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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Thursday, December 29, 2016 PREPS: Bend uses big third quarter to beat Pendleton girls Continued from 1B ourselves,” Tedder said. The Bucks stay in Milwuakie where they play Putnam tonight at 5 p.m. Then they’ll conclude their road trip with a game at Silverton on Friday at 1 p.m. ——— DHS 8 9 11 6 — 34 PHS 8 17 11 11 — 47 DALLAS — C. Weisensee 11, J. Stewart 9, J. Richey 8, E. Courtney 4, J. Bennett 2, J. Lafayette, J. Ronco. PENDLETON — C. Smith 11, T. Newsom 7, J. Stuvland 6, J. Szumski 5, S. Jerome 5, D. Thomas 5, K. Curtis 5, R. Scott 2, R. Russell 1, W. Morris. 3-pointers — DHS 4; PHS 4. Free throws — DHS 8-15; PHS 9-16. Fouls — DHS 17; PHS 13. KLICKITAT 61, HELIX 32 — At Helix, Klickitat (WA) outscored Helix 45-15 in the second half for a blowout win at the Helix Holiday Classic on Wednesday. “We just settled for jump shots and weren’t aggressive down low,” said Helix coach Ben Maney. Justin Williams finished with a double-double in the loss for Helix (2-5) with 16 points and 11 rebounds, but was the only Grizzly in double figures in any statis- tical category. Helix will play Walla Walla Valley Academy today in the consolation game at 2:30 p.m. in the small gym. Klickitat will play Bickleton (WA) in the championship at the same time. ——— KHS 12 4 22 23 — 61 HHS 6 11 7 8 — 32 KLICKITAT — R. Holycrofs 21, J. Larson 16, H. Dawson 9, J. Wenz 8, M. Kissinger 5, E. Atchley 2, N. Ryan, C. Troh, J. Batista, D. Green. HELIX — J. Williams 16, G. Christman 8, T. Fehrenbacker 4, J. Shaw 2, G. Newtson 2, C. Marks, A. Holden, J. Springer, L. Davis, D. Carlson. 3-pointers — KHS 6; HHS 1. Free throws — KHS 13-22; HHS 3-5. Fouls — KHS 12; HHS 13. In other boys’ basketball games it was: Arlington beating Country Christian 43-36, and Kennedy over Umatilla 49-31. GIRLS BASKETBALL BEND 47, PEND- LETON 38 — At Bend, the Lava Bears brought a physical style of play the Buckaroos were just unable to match in Wednesday’s game in the Summit Holiday Tournament. Pendleton led 19-15 at halftime, but was outscored 19-4 in the third quarter and never recovered. “(Bend) played pretty physical and the kind of took us out of what we wanted to do, and we’ve got to learn from that,” said first-year Pendleton coach Kevin Porter. “It’s still preseason and we’re still learning, but the girls’ attitudes are great and we just need to find ourselves again.” After winning their first three the Bucks (3-2) have lost their last two, but Kalan McGlothan remained consis- tent with her fifth straight double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Haley Greb added 10 points for Pendleton. Tayla Wheeler and Kayla Rambo each scored 11 to pace Bend (5-2). Pendleton will continue tournament play today against Marist at 4 p.m. ——— PHS BHS 9 10 8 7 4 19 15 — 38 13 — 47 PENDLETON — K. McGlothan 11, H. Greb 10, J. Lemberger 6, M. Davies 4, E. Nirschl 3, L. Richards 2, K. Bradt 2, K. Broker, T. Fell, H. Porter. BEND — T. Wheeler 11, K. Rambo 11, S. Jackson 10, K. Roath 6, C. Scott 4, R. Tinker 3, S. Woodward 2, K. Brown 2, T. Barudoni 1, S. Gardner, C. Wheeler, J. Fettig, T. Hadley. 3-pointers — PHS 3; BHS 1. Free throws — PHS 13-18; BHS 7-15. Fouls — PHS 15; BHS 16. HELIX 60, KLICK- ITAT 30 — At Helix, the Grizzlies didn’t show any rust in their first game back from the holiday break and got several big performances to cruise past Klickitat (WA) in the Helix Holiday Classic on Wednesday. Sadie Wilson had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, Macey Tullis scored a game-high 19 and also had four steals, and Charmayne Bennett added 14 points. Emma Fehrenbacker finished with nine rebounds and five assists, and Kailey Mize chipped in 13 rebounds and four steals. “We were playing great team defense and getting lots of rebounds and getting out and running,” said Helix coach Kirk Flerchinger. Helix will play Walla Walla Valley Academy today at 1 p.m. in the tournament championship. ——— KHS 7 8 4 11 — 30 HHS 19 15 11 15 — 60 KLICKITAT — M. Tuthill 14, B. Green 12, Stino 2, Troh 2, Leminax, S. Green, Lake, B. Tuthill, Fink. HELIX — M. Tullis 19, C. Bennett 14, S. Wilson 11, K. Mize 6, A. Krol 6, H. Christman 2, E. Fehrenbacker 2, A. Wood, B. Newtson. 3-pointers — KHS 0; HHS 3. Free throws — KHS 8-13; HHS 9-26. Fouls — KHS 19; HHS 9. Fouled out — B. Green (KHS). In other girls’ basketball games it was Country Christian over Arlington 64-30 and Dallas topping Hermiston 35-30. OREGON: Hot-handed Pritchard was supposed to take last shot Continued from 1B for my team.” Payton Pritchard added 15 points and nine assists for the Ducks (12-2, 1-0), who won their 10th consec- utive game and pushed the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 34 games. Pritchard’s 3-pointer pulled Oregon within one with 12.9 seconds left to set the stage for Brooks’ shot. Brooks said Oregon coach Dana Altman called “pop” for the final shot and the ball was supposed to find the hot-handed Pritchard, who hit three of Oregon’s 11 3-pointers. Instead, Brooks used a screen by Jordan Bell to squeeze off the game-winner. “We had an option to get to the basket or shoot it,” Altman said, “and (Brooks) felt like he liked the shot and he was right. Who am I to argue? “Dillon likes those big moments and hit or miss, he’s willing to take the conse- quences for it.” That included being swarmed by Bell and his teammates at the other end of the court before the officials could clear the court for a final possession by UCLA, which didn’t come close with its shot. “I was running away from it,” Brooks said of the celebration, “but Jordan just tackled me.” Thomas Welch had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins (13-1, 0-1), and Alford had 20 points. Lonzo Ball added 14 points and TJ Leaf had 13. UCLA was trying to match its best start to a season in 10 years, but Alford missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Alford was shooting a team-best 87.0 percent at the free throw line this season. “That’s who we want at the line,” UCLA coach Steve Alford said of his son. “More times than not he makes shots to get us back in it and that’s the guy we want at the free throw line.” The Bruins came in as the nation’s best shooting team and fourth-best beyond the arc, and they nearly hit those marks by going 34 of 64 overall (53.1 percent) and 11 of 25 (44.0 percent) on 3-pointers. However, UCLA also had 14 turnovers against 19 assists and lost the rebounding battle 37-35. The Bruins used a 15-0 run sparked by three straight 3s by Ball midway through the second half to take a 72-65 lead. UCLA was up by eight with 4 minutes to play before Pritchard sparked Oregon’s final rally with seven points. “Credit to them,” Bryce Alford said. “First and foremost they made big-time plays (and) hit some really tough shots. “Their last two 3s were highly contested, fadeaway 3s, so they made big-time plays but we have to be much better on the defensive end.” Oregon beat the Bruins at their own game in the first half, pushing a 100-point pace with 11 assists on its first 14 field goals and shooting 7 of 14 from 3-point range. The Ducks also held Leaf, UCLA’s leading scorer, without a shot for the first 11 1/2 minutes. A 16-5 run had Oregon up by 12 late in the half before UCLA closed with a 10-3 burst to trail at the break for only the second time this season. BIG PICTURE UCLA missed a chance to grab an early edge in the Pac-12 race by failing to knock off the defending champs on their own court. Oregon finally found the spark it was missing during nonconference play with the stunning upset against the high- est-ranked opponent to play in Eugene during Altman’s seven seasons as coach. POLL IMPLICATIONS Letting Oregon escape at the buzzer will cost UCLA a few spots in the rankings after the Bruins went through the nonconference season perfect for the first time since 1995. Oregon likely will jump back up in the rankings if it takes care of business against No. 22 USC. The Ducks reached an all-time high of No. 4 early in the season before tumbling as far as 24th after two early losses. STAT OF THE NIGHT: Oregon leads the nation with 108 blocked shots but finished with one to six for the Bruins. ON A ROLL: The sellout crowd of 12,364, including Nike co-founder Phil Knight, made an impression on UCLA senior Bryce Alford, who was part of a big upset of then-No. 1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena earlier this season. “There’s a reason they don’t lose here,” Alford said of the Ducks’ 34-game home winning streak. “They’re a big-time basketball team and it’s a big-time atmosphere.” HE SAID IT: Always the cautious one even after a victory, Altman said he still considers the Bruins the favorite to win the Pac-12. “We won a home game by two points, and you’re supposed to win at home,” he said. “With their explosiveness, they’re still the team to beat. They’re still a level above us right now.” ALSO IN THE HOUSE: Representatives from 11 NBA teams, including the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and 2015 champion Golden State Warriors, were in attendance Wednesday night. UP NEXT UCLA will go for the road split to open Pac-12 play at Oregon State on Friday night. Oregon faces another unbeaten team when it hosts No. 22 USC on Friday night. BLAZERS: Stotts responds to George Karl’s comments about Lillard Continued from 1B 14 rebounds. The teams last met on Dec. 20, a 126-121 Sacramento victory that was marked by drama — namely an ejec- tion reversal — involving Cousins. Cousins scored 55 points in the win. But with less than 2 minutes remaining, he was celebrating a foul call on his go-ahead basket and he appeared to spit his mouth- piece at the Blazers’ bench. Cousins was hit with a technical, his second, and headed off to the locker room. But moments later he was called back when the officiating crew reversed the call. He sank the free throw and later in a postgame TV interview called the whole drama “ridiculous.” That victory touched off the Kings’ four-game winning streak. Cousins hit the first basket of the game on Wednesday night. But the Blazers jumped out to a 20-12 lead on Harkless’ dunk. Portland went on to lead by as many as 17 points in the first half, taking a 60-44 lead into the break. Allen Crabbe, who replaced Lillard Hermiston at The Clash XV (at Rochester, MN), 9 a.m. Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverisde, Irrigon, Heppner, Echo at Pendleton (Rollin Schim- mel Memorial Tournament), 9 a.m. Saturday Hermiston at The Clash XV (at Rochester, MN), 9 a.m. POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Sisters Tournament Crook County vs. North Marion, ccd. in the starting lineup, led all players with 13 points. Cousins, booed whenever he touched the ball, led the team at the half with eight points, but he had also collected three fouls. McCollum hit a 3-pointer that pushed Portland’s lead to 67-47. Cousins made a 3-pointer, his first of the game, that pulled the Kings to 73-61, then made another that narrowed it to 77-69 early in the fourth quarter. TIP-INS Kings: Sacramento was without Rudy Gay because of a right hip flexor strain. Gay had played Monday in the 102-100 victory over the 76ers. Trail Blazers: Longtime NBA coach George Karl caused a bit of a stir in Portland with comments he made to New York Magazine about Damian Lillard. “I was watching the Portland Trail Blazers play, and I was trying to figure out what the hell is wrong with this team?” Karl asked. “My conclusion is that Damian Lillard is getting too much attention.” Blazers coach Terry Stotts, asked to respond before the game, said: “When it comes to my team and my players, he needs to stay in his own lane.” New York 16 15 .516 6 Brooklyn 8 23 .258 14 Philadelphia 7 23 .233 14½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Charlotte 18 14 .563 — Atlanta 16 16 .500 2 Washington 15 16 .484 2½ Orlando 15 19 .441 4 Miami 10 22 .313 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 23 7 .767 — Milwaukee 15 15 .500 8 Chicago 16 16 .500 8 Indiana 15 18 .455 9½ Detroit 15 19 .441 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 26 6 .813 — Houston 24 9 .727 2½ Memphis 20 14 .588 7 New Orleans 13 21 .382 14 Dallas 9 23 .281 17 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 20 12 .625 — Utah 19 13 .594 1 Denver 14 18 .438 6 Portland 14 20 .412 7 Minnesota 10 22 .313 10 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 28 5 .848 — L.A. Clippers 22 12 .647 6½ Sacramento 14 18 .438 13½ L.A. Lakers 12 23 .343 17 Phoenix 9 23 .281 18½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Charlotte 120, Orlando 101 Washington 111, Indiana 105 Atlanta 102, New York 98, OT Milwaukee 119, Detroit 94 Chicago 101, Brooklyn 99 New Orleans 102, L.A. Clippers 98 San Antonio 119, Phoenix 98 Denver 105, Minnesota 103 Portland 102, Sacramento 89 Golden State 121, Toronto 111 Today’s Games Miami at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Boston at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Utah, 6 p.m. Toronto at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Chicago at Indiana, 1 p.m. Brooklyn at Washington, 4 p.m. Miami at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota, 5 p.m. New York at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Portland at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver, 6 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Women’s Top 25 Wednesday’s Games No. 5 Mississippi State 106, Northwest- ern State 30 No. 13 Stanford 102, Yale 44 No. 14 Ohio State 87, Minnesota 62 Today’s Games No. 1 UConn at No. 4 Maryland, 3 p.m. No. 2 Notre Dame at N.C. State, 4 p.m. No. 3 Baylor vs. Kansas State, 5 p.m. No. 7 Florida State at No. 11 Miami, 4 p.m. No. 8 Louisville vs. No. 25 Syracuse, 4 p.m. No. 12 West Virginia at TCU, 4:30 p.m. No. 15 Duke vs. No. 17 Kentucky, 4 p.m. No. 16 Texas vs. Texas Tech, 5 p.m. No. 21 California at Arizona, 6 p.m. No. 24 Oklahoma at Kansas, 5 p.m. Friday’s Games No. 9 Washington at Oregon, 3 p.m. No. 10 UCLA vs. Utah, 7 p.m. No. 13 Stanford at No. 18 Arizona State, 3 p.m. No. 19 Virginia Tech vs. Delaware State, 4 p.m. No. 20 Colorado at Southern Cal, 6 p.m. No. 22 Oregon State vs. Washington State, 4 p.m. No. 23 South Florida vs. Stetson, 4 p.m. SCOREBOARD Local Slate BOYS’ PREP BASKETBALL Today Heppner vs. Mac-Hi (at Irrigon Invitation- al), 1:30 p.m. Helix vs. WWVA (Helix Holiday Classic), 2:30 p.m. South Wasco at Echo (Bounc’n Cancer), 4:30 p.m. Pendleton at Putnam, 5 p.m. Condon/Wheeler vs. TBD (at McKen- zie/1A Hoops Classic), 5 p.m. Ione at Riverside, 5:30 p.m. Waitsburg (WA) at Irrigon (Irrigon Invita- tional), 6 p.m. Arlington vs. Jordan Valley (at Country Christian/C.C. Invite), 6 p.m. Hermiston at Silverton, 7 p.m. Umatilla vs. TBD (at Salem Academy/Cru- sader New Year’s Invite), 7 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. TBD (at Pendleton Convention Center/Les Schwab Tourney), 7 p.m. Nixyaawii vs. South Wasco (at Echo/ Bounc’n Cancer), 7:30 p.m. Friday Pendleton at Silverton, 1 p.m. Heppner vs. Waitsburg (WA) (at Irrigon Invitational), 1:30 p.m. Nixyaawii vs. Dufur (at Echo/Bounc’n Cancer), 4:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler vs. TBD (at McKen- zie/1A Hoops Classic), 5 p.m. Stevenson (WA) at Riverside, 5:30 p.m. Pilot Rock at Irrigon (Irrigon Invitational), 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. TBD (at Pendleton Convention Center/Les Schwab Tourney), 7 p.m. Umatilla vs. TBD (at Salem Academy/Cru- sader New Year’s Invite), 7 p.m. Dufur at Echo (Bounc’n Cancer), 7:30 p.m. GIRLS’ PREP BASKETBALL Today Heppner vs. Mac-Hi (at Irrigon Invitation- al), Noon Helix vs. WWVA (Helix Holiday Classic), 1 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. Hermiston JV (at Pendleton Convention Center/Les Schwab Tourney), 2 p.m. Condon/Wheeler vs. TBD (at McKen- zie/1A Hoops Classic), 3 p.m. South Wasco at Echo (Bounc’n Cancer), 3 p.m. Ione at Riverside, 4 p.m. Arlington vs. Willamette Valley (at Country Christian/C.C. Invite), 4:30 p.m. Waitsburg (WA) at Irrigon (Irrigon Invita- tional), 6 p.m. Nixyaawii vs. South Wasco (at Echo/ Bounc’n Cancer), 6 p.m. Umatilla vs. TBD (at Salem Academy/Cru- sader New Year Invite), 7 p.m. Hermiston vs. TBD (at Lake Oswego/Nike Interstate Shootout), TBD Pendleton vs. TBD (at Summit/Summit Holiday Tournament), TBD Friday Heppner vs. Waitsburg (WA) (at Irrigon Invitational), Noon Condon/Wheeler vs. TBD (at McKen- zie/1A Hoops Classic), 3 p.m. Nixyaawii vs. Dufur (at Echo/Bounc’n Cancer), 3 p.m. Stevenson (WA) at Riverside, 4 p.m. Dufur at Echo (Bounc’n Cancer), 6 p.m. Pilot Rock at Irrigon (Irrigon Invitational), 6 p.m. Umatilla vs. TBD (at Salem Academy/Cru- sader New Year Invite), 7 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. TBD (at Pendleton Convention Center/Les Schwab Tourney), TBD Hermiston vs. TBD (at Lake Oswego/Nike Interstate Shootout), TBD Pendleton vs. TBD (at Summit/Summit Holiday Tournament), TBD PREP WRESTLING Today TBD at Pendleton Duals, 5 p.m. Friday MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Friday Eastern Oregon at Northwest, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Eastern Oregon at The Evergreen State, 7:30 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Friday Eastern Oregon at Northwest, 5:30 p.m. Saturday Eastern Oregon at The Evergreen State, 5:30 p.m. Prep Scores BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Wednesday’s Games Cottage Grove 76, Douglas 55 Elmira 70, North Eugene 61 Marist 53, West Albany 46 Seaside 93, St. Helens 63 Abby’s Holiday Tournament Forest Grove 68, South Medford 52 McKay 99, Ashland 87 North Medford 66, Oregon City 50 Reynolds 68, Roseburg 52 Barlow Tournament Cleveland 65, Lebanon 55 Barlow Trail Tournament Aloha 49, Grants Pass 43 South Eugene 62, La Salle 53 Bend Tournament Sherwood 49, Capital, Idaho 47 Canby Tournament Canby 62, Gresham 59 Corvallis 43, Benson 41 Lakeridge 67, Sunset 35 Cascade Holiday Tournament Banks 77, Cascade (Everett), Wash. 33 Century/Hillsboro Tournament Newberg 58, Mountain View, Wash. 51 Clarke Cochrane Classic Thunder Mountain, Alaska 72, Philomath 69 Energy Classic Tournament First Round Roosevelt 75, San Gabriel, Calif. 68 Hidden Valley Tournament Crater 56, Del Norte-Crescent City, Calif. 43 Sutherlin 47, Marshfield 35 Las Vegas Tournament Carlsbad, Calif. 60, Sandy 34 Les Schwab Invitational Winners Bracket Quarterfinal Garfield, Wash. 74, West Linn 72 Gonzaga College, D.C. 91, Jefferson PDX 70 Consolation Quarterfinal Churchill 62, South Salem 50 Lake Oswego 63, Jesuit 59 Westview 62, Century 49 Max Preps-Palm Springs Tournament Cantwell-Sacred Heart, Calif. 67, Franklin 31 Salem Academy Tournament Valley Catholic 61, Sheridan 30 San Diego Surf and Slam Granite Bay, Calif. 77, Sheldon 61 SCTC Holiday Tournament Amity 71, Yamhill-Carlton 47 La Grande 82, Sweet Home 42 Stayton 93, Scio 43 Woodburn 59, Blanchet Catholic 51 Sisters Tournament Henley 61, Estacada 44 Madras 49, Mazama 44 Sisters 56, Baker 48 Summit Tournament McNary 81, Mountain View 51 Vince Dulcich Tournament Rainier 67, The Dalles 44 Walk The Plank Tournament in Payette Nampa Christian, Idaho 66, Ontario 57 GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Wednesday’s Games Douglas 49, Cottage Grove 31 Hood River 63, Stevenson, Wash. 28 Brookings-Harbor Tournament Brookings-Harbor 61, Hoopa Valley, Calif. 46 Del Norte-Crescent City, Calif. 59, Phoenix 30 Century Tournament David Douglas 47, Century 45 Jefferson PDX 44, Centennial 40 McMinnville 46, Milwaukie 45 Willamette 51, McKay 22 Clark Cochrane Tournament South Eugene 47, Craig, Alaska 26 Evergreen Tournanment Crater 55, Illinois Valley 20 Franklin 59, Battle Ground, Wash. 53 Marshfield 51, Sutherlin 43 Parkrose 74, Hudson’s Bay, Wash. 30 Ridgefield, Wash. 49, Madison 30 Nike Interstate Shootout Game Day Bracket Quarterfinal North Medford 41, Glencoe 38 Sherwood 46, Hillsboro 26 West Salem 63, St. Mary’s Academy 55 Consolation Bracket Barlow 38, Lakeridge 27 Dallas 35, Hermiston 30 West Albany 45, Newberg 42 Swoosh Bracket Quarterfinal La Salle 58, Skyview, Wash. 42 Sierra Canyon, Calif. 61, Oregon City 50 South Salem 42, Tigard 41 Consolation Bracket Jesuit 55, Canby 50 West Linn 72, South Medford 71 Salem Academy Tournament Valley Catholic 46, Kennedy 25 Stayton Tournament Banks 43, Molalla 40 Bend 47, Pendleton 38 Blanchet Catholic 77, Woodburn 16 Mazama 59, Madras 22 Sisters 44, Crook County 36 Stayton 35, Scio 24 Yamhill-Carlton 42, Amity 31 Summit Holiday Tournament Grants Pass 53, Wilson 26 Lincoln 52, North Eugene 35 Summit 68, Reynolds 45 Surf and Slam San Diego Tournament Rogers (Puyallup), Wash. 63, The Dalles 46 Vince Dulcich Tournament North Marion 39, Rainier 35, OT Redmond 48, Philomath 42 West Coast Jamboree Sheldon 59, Acalanes, Calif. 47 Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-New England 13 2 0 .867 x-Miami 10 5 0 .667 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 South W L T Pct y-Houston 9 6 0 .600 Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 North W L T Pct y-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 Cincinnati 5 9 1 .367 Cleveland 1 14 0 .067 West W L T Pct x-Oakland 12 3 0 .800 x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 Denver 8 7 0 .533 San Diego 5 10 0 .333 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-Dallas 13 2 0 .867 x-N.Y. Giants 10 5 0 .667 PF 406 349 389 245 PF 262 357 387 298 PF 372 333 298 240 PF 410 352 309 383 PA 236 345 348 399 PA 304 361 372 376 PA 303 294 305 425 PA 361 284 291 386 PF PA 408 279 291 274 Washington Philadelphia South y-Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans Carolina North Green Bay Detroit Minnesota Chicago West y-Seattle Arizona Los Angeles San Francisco 8 6 1 .567 386 364 6 9 0 .400 340 318 W L T Pct PF PA 10 5 0 .667 502 374 8 7 0 .533 337 353 7 8 0 .467 437 416 6 9 0 .400 353 385 W L T Pct PF PA 9 6 0 .600 401 364 9 6 0 .600 322 327 7 8 0 .467 289 297 3 12 0 .200 269 361 W L T Pct PF PA 9 5 1 .633 329 269 6 8 1 .433 374 356 4 11 0 .267 218 350 2 13 0 .133 286 455 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Sunday, Jan. 1 New England at Miami, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 1:25 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 1:25 p.m. Arizona at Los Angeles, 1:25 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 1:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1:25 p.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. NCAA Bowl Game Lineup Wednesday Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Northwestern 31, Pittsburgh 24 Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. Miami 31, West Virginia 14 Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif. Utah 26, Indiana 24 Texas Bowl Houston Kansas State 33, Texas A&M 28 Today Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl South Florida (10-2) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. Virginia Tech (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Colorado (10-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 30 Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. Georgia (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas North Carolina (8-4) vs. Stanford (9-3), 11 a.m. (CBS) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee (8-4) vs. Nebraska (9-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz. Air Force (9-3) vs. South Alabama (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ASN) Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida State (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 22 9 .710 Boston 19 13 .594 GB — 3½ NCAA Men’s Top 25 Wednesday’s Games No. 1 Villanova 68, DePaul 65 No. 20 Oregon 89, No. 2 UCLA 87 No. 12 Virginia 61, No. 6 Louisville 53 No. 9 North Carolina 102, Monmouth (N.J.) 74 No. 10 Creighton 89, Seton Hall 75 No. 15 Purdue 89, Iowa 67 Nebraska 87, No. 16 Indiana 83 No. 17 Xavier 82, Providence 56 No. 20 Florida State 88, Wake Forest 72 No. 22 Southern Cal 70, Oregon State 63 No. 23 Cincinnati 56, Temple 50 No. 24 Notre Dame 63, Saint Peter’s 55 Today’s Games No. 8 Kentucky at Mississippi, 5 p.m. No. 13 Butler at St. John’s, 4 p.m. No. 19 Saint Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, 8 p.m. No. 25 Florida at Arkansas, 6 p.m. Friday’s Games No. 2 UCLA at Oregon State, 8 p.m. No. 3 Kansas at TCU, 6 p.m. No. 4 Baylor at Oklahoma, 4 p.m. No. 7 Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine, 6 p.m. No. 11 West Virginia at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m. No. 18 Arizona at California, 8 p.m. No. 21 Oregon vs. No. 22 Southern Cal, 7 p.m. Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Montreal 35 21 9 5 Ottawa 35 20 12 3 Boston 37 18 15 4 Tampa Bay 36 18 15 3 Toronto 34 15 12 7 Florida 36 15 14 7 Buffalo 34 13 13 8 Detroit 35 15 16 4 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pittsburgh 37 24 8 5 Columbus 33 24 5 4 N.Y. Rangers 37 24 12 1 Washington 33 20 9 4 Philadelphia 37 20 13 4 Carolina 34 15 12 7 N.Y. Islanders 34 14 14 6 New Jersey 35 13 15 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Chicago 37 22 10 5 Minnesota 34 22 8 4 St. Louis 36 19 12 5 Dallas 36 15 14 7 Winnipeg 37 17 17 3 Nashville 34 15 13 6 Colorado 34 12 21 1 Pacific Division GP W L OT San Jose 35 22 12 1 Edmonton 36 18 12 6 Anaheim 36 17 12 7 Calgary 37 19 16 2 Los Angeles 35 17 14 4 Vancouver 36 15 18 3 Arizona 35 11 19 5 Pts 47 43 40 39 37 37 34 34 GF GA 107 80 91 93 88 91 104 101 100 97 87 100 75 94 86 100 Pts 53 52 49 44 44 37 34 33 GF GA 129 104 114 68 123 92 90 73 113 114 90 93 94 105 82 107 Pts 49 48 43 37 37 36 25 GF GA 103 89 105 68 104 106 92 108 98 106 96 97 70 112 Pts 45 42 41 40 38 33 27 GF GA 90 77 105 97 98 102 100 106 88 86 88 110 77 111 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ——— Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 2 Toronto 3, Florida 2, SO Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 3, OT St. Louis 6, Philadelphia 3 Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1 Today’s Games Boston at Buffalo, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at Florida, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Columbus at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 5 p.m. Detroit at Ottawa, 5 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Arizona, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 6 p.m.