National Sports

Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Houston 115 Denver 101 Final Boston 112 Toronto 96 Final Philadelphia 121 Dallas 114 Final New Orleans 128 Indiana 109 Final Detroit 112 Charlotte 86 Final Washington 130 Memphis 122 Final OT Orlando 128 Utah 127 Final Portland 98 Sacramento 93 Final

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Minnesota 1½ 2½ (43½) at NY GIANTS at NEW ORLEANS 2½ 4½ (40½) NY Jets Cincinnati 2½ 1½ (50½) at MIAMI Tampa Bay 2½ 3 (45½) at CAROLINA Kansas City 11½ 3½ (37½) at TENNESSEE Buffalo 8½ 10½ (42½) at CLEVELAND at DALLAS 2½

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 36 20 13 3 43 113 117 10-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114 118 10-9-1 9-3-3 5-4-0 Tampa Bay 35 19 13 3 41 113 94 9-9-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 Boston 36 20 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 36 20 13 3 43 113 117 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114 118 Tampa Bay 35 19 13 3 41 113 94 Boston 36 20 15 1 41 118 114 Florida 35 19 14 2 40 112 112

Saturday No. 1 Arizona (11-0) beat San Diego State 68-45. Next: TBA. No. 2 Michigan (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. La Salle, Sunday. No. 3 Duke (11-1) lost to No. 19 Texas Tech 82-81. Next: TBA. No. 4 Iowa State (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Sunday. No. 5 UConn (11-1)

SOUTH Mississippi 41, Tulane 10 MIDWEST Ferris St. 42, Harding 21 SOUTHWEST Miami 10, Texas A&M 3 FAR WEST Montana St. 48, Montana 23

Saturday No. 1 UConn (12-0) beat No. 11 Iowa 90-64. Next: at Butler, Sunday, Dec. 28. No. 2 Texas (13-0) did not play. Next: at South Dakota State, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) beat Florida Gulf Coast 105-43. Next: vs. Providence, Sunday, Dec. 28. No. 4 UCLA (10-1) vs. Long Beach State. Next: at

Saturday, Dec. 20 EAST California (PA) 63, Lock Haven 61 Chatham 110, Pittsburgh-Bradford 86 Christopher Newport 79, Denison 73 Clarion 75, Kutztown 61 Concord 95, Fairmont State 87 Daemen 73, Saint Michael’s 61 Delaware Valley 108, Centenary (NJ) 80 Emory 95, Tcnj Lions 69 Gannon 101, West Chester 76 Harvard 81, Holy Cross 53 Indiana

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Dec. 21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon BTN — Pittsburgh vs. Penn St., Hershey, Pa. 1 p.m. CW — Vanderbilt at Wake Forest ESPN — Mississippi vs. NC State, Greensboro, N.C. TNT — Southern U. at Baylor TRUTV — Southern U. at

All Times EST First Round Thursday, December 4 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1 Kansas 3, High Point 0 Baylor 3, Arkansas St. 2 Purdue 3, Wright St. 0 Colorado 3, American 0 Indiana 3, Toledo 0 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Ill. 0 North Carolina 3, UTEP 1 Arizona St. 3, Coppin St. 0 Utah St. 3,

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 22 6 .786 — 7-3 W-1 12-2 9-4 17-5 New York 19 8 .704 2½ 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Boston 17 11 .607 5 7-3 W-2 9-5 8-6 13-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 5½ 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 19 8 .704 — 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Boston 17 11 .607 2½ 7-3 W-2 9-5 8-6 13-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10 Toronto 17 12 .586 3 3-7 L-1 8-7

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 19 8 .704 — Boston 17 11 .607 2½ Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3 Toronto 17 12 .586 3 Brooklyn 7 19 .269 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 16 12 .571 — Miami 15 13 .536 1 Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 35 22 10 3 47 119 101 11-5-1 11-5-2 8-2-0 Detroit 36 20 13 3 43 113 117 10-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Washington 35 19 12 4 42 112 93 11-6-2 8-6-2 7-2-2 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Houston 115 Denver 101 Final Boston 112 Toronto 96 Final Philadelphia 121 Dallas 114 Final New Orleans 128 Indiana 109 Final Detroit 112 Charlotte 86 Final Washington 130 Memphis 122 Final OT Orlando 128 Utah 127 Final Portland 98 Sacramento 93 Final L.A. Clippers 103 L.A. Lakers

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Minnesota 1½ 2½ (43½) at NY GIANTS at NEW ORLEANS 2½ 4½ (40½) NY Jets Cincinnati 2½ 1½ (50½) at MIAMI Tampa Bay 2½ 3 (45½) at CAROLINA Kansas City 11½ 3½ (37½) at TENNESSEE Buffalo 8½ 10½ (42½) at CLEVELAND at DALLAS 2½

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 10-7-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 Florida 34 19 13 2 40 110 106 12-6-2 7-7-0 3-4-0 Montreal 34 18 12 4 40 110 118 9-9-1 9-3-3 5-4-0 Boston 35 20 15 0

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 34 22 9 3 47 115 95 11-5-1 11-4-2 8-2-0 Washington 34 19 11 4 42 110 88 11-5-2 8-6-2 7-2-2 Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 10-7-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 New Jersey 35 20 14 1 41

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 Florida 34 19 13 2 40 110 106 Montreal 34 18 12 4 40 110 118 Boston 35 20 15 0 40 114 109 Tampa Bay 34 18 13 3 39 107 90

Friday, Dec. 19 EAST Caldwell 80, Wilmington (DE) 65 Connecticut College 85, Rhode Island College 64 Drexel 75, Mount St Marys 67 Emory 98, Christopher Newport 65 Fairleigh Dickinson 76, Lehman 42 Franciscan 89, Penn State Shenango Nittany Lions 78 Lincoln (Pa) 80, Morehouse 72, OT Millersville 88, Bowie State 71 Navy 88, Coppin State

Friday No. 1 UConn (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 Iowa, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (13-0) did not play. Next: at South Dakota State, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (11-1) did not play. Next: at Florida Gulf Coast, Saturday. No. 4 UCLA (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Saturday. No.

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Dec. 20 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon BTN — Oakland vs. Michigan St., Detroit 12:30 p.m. CBS — St. John’s vs. Kentucky, Atlanta USA — Liberty at Dayton 2 p.m. CBSSN — Colorado St. at Utah St. 3 p.m. CBS — North

All Times EST First Round Thursday, December 4 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1 Kansas 3, High Point 0 Baylor 3, Arkansas St. 2 Purdue 3, Wright St. 0 Colorado 3, American 0 Indiana 3, Toledo 0 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Ill. 0 North Carolina 3, UTEP 1 Arizona St. 3, Coppin St. 0 Utah St. 3,

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 21 6 .778 — 6-4 L-1 11-2 9-4 16-5 New York 19 8 .704 2 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Toronto 17 11 .607 4½ 4-6 W-2 8-6 9-5 15-7 Boston 16 11 .593 5 7-3 W-1 9-5 7-6 12-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 19 8 .704 — Toronto 17 11 .607 2½ Boston 16 11 .593 3 Philadelphia 15 11 .577 3½ Brooklyn 7 19 .269 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 15 12 .556 — Miami 15 13 .536 ½ Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 19 8 .704 — 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Toronto 17 11 .607 2½ 4-6 W-2 8-6 9-5 15-7 Boston 16 11 .593 3 7-3 W-1 9-5 7-6 12-8 Philadelphia 15 11 .577 3½ 6-4 W-1 8-7

By The Associated Press Adv20-21 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 22 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. ACCN — American U. at Virginia BTN — Siena at Indiana 7 p.m. SECN — Prairie View A&M at LSU 8 p.m. ACCN — East Carolina at North Carolina BTN — Cent. Michigan

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Boston 129 Miami 116 Final Philadelphia 116 New York 107 Final San Antonio 126 Atlanta 98 Final Chicago 136 Cleveland 125 Final Minnesota 112 Oklahoma City 107 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Vancouver 4 N-Y Islanders 1 Final SO Florida 4 Carolina 3 Final Colorado 3 Winnipeg

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Philadelphia 4½ 6½ (44½) at WASHINGTON Green Bay 3 1½ (46½) at CHICAGO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Tampa Bay 2½ 3 (45½) at CAROLINA at DALLAS 2½ 1½ (49½) LA Chargers Kansas City 11½ 3½ (37½) at TENNESSEE Buffalo 8½ 10½ (42½)