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BASKETBALL

By The Associated Press

All Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 38 29 .567 —

Brooklyn 35 31 .530 2½

New York 28 40 .412 10½

Boston 23 46 .333 16

Philadelphia 15 53 .221 23½

Southeast Division

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x-Miami 46 20 .697 —

Washington 35 32 .522 11½

Charlotte 33 36 .478 14½

Atlanta 31 35 .470 15

Orlando 19 50 .275 28½

Central Division

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x-Indiana 50 18 .735 —

Chicago 38 30 .559 12

Cleveland 26 42 .382 24

Detroit 25 42 .373 24½

Milwaukee 13 55 .191 37

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

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San Antonio 51 16 .761 —

Houston 45 22 .672 6

Memphis 40 27 .597 11

Dallas 41 28 .594 11

New Orleans 27 40 .403 24

Northwest Division

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Oklahoma City 49 18 .731 —

Portland 44 24 .647 5½

Minnesota 34 32 .515 14½

Denver 31 37 .456 18½

Utah 22 47 .319 28

Pacific Division

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L.A. Clippers 48 21 .696 —

Golden State 43 26 .623 5

Phoenix 39 29 .574 8½

Sacramento 24 44 .353 23½

L.A. Lakers 22 45 .328 25

x-clinched playoff spot

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Wednesday’s Games

Chicago 102, Philadelphia 94

Brooklyn 104, Charlotte 99

Boston 101, Miami 96

Memphis 96, Utah 86

Toronto 107, New Orleans 100

New York 92, Indiana 86

Minnesota 123, Dallas 122, OT

Denver 118, Detroit 109

Phoenix 109, Orlando 93

San Antonio 125, L.A. Lakers 109

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.

Friday’s Games

Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Lakers, 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 81, Texas Southern 69

Tennessee 78, Iowa 65

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

Friday, March 21

At PNC Arena

Raleigh, N.C.

Memphis (23-9) vs. George Washington (24-8), 6:55 p.m.

Virginia (28-6) vs. Coastal Carolina (21-12), 30 minutes following

At The AT&T Center

San Antonio

North Carolina (23-9) vs. Providence (23-11), 7:20 p.m.

Iowa State (26-7) vs. North Carolina Central (28-5), 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

Friday, March 21

At Scottrade Center

St. Louis

New Mexico (27-6) vs. Stanford (21-12), 1:40 p.m.

Kansas (24-9) vs. Eastern Kentucky (24-9), 30 minutes following

At Viejas Arena

San Diego

VCU (26-8) vs. Stephen F. Austin (31-2), 7:27 p.m.

UCLA (26-8) vs. Tulsa (21-12), 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

Friday, March 21

At PNC Arena

Raleigh, N.C.

Duke (26-8) vs. Mercer (26-8), 12:15 p.m.

UMass (24-8) vs. Tennessee, 30 minutes following

At Scottrade Center

St. Louis

Wichita State (34-0) vs. Cal Poly (14-19), 7:10 p.m.

Kentucky (24-10) vs. Kansas State (20-12), 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

Friday, March 21

At The AT&T Center

San Antonio

Baylor (24-11) vs. Nebraska (19-12), 12:40 p.m.

Creighton (26-7) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (23-11), 30 minutes following

At Viejas Arena

San Diego

Arizona (30-4) vs. Weber State (19-11), 2:10 p.m.

Gonzaga (28-6) vs. Oklahoma State (21-12), 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 66, Boston University 62

Louisiana Tech 89, Iona 88

Georgia 63, Vermont 56

Southern Miss 66, Toledo 59

SMU 68, UC Irvine 54

LSU 71, San Francisco 63

California 77, Utah Valley 64

Second Round

Friday, March 21

Robert Morris (22-13) at Belmont (25-9), 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 23

Southern Miss (28-6) at Missouri (23-11), TBA

Saint Mary’s (Calif.) (23-11) at Minnesota (21-13), TBA

Monday, March 24

Georgetown (18-14) at Florida State (20-13), TBA

TBD

Clemson (21-12) vs. Illinois (20-14), TBA

Arkansas (22-11) vs. California (20-13)

Louisiana Tech (28-7) vs. Georgia (20-13), TBA

SMU (24-9) vs. LSU (20-13), TBA

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