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BASKETBALL

By The Associated Press

All Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-New York 50 26 .658 —

x-Brooklyn 44 32 .579 6

x-Boston 40 37 .519 10½

Philadelphia 31 45 .408 19

Toronto 29 48 .377 21½

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

z-Miami 60 16 .789 —

x-Atlanta 42 36 .538 19

Washington 29 48 .377 31½

Orlando 19 59 .244 42

Charlotte 18 59 .234 42½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

y-Indiana 48 29 .623 —

x-Chicago 42 34 .553 5½

x-Milwaukee 37 39 .487 10½

Detroit 26 52 .333 22½

Cleveland 24 52 .316 23½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

y-San Antonio 57 20 .740 —

x-Memphis 52 25 .675 5

Houston 43 34 .558 14

Dallas 38 39 .494 19

New Orleans 27 50 .351 30

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Oklahoma City 56 21 .727 —

x-Denver 53 24 .688 3

Utah 41 37 .526 15½

Portland 33 44 .429 23

Minnesota 29 47 .382 26½

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

y-L.A. Clippers 51 26 .662 —

Golden State 44 33 .571 7

L.A. Lakers 40 37 .519 11

Sacramento 27 50 .351 24

Phoenix 23 54 .299 28

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

z-clinched conference

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Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Games

Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Boston, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10 p.m.

New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

NCAA Tourney MOPs

By The Associated Press

2013 — Luke Hancock, Louisville

2012 — Anthony Davis, Kentucky

2011 — Kemba Walker, Connecticut

2010 — Kyle Singler, Duke

2009 — Wayne Ellington, North Carolina

2008 — Mario Chalmers, Kansas

2007 — Corey Brewer, Florida

2006 — Joakim Noah, Florida

2005 — Sean May, North Carolina

2004 — Emeka Okafor, Connecticut

2003 — Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse

2002 — Juan Dixon, Maryland

2001 — Shane Battier, Duke

2000 — Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State

1999 — Richard Hamilton, Connecticut

1998 — Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky

1997 — Miles Simon, Arizona

1996 — Tony Delk, Kentucky

1995 — Ed O’Bannon, UCLA

1994 — Corliss Williamson, Arkansas

1993 — Donald Williams, North Carolina

1992 — Bobby Hurley, Duke

1991 — Christian Laettner, Duke

1990 — Anderson Hunt, UNLV

1989 — Glen Rice, Michigan

1988 — Danny Manning, Kansas

1987 — Keith Smart, Indiana

1986 — Pervis Ellison, Louisville

1985 — Ed Pinckney, Villanova

1984 — Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

1983 — Akeem Olajuwon, Houston

1982 — James Worthy, North Carolina

1981 — Isiah Thomas, Indiana

1980 — Darrell Griffith, Louisville

1979 — Magic Johnson, Michigan State

1978 — Jack Givens, Kentucky

1977 — Butch Lee, Marquette

1976 — Kent Benson, Indiana

1975 — Richard Washington, UCLA

1974 — David Thompson, North Carolina State

1973 — Bill Walton, UCLA

1972 — Bill Walton, UCLA

1971 — x-Howard Porter, Villanova

1970 — Sidney Wicks, UCLA

1969 — Lew Alcindor, UCLA

1968 — Lew Alcindor, UCLA

1967 — Lew Alcindor, UCLA

1966 — Jerry Chambers, Utah

1965 — Bill Bradley, Princeton

1964 — Walt Hazzard, UCLA

1963 — Art Heyman, Duke

1962 — Paul Hogue, Cincinnati

1961 — Jerry Lucas, Ohio State

1960 — Jerry Lucas, Ohio State

1959 — Jerry West, West Virginia

1958 — Elgin Baylor, Seattle

1957 — Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas

1956 — Hal Lear, Temple

1955 — Bill Russell, San Francisco

1954 — Tom Gola, La Salle

1953 — B.H. Born, Kansas

1952 — Clyde Lovellette, Kansas

1951 — None selected

1950 — Irwin Dambrot, CCNY

1949 — Alex Groza, Kentucky

1948 — Alex Groza, Kentucky

1947 — George Kaftan, Holy Cross

1946 — Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M

1945 — Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M

1944 — Arnold Ferrin, Utah

1943 — Ken Sailors, Wyoming

1942 — Howie Dallmar, Stanford

1941 — John Kotz, Wisconsin

1940 — Marvin Huffman, Indiana

1939 — None selected

x-subsequently ruled ineligible

NCAA Women’s Tournament

By The Associated Press

All Times EDT

FINAL FOUR

At New Orleans Arena

New Orleans

National Semifinals

Sunday, April 7

Louisville 64, California 57

Connecticut 83, Notre Dame 65

National Championship

Tuesday, April 9

Louisville (29-8) vs. Connecticut (34-4), 8:30 p.m.

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