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NATIONAL SCOREBOARD
THE NEW MEXICAN Tuesday, December 3, 2013
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NFL American Conference East New England Miami N.Y. Jets Buffalo South Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville Houston North Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland West Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland
W 9 6 5 4 W 8 5 3 2 W 8 6 5 4 W 10 9 5 4
L 3 6 7 8 L 4 7 9 10 L 4 6 7 8 L 2 3 7 8
T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0
Pct .750 .500 .417 .333 Pct .667 .417 .250 .167 Pct .667 .500 .417 .333 Pct .833 .750 .417 .333
PF PA 322 261 252 248 189 310 267 307 PF PA 285 274 264 267 174 352 230 323 PF PA 292 216 249 235 263 278 231 297 PF PA 464 317 298 214 279 277 237 300
National Conference East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 7 5 0 .583 329 303 Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 300 281 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 237 297 Washington 3 9 0 .250 269 362 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 312 230 Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 157 Tampa Bay 3 9 0 .250 217 285 Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 261 340 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 7 5 0 .583 326 287 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 323 332 Green Bay 5 6 1 .458 294 305 Minnesota 3 8 1 .292 289 366 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 11 1 0 .917 340 186 San Francisco 8 4 0 .667 297 197 Arizona 7 5 0 .583 275 247 St. Louis 5 7 0 .417 279 278 x - clinched playoff berth. Monday’s Game Seattle 34, New Orleans 7 Thursday, Dec. 5 Houston at Jacksonville, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 Atlanta at Green Bay, 11 a.m. Minnesota at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Kansas City at Washington, 11 a.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m. Miami at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Cleveland at New England, 11 a.m. Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m. Tennessee at Denver, 2:05 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at San Diego, 2:25 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 2:25 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 Dallas at Chicago, 6:40 p.m.
Seahawks 34, Saints 7 New Orleans 0 7 0 0— 7 Seattle 17 10 7 0—34 First Quarter Sea—FG Hauschka 26, 7:47. Sea—Bennett 22 fumble return (Hauschka kick), 6:27. Sea—Miller 2 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 1:55. Second Quarter NO—Graham 2 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 8:45. Sea—FG Hauschka 20, 3:41. Sea—Baldwin 4 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), :13. Third Quarter Sea—Coleman 8 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 7:07. A—68,387. NO Sea First downs 12 23 Total Net Yards 188 429 Rushes-yards 17-44 38-127 Passing 144 302 Punt Returns 1-0 5-17 Kickoff Returns 3-54 2-40 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 23-38-0 22-30-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-3 1-8 Punts 6-49.0 3-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 7-52 8-66 Time of Possession 26:22 33:38 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New Orleans, Ingram 8-22, Collins 1-12, Sproles 3-11, Thomas 4-0, Brees 1-(minus 1). Seattle, Wilson 8-47, Lynch 16-45, Turbin 11-34, Coleman 2-3, Lockette 1-(minus 2). PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 23-380-147. Seattle, Wilson 22-30-0-310. RECEIVING—New Orleans, Sproles 7-32, Colston 4-27, Thomas 4-21, Graham 3-42, Moore 2-12, Meachem 1-7, Collins 1-3, Stills 1-3. Seattle, Miller 5-86, Baldwin 4-77, Tate 4-45, Lynch 3-12, Kearse 2-26, Lockette 1-33, Robinson 1-21, Coleman 1-8, Willson 1-2. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
NCAA AP Top 25 Schedule Thursday, Dec. 5 No. 19 Louisville at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 No. 16 Northern Illinois vs. Bowling Green, MAC championship at Detroit, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 20 Duke, ACC championship at Charlotte, N.C., 6 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Michigan State, Big Ten championship at Indianapolis, 6 p.m. No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 5 Missouri, SEC championship at Atlanta, 2 p.m. No. 6 Oklahoma State vs. No. 18 Oklahoma, 10 a.m. No. 7 Stanford at No. 11 Arizona State, Pac-12 championship, 5:45 p.m. No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 23 Texas, 1:30 p.m. No. 15 UCF at SMU, 10 a.m. No. 24 Fresno State vs. Utah State, MWC championship, 8 p.m.
NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic GP W Boston 27 18 Montreal 28 16 Detroit 28 14 Tampa Bay 26 16 Toronto 27 14 Ottawa 27 10 Florida 27 7 Buffalo 28 6 Metro GP W Pittsburgh 28 18 Washington 27 14 N.Y. Rangers28 14 New Jersey 28 11 Philadelphia27 12 Carolina 27 10 Columbus 27 10 N.Y. Islanders27 8
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HOCKEY L OL Pts GFGA 7 2 38 75 55 9 3 35 76 59 7 7 35 78 73 9 1 33 76 66 10 3 31 75 73 13 4 24 78 90 15 5 19 59 91 20 2 14 48 85 L OL Pts GFGA 9 1 37 86 64 11 2 30 82 78 14 0 28 62 71 12 5 27 61 67 13 2 26 57 65 12 5 25 57 78 14 3 23 67 80 15 4 20 72 93
Western Conference Central GP W L OL Pts GFGA Chicago 28 20 4 4 44 102 76 St. Louis 26 18 5 3 39 91 60 Colorado 25 19 6 0 38 76 52 Minnesota 29 16 8 5 37 70 67 Winnipeg 29 13 12 4 30 78 82 Nashville 27 13 11 3 29 62 75 Dallas 25 12 9 4 28 70 73 Pacific GP W L OL Pts GFGA San Jose 26 18 3 5 41 92 60 Anaheim 29 18 7 4 40 91 77 Los Angeles 28 17 7 4 38 73 60 Phoenix 26 15 7 4 34 85 84 Vancouver 29 14 10 5 33 77 77 Calgary 26 9 13 4 22 70 93 Edmonton 28 9 17 2 20 73 95 Note: Two points are awarded for a win; one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Monday’s Games Winnipeg 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Montreal 3, New Jersey 2 Minnesota 2, Philadelphia 0 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2 Sunday’s Games Edmonton 3, Dallas 2, SO Vancouver 3, Carolina 2 Detroit 4, Ottawa 2 Tuesday’s Games San Jose at Toronto, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Columbus, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Jets 5, Rangers 2 Winnipeg 0 2 3—5 N.Y. Rangers 1 1 0—2 First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Zuccarello 4 (McDonagh), 2:49. Penalties—D.Brassard, NYR (tripping), 11:21; Peluso, Wpg, major (fighting), 16:46; Falk, NYR, major (fighting), 16:46; Wheeler, Wpg (slashing), 18:45. Second Period—2, Winnipeg, Setoguchi 7 (Jokinen, Thorburn), 8:16. 3, Winnipeg, Albert 1 (Byfuglien), 10:00. 4, N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 7 (Richards, Pouliot), 15:50. Penalties—Kreider, NYR (holding), 3:37. Third Period—5, Winnipeg, Jokinen 5 (Thorburn, Setoguchi), 12:42. 6, Winnipeg, Jokinen 6 (Frolik, Trouba), 18:06. 7, Winnipeg, Wheeler 6 (Trouba, Little), 19:09 (en). Penalties—Stuart, Wpg (cross-checking), 7:11. Shots on Goal—Winnipeg 6-13-11—30. N.Y. Rangers 11-15-11—37. Power-play opportunities—Winnipeg 0 of 2; N.Y. Rangers 0 of 2. Goalies—Winnipeg, Pavelec 10-10-3 (37 shots-35 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Talbot 6-2-0 (29-25). A—18,006 (18,006). T—2:22. Referees—Rob Martell, Dave Jackson. Linesmen—Derek Nansen, Tim Nowak.
Canadiens 3, Devils 2 New Jersey 1 0 1—2 Montreal 0 2 1—3 First Period—1, New Jersey, Bernier 3 (Volchenkov, Henrique), 11:13. Penalties—Bournival, Mon (hooking), 18:14. Second Period—2, Montreal, Bourque 6 (Desharnais, Subban), 8:49. 3, Montreal, Pacioretty 10 (Markov, Desharnais), 16:49 (pp). Penalties— Ryder, NJ (holding), 2:04; Eller, Mon (high-sticking), 9:22; Zubrus, NJ (interference), 15:49. Third Period—4, New Jersey, Ryder 6 (Fayne, Gelinas), 4:42. 5, Montreal, Galchenyuk 7 (Emelin, Bourque), 9:34. Penalties—Emelin, Mon (delay of game), 13:51. Shots on Goal—New Jersey 11-118—30. Montreal 5-4-8—17. Power-play opportunities—New Jersey 0 of 3; Montreal 1 of 2. Goalies—New Jersey, Brodeur 7-7-2 (17 shots-14 saves). Montreal, Price 12-8-2 (30-28). A—21,273 (21,273). T—2:24.
NHL Leaders Through Dec. 1 Scoring GP Sidney Crosby, Pit 28 Evgeni Malkin, Pit 28 A. Steen, StL 25 Ryan Getzlaf, Anh 26 Patrick Kane, Chi 28 John Tavares, NYI 27 H. Zetterberg, Det 28 A. Ovechkin, Was 25 Corey Perry, Anh 29 Joe Thornton, SJ 26 Henrik Sedin, Van 29 Chris Kunitz, Pit 28 Logan Couture, SJ 26 Erik Karlsson, Ott 27
G 13 7 20 13 16 11 11 21 15 4 7 14 9 7
A PTS 23 36 28 35 11 31 18 31 14 30 19 30 19 30 8 29 14 29 25 29 21 28 13 27 18 27 20 27
Wild 2, Flyers 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0—0 Minnesota 0 0 2—2 First Period—None. Penalties—Simmonds, Phi (holding), 19:26. Second Period—None. Penalties— Rosehill, Phi, major (fighting), 3:30; Rupp, Min, major (fighting), 3:30; Giroux, Phi (delay of game), 6:58. Third Period—1, Minnesota, Pominville 14 (Koivu), 3:52. 2, Minnesota, Coyle 3 (Spurgeon, Scandella), 4:49. Penalties—Coyle, Min (slashing), 7:48; Koivu, Min (tripping), 13:08. Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 4-611—21. Minnesota 9-6-6—21. Power-play opportunities—Philadelphia 0 of 2; Minnesota 0 of 2. Goalies—Philadelphia, Emery 3-5-0 (21 shots-19 saves). Minnesota, Harding 14-4-3 (21-21). A—17,676 (17,954). T—2:22. Referees—Wes McCauley, Ian Walsh. Linesmen—Derek Amell, Vaughan Rody.
Kings 3, Blues 2 St. Louis 0 0 2—2 Los Angeles 2 1 0—3 First Period—1, Los Angeles, Stoll 3 (Williams, Regehr), 10:38. 2, Los Angeles, Toffoli 5 (Doughty, Richards), 16:13. Penalties—Kopitar, LA (holding), :18; Colaiacovo, StL (holding), 6:37; Kopitar, LA (tripping), 16:52; Steen, StL (cross-checking), 19:09; Richards, LA (cross-checking), 19:09. Second Period—3, Los Angeles, Toffoli 6 (Richards, Mitchell), 5:48. Penalties—Backes, StL (tripping), 3:42. Third Period—4, St. Louis, Shattenkirk 2 (Tarasenko, Schwartz), 14:06. 5, St. Louis, Tarasenko 9 (Shattenkirk), 19:44. Penalties—Fraser, LA (slashing), 12:00. Shots on Goal—St. Louis 9-7-11—27. Los Angeles 13-6-4—23. Power-play opportunities—St. Louis 0 of 3; Los Angeles 0 of 2. Goalies—St. Louis, Halak 14-4-2 (23 shots-20 saves). Los Angeles, Scrivens 7-2-4 (27-25). A—18,118 (18,118). T—2:31. Referees—Mike Leggo, Don Van Massenhoven. Linesmen—Michel Cormier, Darren Gibbs.
TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with INF/OF Don Kelly on a one-year contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Declined to offer a 2014 contract to INF Chris Getz. NEW YORK YANKEES — Traded C Chris Stewart to Pittsburgh for a player to be named. Agreed to terms with INF Brendan Ryan on a two-year contract. Declined to offer 2014 contracts to INFs David Adams and Jayson Nix and RHP Matt Daley.
National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Named Mike Harkey pitching coach and Mel Stottlemyre Jr. bullpen coach. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with OF Mike Baxter, C Drew Butera and LHP Scott Elbert on oneyear contracts. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Designated C Michael McKenry for assignment.
FOOTBALL NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released OT Patrick Ford from the practice squad. Re-signed OL R.J. Dill to the practice squad.
HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Placed D Aaron Rome on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 24. Recalled F Travis Morin from Texas (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned D Richard Nedomlel from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL). OTTAWA SENATORS — Reassigned D Mark Borowiecki and F Derek Grant to Binghamton (AHL). Recalled F Mike Hoffman from Binghamton. PHOENIX COYOTES — Assigned D Rostislav Klesla to Portland (AHL).
LACROSSE National Lacrosse League MINNESOTA SWARM — Re-signed T Kiel Matisz to a two-year contract and F Corbyn Tao to a one-year contract.
COLLEGE NCAA BIG TEN CONFERENCE — Fined Nebraska $10,000 for a violation of the conference’s sportsmanship policy by football coach Bo Pelini during Friday’s game. COLGATE — Announced the retirement of football coach Dick Biddle. FLORIDA — Announced CB Loucheiz Purifoy will enter the NFL draft. MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY — Named Carla Wilson athletic director. SOUTHERN CAL — Announced the resignation of interim football coach Ed Orgeron. Named Steve Sarkisian football coach. WAKE FOREST — Announced the resignation of football coach Jim Grobe.
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NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic Toronto Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Southeast Miami Washington Atlanta Charlotte Orlando Central Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee
W 6 7 6 5 3 W 14 9 9 8 6 W 16 7 7 5 3
L 10 12 12 12 13 L 3 9 10 10 11 L 2 9 10 12 13
Pct .375 .368 .333 .294 .188 Pct .824 .500 .474 .444 .353 Pct .889 .438 .412 .294 .188
Spurs 102, Hawks 100 GB — ½ 1 1½ 3 GB — 5½ 6 6½ 8 GB — 8 8½ 10½ 12
Western Conference Southwest W L Pct GB San Antonio 15 3 .833 — Houston 13 6 .684 2½ Dallas 10 8 .556 5 New Orleans 9 8 .529 5½ Memphis 8 8 .500 6 Northwest W L Pct GB Portland 15 3 .833 — Oklahoma City 12 3 .800 1½ Denver 10 6 .625 4 Minnesota 9 10 .474 6½ Utah 4 15 .211 11½ Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 12 6 .667 — Golden State 10 8 .556 2 Phoenix 9 8 .529 2½ L.A. Lakers 9 9 .500 3 Sacramento 4 11 .267 6½ Monday’s Games Washington 98, Orlando 80 New Orleans 131, Chicago 128,3OT San Antonio 102, Atlanta 100 Utah 109, Houston 103 Portland 106, Indiana 102 Sunday’s Games Denver 112, Toronto 98 Indiana 105, L.A. Clippers 100 Detroit 115, Philadelphia 100 Golden State 115, Sacramento 113 Miami 99, Charlotte 98 Oklahoma City 113, Minnesota 103 New Orleans 103, New York 99 Portland 114, L.A. Lakers 108 Tuesday’s Games Orlando at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Denver at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Memphis, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Toronto at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Denver at Cleveland, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Houston, 6 p.m. Detroit at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Indiana at Utah, 7 p.m. San Antonio vs. Minnesota at Mexico City, Mexico, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 8 p.m.
Pelicans 131, Bulls 128, 3OT NEW ORLEANS (131) Aminu 6-10 1-4 14, Anderson 12-20 5-5 36, Smith 6-17 0-0 12, Holiday 9-22 1-1 19, Gordon 7-23 7-8 23, Evans 5-10 3-3 13, Amundson 0-0 0-2 0, Morrow 3-6 1-2 8, Withey 1-2 0-0 2, Roberts 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 50-113 20-27 131. CHICAGO (128) Deng 15-27 7-11 37, Boozer 2-6 0-0 4, Noah 8-12 3-5 19, Hinrich 4-15 5-5 13, Snell 2-4 0-0 6, Gibson 10-19 6-8 26, Dunleavy 7-14 3-5 23, James 0-3 0-0 0, Mohammed 0-1 0-0 0, Teague 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 48-101 24-34 128. N. Orleans 24 26 27 26 6 13 9—131 Chicago 21 35 24 23 6 13 6—128 3-Point Goals—New Orleans 11-23 (Anderson 7-11, Gordon 2-6, Aminu 1-1, Morrow 1-2, Roberts 0-1, Holiday 0-2), Chicago 8-23 (Dunleavy 6-10, Snell 2-4, Deng 0-1, Hinrich 0-8). Fouled Out—Smith, Amundson. Rebounds—New Orleans 65 (Smith 14), Chicago 68 (Gibson 14). Assists— New Orleans 25 (Holiday 12), Chicago 34 (Hinrich 11). Total Fouls—New Orleans 34, Chicago 23. Technicals— New Orleans defensive three second, Noah. A—21,615 (20,917).
Jazz 109, Rockets 103 HOUSTON (103) Garcia 5-10 0-0 13, Jones 1-5 0-1 2, Howard 7-12 1-4 15, Beverley 4-10 0-0 8, Harden 12-22 10-10 37, Casspi 5-8 1-3 13, Brewer 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 5-12 2-2 13, Asik 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 40-83 14-20 103. UTAH (109) Jefferson 1-4 0-0 3, Williams 4-10 0-0 10, Favors 6-6 2-2 14, Burke 9-18 0-0 21, Hayward 12-18 5-5 29, Evans 1-4 1-2 3, Burks 7-11 4-5 21, Kanter 1-3 1-2 3, Garrett 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 43-79 13-16 109. Houston 23 27 24 29—103 Utah 36 17 29 27—109 3-Point Goals—Houston 9-28 (Garcia 3-7, Harden 3-9, Casspi 2-4, Brooks 1-3, Jones 0-2, Beverley 0-3), Utah 10-17 (Burks 3-4, Burke 3-6, Williams 2-5, Jefferson 1-1, Garrett 1-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 45 (Howard 9), Utah 43 (Favors 13). Assists—Houston 18 (Harden 8), Utah 20 (Burke 6). Total Fouls—Houston 19, Utah 18. Technicals—Houston defensive three second. A—15,801 (19,911).
ATLANTA (100) Carroll 7-11 0-0 17, Millsap 6-20 1-1 15, Horford 9-16 0-0 18, Teague 6-13 4-4 19, Williams 5-14 0-0 10, Martin 2-7 0-0 6, Brand 3-4 0-0 6, Mack 3-7 0-0 7, Scott 0-1 0-0 0, Jenkins 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 42-96 5-5 100. SAN ANTONIO (102) Leonard 2-7 0-0 4, Duncan 10-15 3-4 23, Splitter 5-9 1-1 11, Parker 7-11 0-0 15, Green 1-7 0-0 3, Ginobili 2-7 5-6 10, Diaw 7-9 1-2 16, Ayres 0-0 1-2 1, Belinelli 6-9 0-0 13, Mills 2-4 1-2 6, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-78 12-17 102. Atlanta 23 26 22 29—100 San Antonio 25 25 23 29—102 3-Point Goals—Atlanta 11-31 (Teague 3-4, Carroll 3-5, Martin 2-5, Millsap 2-6, Mack 1-2, Scott 0-1, Jenkins 0-2, Williams 0-6), San Antonio 6-18 (Parker 1-1, Diaw 1-2, Mills 1-2, Belinelli 1-2, Ginobili 1-4, Green 1-5, Leonard 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Atlanta 43 (Millsap 14), San Antonio 52 (Duncan 21). Assists—Atlanta 22 (Teague 7), San Antonio 27 (Parker, Ginobili 7). Total Fouls—Atlanta 19, San Antonio 10. A—17,318 (18,797).
Wizards 98, Magic 80 ORLANDO (80) Afflalo 10-16 1-1 21, Davis 1-8 0-0 2, Vucevic 5-11 0-0 10, Moore 1-8 4-4 6, Oladipo 4-12 5-6 13, Nicholson 0-2 4-4 4, Price 1-4 2-2 5, Harkless 7-13 1-2 16, Maxiell 0-0 0-0 0, Lamb 1-2 0-0 3, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, O’Quinn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-77 17-19 80. WASHINGTON (98) Webster 2-6 0-0 5, Nene 5-12 4-5 14, Gortat 4-7 5-6 13, Wall 5-14 4-4 16, Ariza 8-9 4-4 24, Vesely 0-3 2-6 2, Singleton 4-7 2-2 11, Maynor 1-4 0-0 2, Booker 3-6 0-0 6, Rice Jr. 1-3 2-2 5, Seraphin 0-1 0-0 0, Temple 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-73 23-29 98. Orlando 22 19 20 19—80 Washington 22 30 23 23—98 3-Point Goals—Orlando 3-15 (Lamb 1-1, Price 1-2, Harkless 1-4, Afflalo 0-1, Nicholson 0-1, Moore 0-3, Oladipo 0-3), Washington 9-13 (Ariza 4-4, Wall 2-4, Rice Jr. 1-1, Webster 1-2, Singleton 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 44 (Vucevic 8), Washington 51 (Ariza, Nene, Singleton 6). Assists—Orlando 14 (Price 4), Washington 21 (Wall 13). Total Fouls—Orlando 24, Washington 22. A—12,809 (20,308).
Trail Blazers 106, Pacers 102 INDIANA (102) George 16-30 4-4 43, West 6-14 0-0 12, Hibbert 6-13 4-5 16, G.Hill 1-8 3-4 6, Stephenson 1-3 0-0 2, S.Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Scola 5-10 0-0 10, C.Watson 3-7 4-4 10, Mahinmi 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 39-88 15-17 102. PORTLAND (106) Batum 2-5 3-4 8, Aldridge 11-19 6-8 28, Lopez 2-6 4-4 8, Lillard 7-17 10-10 26, Matthews 5-11 4-5 15, Williams 6-12 0-0 13, Freeland 1-1 0-0 2, Robinson 2-3 0-0 4, Wright 0-2 2-2 2, E.Watson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 29-33 106. Indiana 23 23 26 30—102 Portland 20 25 27 34—106 3-Point Goals—Indiana 9-22 (George 7-15, G.Hill 1-2, Johnson 1-3, West 0-1, Scola 0-1), Portland 5-13 (Lillard 2-4, Matthews 1-2, Batum 1-2, Williams 1-4, Wright 0-1). Fouled Out—Stephenson. Rebounds—Indiana 51 (Hibbert 14), Portland 44 (Aldridge 10). Assists—Indiana 25 (G.Hill 11), Portland 17 (Aldridge, Matthews, Batum 3). Total Fouls—Indiana 28, Portland 20. A—19,023 (19,980).
NBA Leaders Through Sunday Scoring G Durant, OKC 15 Anthony, NYK 16 James, MIA 17 George, IND 17 Love, MIN 19 Harden, HOU 14 Martin, MIN 18 Aldridge, POR 17 Curry, GOL 15 Ellis, DAL 18 Cousins, SAC 15 DeRozan, TOR 16 Afflalo, ORL 16 Turner, PHL 18 Thompson, GOL18 Griffin, LAC 18 Irving, CLE 17 Lawson, DEN 16 Nowitzki, DAL 18 Lillard, POR 17 Gay, TOR 16 Wall, WAS 17 Paul, LAC 17 Davis, NOR 16 Conley, MEM 16 Parker, SAN 16 Deng, CHI 15 Teague, ATL 18 Parsons, HOU 18 Thomas, SAC 15 Horford, ATL 18 Lee, GOL 18 Stuckey, DET 16 Howard, HOU 18 Matthews, POR 17 Green, BOS 19 Walker, CHA 18 Hayward, UTA 18 Hawes, PHL 16 Randolph, MEM15 Crawford, LAC 18 Jennings, DET 15 Redick, LAC 17 Boozer, CHI 15 Millsap, ATL 17
FG 126 150 158 143 147 98 132 157 122 141 127 123 116 147 138 153 130 109 131 109 118 116 105 112 114 121 100 102 118 81 135 116 100 103 101 108 108 102 100 97 104 88 92 101 106
FT 146 103 104 77 116 106 108 67 39 96 72 76 71 78 44 73 66 90 83 78 59 74 92 77 46 46 64 98 44 74 35 73 61 95 32 76 60 69 29 46 41 40 51 34 44
Pts 424 421 445 405 450 330 417 381 334 395 326 345 342 384 382 382 351 330 371 344 315 326 321 301 293 293 273 311 310 257 306 305 271 301 284 317 299 293 258 240 288 239 268 236 267
Avg 28.3 26.3 26.2 23.8 23.7 23.6 23.2 22.4 22.3 21.9 21.7 21.6 21.4 21.3 21.2 21.2 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.2 19.7 19.2 18.9 18.8 18.3 18.3 18.2 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.0 16.9 16.9 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.6 16.3 16.1 16.0 16.0 15.9 15.8 15.7 15.7
Johnson, Bro 17 94 Gordon, NOR 16 88 Pekovic, MIN 19 119 Bargnani, NYK 16 95 Lin, HOU 16 78 Rebounds G Off Love, MIN 19 73 Jordan, LAC 18 80 Howard, HOU 18 57 Drummond, DET17 78 Vucevic, ORL 16 49 Griffin, LAC 18 41 Ibaka, OKC 15 44 Davis, NOR 16 60 Hawes, PHL 16 30 Cousins, SAC 15 35 Gasol, LAL 18 30 Anthony, NYK 16 45 Thompson, CLE17 58 Aldridge, POR 17 33
43 49 57 37 66 Def 186 151 167 129 128 158 109 103 132 116 149 113 104 129
266 249 295 245 245 Tot 259 231 224 207 177 199 153 163 162 151 179 158 162 162
15.6 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.3 Avg 13.6 12.8 12.4 12.2 11.1 11.1 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.5 9.5
NCAA Men’s AP Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and last week’s ranking: Rec Pts Pvs 1. Michigan St. (63) 7-0 1,623 1 2. Arizona (2) 7-0 1,547 4 3. Kentucky 7-1 1,473 3 4. Syracuse 7-0 1,375 8 5. Ohio St. 6-0 1,340 7 6. Kansas 6-1 1,240 2 7. Louisville 6-1 1,139 9 8. Wisconsin 8-0 1,094 10 9. Oklahoma St. 7-1 1,070 5 10. Duke 6-2 1,021 6 11. Wichita St. 8-0 911 12 12. UConn 7-0 836 13 13. Oregon 7-0 801 14 14. Villanova 7-0 785 — 15. Florida 6-1 758 15 16. Memphis 5-1 748 21 17. Iowa St. 5-0 623 17 18. UCLA 7-0 548 19 19. Gonzaga 7-1 380 11 20. Baylor 7-1 377 18 21. UMass 6-0 274 24 22. Michigan 5-2 223 22 23. Iowa 7-1 171 23 24. San Diego St. 5-1 150 — 25. Dayton 6-1 90 — Others receiving votes: Indiana 74, Virginia 73, New Mexico 71, North Carolina 62, Florida St. 40, Boise St. 36, Pittsburgh 36, VCU 30, Charlotte 20, Colorado 17, Creighton 17, Missouri 16, Harvard 10, Illinois 10, Cincinnati 8, Mississippi 3, George Washington 2, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 2, Xavier 1. Ballots Online: http://collegebasketball.ap.org/
Men’s Top 25 Schedule Monday’s Games No. 12 UConn 65, No. 15 Florida 64 No. 17 Iowa State 99, Auburn 70 Tuesday’s Games No. 2 Arizona vs. Texas Tech, 7 p.m. No. 4 Syracuse vs. Indiana, 5:15 p.m. No. 10 Duke vs. No. 22 Michigan, 7:15 p.m. No. 18 UCLA vs. UC Santa Barbara, 9 a.m. No. 23 Iowa vs. Notre Dame, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday’s Games No. 1 Michigan State vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m. No. 5 Ohio State vs. Maryland, 5 p.m. No. 7 Louisville vs. UMKC, 5 p.m. No. 8 Wisconsin at Virginia, 5 p.m. No. 14 Villanova vs. Pennsylvania, 6 p.m. No. 25 Dayton vs. Delaware State, 5 p.m. Thursday’s Game No. 24 San Diego State at San Diego, 9 p.m. Friday’s Games No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 20 Baylor at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m. No. 9 Oklahoma State vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. No. 12 UConn vs. Maine at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 5 p.m. Saturday’s Games No. 2 Arizona vs. UNLV, 3:15 p.m. No. 4 Syracuse vs. Binghamton, 5 p.m. No. 5 Ohio State vs. CCSU, 2:30 p.m. No. 6 Kansas at Colorado, 1:15 p.m. No. 7 Louisville vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m. No. 8 Wisconsin vs. Marquette, 12:15 p.m. No. 11 Wichita State vs. Oral Roberts, 6 p.m. No. 14 Villanova at Saint Joseph’s, 4 p.m. No. 16 Menphis vs. Northwestern State, 11 a.m. No. 17 Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa, 4 p.m. No. 18 UCLA at Missouri, 10:30 a.m. No. 19 Gonzaga vs. New Mexico State, 9 p.m. No. 21 UMass vs. BYU at the MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass., 11:30 a.m. No. 22 Michigan vs. Houston Baptist, 10 a.m. No. 23 Iowa vs. Drake at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa, 6:30 p.m. No. 25 Dayton at Illinois State, 6:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 13 Oregon at Mississippi, 3 p.m. No. 24 San Diego State vs. Washington, 1:05 p.m.
Cardinals: Robertson followed same tough formula in last 3 wins Continued from Page B-1 “No way,” he said. “We’d rather be at home. Our fans deserve this. Our city, our family. We want to have this game at home, for them. We’ve done pretty good so far, but we want the biggest game of the year right here in our place.” Of course, none of it would even be possible if not for Father Time finally bringing an end to the long list of player injuries. Gonzalez said as many as four starters found themselves wearing casts to heal broken bones while more than half a dozen others missed time for less severe ailments. All that began to change late in the regular season when, one at a time, everyone began to get back onto the field. It culminated in a season-ending rout of crosstown rival West Las Vegas. The following week, the Cardinals shut out No. 8 Portales to open the playoffs.
“You know, I always thought we were better than a 9-seed but with five losses and all the problems we had, I knew we’d be a 9 at best,” Gonzalez said. “The only thing I was looking for was a way to avoid St. Mike’s as long as possible, but once I saw that we would get them after that first round I knew we would at least have a chance because we had everybody healthy for the first time all year.” The Cardinals followed their 36-0 shutout of Portales with a stunning 22-13 upset of the previously undefeated and top-seeded Horsemen on a snowy day in Santa Fe. After that was last week’s 21-16 win at Taos. Each week the Cardinals have done it the same way, following the same formula: Tough defense, a commitment to the running game and answering every hard hit with two of their own. The team’s motto this postseason:
“Get to next week.” “That’s all we’ve talked about is getting through this game to get to the next one,” Gonzalez said. Along the way, Robertson has erased some of the scars incurred during a different kind of healing — those from the hazing scandal that rocked the Cardinals’ program to its foundation five years ago. “We lost a lot of players because of that,” Gonzalez said. “In a lot of ways, we’re still trying to recover from it. There were a lot of players, a lot of families who left and never came back. They wanted nothing to do with Robertson football.” While it’s premature to say the Cards are back to the glory days that saw them reach the state title game four times between 2001 and 2007, at least the signs point to a promising future. Much of this year’s roster is filled with quality underclassmen and
the program’s lower levels are loaded with depth and talent. “We’re not back to where those other teams we had,” Gonzalez said, referring to the three straight titlegame teams from 2005-07, teams that were coached by Chad Roanhaus and led by then defensive coordinator Gonzalez. “We had so much depth. We’d go two-deep at most positions and there were a lot of guys who only played offense or defense because we had so many good players. This team, we pretty much go both ways with most of the top players. We just don’t have the depth.” One thing the Cards do have, however, is the chemistry that could make this once overlooked group of runthrough-brick-walls kids into a team for the ages. With only Silver standing in the way, destiny is just four solid quarters and one big “W” away.
“You know,” Gonzalez said, “I guess I’m a little surprised. But really, I always knew this team had it in it.” GAME NOTE
No, Gonzalez said, the Cardinals will not wear their road whites despite playing Saturday’s championship game at home. They’ve worn the white jerseys and pants for all three playoff games, beating Portales, St. Michael’s and Taos in the process. “We’ll definitely wear the red,” Gonzalez said. “We’re home, we’re in red. That’s just the way it is.” Lest anyone forget, the Pittsburgh Steelers won three straight road games during the 2005 playoffs and then elected to wear white jerseys despite being the designated home team against Seattle in Super Bowl XL. Gonzalez acknowledged that gesture, but said no such move would be made this weekend.