SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ C M Y K Primo Builders (senior division) are champions of their division in the Filipino Basketball League 2017-18. [Courtesy photo] Turner leads Pacers past Griz- zlies 105-101 for 3rd straight INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — onds remaining after arguing he including nine straight in Jan- Myles Turner had 15 points and was fouled on his missed shot. uary. Following two games off 11 rebounds, and the Indiana Memphis coach J.B. Bicker- the bench after coming back Pacers won their third straight staff came onto the fl oor to join from injury, Turner returned to game with a 105-101 victory Selden in his altercation with the starting lineup Wednesday over the Memphis Grizzlies on offi cials. night and immediately provided Wednesday night. TIP-INS the sort of production Indiana Turner gave the Pacers a Grizzlies: Haven’t defeated hoped to get out of the third- 102-101 lead by hitting two free an Eastern Conference team on year center all season. He had throws with 34 seconds left. the road this season and will seven points and six rebounds With two seconds remaining, face three more before returning in the fi rst quarter before fi n- Wayne Selden missed a fl oater to Memphis next Wednesday to ishing with his fourth double- in the lane that would have given take on Utah. Memphis is 5-17 double of the season. Memphis the lead. Indiana away from home this season. THAD’LL DO IT came up with the rebound and The Grizzlies allow the sixth- Young reached double sealed it at the foul line with most points in the NBA, with digits in scoring for the 13th C M less than a second left.All fi ve opponents averaging 102.5 per consecutive game. Prior to the Y K Pacers starters scored in double game. ... Memphis is 3-24 when streak, Young had only scored digits. Bojan Bogdanovic and shooting a lower fi eld goal per- in double fi gures one time. Darren Collison each had 21 centage than its opponent. ... Through 52 games this season, points, Victor Oladipo added The Grizzlies are 11-27 this he has three double-doubles and 13 and Thaddeus Young had season when Mike Conley sits is averaging 12.2 points and 10.The teams traded the lead out due to injury.Pacers: Indiana nearly six rebounds per game. nine times in the fi rst half, with is 10-10 against Western Con- TRADE TALK Indiana taking a 55-53 lead into ference teams, including three Grizzlies guard Tyreke halftime. The Pacers opened the straight wins. Since falling Evans was not with the team. second half with a 9-3 run, but back to .500 (19-19) after losing Evans’ absence only adds to Memphis wouldn’t go away. their fi fth straight game on Jan. speculation that Memphis Trailing 100-95, the Grizzlies 3, the Pacers are 10-4. Indiana might be trying to trade the went on a 6-0 spurt to regain has won six of its last 10 by 13 eight-year veteran before the the lead with 1:57 to play.Marc or more points. The Pacers Feb. 8 deadline. Evans is aver- Gasol missed a jumper with 11 swept the season series against aging 19.5 points, fi ve assists seconds left that was rebounded Memphis for the fi rst time since and fi ve rebounds this season by Selden, who attempted the 2012-13. for Memphis. potential game-winning fl oater. TURNING POINT UP NEXT Gasol fi nished with 23 points Turner was expected to take Grizzlies: Visit the Detroit and nine rebounds. Selden led the next step in his progres- Pistons on Thursday. Memphis Grizzlies’ Andrew Harrison (5) shoots against the Grizzlies with 24 points sion this season, but instead has Pacers: Visit the Charlotte Indiana Pacers’ addeus Young, le , and Myles Turner during but was ejected with 0.7 sec- missed 16 games due to injury, Hornets on Friday. the rst half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Page B2 samoa news, Thursday, February 1, 2018 (Courtesy Photos) Tennessee forward Grant Williams (2) shoots over LSU forward Aaron Epps (21) during the rst half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Crystal LoGiudice) No. 18 Tennessee trounces LSU 84-61 for 4th straight win KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s he came back, they were up (seven), so it’s going bench strength enabled the Volunteers to survive to be a long march to climb back in from that the temporary absence of their leading scorer. point.” Once Grant Williams returned from an injury, Tennessee also exploited LSU’s lack of depth. the Vols breezed to their fourth straight victory. Wade announced Monday that two reserves James Daniel III scored 17 points off the were suspended for one game each and two more bench Wednesday night as No. 18 Tennessee were taking leaves of absence, leaving the Tigers trounced LSU 84-61. with only seven available scholarship players to With nine games remaining in the regular face Tennessee. season, Tennessee (16-5, 6-3 SEC) already has Guard Brandon Rachal and forward Wayde matched its 2016-17 win total. Sims were suspended for Wednesday’s game. “I think this team can be one of the best in Sims has made eight starts this season, but none the country, if not the best,” said Williams, who in conference play. Rachal has been coming off scored 16 points despite spending much of the the bench all season. fi rst half in the locker room. “We can compete Forward Galen Alexander won’t play the rest with anybody in the country, especially when of the season and is exploring a transfer. For- we’re playing the way we’re supposed to.” ward Mayan Kiir has taken a leave of absence Tennessee went 16-16 last year and failed to for the rest of the semester, but has the option of earn an NCAA Tournament or NIT bid for a third returning to the team next season. straight season. That streak appears likely to end Wade said after the game that their absences this year, thanks in part to the Vols’ improved didn’t impact Wednesday’s result. bench. BIG PICTURE During this winning streak, Tennessee has LSU: Freshman Tremont Waters continued outscored opponents 134-48 in bench points. In his recent slump by shooting 1 of 9 and scoring three of its last four games, Tennessee has gotten seven points. Waters entered the night with a more points from its bench than its starting fi ve. team-high 15.2 points per game, but he has scored Tennessee’s reserves outscored LSU’s 44-8. in double fi gures just once in his last fi ve games. “We really just try to come in and change He has shot 2 of 16 over his last two games. the tempo and energy of the game,” Daniel said Tennessee: Bone remained in the starting of Tennessee’s reserves. “I really feel when we lineup even as Turner and Daniel were out- come in, the game gets a lot faster. We get after playing him recently. Bone backed up the staff’s guys out there.” confi dence in him with a big performance against Jordan Bone and Lamonte’ Turner scored LSU. Bone’s eight assists matched a career high 12 points each for Tennessee, and Bone also he set last season against Appalachian State. had eight assists with no turnovers. Duop Reath Bone had scored a total of seven points in his last scored 21 and Randy Onwuasor had 10 for LSU, four games, so his 12-point outburst against LSU which lost for the fi fth time in its last six games. was an encouraging sign. Tennessee got a scare less than two minutes KEY STATS into the game when Williams landed awkwardly Tennessee outscored LSU 36-9 from 3-point after attempting to get a rebound, causing the range. Tennessee shot 12 of 25 and LSU was 3 of sophomore forward to walk slowly off the fl oor. 19 from beyond the arc. The Vols showcased their depth by outscoring POLL IMPLICATIONS LSU 26-17 while Williams was out of the game. Tennessee already has its highest ranking Tennessee led 28-21 when Williams returned to since December 2010 and should continue to rise action with 7:25 left in the fi rst half and stayed next week if it follows this victory up by beating ahead the rest of the way. Mississippi on Saturday. “When they don’t have their best player, you UP NEXT should be able to hang in there a little bit better LSU hosts Arkansas on Saturday. than that,” LSU coach Will Wade said. “When Tennessee hosts Mississippi on Saturday. samoa news, Thursday, February 1, 2018 Page B3 No. 5 Michigan State rallies Charles scores 31, and beats Penn State 76-68 Stephen F. Austin QUIET NIGHT Michigan State freshman Jaren Jackson is projected to cruises 102-82 be one of the top picks in the NBA draft this summer, but NACOGDOCHES, Texas Charles finished the game foul trouble is limiting his pro- (AP) — Ty Charles poured in 53 points shy of reaching 1,000 duction in college. Jackson was a career-high 31 points, going career and Holyfield is 60 points held to two points, ending an 7 of 11 from behind the 3-point away.