THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1971 — Joe Frazier wins the world heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Muhammad Numbers Game Ali at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Antelope Valley Press, Monday, March 8, 2021 C3 NHL results | Sunday College Basketball Top 25 results | Sunday Hurricanes 4, Panthers 2 giving Tampa Bay a season- Men long range. the Longhorns (17-7, 11-6 Big 12). They jumper from near the left elbow with 2.1 RALEIGH, N.C. — Vincent high four goals with the man Michigan St. 70, No. 2 Michigan 64 Kyler Edwards had 18 points for Texas also won at Iowa State and 15th-ranked seconds left to help No. 3 North Carolina Trocheck and James Reimer advantage. Gourde finished with EAST LANSING, Mich. — Rocket Watts Tech (17-9, 9-8), which was coming off Oklahoma to reach 9-2 away from home State beat fifth-ranked Louisville in the continued to torment their two goals and two assists, and scored 21 points and Aaron Henry had 18 three consecutive wins at home. Kevin and 6-2 in true road games. championship game of the Atlantic Coast former team, lifting the Carolina Alex Killorn scored for the third to lead Michigan State to a victory over No. 2 McCullar and Terrence Shannon Jr. both Missouri Valley Championship Conference Tournament. Hurricanes to their fifth straight straight game. Michigan that seems to seal coach Tom Izzo’s had 11. No. 20 Loyola Chicago 75, Drake 65 Perez’s shot broke a tie game in a tense 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. finish between two of the nation’s top victory with a win over the Florida Devils 1, Bruins 0 No. 5 Iowa 77, No. 25 Wisconsin 73 ST. LOUIS — Cameron Krutwig and Braden The Spartans (15-11, 9-11 Big Ten) have teams in which neither led by more than Panthers. BOSTON — Scott Wedgewood IOWA CITY, Iowa — Luka Garza scored 21 Norris scored 20 points apiece to lead won five of their last seven games, beating one point over the final 4 minutes. And it Trocheck, who was traded to made 40 saves, Kyle Palmieri points and had 16 rebounds as defeated Loyola Chicago over Drake in the Missouri No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Illinois and their secured the Wolfpack’s first back-to-back Carolina just over a year ago, scored out of a scramble with Wisconsin. Valley Conference championship game for second-ranked rivals during the late-season titles in program history. scored for the fourth time this 4:37 left and the Devils snapped a Minutes after the game, Iowa athletic a spot in the NCAA Tournament. surge. On the winning play, Perez initially season against the Panthers. Nino five-game losing streak. director Gary Barta announced Garza’s The Ramblers (24-4, 16-2) will be making The Wolverines (19-3, 14-3) closed the started to pass to teammate Elissa Cunane Niederreiter, Sebastian Aho and Boston’s Tuukka Rask made 24 jersey No. 55 would be retired after the their seventh NCAAs appearance and first regular season getting routed at home by rolling into the lane, but had to pull the Warren Foegele also had goals saves and remained stuck at 299 season, bringing Garza to tears. since the 2018 team reached the Final Four the Fighting Illini, beating Michigan State ball back when the pass wasn’t there. for the Hurricanes, who have won career victories. The Bruins have It was the 12th double-double of the as a No. 11 seed. handily to seal the Big Ten title and losing Instead, she collected her feet and shook eight of 10 home games (8-1-1) lost four of six games. season for Garza, who leads the Big Ten Women this season. the rematch three days later. in scoring and is third in the nation. He is Big East Semifinals off six straight misses dating to the second Penguins 5, Rangers 1 And, Michigan might have lost more Iowa’s all-time leading career scorer with quarter to bury the jumper for the second- No. 1 UConn 84, Villanova 39 Islanders 5, Sabres 2 PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby than that. Senior guard Eli Brooks hurt 2,201 points. seeded Wolfpack (20-2). UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Christyn Williams UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Anders capped Pittsburgh’s three-goal his left ankle early in the game at the No. 9 Houston 67, Memphis 64 scored 26 points and UConn used a stifling SEC Championship Lee and Brock Nelson scored 62 outburst in the first period, and Breslin Center and did not return in what HOUSTON — Tramon Mark hit a long defense to overwhelm Villanova in the No. 7 S Carolina 67, No. 16 Georgia 62 seconds apart early in the second the Penguins cruised to its ninth potentially could be a problem going into 3-pointer as time expired to lift Houston semifinals of the Big East Tournament. GREENVILLE, S.C. — Aliyah Boston had 27 period and rookie Ilya Sorokin win in 13 games. the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments. Brooks made 24 saves as the Islanders Crosby scored his eighth of the over Memphis. Paige Bueckers had 18 points and eight points and 10 rebounds as South Carolina ranks fourth on the team with eight-plus After Memphis tied it with 1.7 seconds assists and Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 13 pulled away in the third quarter to beat earned their fifth straight win. season, Kasperi Kapanen netted points per game, averages nearly three The victory was also the his sixth and John Marino his first left, Marcus Sasser threw the ball to points and seven rebounds for Connecticut Georgia and win its second straight SEC assists a game and has started 51 games midcourt, where Mark picked it up. He (23-1). Tournament title — and sixth in the past Islanders’ sixth straight over the as Pittsburgh scored three goals over two seasons. Sabres this season. on six shots in the opening period. dribbled through two Memphis defenders The Huskies will play for their 19th Big seven years. No. 3 Baylor 88, No. 18 Texas Tech 73 and launched a 35-footer off the backboard East title in their first year back in the league It was a historic matchup that featured two Lightning 6, Blackhawks 3 Predators 4, Stars 3, SO and in. Houston mobbed Mark in a hectic DALLAS — Roman Josi scored WACO, Texas — MaCio Teague scored 35 after spending seven seasons dominating Black head coaches in the title game for the CHICAGO — Yanni Gourde, points while matching a school record with scene under the basket. the American Athletic Conference. first time in SEC history with South Carolina’s Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman the final shootout goal on 10 made 3-pointers and Baylor finished No. 15 Texas 76, TCU 64 Connecticut put the game away in Dawn Staley and Georgia’s Joni Taylor. each scored a power-play goal in a backhander, helping the undefeated at home for the first time in FORT WORTH, Texas — Andrew Jones the first half, holding Villanova to just The Gamecocks (22-4), twice the country’s the second period, helping Tampa Nashville Predators win after blowing a 3-0 third-period lead. 73 years. scored 16 points while making all four of his five baskets on 33 shots over the first 20 No. 1 team this season, struggled down the Bay win. The Big 12 champion Bears (21-1, 13-1 minutes (15%) and outscoring the Wildcats stretch with three losses in their last seven Capitals 3, Flyers 1 3-pointers, and Texas finished the regular Pat Maroon added his 100th Big 12) never trailed, but didn’t take control season with a third consecutive road victory. 20-3 in the second quarter. games, including a defeat at No. 2 Texas career goal in the third period, Senators at Flames, late for good until a 16-3 run in the second half The added week of Big 12 games ACC Championship A&M a week ago where they watched the when Teague had three 3s while scoring 12 to account for COVID-19 and weather No. 3 NC State 58, No. 5 Louisville 56 Aggies cut down nets to celebrate an SEC Planner of those points. He finished 10-of-12 from postponements worked out well for GREENSBORO, N.C. — Raina Perez hit a regular-season title. COllEGE BASKETball COllEGE BASKETball NHL GOLF NBA COMING UP IN THE VALLEY The AP Top 25 The AP Women’s Top 25 West Divison PGA Tour Arnold Palmer WESTERN CONFERENCE 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 ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE college basketball poll, with first-place votes women’s college basketball poll, with first- Vegas 21 16 4 1 33 70 45 Invitational Par Scores W L Pct GB in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, place votes in parentheses, records through St. Louis 25 14 8 3 31 81 79 Sunday Phoenix 24 11 .686 — ■ M Basketball: Friday at Sequoias, 6 p.m. total points based on 25 points for a first- Feb. 28, total points based on 25 points for a Colorado 22 13 7 2 28 68 55 At Bay Hill Club and Lodge L.A. Lakers 24 13 .649 1 ■ W Basketball: Friday at Sequoias, 4 p.m. 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.