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AUTORACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Auto Club 400Practice:10:30 a.m., FS1. NASCAR Xfinity Series, Auto Racing Practice: noon, FS1. NASCAR Xfinity Series, Auto Racing Final Practice: 2:30 p.m., FS1. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Auto Club 400Qualifying: 4:30p.m., FS1. F1Australian Grand Prix Qualifying: 11p.m., NBCSN. MLB SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL Houston Astros vs. Toronto Blue Jays: 10a.m., MLB. Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox: 1p.m., MLB. San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants: 7p.m., (22). COLLEGE BASEBALL California vs. USC: 7p.m., PAC12BA. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Tennessee at Florida: 4p.m., ESPNU. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL NIT Tournament: 6:30p.m., ESPNU. NCAA TOURNAMENT Dayton vs. Syracuse: 9a.m., CBS. Oregon State vs. VCU: 10a.m., TNT. California vs. Hawaii: 10:30 a.m., TBS. Villanova vs. UNC - Ash.: 12:30p.m., TRUTV. Oklahoma vs. Cal State - B.: 12:50p.m., TNT. Maryland vs. SD State: 1:20 p.m., TBS. Iowa vs. Temple: 3p.m., TRUTV. Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh: 3:45p.m., TNT. West Virginia vs. Stephen F Austin: 4p.m., CBS. Texas A&M vs. Green Bay: 4:15p.m., TBS. Xavier vs. Weber: 6:15p.m., TNT. Notre Dame vs. Michigan: 6:30p.m., CBS. Texas vs. North. Iowa : 6:45 p.m., TBS. Oregon vs. Holy Cross: 7:15 p.m., TRUTV. St. Joseph's vs. Cincinnati : 9:55p.m., TRUTV. COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Belmont at Michigan State: 9 a.m., ESPN2. Central Arkansas at Louis- ville: 11:30a.m., ESPN2. Idaho at Baylor: 2p.m., ESPN2. Jacksonville at South Caro- lina: 4:30p.m., ESPN2. NBA BASKETBALL Sacramento Kings at Detroit Pistons: 4:30p.m., CSN. Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks: 5:30p.m., CSNBA. PGA GOLF Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 2: 11a.m., GOLF. LPGA GOLF Founders Cup Round 2: 3p.m., GOLF. COLLEGE HOCKEY East Tournament Semifinal: 2 p.m., NBCSN. East Tournament Semifinal: 5 p.m., NBCSN. NHL HOCKEY Chicago Blackhawks at Win- nipeg Jets: 5p.m., NHL. FIS SKIING Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's Giant Slalom: 4a.m., NBCSN. EPL SOCCER Arsenal at Everton: 5:40a.m., NBCSN. ATP TENNIS BNP Paribas Open Quarterfi- nal: noon, ESPN. BNP Paribas Open Quarterfi- nal: 2p.m., TENNIS. WTA TENNIS BNP Paribas Open Semifinal: 7p.m., ESPN2. COLLEGE WRESTLING Quarterfinal: 8a.m., ESPNU. Division I Championship Semifinal: 5p.m., ESPN. Ontheair ers for four years and $40 million, with $20 million guaranteed. "Some of the money that was thrown around at the beginning, you've got to be able to manage that," Kelly said of the opening days of free agency. "You're go- ing to pay some guy that's never made a Pro Bowl that's going to make more than anybody on your ros- ter, that's a little bit diffi- cult." • As trade talks with Co- lin Kaepernick continue to stall, Kelly said Thurs- day he would welcome hav- ing him on the team when offseason activities begin April 4. "I'd love to have him," Kelly said. "I'm a big Kap fan." The last time Kelly spoke publicly, at the NFL scout- ing combine in February, he said that Kaepernick wanted to stay with the team. Hours later, Kaepe- rnick's representatives re- quested a trade. Kelly said Thursday that those talks were be- tween Kaepernick's agent and 49ers general manager Trent Baalke, but that he has continued to have pos- itive interaction with Kae- pernick. "I talked to Kap two days ago, " Kelly said. "It was a good conversation. I told him, 'If you're here, we are going to coach you.'" • Kelly announced that he's hired Joe Bowden to be the team's inside lineback- ers coach, replacing Hardy Nickerson who left to be Illinois' defensive coordi- nator. Bowden, who had a nine-year NFL career as a linebacker, spent the past four seasons as an assistant linebackers coach with the then-St. Louis Rams. 49ers FROM PAGE 1 that you played with be- fore," Lowrie said. If all that wasn't enough, the shortstop position he anchored for much of his last A's season in 2014 not only was filled, it was filled by a guy from Cal, Marcus Semien. For a Stanford guy, he could only chuckle at that. Now, he's being asked to play second base, a po- sition where he has logged a mere 58 games in eight major-league seasons, none over the last two. But here's the kicker. Lowrie is sincere when he says he's good with it all now, albeit a bit mystified about the path he's wearing between Houston and Oak- land. He originally came to the A's in a trade following the 2012 season from the Astros. He didn't think it could happen again. "It caught me by sur- prise because there wasn't much dialogue (from Oak- land) during free agency," he said. "Plus, when you sign a free agent deal, you don't expect to be traded before the first calendar year. I don't know how of- ten that happens, but I can't imagine it happens very frequently." A's manager Bob Melvin anticipated that Lowrie might be struggling to em- brace a return and called him almost immediately after the swap went down. "Anytime you're traded, you kind of look at the end that traded you and not the team that traded for you," Melvin said. "Once it settled in a little bit for him, if he was going to be traded anywhere, he real- ized this was a place he could be comfortable in. I just wanted to make sure he knew how much we wanted him and why this trade was made." Notes • Kendall Graveman, pitching his third game and second start, had a far more consistent effort than the last time out. He opened with three score- less innings against Seattle with just two walks, gave up a long two-run homer to Robinson Cano in the fourth and a solo shot to Rob Brantly in the fifth. Nonetheless, Graveman was happy with the im- provement in a game that ultimately wound up an 11- 11 tie. "Making the jump from last start to this start, I was just mentally more pre- pared," he said. • During the A's off-day Wednesday, Chris Bassitt pitched three-plus innings in a minor-league game and according to Melvin, gave up six walks and a grand slam. "It's surpris- ing to see he had an out- ing like that because what we've been seeing is any- thing but," the manager said. "We'll just move on." • Danny Valencia had Oakland's best highlight of the day, a long, two-run homer to center off Mari- ners starter James Paxton, his third of the spring. A's FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Baseball SPRINGTRAINING AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Toronto 10 4 .714 Texas 9 4 .692 Houston 11 5 .688 Detroit 11 6 .647 Los Angeles 8 6 .571 Minnesota 8 7 .533 Chicago 7 7 .500 Oakland 6 6 .500 Seattle 8 8 .500 Ka ns as C it y 8 10 .4 44 Tampa Bay 7 9 .438 New York 6 8 .429 Boston 6 10 .375 Cleveland 6 10 .375 Baltimore 4 12 .250 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Washington 11 3 .786 Arizona 12 4 .750 Los Angeles 10 4 .714 Philadelphia 11 5 .688 Milwaukee 7 6 .538 New York 7 6 .538 St. Louis 7 6 .538 Colorado 8 7 .533 Cincinnati 8 9 .471 San Francisco 6 10 .375 Miami 5 9 .357 Pittsburgh 5 10 .333 Chicago 5 11 .313 San Diego 4 10 .286 Atlanta 4 13 .235 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not. Thursday's games N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 5 Boston 9, Baltimore (ss) 5 Houston (ss) 7, Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 1 Detroit 5, St. Louis 4 Washington 9, Atlanta (ss) 7 Houston (ss) 5, Atlanta (ss) 3 N.Y. Yankees 7, Pittsburgh 2 Oakland 11, Seattle 11, tie Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 6 Kansas City 5, L.A. Dodgers 1 Colorado 4, L.A. Angels 4, tie Chicago Cubs 15, Arizona 4 Baltimore (ss) 4, Minnesota 1 Milwaukee vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., (n.) San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., (n.) Friday's games Minnesota vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Boston (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Char- lotte, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Miami vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwa- ter, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Houston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 10:07 a.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 1:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Texas (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:10 p.m. Colorado vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 1:10 p.m. Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 3:10 p.m. Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 3:35 p.m. Kansas City (ss) vs. Texas (ss) at San Antonio, 5:05 p.m. San Diego vs. San Francisco at Scotts- dale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m. Athletics 11, Mariners 11 (tie) At Mesa, Ariz. Seattle 000 210 008—11 11 1 Oakland 232 101 002—11 12 1 Paxton, D.Rollins (3), Cishek (5), Jo.Peralta (6), B.Parker (7), M.Anderson (8), O.Morales (9) and Brantly, Zunino; Graveman, P.Schuster (5), Axford (6), Madson (7), A.Castro (8), E.Santos (9), Brasier (9), T.Cochran-Gill (9) and Blair, Vogt; HRs — Seattle, Cano (3), Brantly (1). Oakland, Valencia (3). Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB y-Golden State 61 6 .910 — Clippers 43 24 .642 18 Sacramento 26 41 .388 35 Phoenix 18 49 .269 43 Lakers 14 54 .206 471/2 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 58 10 .853 — Memphis 39 30 .565 191/2 Houston 34 34 .500 24 Dallas 34 34 .500 24 New Orleans 25 42 .373 321/2 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 46 22 .676 — Portland 35 34 .507 111/2 Utah 32 35 .478 131/2 Denver 28 41 .406 181/2 Minnesota 22 46 .324 24 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 46 21 .687 — Boston 39 29 .574 71/2 New York 28 41 .406 19 Brooklyn 19 49 .279 271/2 Philadelphia 9 59 .132 371/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 40 29 .580 — Miami 39 29 .574 1/2 Charlotte 39 29 .574 1/2 Washington 33 35 .485 61/2 Orlando 29 38 .433 10 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 48 19 .716 — Indiana 36 32 .529 121/2 Chicago 34 33 .507 14 Detroit 34 34 .500 141/2 Milwaukee 30 39 .435 19 y-clinched division Wednesday's games Cleveland 99, Dallas 98 Oklahoma City 130, Boston 109 Washington 117, Chicago 96 Charlotte 107, Orlando 99 Atlanta 118, Detroit 114 Minnesota 114, Memphis 108 Clippers 122, Houston 106 New Orleans 123, Sacramento 108 Golden State 121, New York 85 Thursday's games Toronto 101, Indiana 94, OT Washington 99, Philadelphia 94 Charlotte 109, Miami 106 Chicago 118, Brooklyn 102 Milwaukee 96, Memphis 86 Atlanta 116, Denver 98 San Antonio 118, Portland 110 Phoenix at Utah, (n.) Friday's games Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Orlando, 4 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Sacramento at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Portland at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 5 p.m. Golden State at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. MENS NCAA TOURNAMENT EAST REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday, March 17 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina 83, Florida Gulf Coast 67 Southern Cal (21-12) vs. Providence (23-10), (n.) At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Indiana 99, Chattanooga 74 Kentucky (26-8) vs. Stony Brook (26-6), (n.) Friday, March 18 At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. West Virginia (26-8) vs. Stephen F. Austin (27-5), 4:10 p.m. Notre Dame (21-11) vs. Michigan (23-12), 6:40 p.m. At Scottrade Center St. Louis Wisconsin (20-12) vs. Pittsburgh (21-11), 3:50 p.m. Xavier (27-5) vs. Weber State (26-8), 6:20 p.m. SOUTH REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday, March 17 At Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Miami 79, Buffalo 72 Arizona (25-8) vs. Wichita State (25-8), (n.) At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa UConn 74, Colorado 67 Kansas 105, Austin Peay 79 Friday, March 18 At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Villanova (29-5) vs. UNC Asheville (22- 11), 9:40 a.m. Iowa (21-10) vs. Temple (21-11), 12:10 p.m. At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. California (23-10) vs. Hawaii (27-5), 11 a.m. Maryland (25-8) vs. South Dakota State (26-7), 1:30 p.m. MIDWEST REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday, March 17 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Butler 71, Texas Tech 61 Virginia 81, Hampton 45 At Pepsi Center Denver Iowa State 94, Iona 81 UALR 85, Purdue 83, 2OT Utah 80, Fresno State 69 Seton Hall (25-8) vs. Gonzaga (26-7), (n.) Friday, March 18 At Scottrade Center St. Louis Dayton (25-7) vs. Syracuse (19-13), 9:15 a.m. Michigan State (29-5) vs. Middle Tennes- see (24-9), 11:45 a.m. WEST REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday, March 17 At Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Duke 93, UNC Wilmington 85 Yale 79, Baylor 75 Friday, March 18 At Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City Oregon State (19-12) vs. VCU (24-10), 10:30 a.m. Oklahoma (25-7) vs. Cal State Bakers- field (24-8), 1 p.m. Texas A&M (26-8) vs. Green Bay (23-12), 4:20 p.m. Texas (20-12) vs. Northern Iowa (22-12), 6:50 p.m. At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. Oregon (28-6) vs. Holy Cross (15-19), 4:27 p.m. Saint Joseph's (27-7) vs. Cincinnati (22- 10), 6:57 p.m. WOMENS FAR WEST NIT San Diego 69, Northwestern 65 Oregon 84, Long Beach State 76 Gonzaga 88, Long Beach State 54 UTEP 66, Abilene Christian 62 Eastern Michigan (21-11) at Saint Mary's (CA) (24-7), (n.) NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 69 42 22 5 89 190 156 Anaheim 69 38 22 9 85 175 162 San Jose 69 39 24 6 84 206 181 Arizona 69 30 32 7 67 185 211 Vancouver 69 27 30 12 66 167 200 Calgary 70 30 35 5 65 193 218 Edmonton 73 28 38 7 63 177 216 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 71 41 21 9 91 229 208 St. Louis 72 41 22 9 91 191 185 Chicago 71 41 24 6 88 197 176 Nashville 71 36 22 13 85 196 181 Colorado 71 36 31 4 76 191 199 Minnesota 71 32 28 11 75 188 182 Winnipeg 70 29 36 5 63 182 209 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 71 40 22 9 89 202 172 Boston 71 39 24 8 86 215 191 Tampa Bay 70 40 25 5 85 191 167 Detroit 71 35 25 11 81 179 187 Ottawa 71 33 30 8 74 205 220 Montreal 71 33 32 6 72 191 200 Buffalo 71 28 33 10 66 169 193 Toronto 70 24 35 11 59 165 206 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Washington 69 50 14 5 105 221 161 N.Y. Rangers 70 40 23 7 87 199 182 N.Y. Islanders 69 38 22 9 85 196 174 Pittsburgh 70 38 24 8 84 194 176 Philadelphia 69 34 23 12 80 181 185 New Jersey 71 34 30 7 75 161 182 Carolina 71 31 27 13 75 173 192 Columbus 70 28 34 8 64 181 218 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot Wednesday's games Montreal 3, Buffalo 2, OT Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2 Edmonton 6, St. Louis 4 Calgary 4, Winnipeg 1 Colorado 3, Vancouver 1 N.Y. Rangers 2, Anaheim 1 Thursday's games New Jersey 7, Minnesota 4 Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 2 Detroit 3, Columbus 1 Florida 4, Toronto 1 Nashville 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Tampa Bay at Dallas, (n.) San Jose at Arizona, (n.) N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, (n.) Friday's games Ottawa at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Nashville at Washington, 4 p.m. Chicago at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Boston at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Tennis BNP PARIBAS OPEN RESULTS Thursday At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden Indian Wells Purse: Men: $7.04 million (Masters 1000); Women: $6.84 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN Quarterfinals David Goffin (15), Belgium, def. Marin Cilic (10), Croatia, 7-6 (4), 6-2. WOMEN Quarterfinals Karolina Pliskova (18), Czech Republic, def. Daria Kasatkina, Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Victoria Azarenka (13), Belarus, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-0, 6-0. Golf BAY HILL-ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL Thursday At Bay Hill Club & Lodge Orlando, Fla. Purse: $6.3 million Yardage: 7,419; Par 72 First Round Jason Day ................................. 35-31—66 -6 Marc Leishman........................34-33—67 -5 Brendan Steele........................34-33—67 -5 Adam Scott ..............................34-33—67 -5 Henrik Stenson........................ 32-35—67 -5 Troy Merritt..............................33-34—67 -5 Francesco Molinari.................34-34—68 -4 Chris Kirk..................................34-34—68 -4 Justin Rose ...............................33-35—68 -4 Emiliano Grillo .........................34-34—68 -4 Kevin Chappell.........................36-32—68 -4 Cameron Tringale ...................36-32—68 -4 Lucas Glover............................36-32—68 -4 K.J. Choi....................................35-33—68 -4 Paul Casey................................35-33—68 -4 Jamie Lovemark ......................35-33—68 -4 William McGirt ........................ 35-34—69 -3 Adam Hadwin .......................... 36-33—69 -3 Martin Laird............................. 35-34—69 -3 Smylie Kaufman...................... 35-34—69 -3 Freddie Jacobson.................... 36-33—69 -3 Chris Wood............................... 38-31—69 -3 Bi ll y H url ey I II . ...... .......... ....... .. 34 -3 5— 69 - 3 Keegan Bradley....................... 36-33—69 -3 Brian Harman .......................... 36-33—69 -3 Maverick McNealy.................. 34-35—69 -3 Andy Sullivan............................38-32—70 -2 Brandt Snedeker......................37-33—70 -2 David Lingmerth.......................34-36—70 -2 Webb Simpson..........................36-34—70 -2 Matt Jones.................................36-34—70 -2 Derek Fathauer.........................36-34—70 -2 Si Woo Kim ................................35-35—70 -2 Jim Herman...............................35-35—70 -2 Rob Oppenheim........................36-34—70 -2 Matthew Fitzpatrick................33-37—70 -2 Tony Finau.................................36-34—70 -2 Patrick Rodgers........................34-36—70 -2 Hideki Matsuyama...................35-35—70 -2 Zach Johnson............................36-34—70 -2 Hunter Mahan...........................35-35—70 -2 Retief Goosen ...........................35-35—70 -2 Rory Sabbatini..........................36-34—70 -2 Ernie Els.....................................36-34—70 -2 Ryan Palmer..............................35-35—70 -2 Jason Kokrak ............................35-35—70 -2 Scott Brown ..............................35-35—70 -2 Kiradech Aphibarnrat .............34-36—70 -2 Sean O'Hair...............................34-36—70 -2 Blayne Barber...........................34-37—71 -1 Zac Blair.....................................34-37—71 -1 Jon Curran.................................36-35—71 -1 Ben Martin ................................38-33—71 -1 Graeme McDowell ...................37-34—71 -1 Ryan Moore...............................38-33—71 -1 Angel Cabrera ..........................35-36—71 -1 Vijay Singh ................................37-34—71 -1 Brendon de Jonge ....................35-36—71 -1 Jhonattan Vegas ......................36-35—71 -1 Kyle Reifers...............................34-37—71 -1 Daniel Summerhays ................37-34—71 -1 Chez Reavie...............................37-34—71 -1 Colt Knost..................................37-34—71 -1 Matt Every.................................36-35—71 -1 Robert Streb .............................35-36—71 -1 David Hearn ..............................35-36—71 -1 Greg Owen ................................36-35—71 -1 LPGA TOUR-JTBC FOUNDERS CUP Thursday At Wildfire Golf Club Phoenix Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,601; Par 72 First Round a-denotes amateur Mi Hyang Lee ..........................35-27—62 -10 Sei Young Kim...........................32-31—63 -9 Brittany Lang............................31-32—63 -9 Giulia Sergas............................ 32-32—64 -8 Minjee Lee................................ 33-32—65 -7 Dani Holmqvist.........................31-34—65 -7 Pernilla Lindberg..................... 32-33—65 -7 Anna Nordqvist ....................... 32-33—65 -7 Gerina Piller ..............................31-34—65 -7 Annie Park................................32-34—66 -6 Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Kansas City 2 0 0 6 3 1 San Jose 2 0 0 6 3 1 Houston 1 0 1 4 8 3 Salt Lake 1 0 1 4 4 3 Los Angeles 1 1 0 3 4 2 Portland 1 1 0 3 3 3 Colorado 1 1 0 3 1 1 FC Dallas 1 1 0 3 2 5 Vancouver 0 2 0 0 3 5 Seattle 0 2 0 0 1 3 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Montreal 2 0 0 6 6 2 Toronto FC 1 0 1 4 4 2 N.Y. City FC 1 0 1 4 6 5 Philadelphia 1 1 0 3 2 3 New England 0 0 2 2 3 3 Orlando City 0 0 2 2 3 3 Chicago 0 1 1 1 4 5 D.C. United 0 1 1 1 1 4 Columbus 0 2 0 0 2 4 New York 0 2 0 0 0 5 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday's games Orlando City at N.Y. City FC, 4 p.m. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE NBA Friday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Oklahoma City 151/2 (220) at 76ers Cleveland 71/2 (2111/2) at Orlando at Detroit OFF (OFF) Sacramento at Toronto OFF (OFF) Boston at New Orleans 11/2 (2161/2) Portland at Houston 81/2 (2231/2) Minnesota Golden State 81/2 (2221/2) at Dallas at Lakers OFF (OFF) Phoenix College Basketball Friday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Villanova 171/2 Nc Asheville Iowa 7 Temple West Virginia 71/2 Stephen Austin Notre Dame 3 Michigan Oklahoma 141/2 CS Bakersfield Va Common. 4 Oregon St Texas A&M 13 Green Bay Texas 41/2 N. Iowa Xavier 13 Weber State Wisconsin 2 Pittsburgh Michigan St 18 Mid. Tennessee Dayton 11/2 Syracuse Maryland 91/2 So. Dakota State California 41/2 Hawaii Oregon 23 Holy Cross Cincinnati 21/2 St. Joseph's at BYU 61/2 Virginia Tech NHL Friday Favorite Line Underdog at Washington -160/+150 Nashville at Buffalo -110/+100 Ottawa Chicago -155/+145 at Winnipeg at Calgary -106/-104 Colorado at Edmonton -140/+130 Vancouver at Anaheim OFF Boston ing thanks to an out-of-no- where comeback that led to a victory over Purdue. Josh Hagins sent the game into overtime with a shot from the edge of the midcourt logo, and then into double OT with an arc- ing shot off glass over an outstretched defender. The 6-foot-1 senior fin- ished with 31 points, in- cluding six in the second overtime. VIRGINIA 81, HAMPTON 45 Anthony Gill scored 19 points and Virginia beat Hampton. London Perrantes had 12 points and Malcolm Brogdon finished with 11 for the top-seeded Cava- liers (28-6), who had no problems advancing to face ninth-seeded Butler (22-10) on Saturday. IOWA STATE 94, IONA 81 Monte Morris showed no lingering effects of his right shoulder injury, scor- ing 20 points and dishing out eight assists in Iowa State's win over Iona. Georges Niang's 28 points led the No. 3 seed Cyclones (22-11), who saw all five of their starters score in double figures. They will play either Ar- kansas-Little Rock on Sat- urday. BUTLER 71, TEXAS TECH 61 Kelan Martin scored all 11 of his points in the fi- nal 8 minutes, includ- ing consecutive 3-pointers to break a tie game, to help Butler beat Texas Tech. Kellen Dunham scored 23 points to lead the Bull- dogs (22-10), including a critical 3 of his own with 2:26 left as the Midwest Region's No. 9 seed finally pulled away in the final minutes. UTAH80,FRESNOSTATE69 Sophomore 7-footer Jakob Poeltl scored 16 points and pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds to help Utah hold off feisty Fresno State. Utah, the third seed in the Midwest, used a blis- tering 20-2 run down the stretch to regain control after falling behind for the first time all night with 10:32 remaining. East Region NORTH CAROLINA Brice Johnson scored 18 points and No. 1 seed North Caro- lina needed an overwhelm- ing second-half start to put away 16th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast. Isaiah Hicks added 12 points off the bench for the Tar Heels (29-6), who led by just a point after a frustration-filled opening 20 minutes in which the Eagles stayed right with the East Region's top seed. But UNC dominated the opening 10 minutes of the second half, running off a 20-3 burst by controlling the boards and locking down defensively to build a 20-point lead. INDIANA 99, CHATTANOOGA 74 Yogi Ferrell had 20 points and a season-high 10 assists, O.G. Anunoby pitched in 14 points and No. 5 seed Indiana (26-7) took charge against Chat- tanooga. South Region KANSAS 105, AUSTIN PEAY 79 Svi Mykhailiuk scored a career-high 23 points, Perry Ellis added 21 and top-seeded Kansas throt- tled Austin Peay. Landen Lucas scored 16 points for the Jayhawks (31-4), who will face Con- necticut on Saturday with a chance to return to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013. CONNECTICUT 74, COLO- RADO 67 Rodney Pur- vis, Daniel Hamilton and a stifling defense carried Connecticut back from an 11-point first-half deficit, giving the Huskies enough for a victory over Colorado that kept coach Kevin Ol- lie unbeaten in the NCAA Tournament. MIAMI 79, BUFFALO 72 Angel Rodriguez had 24 points and seven rebounds as third-seeded Miami held on to defeat No. 14 seed Buffalo. Miami (26-7) kept the Bulls at bay for most of the second half. NCAA FROM PAGE 1 | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016 2 B