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BASKETBALL

By The Associated Press

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 29 15 .659 —

Boston 24 21 .533 5½

New York 22 24 .478 8

Brooklyn 12 33 .267 17½

Philadelphia 6 39 .133 23½

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 26 19 .578 —

Miami 23 21 .523 2½

Washington 20 21 .488 4

Charlotte 21 23 .477 4½

Orlando 20 22 .476 4½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 30 12 .714 —

Chicago 25 18 .581 5½

Indiana 23 21 .523 8

Detroit 23 21 .523 8

Milwaukee 19 27 .413 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 38 6 .864 —

Memphis 25 20 .556 13½

Dallas 25 21 .543 14

Houston 24 22 .522 15

New Orleans 16 27 .372 21½

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 33 13 .717 —

Utah 19 24 .442 12½

Portland 20 26 .435 13

Denver 17 27 .386 15

Minnesota 14 31 .311 18½

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 40 4 .909 —

L.A. Clippers 28 16 .636 12

Sacramento 20 23 .465 19½

Phoenix 14 31 .311 26½

L.A. Lakers 9 37 .196 32

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Saturday’s Games

Utah at Washington, ppd.

New Orleans 116, Milwaukee 99

Charlotte 97, New York 84

Boston at Philadelphia, ppd.

Minnesota 106, Memphis 101

Chicago 96, Cleveland 83

Phoenix 98, Atlanta 95

Denver 104, Detroit 101

Sacramento 108, Indiana 97

Portland 121, L.A. Lakers 103

Sunday’s Games

Houston 115, Dallas 104

Toronto 112, L.A. Clippers 94

Boston 112, Philadelphia 92

Brooklyn 116, Oklahoma City 106

Monday’s Games

Minnesota at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m.

Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

How AP Top 25 Fared

By The Associated Press

1. Oklahoma (16-2) lost to No. 19 Iowa State 82-77; beat No. 13 Baylor 82-72.

2. North Carolina (18-2) beat Wake Forest 83-68; beat Virginia Tech 75-70.

3. Kansas (16-3) lost to Oklahoma State 86-67; beat Texas 76-67.

4. Villanova (17-3) beat Seton Hall 72-71; lost to No. 16 Providence 82-76, OT.

5. Xavier (17-2) lost to Georgetown 81-72; beat Seton Hall 84-76.

6. West Virginia (16-3) lost to Texas 56-49; beat Texas Tech 80-76.

7. Maryland (17-3) beat Northwestern 62-56, OT; lost to No. 11 Michigan State 74-65.

8. SMU (18-1) beat Houston 77-73; lost to Temple 89-80.

9. Iowa (16-3) beat Rutgers 90-76; beat No. 22 Purdue 83-71.

10. Texas A&M (17-2) beat LSU 71-57; beat Missouri 66-53.

11. Michigan State (17-4) lost to Nebraska 72-71; beat No. 7 Maryland 74-65.

12. Arizona (16-4) beat Stanford 71-57; lost to California 74-73.

13. Baylor (15-4) beat Kansas State 79-72, 2OT; lost to No. 1 Oklahoma 82-72.

13. Virginia (15-4) beat Clemson 69-62; beat Syracuse 73-65.

15. Miami (15-3) beat Boston College 67-53; beat Wake Forest 77-63.

16. Providence (17-3) beat No. 18 Butler 71-68; beat No. 4 Villanova 82-76, OT.

17. Louisville (16-3) beat Florida State 84-65; beat Georgia Tech 75-71.

18. Butler (13-6) lost to No. 16 Providence 71-68; lost to Creighton 72-64.

19. Iowa State (15-4) beat No. 1 Oklahoma 82-77; beat TCU 73-60.

20. Duke (15-5) lost to Syracuse 64-62; beat N.C. State 88-78.

21. Southern Cal (15-5) lost to Oregon 89-81; lost to Oregon State 85-70.

22. Purdue (17-3) beat Rutgers 107-57; beat Ohio State 75-64; at No. 9 Iowa.

23. Kentucky (15-4) beat Arkansas 80-66; beat Vanderbilt 76-57.

24. South Carolina (17-2) beat Mississippi 77-74, OT; lost to Tennessee 78-69.

25. Indiana (17-3) beat Illinois 103-69; beat Northwestern 89-57.

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