BASKETBALL
Scoreboard
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Tuesday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAstLove1834.318.314.02.3Pekovic4231.715.88.80.9Kirilenko4134.113.36.33.0Ridnour4931.012.22.93.9Budinger623.411.83.51.5Barea4123.411.23.04.3Shved4428.210.82.54.5Williams4520.69.54.70.4Cunningham4825.58.25.30.9Rubio2425.87.32.26.3Johnson913.37.13.20.6Gelabale1321.86.93.10.6Roy524.45.82.84.6Lee1618.04.92.41.3Stiemsma4512.83.22.50.4Team49240.595.243.221.9Opponents49240.597.240.422.0 UTAH STATISTICS
(Through Monday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAstJefferson5132.917.49.52.1Millsap5230.514.97.32.5Hayward4426.613.52.92.5M. Williams2431.412.92.06.7Foye5228.011.81.62.2Favors4722.09.36.30.9Ma. Williams4526.08.33.61.0Kanter5014.36.44.10.4Carroll4517.46.33.20.9Burks3615.46.01.81.2Tinsley4521.14.02.15.1Watson3317.92.01.84.2Evans235.51.41.30.2Murphy103.41.30.20.1Team52242.498.141.922.8Opponents52242.498.841.321.0 GOPHERS MEN'S STATISTICS
(Through Tuesday)PlayerGMinPtsRebAstAn. Hollins2429.013.83.03.5Williams2329.211.95.51.6Au. Hollins2429.511.23.62.7Coleman2427.89.73.91.8Mbakwe2423.99.68.81.2Ahanmisi2410.03.80.81.0Welch2413.43.31.51.5Walker216.82.42.00.4Osenieks238.32.31.70.7Eliason2313.72.03.61.0Ellenson65.82.01.00.3Ingram239.21.61.70.1Shell82.30.80.60.4Halvorsen62.20.30.20.3Team2420071.439.415.5Opponents2420061.230.012.0 GOPHERS WOMEN'S STATISTICS
(Through Tuesday)PlayerGMinPtsRebAstBanham2534.721.43.93.9Riche2526.012.47.30.6Hirt2518.47.23.50.6Mullaney2527.97.02.23.2Kellogg2525.46.75.41.4Noga2533.16.54.72.0Cotton2515.44.81.91.7Loberg2311.53.33.00.4Bailey1814.73.21.80.9Johnson122.90.50.50.1Thompson61.80.00.20.0Team2520471.738.014.6 OPPONENTS2520465.935.014.8
COLLEGE MEN
NCAA DIVISION II TOP 25
The top 25 teams in NCAA Division II as chosen by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, with records through Sunday, total points received and previous ranking:
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RecPtsPrv
1. Metro State (13)21-039712. W. Washington (3)22-038723. West Liberty (W.Va.)22-136534. Cal Poly Pomona19-135545. Seattle (Wash.)17-333366. Florida Southern18-232287. Ala.-Huntsville18-330498. MSU Mankato19-327759. E. Stroudsburg (Pa.)19-22731310. St. Anselm (N.H.)18-32551511. Indiana (Pa.)18-3242712. Indianapolis17-42032113. Bellarmine (Ky.)17-41961114. Winston-Salem St.17-41572415. Winona State21-41441216. St. Leo (Fla.)17-4135--17. Gannon (Pa.)19-4127--18. Drury (Mo.)17-4105--19. Dixie State (Utah)19-493--20. Lincoln Mem. (Tenn.)16-4841621. Wis.-Parkside16-574--22. Fort Lewis (Colo.)15-4612023. Southern Indiana16-5571024. North Alabama17-4442225. Washburn (Kan.)15-54317 NCAA DIVISION III TOP 25
The top 25 teams in NCAA Division III as chosen by D3hoops.com, with records through Sunday, total points received and previous ranking:
RecPtsPrv
1. St. Thomas (25)23-162512. Amherst21-257463. Middlebury21-156854. Illinois Wesleyan20-351595. WPI22-149926. Rochester20-246647. St. Mary's (Md.)21-2450128. North Central (Ill.)20-3446119. Wooster20-33551410. Williams20-3347711. Hampden-Sydney21-23431712. Whitworth20-3326313. Catholic20-3323814. Wis.-Whitewater19-43181615. Wis.-Stevens Point19-42901516. Ramapo20-32881017. Washington U.18-42492018. Rose-Hulman21-22371919. Calvin20-32151320. Rhode Island College20-31951821. Wheaton (Ill.)18-51252222. MIT17-4932323. Cortland St.19-3822424. Stevens20-3682525. Wesley19-529-- COLLEGE WOMEN
NCAA DIVISION II TOP 25
The top 25 teams in NCAA Division II as chosen by USA Today, with records through Sunday, total points received and previous ranking:
RecPtsPrv
1. Ashland (31)24-077512. Bentley21-074123. Clayton St.22-071634. Colorado Mesa20-164175. Holy Family21-258886. Washburn17-356897. Central Missouri19-2543108. Simon Fraser17-3536129. W. Washington17-3516410. Gannon21-3502611. Chico State18-25011112. S.C.-Aiken18-3489513. Grand Canyon20-43691314. Limestone18-23511615. Shaw19-33371516. Glenville St.22-23081717. Dowling18-32282118. Stonehill18-32151419. NYIT19-11752220. Fayetteville St.19-31522521. Edinboro17-4122--22. NW Nazarene17-390--23. Augustana (S.D.)17-5831824. Augusta St.16-4672325. MSU Mankato18-456-- NCAA DIVISION III TOP 25
The top 25 teams in NCAA Division III as chosen by D3hoops.com, with records through Sunday, total points received and previous ranking:
RecPtsPrv
1. DePauw (23)23-062312. Calvin (2)21-160223. Hope (Mich.)22-156344. Ohio Northern22-152255. Montclair St.23-050176. Amherst22-148237. Tufts22-148168. Thomas More22-147489. Simpson (Iowa)22-1442910. Messiah21-23891011. Lewis and Clark21-23611112. Southern Maine22-13321413. Catholic22-13281314. Washington U.18-42651215. Cornell20-12391716. Ferrum21-22122117. Williams19-4182--18. Louisiana College20-21801519. Babson21-21422220. Lebanon Valley19-41411921. Emory19-3902022. Christopher Newport21-2852423. Wis.-Stevens Point18-5691624. Wis.-Whitewater18-557--25. FDU-Florham21-238-- HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Monday)
SCORINGGPGAPTS+/-PIM
Parise126410-16Koivu12279-28Gilbert12347-310Suter12077-68Heatley12426-34Cullen12145-12Setoguchi12134-16Bouchard1221328Brodin9033-22Clutterbuck1221306Granlund11123-24Brodziak12112-52Stoner12022-19Falk12011-29Mitchell10011-44Scandella6101-14Coyle4000-12Konopka12000048Prosser600010Rupp11000-312Totals12244468-7157Opponents123051817141GOALIESWLOLShSv%GAABackstrom5410.9132.35Harding1101.8852.92Totals6511.9082.44Opponents6330.9251.95 GOPHERS MEN'S STATISTICS
(Through Tuesday) SCORINGGPGAPTS+/-PIM
Haula25132235+128
Rau28131831+1016
Schmidt2882028+1112
Bjugstad28151227+522
Condon28101626+138
Budish2891625+1212
Warning1951116+96 Isackson2831215+716
Ambroz287714+1122
Boyd283912+24
M. Reilly2621012+612Marshall285611+1014Serratore28617018Parenteau25156+1321Alt27066+1420Michaelson13224+42Holl23134-18Skjei26123+510Helgeson28033-352R. Reilly8112-20Wilcox2702200Larson4000+10Team28105184289139289Opponents285491145--461GOALIESWLTShSv%GAAWilcox18443.9211.80 Shibrowski1100.8813.18
Team19543.9171.91Opponents51940.8873.71 GOPHERS WOMEN'S STATISTICS
(Through Tuesday) SCORINGGPGAPTS+/-PIM
Kessel 29404989+647
Brandt 30264167+647
Bozek 30152944+5014
Menefee 24121729+436
Terry 2871926+164
Bona 30121325+2511
Kortum 30121325+3212
Jalosuo 3071623.+294
Lorence 3081321+255
Ramsey 3051520+3813
Davis 2751318+2012
McMillen 249817+1418
Brausen 304812+134
Stecklein 303710+304
Gillanders 30066+526
Garzone 26134+101
Burns 20213+30
Downey 21011+11
Raty 2801100
Frischmann 30000+30
Team30168273441532271Opponents30274471--289GOALIESWLTShSv%GAALeveille20021.0000.00 Raty280011.9521.03
Team300013.9570.90Opponents03000.8515.60 COLLEGE MEN
WCHAWLTPtsGFGASt. Cloud State1561317447North Dakota1156287256Gophers1154266848Neb.-Omaha1282267465Denver1075257064MSU Mankato1291256754Wisconsin967254948Colorado Coll.8104207277Minn. Duluth8113195667Michigan Tech6124165972Bemidji St.4135134569Anchorage2166104584 Overall: Gophers 19-5-4, MSU Mankato 18-9-3, St. Cloud State 18-11-1, Neb.-Omaha 16-12-2, Denver 15-9-5, North Dakota 16-8-6, Wisconsin 12-9-7, Colorado College 11-14-5, Minn. Duluth 10-15-3, Michigan Tech 10-14-4, Bemidji St. 5-17-6, Anchorage 4-17-7.
RESULT TUESDAY
Nonconference
Michigan Tech 8, N. Michigan 2
GAMES FRIDAY
Gophers at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm
Minn. Duluth at Bemidji St., 7:37 pm
Michigan Tech at MSU Mankato, 7:37 pm
Neb. Omaha at Anchorage, 10:07 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Minn. Duluth at Bemidji St., 7:07 pm
Michigan Tech at MSU Mankato, 7:07 pm
Neb. Omaha at Anchorage, 10:07 pm
GAME SUNDAY
Hockey City Classic
At Soldier Field, Chicago
Gophers vs. Wisconsin, 3:30 pm
MIACConf.All
St. Olaf*9-510-11-2St. John's7-4-312-7-4St. Thomas8-5-111-10-2Gustavus7-5-213-7-3Concordia (Moorhead)8-611-11-1Augsburg6-6-28-12-3St. Mary's6-7-18-14-1Bethel6-87-16 Hamline1-12-31-19-5
Note: *-clinched MIAC playoff berth.
GAMES THURSDAY
Augsburg at St. Thomas, 7:30 pm
GAMES FRIDAY
St. John's at Bethel, 7 pm
St. Olaf at Gustavus, 7:05 pm
Concordia at St. Mary's, 7:30 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Concordia at St. Mary's, 2 pm
Bethel at St. John's, 7 pm
St. Thomas at Augsburg, 7:05 pm
Gustavus at St. Olaf, 7:30 pm
COLLEGE WOMEN
WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA
Gophers*240007212525North Dakota15900458257Wisconsin13922435942Minn. Duluth131010406659Ohio State111122376468MSU Mankato61531224084Bemidji State51810163785St. Cloud State41910133386 Overall: Gophers 30-0-0, North Dakota 20-10-0, Ohio State 16-12-2, Wisconsin 17-9-2, Minn. Duluth 14-11-3, MSU Mankato 10-17-3, St. Cloud State 8-20-2, Bemidji St. 6-20-2.
Note: *-clinched WCHA title. Three points for a victory in regulation or overtime, two for a shootout victory and one for an overtime tie.
GAMES FRIDAY
Bemidji State at Gophers, 7:07 pm
Ohio State at North Dakota, 7:07 pm
St. Cloud State at MSU Mankato, 7:07 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Bemidji State at Gophers, 4:07 pm
St. Cloud State at MSU Mankato, 3:07 pm
Minn. Duluth at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm
Ohio State at North Dakota, 7:07 pm
GAME SUNDAY
Minn. Duluth at Wisconsin, 4:07 pm
MIACConf.All
Gustavus*14-020-0-1
Concordia9-4-110-7-3St. Thomas9-4-110-6-2Bethel8-4-211-8-2St. Olaf7-6-111-8-2St. Catherine5-7-28-11-2 St. Mary's4-9-16-12-1
St. Benedict3-9-25-9-4 Augsburg2-10-26-13-2
Hamline2-10-25-12-4 Note: *-clinched MIAC playoff berth
GAME WEDNESDAY
Nonconference
Wis.-River Falls at St. Thomas, 7:30 pm
GAMES FRIDAY
Hamline at St. Catherine, 7 pm
St. Mary's at Concordia, 7 pm
St. Thomas at Augsburg, 7 pm
Bethel at St. Benedict, 7:30 pm
Gustavus at St. Olaf, 7:30 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
St. Catherine at Hamline, 1 pm
Augsburg at St. Thomas, 2 pm
St. Mary's at Concordia, 2 pm
St. Olaf at Gustavus, 2 pm
St. Benedict at Bethel, 3 pm
LACROSSE
NLL
WESTWLPctGB
Calgary42.667--
Washington43.571 1/2 Colorado23.4001 1/2
Swarm23.4001 1/2 Edmonton14.2002 1/2
EASTWLPctGB Toronto52.714--
Rochester33.5001 1/2Buffalo33.5001 1/2Philadelphia23.4002 GAMES FRIDAY
Calgary at Toronto, 6:30 pm
Washington at Edmonton, 8 pm
GAMES SATURDAY
Calgary at Swarm, 6 pm
Buffalo at Rochester, 6:30 pm
TENNIS
PRO MEN
BRASIL OPEN
First round Sao Paulo, Brazil
Guido Pella def.
Fabio Fognini (6), 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-1
Albert Ramos (8) def.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 6-3, 7-5
Carlos Berlocq def.
Andrey Kuznetsov, 6-3, 6-4
Filippo Volandri def.
Daniel Gimeno-Traver, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6)
Thomaz Bellucci (5) def.
Guilherme Clezar, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-6 (1)
SAP OPEN
First round San Jose, Calif.
Vasek Pospisil def.
Evgeny Donskoy, 7-5, 6-1
Lleyton Hewitt def.
Blaz Kavcic, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Benjamin Becker def.
Ryan Harrison, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-3
Marinko Matosevic (7) def.
Jack Sock, 7-6 (5), 6-1
Denis Istomin (6) def.
Ryan Sweeting, 6-3, 6-4
AMRO World Tournament
First round Rotterdam, Netherlands
Thiemo de Bakker def.
Mikhail Youzhny, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 4-1, retired
Julien Benneteau def.
Michael Llodra, 6-3, 6-2
Ernests Gulbis def.
Robin Haase, 6-2, 6-1
Juan Martin del Potro (2) def.
Gael Monfils, 6-3, 6-4
Jarkko Nieminen def.
David Goffin, 6-0, 6-0
PRO WOMEN
QATAR TOTAL OPEN
First round Doha, Qatar
Nadia Petrova (11) def.
Andrea Hlavackova, 6-2, 6-3
Lucie Safarova (17) def.
Eleni Daniilidou, 6-2, 6-3
Sorana Cirstea def.
Ons Jabeur, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
Christina McHale def.
Vera Dushevina, 6-1, 6-2
Urszula Radwanska def.
Nadiya Kichenok, 6-1, 6-0
Hsieh Su-wei def.
Tadeja Majeric, 6-4, 6-4
Roberta Vinci (15) def.
Yanina Wickmayer, 6-2, 2-1, retired
Ekaterina Makarova def.
Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-1, 6-2
Klara Zakopalova def.
Varvara Lepchenko, 7-6 (8), 3-0, retired
Romina Oprandi def.
Tsvetana Pironkova, 7-6 (2), 7-5
Monica Niculescu def.
Jelena Jankovic, 6-4, 6-1
Marion Bartoli (9) def.
Francesca Schiavone, 7-6 (5), 6-3
Daniela Hantuchova def.
Laura Robson, 6-4, 6-1
Sloane Stephens (16) def.
Anna Tatishvili, 6-2, 6-2
Timea Babos def.
Heidi El Tabakh, 6-2, 6-3
Ekaterina Bychkova def.
Maria Kirilenko (12), 3-0, retired
Second round
Maria Sharapova (3) def.
Caroline Garcia, 6-3, 6-2
Serena Williams (2) def.
Daria Gavrilova, 6-2, 6-1
Mona Barthel def.
Angelique Kerber (5), 6-1, 6-2
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City: Acquired INF/OF Elliot Johnson from Tampa Bay to complete an earlier trade. Placed RHP Felipe Paulino on the 60-day DL.
Oakland: Agreed to terms with LHP Hideki Okajima on a minor league contract.
Seattle: Agreed to terms with RHP Felix Hernandez on a multiyear contract and with RHP Jon Garland and Kameron Loe to minor league contracts. Designated 1B/DH Mike Carp for assignment.
Texas: Agreed to terms with LHP Jeff Beliveau, RHP Cory Burns, RHP Justin Grimm, LHP Michael Kirkman, RHP Justin Miller, RHP Neil Ramirez, LHP Robbie Ross and INF Mike Olt on one-year contracts.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: Agreed to terms with RHP Mat Latos on a two-year contract.
FOOTBALL
NFL
Chicago: Terminated the contract of WR Johnny Knox.
Kansas City: Signed TE Kevin Brock, DL Marcus Dixon and WR Mardy Gilyard.
Washington: Named Keith Burns special teams coordinator.
HOCKEY
NHL
Wild: Recalled G Darcy Kuemper from Houston (AHL). Reassigned D Marco Scandella to Houston.
Anaheim: Reassigned G Frederik Andersen to Norfolk (AHL) and G Marco Cousineau from Norfolk to Fort wayne (ECHL).
Boston: Signed F Jay Pandolfo to a one-year contract.
Columbus: Fired executive vice president and general manager Scott Howson. Assigned D Nick Holden to Springfield (AHL).
San Jose: Recalled C Tim Kennedy from Worcester (AHL). Placed C Andrew Desjardins on injured reserve.
St. Louis: Recalled G Jake Allen from Peoria (AHL). Reassigned G Paul Karpowich to Evansville (ECHL).
AWARDS
MIAC: Named the following athletes of the week: Hamline's Christian Willman (men's track); Concordia's Erik Olson (men's field); St. Thomas' Erin Statz (women's track); and Hamline's Shawny Kramer (women's field).
NSIC: Named the following athletes of the week: St. Cloud State RF Eric Loxtercamp (baseball player); Augustana RHP Derek Quame (baseball pitcher); Mary (N.D.)'s Brittney Hadley (softball player); Minot State RHP Mandy Greenberg (softball pitcher); Augustana's Hannah Gebauer (women's tennis); Northern State's Luke Hauert (men's track); MSU Mankato's Nathan Hancock (men's field); Mary (N.D.)'s Melissa Agnew (women's track); and Minnesota Duluth's Chanel Miller (women's field).
UMAC: Named the following athletes of the week: Northwestern (Roseville) F Tom Gisler (men's basketball); Bethany Lutheran F Shelby Wiederhoeft (women's basketball); St. Scholastica's Kevin Wagner (men's track and field); and St. Scholastica's Tracy Perish (women's track and field).
TODAY'S LINE
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGWEDNESDAYBOSTON COLLEGE7Wake ForestDayton3RHODE ISLANDLa Salle3ST. BONAVENTUREST. JOSEPH'S3 1/2RichmondGEORGIA ST.10HofstraINDIANA23NebraskaMiami4 1/2FLORIDA ST.E. CAROLINA4Ala.-BirminghamBUTLER11 1/2CharlotteNOTRE DAME13 1/2DePaulNORTHEASTERN4 1/2DelawareWM. & MARY8N.C.-WilmingtonOklahoma St.11 1/2TEXAS TECHSyracuse2 1/2CONNECTICUTXAVIER15FordhamMARSHALL13 1/2RiceMississippi2TEXAS A&MBOWLING GREENpickW. MichiganOhio9C. MICHIGANBUFFALO4ToledoAkron9 1/2E. MICHIGANKENT STATE9Miami (Ohio)N. ILLINOIS1 1/2Ball StateCreighton1 1/2N. IOWAS. ILLINOISpickEvansvilleWICHITA ST.15DrakeTennessee1VANDERBILTILLINOIS ST.12BradleyArizona St.2UTAHTexas-El Paso3HOUSTONMissouri12MISSISSIPPI ST.S. MISSISSIPPI11 1/2TulaneMEMPHIS13Central FloridaIowa State1 1/2TEXASS. FLORIDApickProvidenceBAYLOR9West VirginiaILLINOIS7PurdueDUKE10 1/2North CarolinaWYOMING6 1/2NevadaArkansas2AUBURNNev.-Las Vegas4AIR FORCENew Mexico6 1/2FRESNO ST.COLORADO ST.5San Diego St.WASHINGTON ST.4 1/2Oregon St.CAL-IRVINE12 1/2UC-RiversideLONG BEACH ST..5Cal St.-FullertonWASHINGTON2 1/2Oregon NBA
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGWEDNESDAYTIMBERWOLVES1 1/2UtahAtlanta4ORLANDOSan Antonio7CLEVELANDINDIANA12CharlotteBROOKLYNpickDenverDETROIT3WashingtonNEW YORK8 1/2TorontoBOSTON4 1/2ChicagoNEW ORLEANS4 1/2PortlandMILWAUKEE6PhiladelphiaDALLAS9 1/2SacramentoL.A. CLIPPERS9 1/2Houston NHL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOGWEDNESDAYPITTSBURGH-180/+160OttawaDETROIT-135/+115St. LouisCALGARY-130/+110Dallas Note: Home teams in capital letters.
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