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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com SPORTS IN BRIEF UO assistant football coach got $63,750 after resigning Consolation Consolation Quarterfinals Semifinals Final at Forest Grove HS at Forest Grove HS at Pacific University at Forest Grove HS at Forest Grove HS 1. Seaside (21-1) 8. Gladstone (15-6) Thursday, 1:30 p.m. 4th/6th Place Game 4. Philomath (20-4) 5. North Bend (20-4) Friday, 9 a.m. Friday, 3:15 p.m. 3rd/5th Place Game Thursday, 3:15 p.m. Associated Press EUGENE — University of Oregon football co-offensive coordinator David Reaves spent little more than a day on the job but was paid more than $60,000. The Register-Guard reported Tuesday that Reaves received $3,750 for 26 hours of work when he resigned Feb. 3 after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the infl uence. According to UO documents obtained by the Register-Guard through a public records request, he also received a payment of $60,000. UO announced it hired Reaves on Jan. 17. Reaves had a two-year contract with an annual salary of $300,000. On Jan. 22, Reaves was arrested by Eugene police and charged with DUI, reckless driv- ing and reckless endangerment. A plea hearing is scheduled for March 13. UO put Reaves on leave and was terminating his contract when he resigned. UCLA’s Ball voted Pac-12 Player of the Year 4A BOYS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 3. Valley Catholic (18-5) 6. Henley (20-3) Saturday, 9:45 a.m. Saturday, 3:15 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Associated Press Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Note: Higher ranked are the designated home teams. Friday, 10:45 a.m. 10. Banks (17-6) 15. Tilamook (11-16) UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball has been named player and new- comer of the year, while Ari- zona coach Sean Miller has been named coach of the year on the All-Pac-12 Conference men’s bas- ketball team announced Tuesday by The Associated Press. Ball arrived at UCLA with plenty of hype and lived up to this season, leading the nation in assists with 7.8 per game. The 6-foot-6 guard also averaged 14.9 points and 6.2 rebounds for the third-ranked Bruins. Led by Ball, UCLA is the nation’s top-scoring team at 91.3 points per game and is in posi- tion for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Miller had arguably the best season of his eight-year coach- ing career in Tucson, leading the Wildcats to a share of the Pac-12 title despite a suspension to his team’s best returning player and a slew of injuries. Arizona played the fi rst 19 games of the season without soph- omore guard Allonzo Trier due to a suspension for performance-en- hancing drugs and lost point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright for six games with a sprained ankle. The Wildcats also had center Dusan Ristic and guard Kadeem Allen go out with injuries, but still fi nished 27-4 overall and 16-2 in conference to share the Pac-12 title with No. 5 Oregon. Ball was joined on the fi rst team by teammate and fellow freshman TJ Leaf, along with Ore- gon’s Dillon Brooks, Arizona’s Lauri Markkanen and Markelle Fultz of Washington. Friday, 8:15 p.m. Thursday, 8:15 p.m. 4A GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Consolation Consolation Quarterfinals Semifinals Final at Forest Grove HS at Pacific University at Forest Grove HS at Forest Grove HS at Forest Grove HS 1. Cascade (20-0) 9. Seaside (18-4) Thursday, 3:15 p.m. 4th/6th Place Game 4. Mazama (17-6) 5. Sutherlin (20-5) Friday, 9 a.m. Friday, 1:30 p.m. 3rd/5th Place Game Thursday, 1:30 p.m. 3. Marshfield (19-6) 6. Baker (17-4) Saturday, 8 a.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 8:15 p.m. Note: Higher ranked are the designated home teams. Friday, 10:45 a.m. 2. Banks (20-2) 7. North Marion (19-5) Friday, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Nowitzki tops 30,000 points PAC-12 TOURNAMENT Associated Press DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki ducked his head into a mob of teammates, with Dallas owner Mark Cuban clutching the side of his jersey before the Mavericks superstar found coach Rick Carl- isle for a hug. The celebration of 30,000 points came a lot faster than most would have imagined — except maybe the man who has watched from the bench for nine of Nowitz- ki’s 19 seasons. “Watching Dirk the last cou- ple of days, there was no doubt this was going to happen tonight,” Carlisle said. Nowitzki scored the 20 points he needed for 30,000 in barely more than a quarter despite com- ing in with just fi ve 20-point games this season, and the Mav- ericks celebrated with their sec- ond straight easy home win over the Los Angeles Lakers, a 122-111 victory Tuesday night. The 7-foot German became the sixth NBA player and the fi rst international one to reach the milestone, joining four Hall of Famers and a future one in Kobe Bryant. Nowitzki is one of three to score all 30,000-plus with one team. The others are Karl Malone (Utah) and Bryant (Lakers). Nowitzki fi nished the night at 30,005 points and has said he plans to play a 20th season. If so, he could have a shot at fi fth-place Wilt Chamberlain (31,419). SCOREBOARD LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE THURSDAY Boys Basketball — OSAA 4A State Tournament: Gladstone vs. Seaside, 1:30 p.m., at Pacific University. Girls Basketball — OSAA 4A State Tournament: Seaside vs. Cascade, 3:15 p.m., at Forest Grove HS. Pac-12’s top three teams top tournament marquee By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Pac-12 Tournament starts today with four fi rst-round games. The four games on Thursday kick off the confer- ence’s bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. No. 3 UCLA, No. 5 Oregon and No. 7 Arizona each get a bye into the quarterfi nals along The Strip, kicking off a stretch of three games in three days for an eventual cham- pion that will have a strong case for the top seed in the West Regional. “I think whoever wins the tour- nament will be a 1 or a 2 in the West depending on how Gonzaga does,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “It’s a big advantage to stay in your region. Your fans are able to get to the site easier and you don’t want to have to travel far.” The Wildcats (27-4) shared the Pac-12 regular-season title with Oregon (27-4) at 16-2, with the Bru- ins (28-3) a game behind at 15-3. The Pac-12’s power trio dom- inated the league, fi nishing well ahead of fourth-place Utah. All three have rosters built for deep NCAA Tournament runs and are expected to light up T-Mobile Arena with high-level basketball. “We have the best conference in America right now — UCLA, Ore- gon are Final Four contenders and us — so winning the Pac-12 Con- ference Tournament is a huge deal with the competition we have,” Ari- zona freshman guard Rawle Alkins said. 2017 AP ALL-PAC-12 TEAM Name, school, position, height, weight, class and hometown (u-denotes unanimous selections): FIRST TEAM u- Lonzo Ball, UCLA, G, 6-6, 190, Fr, Chino Hills, Calif. u-Markelle, Fultz, Washington, G, 6-4, 195, Fr, Upper Marlboro, Md. u-Dillon Brooks, Oregon, G, 6-7, 225, Jr, Misssissauga, Ontario AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez Oregon’s Dillon Brooks (24) dunks during the first half of the team’s against Oregon State on Saturday in Corvallis. UCLA, Arizona and Oregon have all beaten each other. The Ducks and Wildcats each split games with UCLA and Oregon clobbered Arizona 85-58 in Eugene in their lone meeting. Top-seeded Oregon will play the winner of today’s game between Stanford and Arizona State, while Arizona opens against the Col- orado-Washington State winner. UCLA, which is on the same side of the bracket as the Wildcats, gets the winner between Washington and Southern California. A few more things to look for Lauri Markkanen, Arizona, F, 7-0, 230, Fr, Jvyaskyla, Finland TJ Leaf, UCLA, F, 6-10, 225, Fr, El Cajon, Calif. SECOND TEAM from the Pac-12 Tournament: Bubble teams: California, Utah and USC all could use good runs in the Pac-12 Tournament to bol- ster NCAA Tournament hopes. The Utes (20-10) appeared to be on the outside looking in just a few weeks ago, but closed the regular season with three straight wins. The Bears (19-11) had an opposite ending to the regular season, losing their fi nal two, including one to Utah. USC (23-8) has the best record among the trio, but had a late-season four- game losing streak that included a loss to Arizona State. Bryce Alford, UCLA, G, 6-13, 185, Sr, Albuquerque Derrick White, Colorado, G, 6-5, 200, Sr, Parker, Colo. Kyle Kuzma, Utah, F, 6-9, 221, Jr, Flint, Mich. Ivan Rabb, California, F, 6-11, 200, So, Oakland Jordan Bell, F, 6-9, 225, Jr, Long Beach, Calif. Player of the Year — Lonzo Ball, UCLA Coach of the Year — Sean Miller, Arizona Newcomer of Year — Lonzo Ball Blazers overcome Westbrook’s 58 to top Thunder By CLIFF BRUNT Associated Press AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki Thunder guard Russell Westbrook goes up for a shot between Trail Blazers guard C.J McCollum, left, and forward Al-Farouq Aminu in the fourth quarter, Tuesday. Portland won 126-121. OKLAHOMA CITY — Portland coun- tered NBA scoring leader Russell West- brook’s onslaught with strength in numbers. Seven Trail Blazers scored in double fi g- ures, and Portland overcame Westbrook’s career-high 58 points to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 126-121 on Tuesday night. “When you see the stats, Russ got like 60 or whatever,” said Portland center Jusuf Nurkic, who scored 17 points. “I give him 80, we still have to win. I respect what he does, but I’m happy for our team.” Allen Crabbe scored 23 points, Damian Lillard had 22 and C.J. McCollum 21 for the Trail Blazers, who won their third straight. Portland shot 55 percent and forced West- brook to keep producing. “We’re not good enough to take nights UP NEXT: TRAIL BLAZERS • Philadelphia 76ers (23-40) at Portland Trail Blazers (27-35) • Thursday, 7 p.m. TV: TCNP, CSNW off defensively,” Westbrook said. Westbrook shot 21 of 39, but just 6 of 15 in the fourth quarter. He entered the game as the league leader in points and plus/minus score in the last fi ve minutes of regulation and overtime. He missed four shots in the fi nal 83 seconds that could have tied the game or given the Thunder the lead. “Yeah, just missed them,” Westbrook said. “Made them all game.” Westbrook also fi nished with nine assists and made 13 of 16 free throws. “He’s incredible,” Portland center Mey- ers Leonard said. “With that being said, sometimes, it becomes a one-man show. Now, he’s capable of that, but I think it’s to our credit, from top to bottom, that we had a lot of guys contribute.” Victor Oladipo scored 16 points and Enes Kanter added 11 for Oklahoma City, which dropped its fourth straight. Okla- homa City lost despite shooting 52 percent. Westbrook scored 28 points in the fi rst half to give the Thunder a 67-61 lead. The Thunder shot 68 percent before the break. The Trail Blazers outscored the Thunder 38-25 in the third quarter to take a 99-92 lead into the fourth. “We were sharing the ball,” Leonard said. “We believed in what we were doing. We believed in each other, and that was key, especially when it comes down to the end of the game, trusting the next guy. This was a very big win for us.”
