BASEBALL
Scoreboard
COLLEGE
UPPER MIDWEST
Gustavus 14-6, Northwestern (SP) 6-10
Wis.-Whitewater 7, Union (N.Y.) 6
BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Wednesday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Towns7036.924.612.22.8
Wiggins7037.223.04.12.4
LaVine4737.218.93.43.0
Rubio6432.410.14.08.9
Muhammad6619.99.92.90.5
Dieng7031.79.87.81.8
Bjelica6518.36.23.81.2
Casspi121.55.81.00.0
Rush3521.44.12.21.0
Payne127.74.01.70.3
Dunn6616.43.62.12.3
Stephenson611.23.51.70.8
Jones4812.53.41.12.4
Aldrich598.61.72.60.4
Hill66.81.72.20.0
Lucas III52.10.40.00.2
Totals70241.5104.842.923.4
Opponents70241.5105.240.522.5
college • MEN
NIT • QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday
Central Florida 68, Illinois 58
CSU Bakersfield at Tex.-Arlington, late
SEMIFINALS
March 28
At Madison Square Garden, New York
Games at 6 pm and 8 pm (ESPN)
CBI • SEMIFINALS
Wednesday
Coastal Carolina 89, Ill.-Chicago 78
Utah Valley at Wyoming, late
Championship • Best-Of-Three
March 27, 29 and 31 (if nec.)
Semifinal winners, all games 7:30 pm
CIT • Second round
Wednesday
Texas State 64, Idaho 55
NCAA DIVision II
At Sioux Falls
Quarterfinals • WEDNESDAY
Fairmont St. 86, Rollins 68
Bellarmine 92, Colorado Mines 72
NW Mo. St. 79, St. Thomas Aquinas 70
Chico St. vs. Lincoln Memorial, late
College • WOMEn
NIT • THIRD ROUND
Thursday
St. John's at Michigan, 5 pm
Virginia Tech at Penn State, 6 pm
Villanova at James Madison, 6 pm
Middle Tenn. at Georgia Tech, 6 pm
SMU at Indiana, 6 pm
Tulane at Alabama, 6 pm
Colorado at Iowa, 7 pm
UC Davis at Washington St., 9 pm
WBI • SEMIFINALS
Thursday
Milwaukee at N.C.-Greensboro, 6 pm
Idaho at Rice, 7 pm
NCAA DIVision II • Women
At Columbus, Ohio
SEMIFINALS • WEDNESDAY
Ashland 90, Harding 77
Virginia Union 86, Cal Baptist 81
golf
dell match play
At Austin Country Club
Austin, Texas
Note: Seedings in parentheses
GROUP 1
• Dustin Johnson (1) def. Webb Simpson (58), 5 and 3.
• Martin Kaymer (41) def. Jimmy Walker (18), 3 and 2.
GROUP 2
• Soren Kjeldsen (62) def. Rory McIlroy (2), 2 and 1.
• Gary Woodland (33) def. Emiliano Grillo (26), 3 and 2.
GROUP 3
• Pat Perez (56) def. Jason Day (3), match conceded after 6 holes.
• Marc Leishman (28) def. Lee Westwood (43), 3 and 2.
Note: Day has withdrawn from the tournament and his match will be conceded.
GROUP 4
• Hideki Matsuyama (4) halved with Jim Furyk (51).
• Louis Oosthuizen (23) def. Ross Fisher (47), 4 and 3.
GROUP 5
• Hideto Tanihara (54) def. Jordan Spieth (5), 4 and 2.
• Ryan Moore (32) halved with Yuta Ikeda (37).
GROUP 6
• Justin Thomas (6) def. Chris Wood (49), 2 and 1.
• Kevin Na def. Matt Fitzpatrick (27), 5 and 4.
GROUP 7
• Sergio Garcia (7) halved with Shane Lowry (53).
• Jon Rahm (21) def. Kevin Chappell (38), 3 and 2.
GROUP 8
• Alex Noren (8) def. Thongchai Jaidee (57), 3 and 2.
• Bernd Wiesberger (36) def. Francesco Molinari (25), 2 up.
GROUP 9
• Patrick Reed (9) halved with Jason Dufner (59).
• Brooks Koepka (20) def. Kevin Kisner (34), 6 and 5.
GROUP 10
• Tyrrell Hatton (10) def. Charles Howell III (61), 2 and 1.
• Rafa Cabrera Bello (22) def. Jeunghun Wang (40), 4 and 3.
GROUP 11
• K.T. Kim (64) def. Danny Willett (11), 4 and 2.
• Russell Knox (17) def. Bill Haas (42), 3 and 2.
GROUP 12
• Paul Casey (12) def. Joost Luiten (60), 2 and 1.
• Charl Schwartzel (24) def. Byeong Hun An (45), 6 and 5.
GROUP 13
• Bubba Watson (13) def. Jhonattan Vegas (55), 1 up.
• Thomas Pieters (30) def. Scott Piercy (39), 3 and 2.
GROUP 14
• Phil Mickelson (14) def. Si Woo Kim (63), 5 and 3.
• Daniel Berger (35) def. J.B. Holmes (31), 7 and 5.
GROUP 15
• Branden Grace (15) def. Andy Sullivan (52), 4 and 2.
• William McGirt (48) def. Brandt Snedeker (19), 2 up.
GROUP 16
• Matt Kuchar (16) halved with Brendan Steele (50).
• Tommy Fleetwood (29) def. Zach Johnson (44), 1 up.
HOCKEY
COLLEGE • MEN
NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND
Friday • Fargo, N.D.
Boston U. vs. North Dakota, 2 pm
Minn. Duluth vs. Ohio State, 5:30 pm
Friday • Providence, R.I.
Harvard at Providence, 3 pm
Air Force vs. W. Michigan, 6:30 pm
Saturday • Manchester, N.H.
Cornell vs. Mass.-Lowell, 11 am
Gophers vs. Notre Dame, 2:30 pm
Saturday • Cincinnati
Denver vs. Michigan Tech, noon
Penn State vs. Union, 3:30 pm
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Wednesday)
PlayerGPGATP+/-PIM
Granlund722541662212
Staal72243155928
Koivu711835532522
Coyle72173249836
Niederreiter722029491747
Zucker722125463030
Pominville6811314204
Suter72828363430
Parise60161935-530
Spurgeon68823313120
Dumba661020301857
Haula62131023722
Brodin5831720-120
Stewart7213619389
Scandella614913-325
Schroeder32471160
Graovac52729710
Folin44257824
Hanzal10156-36
Eriksson Ek923522
Prosser35044-410
Dalpe1012309
White11213-37
Olofsson12022-12
Bertschy501104
Gabriel13011029
Pulkkinen9101-12
Reilly1710112
Cannone300000
Mitchell11000-10
Tuch6000-30
Totals722323906220607
Opponents721783124900633
GOALIESWLOTSOSV%GAA
Dubnyk371835.9272.17
Kuemper7430.9043.21
Totals442265.9192.45
Opponents283774.8963.19
LACROSSE
COLLEGE • MEN
UPPER MIDWEST
Northwestern (Minn.) 6, North Central 4
SOFTBALL
COLLEGE
UPPER MIDWEST
Allegheny 2, Wis.-Stevens Point
Wis.-Stevens Point 12, Union 6
TENNIS
PRO • MEN
MIAMI OPEN
First round • Key Biscayne, Fla.
• Nicolas Mahut def.
Michael Mmoh, 6-3, 6-2.
• Benoit Paire def.
Martin Klizan, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
• Jeremy Chardy def.
Facundo Bagnis, 6-2, 6-2.
• Yoshihito Nishioka def.
Jordan Thompson, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
• Fabio Fognini def.
Ryan Harrison, 6-4, 7-5.
• Donald Young def.
Dustin Brown, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
• Ernesto Escobedo def.
Dan Evans, 7-5, 0-6, 6-3.
• Dudi Sela def.
Christian Harrison, 6-1, 6-1.
• Jan-Lennard Struff def.
Aljaz Bedene, 7-5, 4-0, retired.
• Federico Delbonis def.
Juan Monaco, 7-5 7-6 (4).
• Jiri Vesely def.
Tommy Haas, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5.
• Jared Donaldson def.
Kyle Edmund, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
• Kevin Anderson def.
Dusan Lajovic, 6-2, 7-5.
• Viktor Troicki def.
Thiago Monteiro, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
• Taylor Fritz def.
Adam Pavlasek, 6-2, 6-3.
pro • women
MIAMI OPEN
First round • Key Biscayne, Fla.
• Veronica Cepede Royg def.
Misaki Doi, 6-2, 6-4.
• Yaroslava Shvedova def.
Jelena Jankovic, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
• Christina McHale def.
Annika Beck, 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-0.
• Lucie Safarova def.
Yanina Wickmayer, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
• Jana Cepelova def.
Andrea Petkovic, 6-2, 6-4.
• Madison Brengle def.
Jelena Ostapenko, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands def.
Katerina Siniakova, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
• Ashleigh Barty def.
Eugenie Bouchard, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
• Patricia Maria Tig def.
Heather Watson, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
• Wang Qiang def.
Donna Vekic, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2.
• Ajla Tomljanovic def.
Magda Linette, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.
• Varvara Lepchenko def.
Lauren Davis, 6-3, 6-3.
• Risa Ozaki def.
Louisa Chirico, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.
• Taylor Townsend def.
Amanda Anisimova, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
• Julia Goerges def.
Alison Riske, 7-5, 6-3.
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich def.
Alize Cornet, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.
• Shelby Rogers def.
Marina Erakovic, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
• Pauline Parmentier def.
Oceane Dodin, 6-2, 6-1.
• Anett Kontaveit def.
Kurumi Nara, 6-2, 6-1.
TODAY'S LINE
NBA
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
THURSDAY
MIAMI4 (204)Toronto
BROOKLYN4 (222)Phoenix
LA Clippers4 (206½)DALLAS
SAN ANTONIO8 (199)Memphis
PORTLAND10½ (218½)New York
NHL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
THURSDAY
WILD-196/+181Philadelphia
WASHINGTONOFF/OFFColumbus
BOSTON-196/+181Tampa Bay
MONTREAL-178/+166Carolina
TORONTOOFF/OFFNew Jersey
Pittsburgh-133/+123OTTAWA
FLORIDA-190/+175Arizona
ST. LOUIS-225/+205Vancouver
NASHVILLE-140/+130Calgary
CHICAGO-225/+205Dallas
COLORADOOFF/OFFEdmonton
LOS ANGELES-145/+135Winnipeg
NCAA tournament • MEN
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
THURSDAY • SWEET 16
Kansas5Purdue
Michigan1Oregon
Gonzaga3West Virginia
Arizona7½Xavier
Friday • SWEET 16
Florida2Wisconsin
Baylor3½South Carolina
UCLAPKKentucky
North Carolina7½Butler
Note: Home teams are in CAPS.
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