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BASKETBALL

By The Associated Press

All Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 37 29 .561 —

Brooklyn 34 31 .523 2½

New York 27 40 .403 10½

Boston 22 46 .324 16

Philadelphia 15 52 .224 22½

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

x-Miami 46 19 .708 —

Washington 35 32 .522 12

Charlotte 33 35 .485 14½

Atlanta 31 35 .470 15½

Orlando 19 49 .279 28½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Indiana 50 17 .746 —

Chicago 37 30 .552 13

Cleveland 26 42 .382 24½

Detroit 25 41 .379 24½

Milwaukee 13 55 .191 37½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 50 16 .758 —

Houston 45 22 .672 5½

Dallas 41 27 .603 10

Memphis 39 27 .591 11

New Orleans 27 39 .409 23

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 49 18 .731 —

Portland 44 24 .647 5½

Minnesota 33 32 .508 15

Denver 30 37 .448 19

Utah 22 46 .324 27½

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 48 21 .696 —

Golden State 43 26 .623 5

Phoenix 38 29 .567 9

Sacramento 24 44 .353 23½

L.A. Lakers 22 44 .333 24½

x-clinched playoff spot

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Tuesday’s Games

Miami 100, Cleveland 96

Atlanta 118, Toronto 113, OT

Portland 120, Milwaukee 115, OT

Sacramento 117, Washington 111, OT

Golden State 103, Orlando 89

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Toronto at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Indiana at New York, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m.

Orlando at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m.

Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

All Times EDT

FIRST ROUND

At UD Arena

Dayton, Ohio

Tuesday, March 18

Albany (N.Y.) 71, Mount St. Mary’s 64

N.C. State 74, Xavier 59

Wednesday, March 19

Cal Poly (13-19) vs. Texas Southern (19-14), 6:40 p.m.

Iowa (20-12) vs. Tennessee (21-12), 30 minutes following

EAST REGIONAL

Second Round

Thursday, March 20

At First Niagara Center

Buffalo, N.Y.

UConn (26-8) vs. Saint Joseph’s (24-9), 6:55 p.m.

Villanova (28-4) vs. Milwaukee (21-13), 30 minutes following

At Spokane Arena

Spokane, Wash.

Cincinnati (27-6) vs. Harvard (26-4), 2:10 p.m.

Michigan State (26-8) vs. Delaware (25-9), 30 minutes following

SOUTH REGIONAL

Second Round

Thursday, March 20

At First Niagara Center

Buffalo, N.Y.

Ohio State (25-9) vs. Dayton (23-10), 12:15 p.m.

Syracuse (27-5) vs. Western Michigan (23-9), 30 minutes following

At The Amway Center

Orlando, Fla.

Colorado (23-11) vs. Pittsburgh (25-9), 1:40 p.m.

Florida (32-2) vs. Albany (N.Y.) (19-14), 30 minutes following

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Second Round

Thursday, March 20

At The Amway Center

Orlando, Fla.

Saint Louis (26-6) vs. N.C. State (22-13), 7:20 p.m

Louisville (29-5) vs. Manhattan (25-7), 30 minutes following

At BMO Harris Bradley Center

Milwaukee

Michigan (25-8) vs. Wofford (20-12), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (23-10) vs. Arizona State (21-11), 30 minutes following

WEST REGIONAL

Second Round

Thursday, March 20

At BMO Harris Bradley Center

Milwaukee

Wisconsin (26-7) vs. American (20-12), 12:40 p.m.

Oregon (23-9) vs. BYU (23-11), 30 minutes following

At Spokane Arena

Spokane, Wash.

Oklahoma (23-9) vs. North Dakota State (25-6), 7:27 p.m.

San Diego State (29-4) vs. New Mexico State (26-9), 30 minutes following

NIT Glance

By The Associated Press

All Times EDT

First Round

Tuesday, March 18

Robert Morris 89, St. John’s 78

Florida State 58, Florida Gulf Coast 53

Georgetown 77, west Virginia 65

Belmont 80, Green Bay 65

Minnesota 88, High Point 81

Clemson 78, Georgia State 66

Arkansas 91, Indiana State 71

Missouri 85, Davidson 77

Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 70, Utah 58

Wednesday, March 19

Illinois (19-14) at Boston University (24-10), 7 p.m.

Iona (22-10) at Louisiana Tech (27-7), 7:30 p.m.

Vermont (22-10) at Georgia (19-13), 8 p.m.

Toledo (27-6) at Southern Miss (27-6), 8:30 p.m.

UC Irvine (23-11) at SMU (23-9), 9 p.m.

LSU (19-13) at San Francisco (21-11), 10 p.m.

Utah Valley (20-11) at California (19-13), 10:30 p.m.

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