANCOUVER, British Columbia beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 for their Ducks 5, Avalanche 4, OT ■ Monday at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m., FSW it past Bryan Elliott with less than 10 -- Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller scored in a fourth straight victory. ■ Wednesday at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m., FSW minutes to go to lead the Penguins 42-second span in the third period and Stars 5, Blue Jackets 0 past the Flyers. Vancouver beat NHL-leading Toronto to Rangers 6, Devils 3 St. Louis at Los Angeles, late DODGERS (MLB, Spring Training) NEWARK, N.J. — Ryan Strome scored Panthers 6, Predators 2 sweep the two-game series. ■ Today at Texas, 12:05 p.m., SNLA/MLB twice and the streaking Rangers sent NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Noel Acciari Canadiens 7, Jets 1 Calgary at Edmonton, late ■ Monday vs. White Sox, 12:05 p.m., SNLA the Devils to their fifth straight loss scored three goals for his third career MONTREAL — Brendan Gallagher Vegas at San Jose, late ■ Tuesday at Cincinnati, 5 p.m., SportsNetLA UCLA (Pac-12 Conference) ■ M BKB: Wednesday at Pac-12 Tournament COllEGE BASKETball COllEGE BASKETball NHL GOLF NBA The AP Top 25 The AP Women’s Top 25 West Divison PGA Tour Arnold Palmer WESTERN CONFERENCE ■ W BKB: Sunday at Pac-12 Tournament, vs. The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pacific Division Stanford, 5 p.m., ESPN2 college basketball poll, with first-place votes women’s college basketball poll, with first- Vegas 20 15 4 1 31 66 45 Invitational Par Scores W L Pct GB in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, place votes in parentheses, records through St. Louis 24 14 8 2 30 78 75 Saturday Phoenix 24 11 .686 — USC (Pac-12 Conference) total points based on 25 points for a first- Feb. 28, total points based on 25 points for a Colorado 21 13 7 1 27 64 50 At Bay Hill Club and Lodge L.A. Lakers 24 13 .649 1 place vote through one point for a 25th- first-place vote through one point for a 25th- Minnesota 22 13 8 1 27 69 60 Orlando, Fla. L.A. Clippers 24 14 .632 1½ ■ M BKB: Wednesday at Pac-12 Tournament place vote and previous ranking. place vote and previous ranking. Arizona 24 11 10 3 25 65 73 Purse: $9.3 million Golden State 19 18 .514 6 ■ W BKB: TBD Record Pts Prv Record Pts Prv Kings 22 9 8 5 23 64 62 Yardage: 7,409; Par: 72 Sacramento 14 22 .389 10½ 1. Gonzaga (59) 24-0 1571 1 1. UConn (27) 20-1 747 1 San Jose 21 8 10 3 19 63 82 Third Round Southwest Division 2. Michigan (4) 18-1 1512 3 2. Texas A&M (2) 22-1 703 3 Ducks 24 6 12 6 18 50 72 Lee Westwood .............69-71-65—205 -11 W L Pct GB ON TV TODAY 3. Baylor 18-1 1450 2 3. NC State 17-2 687 2 East Division Bryson DeChambeau .67-71-68—206 -10 San Antonio 18 14 .563 — 4. Illinois 18-6 1350 5 4. Stanford (1) 22-2 672 4 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Corey Conners .............66-69-71—206 -10 Dallas 18 16 .529 1 AUTO RACING 5. Iowa 18-7 1266 9 5. Louisville 21-2 605 6 N.Y. Islanders 24 14 6 4 32 68 54 Keegan Bradley ..........69-74-64—207 -9 Memphis 16 16 .500 2 6. West Virginia 17-6 1210 10 6. Baylor 19-2 604 7 Jordan Spieth .............70-69-68—207 -9 New Orleans 15 21 .417 5 ■ NASCAR Cup Series: The Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Washington 23 13 6 4 30 76 75 7. Ohio St. 18-7 1163 4 7. South Carolina 19-4 575 5 Boston 21 13 5 3 29 65 53 Tommy Fleetwood .....70-70-68—208 -8 Houston 11 23 .324 8 Lube, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, 12:30 p.m., FOX 8. Alabama 19-6 1130 6 8. Maryland 19-2 565 8 Philadelphia 21 12 6 3 27 70 66 Doug Ghim .................71-73-65—209 -7 Northwest Division 9. Houston 20-3 1109 12 9.