NBA standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 35 29 .547 -

New Jersey 30 35 .462 5.5

New York 29 34 .460 5.5

Philadelphia 25 39 .391 10.0

Boston 18 45 .286 16.5

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 34 28 .548 -

Miami 34 29 .540 .5

Orlando 29 36 .446 6.5

Atlanta 26 39 .400 9.5

Charlotte 23 41 .359 12.0

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 40 22 .645 -

Cleveland 39 25 .609 2.0

Chicago 38 28 .576 4.0

Indiana 29 34 .460 11.5

Milwaukee 23 41 .359 18.0

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Dallas 52 10 .839 -

San Antonio 46 18 .719 7.0

Houston 39 25 .609 14.0

New Orleans 28 36 .438 25.0

Memphis 16 49 .246 37.5

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 43 20 .683 -

Denver 31 31 .500 11.5

Minnesota 28 35 .444 15.0

Portland 26 37 .413 17.0

Seattle 25 39 .391 18.5

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

x-Phoenix 49 14 .778 -

L.A. Lakers 33 31 .516 16.5

L.A. Clippers 29 34 .460 20.0

Golden State 30 36 .455 20.5

Sacramento 28 35 .444 21.0

x-clinched playoff spot

TUESDAY'S RESULTS

Atlanta 104, Philadelphia 92

Cleveland 124, Sacramento 100

Miami 88, Utah 86

Minnesota 86, Indiana 81

New Jersey 112, New Orleans 108

San Antonio 93, L.A. Clippers 84

Chicago 95, Boston 87

Denver 107, Portland 99

Detroit 101, Seattle 97

GAMES TODAY

Utah at Orlando, 6 p.m.

New York at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Memphis, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Portland, 9 p.m.

GAMES THURSDAY

San Antonio at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Miami at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9:30 p.m.

NBA boxscores

HAWKS 104, SIXERS 92

At Atlanta

PHILADELPHIA (92) - Iguodala 4-11 9-9 18, Hunter 1-4 3-4 5, Dalembert 3-5 1-2 7, Green 1-8 1-2 3, Miller 5-13 0-0 10, Korver 5-8 2-2 13, Joe.Smith 0-5 0-0 0, L.Williams 5-8 2-2 13, Carney 6-10 3-3 15, Ollie 3-4 0-0 6, B.Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Amundson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-79 21-24 92.

ATLANTA (104) - M.Williams 5-9 3-4 14, Jos.Smith 11-20 3-4 26, Pachulia 6-8 3-3 15, Childress 6-13 3-4 15, A.Johnson 5-9 0-0 10, S.Jones 0-3 2-2 2, Lue 3-10 3-4 10, S.Williams 0-0 3-4 3, Stoudamire 4-9 1-2 9, Batista 0-0 0-0 0, Ivey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-81 21-27 104.

Philadelphia 22 21 21 28- 92

Atlanta 31 27 28 18-104

CAVALIERS 124, KINGS 100

At Cleveland

SACRAMENTO (100) - Artest 8-15 3-4 19, Thomas 2-6 0-1 4, Miller 3-7 2-2 8, Martin 5-13 2-2 13, Bibby 3-11 4-4 12, Salmons 4-5 0-0 9, Garcia 2-7 2-2 7, Abdur-Rahim 4-5 1-3 9, Williamson 2-10 4-6 8, Price 1-2 2-2 4, Douby 2-4 0-0 5, Williams 0-0 2-6 2. Totals 36-85 22-32 100.

CLEVELAND (124) - Newble 4-8 1-3 12, Gooden 5-12 0-0 10, Ilgauskas 7-9 5-5 19, Pavlovic 8-13 6-6 25, Hughes 9-21 4-4 25, Snow 2-3 0-0 4, Varejao 3-5 1-1 7, S.Brown 3-4 2-2 8, Marshall 1-3 0-0 2, Da.Jones 3-5 0-0 9, Dw.Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Wesley 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 46-85 19-21 124.

Sacramento 19 32 18 31-100

Cleveland 25 26 35 38-124

HEAT 88, JAZZ 86

At Miami

UTAH (86) - Kirilenko 2-5 1-2 5, Boozer 6-14 8-12 20, Okur 6-12 5-8 19, Fisher 0-4 1-1 1, D.Williams 6-12 1-2 15, Harpring 4-10 4-6 12, Giricek 3-7 2-2 10, Collins 1-3 2-3 4, Millsap 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-69 24-36 86.

MIAMI (88) - Posey 2-6 0-0 4, Haslem 3-7 4-7 10, O'Neal 6-12 1-4 13, Jones 5-11 2-3 12, J.Williams 4-9 4-4 15, Walker 6-17 0-0 13, Mourning 3-4 0-1 6, Payton 4-7 0-0 9, Doleac 0-3 0-0 0, Wright 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 36-83 11-19 88.

Utah 30 18 26 12-86

Miami 18 17 25 28-88

NETS 112, HORNETS 108

At Oklahoma City

NEW JERSEY (112) - Jefferson 9-12 7-12 26, Moore 6-9 2-4 14, Collins 1-3 0-0 2, Kidd 6-11 4-5 18, Carter 8-15 3-6 21, Nachbar 4-9 1-2 12, Williams 2-5 0-0 5, House 5-7 0-0 12, Boone 1-1 0-0 2, Adams 0-0 0-0 0, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-72 17-29 112.

NEW ORLEANS (108) - Mason 5-18 2-2 12, West 9-16 5-6 24, Chandler 2-3 2-4 6, Paul 10-19 2-2 25, Brown 5-10 1-3 13, B.Jackson 4-6 1-2 12, Johnson 3-5 1-2 7, M.Jackson 1-3 3-3 5, Pargo 1-3 2-3 4, Butler 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 40-86 19-27 108.

New Jersey 29 23 30 30-112

New Orleans 25 26 27 30-108

TIMBERWOLVES 86, PACERS 81

At Minneapolis

INDIANA (81) - Granger 4-11 0-2 10, Foster 1-7 1-2 3, Murphy 3-9 1-1 7, Dunleavy 4-10 3-5 11, Tinsley 13-26 7-7 37, Armstrong 1-3 0-0 3, Diogu 1-2 1-2 3, Greene 0-1 0-0 0, Harrison 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 30-74 13-19 81.

MINNESOTA (86) - Jaric 4-8 1-2 11, Garnett 11-24 8-9 30, Blount 2-6 2-2 6, R.Davis 1-11 1-1 3, Hudson 0-3 0-0 0, Foye 5-13 4-5 16, Smith 4-7 0-0 8, McCants 3-7 5-6 12, Madsen 0-0 0-0 0, James 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-79 21-25 86.

Indiana 20 22 25 14-81

Minnesota 19 16 23 28-86

SPURS 93, CLIPPERS 84

At San Antonio

L.A. CLIPPERS (84) - Maggette 8-14 1-4 17, Brand 8-16 0-0 16, Kaman 6-11 1-2 13, Mobley 4-11 1-1 9, Hart 5-9 0-0 10, Ross 0-2 0-0 0, Thomas 6-10 0-0 15, Ewing 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 39-79 3-7 84.

SAN ANTONIO (93) - Bowen 2-5 2-2 6, Duncan 8-16 3-3 19, Elson 1-5 0-0 2, Barry 0-2 0-0 0, Parker 8-16 9-12 25, Ginobili 5-8 3-5 16, Oberto 2-3 0-0 4, Vaughn 3-4 0-0 6, Finley 5-12 1-1 13, Horry 0-1 0-0 0, Bonner 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-74 18-23 93.

LA Clippers 22 18 21 23-84

S.Antonio 21 29 22 21-93

BULLS 95, CELTICS 87

At Chicago

BOSTON (87) - Jefferson 9-16 1-4 19, Pierce 8-17 7-9 24, Perkins 4-4 0-0 8, West 8-14 0-2 19, Rondo 1-5 1-4 3, Scalabrine 1-5 0-0 2, Telfair 2-5 0-0 6, Green 2-7 2-2 6, Powe 0-0 0-0 0, Ray 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-73 11-21 87.

CHICAGO (95) - Deng 9-15 1-2 19, P.Brown 1-6 2-2 4, Wallace 9-21 1-5 19, Gordon 3-7 4-7 11, Hinrich 3-9 9-11 15, Thomas 9-14 5-11 23, Duhon 0-1 0-0 0, Griffin 2-3 0-0 4, Sefolosha 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-78 22-38 95.

Boston 29 18 22 18-87

Chicago 26 24 25 20-95

NUGGETS 107, BLAZERS 99

At Denver

PORTLAND (99) - Udoka 3-7 0-0 8, Randolph 10-27 6-8 26, Aldridge 11-17 2-5 24, Roy 6-13 3-4 16, Jack 5-11 2-2 13, Webster 0-4 0-0 0, Rodriguez 0-1 0-0 0, Magloire 1-2 2-2 4, Outlaw 4-12 0-0 8. Totals 40-94 15-21 99.

DENVER (107) - Anthony 10-22 9-12 29, Hilario 5-10 2-3 12, Camby 6-12 2-2 14, Iverson 8-20 14-16 31, Blake 3-7 2-2 8, Kleiza 2-3 0-0 4, Najera 3-4 0-0 6, Smith 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 38-84 29-35 107.

Portland 19 18 34 28- 99

Denver 29 26 23 29-107

PISTONS 101, SONICS 97

At Seattle

DETROIT (101) - Prince 7-12 4-4 18, Wallace 5-12 3-4 15, Webber 10-13 4-5 24, Hamilton 3-9 4-5 10, Billups 4-10 4-5 14, McDyess 4-8 0-1 8, Murray 3-5 2-2 8, Maxiell 0-2 0-0 0, Delfino 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 37-72 23-28 101.

SEATTLE (97) - Ras.Lewis 5-11 2-2 13, Wilcox 10-12 1-1 21, Collison 2-5 1-2 5, Allen 7-24 8-8 27, Watson 5-11 2-2 16, Gelabale 0-2 0-0 0, Petro 5-6 0-0 10, Wilks 1-1 0-0 2, Wilkins 1-4 0-0 3, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 14-15 97.

Detroit 26 22 25 28-101

Seattle 18 29 24 26- 97

College men

NCAA tournament

TUESDAY'S RESULT

At UD Arena

Dayton, Ohio

Niagara 77, Florida A&M 69

EAST REGIONAL

First Round

THURSDAY'S GAMES

At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Boston College (20-11) vs. Texas Tech (21-12), 11:25 a.m.

Georgetown (26-6) vs. Belmont (23-9), 30 minutes after previous game.

Marquette (24-9) vs. Michigan State (22-11), 6:20 p.m.

North Carolina (28-6) vs. Eastern Kentucky (21-11), 30 minutes after previous game.

At ARCO Arena

Sacramento, Calif.

Washington State (25-7) vs. Oral Roberts (23-10), 1:40 p.m.

Vanderbilt (20-11) vs. George Washington (23-8), 30 minutes after previous game.

SOUTH REGIONAL

First Round

THURSDAY'S GAMES

At Rupp Arena

Lexington, Ky.

Louisville (23-9) vs. Stanford (18-12), 11:40 a.m.

Texas A&M (25-6) vs. Pennsylvania (22-8), 30 minutes after previous game.

Ohio State (30-3) vs. Central Connecticut State (22-11), 6:10 p.m.

Brigham Young (25-8) vs. Xavier (24-8), 30 minutes after previous game.

MIDWEST REGIONAL

First Round

GAMES THURSDAY

At HSBC Arena

Buffalo, N.Y.

Maryland (24-8) vs. Davidson (29-4), 11:20 a.m.

Butler (27-6) vs. Old Dominion (24-8), 30 minutes after previous game.

WEST REGIONAL

First Round

GAMES THURSDAY

At HSBC Arena

Buffalo, N.Y.

Duke (22-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (27-6), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (27-7) vs. Wright State (23-9), 30 minutes after previous game.

At ARCO Arena

Sacramento, Calif.

UCLA (26-5) vs. Weber State (20-11), 6:25 p.m.

Indiana (20-10) vs. Gonzaga (23-10), 30 minutes after previous game.

NIT

NORTH

TUESDAY'S RESULTS

Florida State 77, Toledo 61

Michigan 68, Utah State 58

Mississippi State 82, MVSU 63

GAMES TODAY

Providence (18-12) at Bradley (21-12), 7:05 p.m.

EAST

TUESDAY'S RESULTS

West Virginia 74, Delaware State 50

N.C. State 63, Drexel 56

Massachusetts 89, Alabama 87, OT

Marist 67, Oklahoma State 64

WEST

GAMES TODAY

Fresno State (22-9) at Georgia (18-13), 6 p.m.

Vermont (25-7) at Kansas State (22-11), 7 p.m.

Hofstra (22-9) at DePaul (18-13), 7:30 p.m.

Austin Peay (21-11) at Air Force (23-8), 10 p.m.

SOUTH

GAMES TODAY

ETSU (24-9) at Clemson (21-10), 5 p.m.

South Alabama (20-11) at Syracuse (22-10), 6 p.m.

Appalachian State (25-7) at Mississippi (20-12), 7 p.m.

San Diego State (21-10) at Missouri State (22-10), 19 p.m.

NIT boxscores

MARIST 67, OKLAHOMA ST. 64

MARIST (25-8) - Farmer 1-2 0-0 3, Stilphen 6-10 2-3 16, Smith 1-5 1-2 4, Whittington 8-20 10-10 31, Jordan 3-14 2-2 9, McNamara 1-2 0-0 2, Benjamin 1-4 0-1 2, Carter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-57 15-18 67.

OKLAHOMA ST. (22-13) - Boggan 3-7 6-7 12, Dove 2-3 0-0 4, Monds 0-1 0-0 0, Eaton 3-6 2-6 8, Curry 4-12 0-0 11, Harris 3-6 2-2 11, Muonelo 4-9 2-2 12, Hatch 0-0 0-0 0, Cooper 2-3 2-4 6. Totals 21-47 14-21 64.

Halftime-Marist 37-26. 3-Point Goals-Marist 10-28 (Whittington 5-13, Stilphen 2-4, Farmer 1-2, Smith 1-3, Jordan 1-6), Oklahoma St. 8-22 (Harris 3-4, Curry 3-9, Muonelo 2-6, Dove 0-1, Eaton 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Marist 39 (Benjamin 8), Oklahoma St. 27 (Boggan, Muonelo 6). Assists-Marist 13 (Jordan 8), Oklahoma St. 12 (Curry 5). Total Fouls-Marist 19, Oklahoma St. 17. A-7,507.

MICHIGAN 68, UTAH ST. 58

UTAH ST. (23-12) - Spicer 1-7 0-0 3, DuCharme 4-9 0-0 8, Clark 3-8 2-2 9, Carroll 9-17 1-1 22, Peterson 3-8 2-3 9, Hammer 1-2 0-0 3, Vaitiekus 1-2 0-0 2, Session 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-55 5-6 58.

MICHIGAN (22-12) - Petway 3-4 0-0 6, Abram 5-11 2-4 12, C.Sims 1-4 2-3 4, Smith 3-6 6-6 15, Harris 3-14 2-2 10, D.Sims 6-11 2-2 14, Shepherd 0-0 0-0 0, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Udoh 2-5 0-0 4, Coleman 1-3 0-0 3, Merritt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 14-17 68.

Halftime-Michigan 40-28. 3-Point Goals-Utah St. 7-18 (Carroll 3-5, Clark 1-2, Hammer 1-2, Spicer 1-4, Peterson 1-5), Michigan 6-17 (Smith 3-5, Harris 2-8, Coleman 1-2, Abram 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Utah St. 30 (Carroll 7), Michigan 39 (C.Sims 9). Assists-Utah St. 15 (Clark 5), Michigan 15 (Smith 4). Total Fouls-Utah St. 18, Michigan 11. A-3,114.