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7A 8A — THE OBSERVER s TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 SPORTS SCOREBOARD LOCAL SCHEDULE Thursday PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL La Grande vs. Astoria, Class 4A state tournament, quarterfi nals, Forest Grove High School, 3:15 p.m. Friday WOMEN’S COLLEGE WRESTLING Eastern Oregon at NAIA National Championships, Jamestown, North Dakota, all day College softball Eastern Oregon at Northwest Christian (2), 2 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL La Grande vs. Philomath or Cottage Grove, Class 4A state tournament, Forest Grove High School, 9 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. — Subject to change HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 69 43 14 12 98 225 174 Tampa Bay 69 43 20 6 92 244 193 Toronto 69 35 25 9 79 236 226 Florida 68 34 26 8 76 229 227 DUCKS Continued from Page 6A Stanford in the Pac-12 tour- nament title game Sunday night. Ruthy Hebard added 24 points, while Minyon Moore had 21 for the Ducks, who fi nished the game hitting 31 of 55 (56.4%) from the fl oor. Oregon fi nished 10 for 19 (52.6%) from 3-point range. “We were here last year, and we knew what it was like to lose,” said Ionescu, who was named the tourna- ment’s MVP. “This is one of the nets we wanted to cut down this year.” The Ducks and Cardi- nal were playing for the tournament championship for a third consecutive year. Stanford won last year’s championship and Oregon won in 2018. In the rubber match, Or- egon held Stanford to 34.5% (19 of 55) from the fl oor. Kiana Williams scored 21 points to lead Stanford (27-6) thletics and Ashten Prechtel had 14. Montreal Buffalo Ottawa Detroit 70 31 30 9 71 210 217 68 29 31 8 66 192 215 69 25 32 12 62 187 235 70 17 48 5 39 143 262 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 68 41 20 7 89 238 212 Philadelphia 68 41 20 7 89 232 194 Pittsburgh 68 39 23 6 84 219 194 Columbus 70 33 22 15 81 180 187 Carolina 67 37 25 5 79 217 191 N.Y. Islanders 67 35 23 9 79 188 188 N.Y. Rangers 68 36 28 4 76 228 217 New Jersey 68 28 28 12 68 187 225 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 69 41 18 10 92 220 189 Colorado 68 41 19 8 90 233 186 Dallas 68 37 23 8 82 178 173 Minnesota 69 35 27 7 77 220 220 Nashville 68 34 26 8 76 211 215 Winnipeg 69 35 28 6 76 208 199 Chicago 69 31 30 8 70 206 216 Pacifi c Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 70 38 24 8 84 224 209 Edmonton 69 37 24 8 82 221 210 Calgary 70 36 27 7 79 210 215 Vancouver 68 35 27 6 76 223 213 Arizona 69 33 28 8 74 193 183 Anaheim 69 28 32 9 65 180 220 San Jose 69 29 35 5 63 180 220 Los Angeles 68 27 35 6 60 172 209 All Times PDT Friday’s Games New Jersey 4, St. Louis 2 Detroit 2, Chicago 1 Winnipeg 4, Vegas 0 Calgary 3, Arizona 2 Anaheim 2, Toronto 1 Vancouver 6, Colorado 3 Saturday’s Games Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2 Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Nashville 1, Dallas 0 Los Angeles 7, Minnesota 3 New Jersey 6, N.Y. Rangers 4 Philadelphia 3, Buffalo 1 Ottawa 2, San Jose 1, OT Florida 4, Montreal 1 Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3 Edmonton 4, Columbus 1 Sunday’s Games Carolina 6, Pittsburgh 2 Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 4, SO Vegas 5, Calgary 3 St. Louis 2, Chicago 0 Minnesota 5, Anaheim 4, OT Columbus 2, Vancouver 1 Colorado 4, San Jose 3 Monday’s Games Washington at Buffalo, late Arizona at Winnipeg, late Florida at St. Louis, late Vegas at Edmonton, late Colorado at Los Angeles, late Tuesday’s Games Boston at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Nashville at Montreal, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4 p.m. Carolina at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Oregon shook off a slug- gish fi rst quarter and used a stifl ing defense to thwart most of Stanford’s efforts, while fueling their offense at the other end. “You get one shot, and they’re going the other way pretty fast,” said Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, who remains fi ve victories shy of passing Pat Summitt (1,098) as the winningest coach in women’s college basketball history. “I think the consen- sus number one player in the country running their offense, and they have got lights-out shooters.” Stanford, in the Pac 12 championship for a 17th time, did its best to quiet the crowd early. The Cardinal frustrated the high-powered Ducks while keeping Ionescu score- less and took a 17-14 lead af- ter the fi rst quarter despite shooting 5 of 14 (35.7%) from the fl oor. Williams did most of the damage for Stanford, scoring 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting — all from 3-point N.Y. Rangers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games San Jose at Chicago, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Buffalo at Montreal, 4 p.m. Carolina at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m. Nashville at Toronto, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Columbus, 4 p.m. Vegas at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Florida at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Arizona, 7:30 p.m. BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct x-Toronto 45 18 .714 Boston 42 21 .667 Philadelphia 38 26 .594 Brooklyn 29 34 .460 New York 20 44 .313 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 41 23 .641 Orlando 29 35 .453 Washington 23 40 .365 Charlotte 22 41 .349 Atlanta 19 46 .292 Central Division W L Pct x-Milwaukee 53 11 .828 Indiana 39 25 .609 Chicago 21 43 .328 Detroit 20 45 .308 Cleveland 19 45 .297 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston 39 24 .619 Dallas 39 26 .600 Memphis 32 32 .500 New Orleans 28 36 .438 San Antonio 26 36 .419 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 42 21 .667 Utah 41 22 .651 Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 Portland 28 37 .431 Minnesota 19 44 .302 Pacifi c Division W L Pct x-L.A. Lakers 49 13 .790 L.A. Clippers 43 20 .683 Sacramento 28 36 .438 Phoenix 26 38 .406 Golden State 15 49 .234 x-clinched playoff spot All Times PDT Friday’s Games GB — 3 7½ 16 25½ GB — 12 17½ 18½ 22½ GB — 14 32 33½ 34 GB — 1 7½ 11½ 12½ GB — 1 2½ 15 23 GB — 6½ 22 24 35 range — plus a couple from the free-throw line. Then the Ducks woke up. The nation’s most effi cient offense shot 8 of 12, includ- ing 4 of 6 from 3-point range, in the second quarter to outscore the Ducks 29-9. While Ionescu came to life, it was the 5-foot-8 Moore who ignited the Ducks with her tenacious play at both ends. Whether she was chal- lenging Williams on defense, battling for rebounds against 6-1 Francesca Belibi and 6-3 Alyssa Jerome, creating offense for her teammates or making jumpers, she contin- ued to fuel Oregon’s fi re. “Your great players fi nd a way to step up in the biggest moments,” Oregon coach Kelly Graves said. “Minyon, there have been games when she’s struggled. But she’s got the heart of a champion, and on the biggest night, on the biggest stage, she was able to step up her game, and I thought it changed the whole game.” With the game tied 22-22 d at Washington 118, Atlanta 112 Brooklyn 139, San Antonio 120 Oklahoma City 126, New York 103 Indiana 108, Chicago 102 Utah 99, Boston 94 Orlando 132, Minnesota 118 Dallas 121, Memphis 96 New Orleans 110, Miami 104 Phoenix 127, Portland 117 L.A. Lakers 113, Milwaukee 103 Saturday’s Games Charlotte 108, Houston 99 Utah 111, Detroit 105 Cleveland 104, Denver 102 Memphis 118, Atlanta 101 Golden State 118, Philadelphia 114 Sacramento 123, Portland 111 Sunday’s Games Brooklyn 110, Chicago 107 New Orleans 120, Minnesota 107 L.A. Lakers 112, L.A. Clippers 103 Phoenix 140, Milwaukee 131 Oklahoma City 105, Boston 104 Orlando 126, Houston 106 Indiana 112, Dallas 109 Miami 100, Washington 89 New York 96, Detroit 84 Cleveland 132, San Antonio 129, OT Toronto 118, Sacramento 113 Monday’s Games Charlotte at Atlanta, late Milwaukee at Denver, late Toronto at Utah, late Tuesday’s Games Boston at Indiana, 4 p.m. New York at Washington, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 5 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 5 p.m. Orlando at Memphis, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 4:30 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 5 p.m. Utah at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Chicago at Orlando, 4 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Houston at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NCAA Men’s College Basketball AP Top 25 March 9 Team Record 1. Kansas (65) 28-3 2. Gonzaga 29-2 3. Dayton 29-2 4. Florida St. 26-5 5. Baylor 26-4 6. San Diego St. 30-2 7. Creighton 24-7 8. Kentucky 25-6 9. Michigan St. 22-9 10. Duke 25-6 Pts 1625 1546 1507 1384 1322 1261 1157 1118 995 990 Pv 1 2 3 7 4 5 11 6 16 12 early in the second quarter, the Ducks closed the half on a 21-4 run, with Moore scor- ing nine of the points, while adding an assist, rebound and steal to her stat sheet. “When she plays that hard we want to play that hard for her as well,” Ionescu said. “I think she set the tone defensively, which fueled her offense and our offense as well.” The Ducks (31-2) will as- suredly receive a No. 1 seed 11. Villanova 24-7 989 14 12. Maryland 24-7 912 9 13. Oregon 24-7 904 13 14. BYU 24-7 762 15 15. Louisville 24-7 755 10 16. Seton Hall 21-9 722 8 17. Virginia 23-7 560 22 18. Wisconsin 21-10 495 24 19. Ohio St. 21-10 443 19 20. Auburn 25-6 436 17 21. Illinois 21-10 241 23 22. Houston 23-8 167 21 22. West Virginia 21-10 167 - 24. Butler 22-9 161 - 25. Iowa 20-11 111 18 Others receiving votes: Stephen F Austin 75, Providence 66, ETSU 59, Michigan 53, Penn St. 42, Utah St. 40, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 9, Arizona 7, Liberty 6, Southern Cal 6, Richmond 5, N Iowa 4, UCLA 4, New Mexico St. 4, Rutgers 4, Texas Tech 3, Vermont 2, LSU 2, Purdue 1, Belmont 1, Mississippi St. 1, Florida 1. NCAA Women’s College Basketball AP Top 25 March 9 Team Record Pts Pv 1. S. Carolina (27) 32-1 747 1 2. Oregon (3) 31-2 723 3 3. Baylor 28-2 668 2 4. Maryland 28-4 656 6 5. UConn 28-3 647 5 6. Louisville 28-4 588 4 7. Stanford 27-6 558 7 8. NC State 28-4 543 10 9. Mississippi St. 27-6 502 9 10. UCLA 26-5 488 8 11. Gonzaga 28-2 452 12 12. Northwestern 26-4 384 11 13. Arizona 24-7 374 13 14. Oregon St. 23-9 312 14 15. DePaul 27-5 283 18 16. Kentucky 22-8 276 16 17. South Dakota 28-2 253 17 18. Florida St. 24-8 241 22 19. Texas A&M 22-8 239 15 20. Indiana 24-8 185 20 21. Iowa 23-7 172 19 22. Princeton 26-1 165 21 23. Missouri St. 26-4 120 23 24. Arkansas 24-8 99 25 25. Arizona St. 20-11 29 24- Others receiving votes: TCU 11, Ohio St. 10, Marquette 7, Boston College 6, Florida Gulf Coast 3, Rutgers 3, Iowa St. 2, Duke 2, Cent Michigan 1, Boise St. 1. SOCCER Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA 2 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 1 0 1 4 4 3 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 Atlanta New York Montreal Toronto FC Columbus in the NCAA Tournament and fi gure to move up in the AP Top 25 poll after No. 2 Baylor lost to Iowa State, 57-56, earlier Sunday. “I think we’re gonna be a No. 1, honestly I don’t know how much that matters,” Graves said. “Everybody is gonna be good. We’re pray- ing for Portland, I’m hoping that’s where they put us, I think that would be special. I got a feeling if they do, we’re gonna break some regional D.C. United 1 1 0 3 3 3 Chicago 0 1 1 1 2 3 New England 0 1 1 1 2 3 Orlando City 0 1 1 1 1 2 Philadelphia 0 1 1 1 3 5 Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 3 5 Inter Miami CF 0 2 0 0 1 3 New York City FC 0 2 0 0 0 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Sporting KC 2 0 0 6 7 1 Minnesota United 2 0 0 6 8 3 Colorado 2 0 0 6 4 2 FC Dallas 1 0 1 4 4 2 Los Angeles FC 1 0 1 4 4 3 Seattle 1 0 1 4 3 2 Portland 1 1 0 3 2 3 Vancouver 1 1 0 3 2 3 Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 1 1 LA Galaxy 0 1 1 1 1 2 San Jose 0 1 1 1 4 7 Houston 0 1 1 1 1 5 Nashville SC 0 2 0 0 1 3 All Times PDT Saturday, March 7 Chicago 1, New England 1, tie New York 1, Real Salt Lake 1, tie Montreal 2, FC Dallas 2, tie D.C. United 2, Miami 1 Toronto FC 1, New York City FC 0 Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 1 Minnesota 5, San Jose 2 Sporting Kansas City 4, Houston 0 Colorado 2, Orlando City 1 Vancouver 1, LA Galaxy 0 Columbus 1, Seattle 1, tie Sunday, March 8 Portland 1, Nashville 0 Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles FC 3, tie Saturday, March 14 FC Dallas at New York City FC, 9:30 a.m. LA Galaxy at Miami, 11:30 a.m. Nashville at Toronto FC, 1 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 2 p.m. D.C. United at Cincinnati, 2:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 4 p.m. San Jose at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Orlando City, 4:30 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15 Portland at New England, 10:30 a.m. New York at Minnesota, 4 p.m. LOCAL STANDINGS College Softball Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC All Southern Oregon 9-0 23-3 Corban 8-1 13-5 College of Idaho 6-3 13-7 Oregon Tech 5-4 12-9 Eastern Oregon 5-4 6-15 Warner Pacifi c 3-6 11-10 Carroll 3-6 8-11 British Columbia 2-4 3-10 Northwest 2-7 4-19 Northwest Christian 1-5 3-14 Providence 1-5 1-11 attendance records up there. “That’s beyond my pay control. I can lobby, but I’m not going to. I’ll let our work do the talking.” Work he wasn’t afraid to remind everyone about in every postgame press confer- ence at the tournament. “Did I mention that we’ve won 10 games (against teams ranked among the top 16 since Dec. 1), and fi ve of those on the road?” Graves said. 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