
NBA standings
Eastern Conference ATLANTIC W L Pct GB
Boston 34 9 .791 ?
Philadelphia 20 21 .488 13
New Jersey 19 22 .463 14
New York 16 24 .400 16 1/2
Toronto 16 27 .372 18
SOUTHEAST W L Pct GB
Orlando 33 8 .805 ?
Atlanta 25 16 .610 8
Miami 22 18 .550 10 1/2
Charlotte 16 25 .390 17
Washington 8 32 .200 24 1/2
Central W L Pct GB
Cleveland 31 8 .795 ?
Detroit 23 17 .575 8 1/2
Milwaukee 20 24 .455 13 1/2
Bulls 18 25 .419 15
Indiana 15 27 .357 17 1/2
Western Conference
SOUTHWEST W L Pct GB
San Antonio 28 13 .683 ?
New Orleans 25 13 .658 1 1/2
Houston 26 16 .619 2 1/2
Dallas 24 17 .585 4
Memphis 11 29 .275 16 1/2
NORTHWEST W L Pct GB
Denver 28 15 .651 ?
Portland 25 16 .610 2
Utah 25 17 .595 2 1/2
Minnesota 13 27 .325 13 1/2
Oklahoma City 8 34 .190 19 1/2
Pacific W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 32 8 .800 ?
Phoenix 23 16 .590 8 1/2
Golden State 13 29 .310 20
Sacramento 10 32 .238 23
L.A. Clippers 9 31 .225 23
Tuesday?s Games
Atlanta 105, Bulls 102
San Antonio 99, Indiana 81
Denver 118, Sacramento 99
Utah 112, Minnesota 107
Wednesday?s Games
Memphis at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Boston at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Cleveland at Portland, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday?s Games
Boston at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Washington at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Monday?s Games
New York 102, Bulls 98
Dallas 95, Philadelphia 93
Atlanta 87, Toronto 84
Houston 115, Denver 113
San Antonio 86, Charlotte 84
New Orleans 103, Indiana 100
Minnesota 94, L.A. Clippers 86
Golden State 119, Washington 98
Detroit 87, Memphis 79
Boston 104, Phoenix 87
Portland 102, Milwaukee 85
L.A. Lakers 105, Cleveland 88
Bulls summary
HAWKS 105, Bulls 102
FG FT Reb
ATLANTA Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Evans 19:56 1-4 0-0 1-3 2 5 2
Smith 37:24 6-12 5-6 5-14 3 3 17
Pachulia 39:18 6-11 6-7 3-4 1 4 18
Bibby 44:54 12-21 2-2 1-2 6 1 31
Johnson 44:36 5-18 4-6 0-5 8 1 16
Murray 34:28 4-13 4-6 0-3 1 3 13
West 7:12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Jones 8:26 2-3 1-1 2-3 0 3 5
Gardner 3:46 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
Totals 240:00 37-85 22-28 12-34 21 21 105
Percentages: FG .435, FT .786.
3-Point Goals: 9-25, .360 (Bibby 5-10, Johnson 2-7, Gardner 1-3, Murray 1-4, Evans 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 13. Team Turnovers: 11 (13 PTS).
Blocked Shots: 1 (Pachulia).
Turnovers: 9 (Bibby 3, Evans, Johnson, Jones, Murray, Pachulia, Smith).
Steals: 9 (Bibby 5, Johnson 2, Evans, Murray).
Technical Foul: Bibby, :35.1 second.
CHICAGO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Deng 34:48 6-16 0-0 5-10 5 1 12
Thomas 19:04 2-7 2-2 1-1 0 5 6
Noah 31:42 4-7 1-4 8-11 0 3 9
Rose 31:32 6-13 0-0 1-3 4 1 13
Gordon 33:27 6-11 8-10 1-4 4 0 21
Hinrich 34:51 5-11 2-3 2-4 8 5 13
Nocioni 25:32 5-10 4-4 0-8 0 2 15
Gray 12:48 4-4 1-2 1-5 1 4 9
Sefolosha 16:16 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 1 4
Totals 240:00 40-83 18-25 20-48 25 22 102
Percentages: FG .482, FT .720.
3-Point Goals: 4-16, .250 (Nocioni 1-3, Rose 1-3, Gordon 1-5, Hinrich 1-5).
Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 18 (22 PTS).
Blocked Shots: 9 (Thomas 4, Gordon, Gray, Noah, Nocioni, Sefolosha).
Turnovers: 17 (Gordon 5, Hinrich 4, Rose 3, Nocioni 2, Noah, Sefolosha, Thomas).
Steals: 7 (Nocioni 2, Deng, Gordon, Hinrich, Noah, Sefolosha).
Technical Fouls: None.
Atlanta 22 28 27 28?105
Chicago 22 31 24 25?102
A?20,389 (21,711). T?2:17.
Officials?Tony Brothers, Kevin Fehr, Ed Malloy.
NBA summaries
SPURS 99, PACERS 81
INDIANA (81)
Granger 5-15 7-8 17, Murphy 2-8 0-0 6, Foster 1-3 0-0 2, Jack 2-3 0-0 4, Dunleavy 6-13 1-1 15, Ford 4-14 1-1 10, Graham 1-4 2-2 4, Daniels 0-2 0-0 0, Nesterovic 3-7 0-0 6, Diener 2-3 0-0 5, Rush 2-6 0-0 5, Hibbert 2-3 3-4 7. Totals 30-81 14-16 81.
SAN ANTONIO (99)
Finley 1-3 0-0 3, Duncan 10-15 7-8 27, Bonner 1-4 0-0 2, Parker 6-15 1-2 13, Mason 3-9 0-0 6, Ginobili 8-10 6-7 26, Bowen 2-3 0-0 4, Thomas 1-6 2-2 4, Hill 2-5 3-4 7, Udoka 3-8 0-2 7, Oberto 0-4 0-0 0, Croshere 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 19-25 99.
Indiana 17 23 17 24?81
San Antonio 22 31 28 18?99
3-Point Goals?Indiana 7-16 (Dunleavy 2-3, Murphy 2-5, Diener 1-1, Rush 1-2, Ford 1-3, Graham 0-1, Daniels 0-1), San Antonio 6-15 (Ginobili 4-4, Finley 1-3, Udoka 1-3, Hill 0-1, Mason 0-1, Croshere 0-1, Bonner 0-2). Fouled Out?None. Rebounds?Indiana 43 (Murphy 10), San Antonio 64 (Duncan 10). Assists?Indiana 16 (Nesterovic 4), San Antonio 21 (Parker 7). Total Fouls?Indiana 21, San Antonio 17. Technical?San Antonio defensive three second. A?18,181 (18,797).
NUGGETS 118, KINGS 99
SACRAMENTO (99)
Salmons 5-8 1-2 13, Thompson 7-14 4-6 18, Miller 0-4 2-2 2, Udrih 3-8 0-0 6, Kev.Martin 8-19 6-6 25, Hawes 3-6 1-2 7, Jackson 5-10 1-1 15, Garcia 3-6 3-3 11, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Greene 1-5 0-0 2, Douby 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-82 18-22 99.
DENVER (118)
Balkman 2-2 0-0 4, Ken.Martin 6-10 3-6 16, Nene 4-9 5-7 13, Billups 5-10 10-11 22, Smith 7-9 5-6 19, Andersen 3-4 3-4 9, Kleiza 11-17 5-6 27, Carter 2-3 2-2 6, Petro 0-2 2-4 2, Weems 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 40-71 35-46 118.
Sacramento 31 16 28 24? 99
Denver 23 34 37 24?118
3-Point Goals?Sacramento 11-22 (Jackson 4-5, Kev.Martin 3-5, Salmons 2-3, Garcia 2-3, Udrih 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Greene 0-4), Denver 3-14 (Billups 2-5, Ken.Martin 1-2, Weems 0-2, Smith 0-2, Kleiza 0-3). Fouled Out?None. Rebounds?Sacramento 40 (Thompson 11), Denver 53 (Nene 12). Assists?Sacramento 23 (Salmons, Udrih 5), Denver 28 (Carter 10). Total Fouls?Sacramento 32, Denver 17. Technicals?Denver coach Karl, Smith. A?15,164 (19,155).
JAZZ 112, TIMBERWOLVES 107
MINNESOTA (107)
Gomes 8-16 0-0 19, Smith 2-4 2-2 6, Jefferson 12-25 1-2 25, Telfair 7-14 1-1 17, Foye 7-13 3-5 19, Miller 2-3 0-2 5, Cardinal 1-3 2-2 4, Love 5-7 2-2 12, Carney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-86 11-16 107.
UTAH (112)
Miles 4-8 0-0 9, Millsap 12-20 4-4 28, Okur 9-15 2-3 22, Williams 4-14 9-10 17, R.Brewer 1-4 6-6 8, Kirilenko 2-5 1-1 5, Knight 2-6 0-0 4, Korver 4-10 3-3 13, Harpring 2-5 2-2 6, Koufos 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-88 27-29 112.
Minnesota 25 24 31 27?107
Utah 32 26 25 29?112
3-Point Goals?Minnesota 8-20 (Gomes 3-6, Telfair 2-4, Foye 2-6, Miller 1-2, Cardinal 0-1, Carney 0-1), Utah 5-15 (Okur 2-3, Korver 2-4, Miles 1-2, R.Brewer 0-1, Knight 0-1, Williams 0-4). Fouled Out?None. Rebounds?Minnesota 49 (Love 9), Utah 48 (Millsap 15). Assists?Minnesota 21 (Telfair 9), Utah 27 (Williams 11). Total Fouls?Minnesota 25, Utah 15. Technicals?Minnesota coach McHale, Telfair, Minnesota defensive three second, Williams. A?19,911 (19,911).
College men
Tuesday?s scores
MIDWEST
Ball St. 50, W. Michigan 44
Cedarville 71, Northwestern Ohio 58
Creighton 79, Evansville 57
E. Kentucky 71, Chicago St. 68
Illinois 67, Ohio St. 49
Indiana Wesleyan 52, Taylor 50
Miami (Ohio) 67, Bowling Green 60
Mount Vernon Nazarene 80, Notre Dame Coll. 67
N. Dakota St. 98, Utah Valley St. 71
N. Illinois 72, E. Michigan 52
Ohio 70, Akron 65, OT
Rose-Hulman 80, Robert Morris-Chicago 70
Toledo 75, Cent. Michigan 61
Walsh 91, Wilberforce 57
Tuesday?s summaries
ILLINOIS 67, OHIO ST. 49
OHIO ST. (13-4)
Turner 2-7 0-0 4, Lauderdale 2-2 1-2 5, Simmons 2-8 2-2 7, Diebler 2-5 0-0 6, Buford 5-14 2-2 13, Offutt 0-1 0-0 0, Hill 0-1 0-0 0, Madsen 0-0 0-0 0, Mullens 6-8 2-9 14. Totals 19-46 7-15 49.
ILLINOIS (16-3)
Davis 4-6 0-0 8, Tisdale 5-7 5-5 15, Meacham 0-5 0-0 0, Frazier 3-4 2-3 10, McCamey 5-11 0-0 13, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0, Chisholm 0-0 0-0 0, Keller 6-10 0-3 12, Brock 3-7 0-0 6, Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Legion 1-6 0-0 3, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Semrau 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 7-11 67.
Halftime?Illinois 38-26. 3-Point Goals?Ohio St. 4-15 (Diebler 2-4, Simmons 1-5, Buford 1-5, Hill 0-1), Illinois 6-22 (McCamey 3-8, Frazier 2-2, Legion 1-5, Brock 0-2, Meacham 0-5). Fouled Out?None. Rebounds?Ohio St. 32 (Turner 10), Illinois 29 (Davis, Keller 6). Assists?Ohio St. 11 (Simmons, Turner 4), Illinois 15 (McCamey 7). Total Fouls?Ohio St. 15, Illinois 15. Technical?McCamey. A?15,549.
SOUTH FLORIDA 70, DEPAUL 61
DEPAUL (8-11)
Stula 0-1 0-0 0, Koshwal 6-11 5-6 17, Poscic 0-1 0-0 0, Tucker 5-19 7-9 19, Walker 5-14 1-2 11, Bizoukas 1-1 2-2 5, Currie 1-2 3-4 6, Hill 1-1 0-2 2, Faber 0-2 1-2 1, Obi 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 19-27 61.
SOUTH FLORIDA (7-11)
Gilchrist 6-18 3-5 16, Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Howard 4-8 3-3 12, Leemow 2-6 0-0 6, Jones 8-19 9-11 26, Espinosa 0-0 0-0 0, Belardo 0-1 0-0 0, Daniels 0-0 0-0 0, Ajayi 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 25-60 15-19 70.
Halftime?South Florida 35-28. 3-Point Goals?DePaul 4-13 (Tucker 2-5, Currie 1-1, Bizoukas 1-1, Stula 0-1, Walker 0-5), South Florida 5-16 (Leemow 2-4, Howard 1-3, Gilchrist 1-3, Jones 1-6). Fouled Out?None. Rebounds?DePaul 28 (Koshwal 8), South Florida 48 (Gilchrist 11). Assists?DePaul 7 (Currie, Koshwal, Walker 2), South Florida 10 (Jones 6). Total Fouls?DePaul 21, South Florida 21. A?3,323.
N. ILLINOIS 72, E. MICHIGAN 52
E. MICHIGAN (3-15)
Gay 0-4 0-0 0, Dobbins 5-8 0-0 10, Bowdry 4-10 8-12 16, Jones 2-5 3-4 7, Cooper 1-2 1-4 3, Farris 0-2 0-0 0, Barnes 0-1 0-0 0, Harrison 1-3 1-2 3, Frazier 3-6 0-3 7, Green 0-3 0-0 0, Farrow 1-1 0-2 2, Dodd 0-1 0-0 0, Janton 2-4 0-2 4. Totals 19-50 13-29 52.
N. ILLINOIS (6-10)
Ervin 1-2 0-0 2, S.Smith 4-7 1-2 10, Kowal 9-13 2-2 20, DiNunno 1-3 0-0 3, Anderson 7-9 2-4 16, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Patton 0-0 0-0 0, Dzepina 2-2 6-9 10, Peaster 0-0 1-2 1, Landers 0-0 0-0 0, Fisher 1-2 2-3 4, Storm 2-5 0-0 6, Fakuade 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-43 14-22 72.
Halftime?N. Illinois 35-17. 3-Point Goals?E. Michigan 1-13 (Frazier 1-2, Barnes 0-1, Harrison 0-1, Green 0-2, Farris 0-2, Jones 0-2, Gay 0-3), N. Illinois 4-9 (Storm 2-4, DiNunno 1-1, S.Smith 1-2, Anderson 0-2). Fouled Out?Dobbins. Rebounds?E. Michigan 27 (Bowdry 9), N. Illinois 36 (Ervin 8). Assists?E. Michigan 5 (Cooper, Farris, Frazier, Gay, Jones 1), N. Illinois 16 (S.Smith 4). Total Fouls?E. Michigan 22, N. Illinois 23. A?1,293.
DUKE 73, N.C. STATE 56
N.C. STATE (10-6)
Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Costner 5-10 2-2 15, McCauley 6-11 3-4 15, Fells 3-6 0-0 6, Degand 1-2 0-0 2, Gonzalez 0-0 0-0 0, Ferguson 1-2 0-0 2, T.Smith 3-6 2-5 8, Mays 2-4 0-0 4, Thomas 1-3 0-0 2, Horner 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 7-11 56.
DUKE (17-1)
Singler 6-10 2-2 17, Henderson 10-16 1-2 21, Zoubek 2-6 0-0 4, Smith 4-10 3-5 13, Scheyer 1-6 0-0 3, Paulus 3-5 2-2 9, Pocius 0-0 0-0 0, McClure 2-3 0-1 4, Plumlee 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-57 8-12 73.
Halftime?N.C. State 26-22. 3-Point Goals?N.C. State 3-14 (Costner 3-4, Horner 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Ferguson 0-1, Mays 0-1, Williams 0-3, Fells 0-3), Duke 7-14 (Singler 3-4, Smith 2-4, Paulus 1-2, Scheyer 1-4). Fouled Out?None. Rebounds?N.C. State 36 (Thomas 6), Duke 25 (Henderson 7). Assists?N.C. State 12 (Degand 4), Duke 14 (Henderson, Scheyer 4). Total Fouls?N.C. State 16, Duke 13. A?9,314.
Penn st. 73, Michigan 58
Michigan (13-6)
Sims 10-14 1-2 21, Novak 1-4 4-4 6, Harris 1-9 2-2 4, Lucas-Perry 2-8 2-2 6, Grady 1-5 0-0 3, Douglass 3-8 0-0 9, Lee 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 0-1 0-0 0, Merritt 0-0 0-0 0, Shepherd 2-3 0-1 4, Puls 0-0 0-0 0, Gibson 2-3 0-2 5. Totals 22-56 9-13 58.
PENN ST. (15-5)
Cornley 8-10 1-5 17, Brooks 1-3 0-0 2, Jones III 2-3 2-2 6, Pringle 5-12 0-0 12, Battle 4-10 3-4 15, Babb 0-0 0-0 0, Leiner 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 1-3 0-0 2, Woodyard 0-0 0-0 0, Morrissey 4-5 0-2 11, Ott 4-4 0-3 8. Totals 29-50 6-16 73.
Halftime?Penn St. 29-22. 3-Point Goals?Michigan 5-30 (Douglass 3-8, Gibson 1-1, Grady 1-5, Lee 0-1, Wright 0-1, Novak 0-3, Harris 0-5, Lucas-Perry 0-6), Penn St. 9-17 (Battle 4-7, Morrissey 3-4, Pringle 2-2, Cornley 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Brooks 0-2). Fouled Out?None. Rebounds?Michigan 26 (Sims 11), Penn St. 37 (Cornley 11). Assists?Michigan 9 (Douglass 3), Penn St. 18 (Battle 6). Total Fouls?Michigan 17, Penn St. 12. A?8,730.