Tuesday, January 13, 2015
SPORTS
CHAMPIONSHIP: Oregon unable to take advantage of four Ohio St. turnovers
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“It was our dream. It came
true,” Elliott said. “With all
the stuff we went through
to get here, it’s just crazy. It
doesn’t feel real.”
Jones, who took over three
games ago for the injured J.T.
Barrett (who had taken over
at the start of the season for
the injured Braxton Miller),
passed for 242 yards and a
touchdown and ran for score.
The 250-pound third-year
sophomore proved he could
keep up with Mariota — at
least on this night.
Mariota passed for 333
yards and two touchdowns,
but the Ducks’ warp-speed
spread offense missed too
many red-zone opportunities
and couldn’t unleash its run-
ning game against lineback-
er Darron Lee and an Ohio
State front seven stacked
with future NFL draft picks.
four Ohio State turnovers,
the Ducks were held to their
lowest point total of the sea-
son, four touchdowns below
their average coming in.
Oregon has done just
about everything as it has
blossomed into a nation-
al power over the last two
decades, but it will likely
continue the search for its
without Mariota. Barring a
major surprise, the junior is
likely to turn pro — though
he wouldn’t talk about his
upcoming draft decision
Monday night.
Elliott scored the game’s
-
ing off the rout with a 1-yard-
er with 28 seconds left.
While Elliott slipped and
darted through the Ducks,
Jones pushed them around
and shook them off.
When Jones surged and
spun his way into the end
second quarter it was 21-7
Ohio State and the O! H! I!
O! chant made the dome in
North Texas sound like the
horseshoe in Columbus. The
Ducks were facing their larg-
tingly for Ohio State’s third
Aidan Schneider out to kick
If there was any concern
that fans wouldn’t travel to
the championship game in
the new postseason system,
the packed house at the home
of the Dallas Cowboys,
awash in Buckeyes’ scarlet
and Ducks’ yellow, put that
two Oregon takeaways, the
Ducks turned this one into
points in a hurry. Mariota hit
Byron Marshall on a slant
and he streaked 70 yards for
a touchdown, barely break-
ing the goal line before non-
chalantly dropping the ball.
Moments later, another
Ohio State turnover. Jones
looked a little bit like Flori-
da State’s Jameis Winston in
the Rose Bowl as the ball just
slipped from his hands try-
ing to throw under pressure.
Oregon recovered in deep in
Ohio State deep territory.
The Buckeyes held and
this time the Ducks sent
it 21-20.
was as charged as any BCS
national championship game.
The Ducks’ fans awoke
early in the third quarter.
Ohio State was driving on
-
ond half toward more points
when Jones’ pass bounced
off Jalin Marshall’s chest and
into the arms of Danny Mat-
-
gon, which goes on fourth
down — especially near the
goal line — more than most
goal attempt on fourth-and-
goal from the 3 and Thomas
Tyner was stopped a yard
short of the goal line.
Suddenly, an extra three
points looked as if it could
come in handy for the Ducks.
But by the time Elliott
went in from 2 yards out with
it 35-20, it was moot.
The rest of the night
turned into a Buckeyes Bash.
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he lit Joseph up for 33 points.
“We knew Carlos was
a solid player,” Nixyaawii
coach Shane Rivera said.
“Our defense has been pretty
solid with rotating the shoot-
ers. Our kids had a good
night. We were quick to the
ball and got a hand in the face
in the shooters.”
Nixyaawii put the game
out of reach in the second
quarter. After earning an
Golden Eagles outscored
Echo 22-to-4 in the second to
grab a 25-point lead.
Fredy Campos had a team-
best 15 points for the Golden
Eagles, and Elijah Bevis fol-
lowed that up with 14 points
in the league victory.
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NIXYAAWII 62, ECHO 33
EHS
11 4 13
5 — 33
Nix
18 22 15
7 — 62
ECHO — C. Chavez 2, B. Moffit 2, C.
Jenson 3, M. Thompson 9, D. Tappo 9, A.
Satterwhite 7.
NIXYAAWII — T. Farrow 9, I. Ashley 4,
H. Melton 8, A. Corona 4, H. McKay 7, F.
Campos 15, E. Bevis 14.
3-point field goals — EHS 6, Nix 5. Free
throws — EHS 1-6, Nix 9-19. Fouls — EHS
12, Nix 11.
DUFUR 68, IONE 29 —
At Ione, the Cardinals (2-7,
1-2 Big Sky League) fold-
ed under the Rangers (7-4,
3-1 BSL) fullcourt pressure,
committing 36 turnovers in
Saturday’s Big Sky League
defeat.
Ione broke the pressure
-
ing within six points, but foul
trouble and injuries limited
the team’s primary ballhan-
dlers and Dufur outscored
them 50-17 for the game’s
remainder.
TJ Paddon had eight
points and 14 rebounds for
Ione in the loss.
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DUFUR 68, IONE 29
DHS (7-3) 18 18 22 10 — 68
IHS (2-7)
12 4 11
2 — 29
DUFUR — L. Morris 10, E. Weatherby 6,
C. Morris 14, J. Kortge 13, C. Crawford 2,
B. Caldwell 12, D. Kiber 11, C. Bales 0, B.
Anderson 0, S. Bailey 0.
IONE — D. McElligott 8, A. Carter 2, H.
Padberg 3, J. Doherty 6, T. Paddon 8, J.
Juarez 2, D. Doherty 0, D. Smidmajer 0, A.
Morter 0.
3-point field goals — DHS 2, IHS 2. Free
throws — DHS 8-22, IHS 3-4. Fouls —
DHS 8, IHS 16.
MITCHELL/SPRAY
52, CONDON/WHEELER
40 — At Fossil, the Knights
(3-8, 0-2 BSL) took their
lumps for the second straight
night, losing each of their Big
Sky League opening contests
-
sive nights.
Cade MacInnes led the
team with 18 points and eight
rebounds Saturday. He also
poured in 3-of-10 three point
looks.
Mitchell/Spray (5-6, 1-2)
led by six after one quarter
and just two at the half, but
held the Knights to just 17
second-half points in the win.
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MITCHELL/SPRAY 52, CONDON/
WHEELER 40
C/S
11 12
5 12 — 40
M/S
17 8 11 16 — 52
CONDON/WHEELER — J. Cortes 5, C.
MacInnes 18, B. Edwards 5, J. Bold 0, B.
Harrison 6, T. Homer 4, J. Wright 2.
3-point field goals — C/W 6. Free
Throws — C/W 6-14. Fouls — C/W 23.
Fouled out — J. Cortes (C/W), C. Mac-
Innes (C/W).
UMATILLA 74, NYSSA
65 — At Nyssa, the Umatil-
la Vikings (7-8, 1-0 Eastern
Oregon League) upset the
preseason favorites to win the
Eastern Oregon League as
they opened conference play
with momentum on Saturday.
The Vikings shot 53 per-
cent (27 for 51) from the
26) from inside the three-
point arc. Add in the team’s
great ball security with just
Derrek Lete said it was the
best he’s seen out of the team
so far.
“Offensively I thought we
played amazing,” said the
second-year coach. “It just
seemed like the hoop was
twice its normal size that
night.”
Eric Garcia led Umatilla
with 18 points and Andrew
Jaime added 16 while Juan
Coria had 11.
The game was tied mid-
way through the fourth quar-
ter but the Vikings pulled
away thanks to a hot streak
throw shooting of Danny
Ayala, who went 7-for-8 in
with nine points.
Jacob Huffman led Nyssa
(5-7, 0-1) with 24 points.
Umatilla hosts Riverside
on Thursday to continue
league play.
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UMATILLA 74, NYSSA 65
UHS (7-8, 1-0) 12 16 21 16 — 74
NHS (5-7, 0-1) 12 15 23 24 — 65
UMATILLA — Eric Garcia 18, A. Jaime
16, J. Coria 11, D. Ayala 9, T. Sanguino 8,
D. Garcia 4, E. Morales 4, J. Ramirez 3, K.
Webb 1, A. Simmons.
NYSSA — Jacob Huffman 24, A. Chavez
13, A. Gonzalez 8, F. Pascacio 8, J. Simpson
7, D. Olvera 5, J. Martinez, T. Coble, J.
Fuentes.
3-point field goals — UHS 8, NHS 8.
Free throws — UHS 12-21 NHS 3-6. Fouls
— UHS 10, NHS 13. Fouled out — none.
In other action Saturday:
Vale 42, Riverside 25; Hori-
zon Christian 65, Arlington
22; Powder Valley 65, Helix
34.
Girls Basketball
PENDLETON 65, LEB-
ANON 48 — At Pendleton,
senior guard Darian Lindsey
paced the Buckaroos with 23
points and nine steals to earn
victory on Saturday at War-
berg Court.
Lindsey’s play not only
showed on the stat sheet,
according to coach Michelle
Gomez, but also in how the
-
ened to cut into the Buckaroo
lead on several occasions,
but Lindsey was the calming
force.
After an up-and-down
rhythm in the second, out-
scoring the Warriors by 12.
“I think we brought it
more in the second half espe-
cially in the fourth quarter,”
Gomez said of the 22-point
kind of stagnant and going
through the motions in the
successful, but it wasn’t as I
would like it to be.”
The free throw line was
kind to the Buckaroos Sat-
urday. The team shot a sea-
son-best 13-for-16 from the
charity stripe. Lindsay Taylor
was a perfect 4-for-4.
Kristin Williams netted
12 points and Kiana Sperl
snagged 14 rebounds despite
foul trouble.
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PENDLETON 65, LEBANON 48
LHS (1-9)
8 18
9 13 — 48
PHS (9-5) 15 16 12 22 — 65
LEBANON — Williamson 2, Cox 5,
Garcia 2, Rivers 18, Newberg 8, Arenda 13,
Bingham 0, Gerson 0, Giddings 0, Johnson
0, Whitrig 0.
PENDLETON — S. Greb 6, D. Lindsey 23,
H. Thompson 3, K. Sperl 7, K. Williams 12,
L. Taylor 4, M. Bodmer 10, D. Clem 0, H.
Greb 0, C. Hoffman, K. McGlothlan 0.
3-point field goals — LHS 4, PHS 4. Free
throws — LHS 8-17, PHS 13-16. Fouls —
LHS 18, PHS 17. Fouled out — Rivers (LHS).
UMATILLA 33, NYSSA
21 — At Nyssa, a week after
taking a beating at the hands
of the Vikings at a tourna-
ment in Salem, the Bulldogs
took the air out of the ball
Saturday in hopes of opening
Eastern Oregon League play
with a win.
The result was the lowest
scoring game of the season for
both sides, but alas still a win
for Umatilla (12-3, 1-0 EOL).
The Vikings attempted
just 30 shots for the game and
missed all 11 three point at-
tempts, but still managed an
12-point win behind the play
of Sidney Webb and Aleesha
Watson. The pair poured in
22 of the team’s 33 points.
Both sides scored six
basket of the second quarter
and never trailed again. The
lead swelled to as much as 14
points.
free throw attempts. The
Bulldogs (5-8, 0-1 EOL)
were just 3-for-12.
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UMATILLA 33, NYSSA 21
UHS (12-3) 6 10 10
7 — 33
NHS (5-8)
6 6
5
4 — 21
UMATILLA — M. Paz 0, K. Barajas 2, I.
Campos 4, B. Campos 0, B. Chavez 0, S.
Webb 10, K. Galbraith 3, C. Dohman 2, A.
Watson 12.
NYSSA — J. Martinez 0, S. Hartley 0, M.
Mitchell 2, B. Arrendondo 0, R. Hartley 2, B.
Ramirez 1, S. Jesperson 6, M. Jenson 2, C.
Lancaster 0, H. Hernandez 2, K. Hernandez
6, K. Hashagen 0.
3-point field goals — UHS 0, NHS 0. Free
throws — UHS 9-14, NHS 3-12. Fouls —
UHS 12 NHS 11.
ECHO 58, NIXYAAWII
54 — At Mission, the Cou-
gars (12-2) clawed their way
to a victory over the Golden
Old Oregon League titans
Saturday.
The Golden Eagles struck
edge in the second quarter,
but Echo wore them down
in the second, taking the lead
for good with four minutes
remaining on a Kelsey Rang-
er three-pointer.
The sides combined to be
whistled for 51 total fouls and
attempted 45 free throws,
Nixyaawii shot just 27.
“They were being real-
ly aggressive going to the
hoop,” Nixyaawii coach Jer-
emy Maddern said. “It was
just way too much for a pret-
ty quality game.”
“Our bench really stepped
up in a game that had a lot
fouls,” Echo coach JD Brazil
said.
Ranger led Echo with 17
points, Elizabeth McCarty
had 15.
Charlotte Barkley had a
game-best 22 for Nixyaawii,
including four three-point
makes. Desiree Maddern add-
ed 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Neither side had lost a
league match entering Sat-
urday.
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ECHO 58, NIXYAAWII 54
EHS (11-1) 8 16 14 20 — 58
Nix (9-4)
9 19 12 16 — 54
ECHO — E. Parks 7, K. Ranger 17, D.
Tarvin 2, T. Swaggart 8, H. McCarty 6, B.
Srofe 0, E. McCarty 15, B. Middlebrat 3,
H. Reese 0.
NIXYAAWII — C. Barkley 22, T. Oatman
3, S. Fitzpatrick 4, E. Looney 0, K. Melton 4,
K. Jackson 1, A. Farrow 1, R. Sampson 5,
D. Maddern 10.
3-point field goals — EHS 2, Nix 7. Free
throws — EHS 23-45, Nix 13-27. Fouls —
EHS 20, Nix 31. Fouled out — B. Srofe
(EHS), H. McCarty (EHS), K. Ranger (EHS),
K. Jackson (Nix), D. Maddern (Nix).
WESTON-MCEWEN
37, MAC-HI 33 — At Athe-
na, the TigerScots pulled out
a squeaker over the Pioneers,
breaking up a third quarter
tie to win the non-league tilt
Saturday.
Both sides shot low per-
centages and were turnover
prone, but Weston-McEwen
(8-4) capitalized off the oth-
er team’s mistakes better and
sank 8 of 12 fourth quarter
free throws in the win.
“We had too many turn-
overs early, played lethargic
the second, plain uninspired
basketball,” WMHS coach
Amber Doremus said. “The
girls dug down and got refo-
cused for the second half to
Sydney Redwine of Mac-
16 points. The sophomore
added eight rebounds and six
steals to her stellar night.
WMHS relied on all 10
players who suited up. Madi-
son Carlin scored a team-best
nine points, but nine of 10
players scored.
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WESTON-MCEWEN 37, MAC-HI 33
MHS (2-9)
9 8
6 10 — 33
WMHS (8-4) 9 6
8 14 — 37
MAC-HI — S. Richwine 16, A. Biggs 6,
J. Field 4, A. Wells 3, S. Tveidt 2, B. Erb 2,
A. Rhoads 0, C. Figueroa 0, O. Cook, S.
Romero 0.
WESTON-MCEWEN — M. Carlin 9, C.
Quaempts 7, K. Shepard 5, A. Boncheau 5,
S. Quaempts 5, S. Finifroch 2, A. Schroeder
2, M. Aby 2, T. Entz 0, K. Peterson 0.
3-point field goals — MHS 0, WMHS 2.
Free throws — MHS- 7-14, WMHS 11-21.
Fouls — MHS 19, WMHS 15.
In other action Saturday:
Vale 51, Riverside 25; Con-
don/Wheeler 52, Mitchell/
Spray 27; Arlington 31, Hori-
Ione 23; Powder Valley 60,
Helix 33.
Wrestling
BOARDMAN — Sev-
en Riverside wrestlers took
medalist honors as the Pirates
won the competition at their
eight-team home tournament
Saturday.
Kevin Altamirano (106),
Aristotle Rockwell (120),
Jonathan Mendoza (126),
Elijah Conlon (132), Hans
Calvillo (145), Jessie Hegar
brackets.
Hans Rockwell and Hegar
round pins.
“We try to make a big deal
for our kids because they
don’t get to compete at home
very much,” Riverside assis-
tant coach Richard Rockwell
said. “Overall we wrestled
really well today.”
Mac-Hi challenged for the
title, coming within 18 team
points of ruining the Pirate
homecoming. The Pioneers
received wins from Alyx
Shaw (152), Jeffrey Jones
(160), Vince Roff (170) and
Greg Moreno (285).
The Hermiston Bulldogs
C team was third and Hep-
Ryan Smith’s win at 113
pounds.
-
enth, Irrigon eighth.
Swimming
THE DALLES — The
Pendleton boys won The
Dalles Invitational while the
girls placed second on Satur-
day.
The boys won their title
on the strength of two relay
wins.
The 200-yard medley
team of Jon Jennings, Dylan
Clemons, Layton Kirsch and
Nate Rickman won its race in
1:50.66.
The 400 freestyle team
of Rickman, Grant Banister,
Lukas Johnson and Jennings
Jennings and Johnson also
-
in 52.75 with Johnson close
behind at 53.35.
Rickman and Johnson
were 2-3 in the 200 freestyle
Rickman was second in
the 50 freestyle, and Jennings
was second in the 100 back-
Clemons (100 breast-
stroke) and Kirsch (100 but-
-
ley) added bronze.
The boys’ 200 freestyle
relay also reached the po-
dium in second (1:38.18),
a placing matched by the
Buckaroo girls’ 400 freestyle
Fourth was the top in-
dividual placing for the
girls. It was achieved by
Olivia Broker (100 breast-
stroke, 1:24.84), Bethany
(50 freestyle, 27.41).
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Today
Sunnyside (WA) at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m.
Arlington at Hood River Valley (JV), 6:30
p.m.
Pendleton at La Grande, 7 p.m.
Horizon Christian at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Waitsburgh-Prescott (WA),
7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Riverside at Umatilla, 7 p.m.
Friday
Culver at Weston-McEwen, 5:30 p.m.
Baker at Pendleton, 7 p.m.
Hermiston at La Salle Prep, 7:15 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Heppner, 7:30 p.m
Arlington at Condon/Wheeler, 7:30 p.m.
Ione at Mitchell/Spray, 7:30 p.m.
Powder Valley at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Pilot Rock at Culver, 4 p.m.
South Wasco County at Ione, 5:30 p.m.
Echo at Wallowa, 5:30 p.m.
Heppner at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m.
Helix at Joseph, 5:30 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Pine Eagle, 5:30 p.m.
Arlington at Sherman, 5:30 p.m.
Vale at Umatilla, 5:30 p.m.
Dufur at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 5:30 p.m.
Nyssa at Riverside, 6 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Today
Hood River Valley (JV) at Arlington, 5 p.m.
Horizon Christian at Irrigon, 6 p.m.
Waitsburg-Prescott at Mac-Hi, 6 p.m.
Sunnyside (WA) at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Riverside at Umatilla, 7 p.m.
Pendleton at La Grande, 7 p.m.
Friday
Culver at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m.
Hermiston at La Salle Prep, 5:30 p.m.
Stanfield at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
Powder Valley at Echo, 6 p.m.
Ione at Mitchell/Spray, 6 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Helix, 6 p.m.
Arlington at Condon/Wheeler, 6 p.m.
Irrigon at Heppner, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Pilot Rock at Culver, 2:30 p.m.
Arlington at Sherman, 4 p.m.
Vale at Umatilla, 4 p.m.
Nixyaawwi at Pine Eagle, 4 p.m.
Helix at Joseph, 4 p.m.
Echo at Wallowa, 4 p.m.
South Wasco County at Ione, 4 p.m.
Dufur at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m.
Heppner at Stanfield, 4 p.m.
Nyssa at Riverside, 4 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 4 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
Friday
Hermiston, Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside,
Heppner at Oregon Wrestling Classic
(Redmond), 8 a.m.
Saturday
Hermiston, Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside,
Heppner at Oregon Wrestling Classic
(Redmond), 8 a.m.
PREP SWIMMING
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at La Grande, Noon
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
Eastern Oregon at NW Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Blue Mountain at Big Bend 8 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Spokane, 4 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Corban, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
Eastern Oregon at NW Christian 5:30 p.m.
Blue Mountain at Big Bend 6 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Spokane, 2 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Corban, 5:30 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Div.
W
L Pct
Toronto
25 12 .676
Brooklyn
16 22 .421
Boston
13 23 .361
Philadelphia
7 29 .194
New York
5 35 .125
Southeast Div. W
L Pct
Atlanta
29
8 .784
Washington
25 12 .676
Miami
16 21 .432
Charlotte
15 24 .385
Orlando
14 27 .341
Central Div.
W
L Pct
Chicago
26 13 .667
Milwaukee
20 19 .513
Cleveland
19 19 .500
Indiana
15 24 .385
Detroit
14 24 .368
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Div. W
L Pct
Houston
27 11 .711
Memphis
26 11 .703
Dallas
26 12 .684
San Antonio
23 15 .605
New Orleans
18 19 .486
Northwest Div. W
L Pct
GB
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11½
17½
21½
GB
—
4
13
15
17
GB
—
6
6½
11
11½
GB
—
½
1
4
8½
GB
Portland
Oklahoma City
Denver
Utah
Minnesota
Pacific Div.
Golden State
L.A. Clippers
Phoenix
Sacramento
L.A. Lakers
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30
18
17
13
5
W
29
25
22
16
12
8
19
20
25
31
L
5
13
18
21
26
.789
.486
.459
.342
.139
Pct
.853
.658
.550
.432
.316
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11½
12½
17
24
GB
—
6
10
14½
19
Sunday’s Games
Atlanta 120, Washington 89
Miami 104, L.A. Clippers 90
Memphis 122, Phoenix 110,2OT
Sacramento 103, Cleveland 84
Portland 106, L.A. Lakers 94
Monday’s Games
Detroit 114, Toronto 111
Houston 113, Brooklyn 99
Boston 108, New Orleans 100
Orlando 121, Chicago 114
Today’s Games
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
San Antonio at Washington, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Golden State at Utah, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA Men
Top 25
Last Week
1. Kentucky (15-0) beat Mississippi 89-86,
OT; beat Texas A&M 70-64, 2OT.
2. Duke (14-1) beat Wake Forest 73-65;
lost to N.C. State 87-75.
3. Virginia (15-0) beat N.C. State 61-51;
beat No. 13 Notre Dame 62-56.
4. Wisconsin (15-2) beat Purdue 62-55;
lost to Rutgers 67-62.
5. Louisville (14-2) beat Clemson 58-52;
lost to No. 18 North Carolina 72-71.
6. Gonzaga (16-1) beat San Francisco 88-
57; beat Santa Clara 79-57.
7. Arizona (14-2) beat Oregon 80-62; lost
to Oregon State 58-56.
8. Villanova (15-1) beat No. 24 St. John’s
90-72; beat DePaul 81-64.
9. Utah (13-2) beat Colorado 74-49.
10. Texas (12-4) lost to No. 16 Oklahoma
70-49; lost to Oklahoma State 69-58.
11. Maryland (15-2) lost to Illinois 64-57;
beat Purdue 69-60.
12. Kansas (13-2) beat No. 21 Baylor 56-
55; beat Texas Tech 86-54.
13. Notre Dame (15-2) beat No. 18 North
Carolina 71-70; lost to No. 3 Virginia 62-56.
14. West Virginia (14-2) beat Texas Tech
78-67; lost to No. 17 Iowa State 74-72.
15. Wichita State (14-2) beat Bradley 63-
43; beat Loyola of Chicago 67-53.
16. Oklahoma (11-4) beat No. 10 Texas 70-
49; lost to Kansas State 66-63, OT.
17. Iowa State (12-2) beat Oklahoma State
63-61; beat No. 14 West Virginia 74-72.
18. North Carolina (12-4) lost to No. 13 No-
tre Dame 71-70; beat No. 5 Louisville 72-71.
19. Seton Hall (13-3) lost to Xavier 69-58;
beat Creighton 68-67.
20. VCU (13-3) beat Davidson 71-65; beat
Saint Joseph’s 89-74.
21. Baylor (12-3) lost to No. 12 Kansas
56-55; beat TCU 64-59, OT.
22. Ohio State (13-4) beat Minnesota
74-72, OT; lost to Indiana 69-66.
23. Arkansas (13-2) beat Georgia 79-75;
beat Vanderbilt 82-70.
24. St. John’s (11-4) lost to No. 8 Villanova
90-72.
25. Old Dominion (13-2) beat Marshall 72-
51; lost to Western Kentucky 72-65.
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USA Today Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s
college basketball poll, with first-place
votes in parentheses, records through
Jan. 11, points based on 25 points for a
first-place vote through one point for a
25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record
Pts Pvs
1. Kentucky (31)
15-0
799
1
2. Virginia (1)
15-0
768
3
3. Gonzaga
16-1
713
7
4. Duke
14-1
698
2
5. Villanova
15-1
659
8
6. Wisconsin
15-2
604
4
7. Louisville
14-2
587
5
8. Utah
13-2
556
11
9. Arizona
14-2
548
6
10. Kansas
13-2
521 13
11. Maryland
15-2
455
9
12. Notre Dame
15-2
439 12
13. Iowa State
12-2
418 16
14. Wichita State
14-2
390 15
15. West Virginia
14-2
330 14
16. North Carolina
12-4
328 17
17. VCU
13-3
244 21
18. Oklahoma
11-4
202 18
19. Arkansas
13-2
196 25
20. Texas
12-4
184 10
21. Seton Hall
13-3
170 19
22. Northern Iowa
14-2
135 23
23. Baylor
12-3
116 22
24. Oklahoma State
12-3
51
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25. Ohio State
13-4
47 20
Others receiving votes: Michigan State
35, Wyoming 28, Indiana 25, St. John’s 25,
Dayton 22, Colorado State 20, Georgetown
19, Providence 16, Old Dominion 10, Stan-
ford 10, Alabama 8, San Diego State 6, LSU
5, SMU 4, Syracuse 4, N.C. State 2, Missis-
sippi 1, Rhode Island 1, Saint Mary’s 1.
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Today’s Games
No. 1 Kentucky vs. Missouri, 6 p.m.
No. 2 Virginia vs. Clemson, 5 p.m.
No. 4 Duke vs. Miami, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Louisville vs. Virginia Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 9 Kansas vs. No. 24 Oklahoma St., 4 p.m.
No. 16 W. Virginia vs. No. 18 Oklahoma, 4 p.m.
No. 17 VCU at Rhode Island, 4:30 p.m.
No. 19 Arkansas at Tennessee, 4 p.m.
No. 21 Seton Hall vs. Butler, 4 p.m.
No. 23 Northern Iowa at Bradley, 5 p.m.
Pac-12
Saturday’s Games
Washington St. (8-7, 2-1) 80, Washington
(11-4, 0-3) 77
Oregon (12-4, 2-1) 59, Arizona St. (8-8,
0-3) 56
Sunday’s Games
UCLA (10-7, 2-2) 73, California (11-6,
1-3) 54
Oregon St. (11-4, 2-1) 58, Arizona (14-2,
2-1) 56
Stanford (11-4, 3-1) 78, USC (9-7, 1-3) 76
Football
NFL
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 18
Green Bay at Seattle, 12:05 p.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis at New England, 3:40 p.m. (CBS)
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts
Tampa Bay 44 27 13
4 58
Montreal
41 26 12
3 55
Detroit
42 22 11
9 53
Boston
43 22 15
6 50
Florida
40 20 11
9 49
Toronto
43 22 18
3 47
Ottawa
41 17 16
8 42
Buffalo
43 14 26
3 31
Metropolitan Division GP W L
GF
GA
N.Y. Islanders 42 28 13
1 57
Pittsburgh 41 25 10
6 56
Washington 42 23 11
8 54
N.Y. Rangers 39 24 11
4 52
Philadelphia 43 17 19
7 41
Columbus 40 18 19
3 39
New Jersey 44 15 21
8 38
Carolina
42 13 24
5 31
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts
Nashville
41 28
9
4 60
Chicago
43 28 13
2 58
GF GA
143 118
111 95
117 106
113 111
100 105
137 132
110 113
81 147
OT Pts
131 116
122 98
125 106
124 95
119 129
104 131
96 124
88 112
GF GA
125 93
134 95
St. Louis
42 26
Winnipeg 43 21
Colorado
43 18
Dallas
41 18
Minnesota 41 18
Pacific Division
GP W
Anaheim
43 27
Los Angeles 43 20
Vancouver 40 23
San Jose
43 22
Calgary
43 22
Arizona
41 16
Edmonton 43 10
13
14
17
16
18
3
8
8
7
5
55
50
44
43
41
136 105
113 109
113 124
126 135
111 121
L OT Pts GF GA
10
6 60 121 118
13 10 50 121 112
14
3 49 113 104
16
5 49 116 118
18
3 47 123 114
21
4 36 97 136
24
9 29 97 145
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
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Sunday’s Games
Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 4, SO
Florida 4, Edmonton 2
Chicago 4, Minnesota 1
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia 7, Tampa Bay 3
Washington 2, Colorado 1
Los Angeles 2, Toronto 0
Today’s Games
Tampa Bay at Boston, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Colorado at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Vancouver at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Florida at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Ottawa at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
San Jose at Arizona, 6 p.m.
WHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
U.S. DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF
Everett
26 12
3
1 140
Spokane
23 15
3
0 127
Portland
23 18
0
3 147
Seattle
20 16
2
3 109
Tri-City
20 20
0
2 116
GA
109
117
144
112
130
Pt
56
49
49
45
42
Note: A team winning in overtime or
shootout is credited with two points and a
victory in the W column; the team losing
in overtime or shootout receives one point
which is registered in the OTL or SOL
columns
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Sunday’s games
Brandon 5, Calgary 4
Edmonton 4, Swift Current 1
Seattle 4, Tri-City 2
Today’s games
Brandon at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Red Deer at Lethbridge, 6 p.m.
Spokane at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.