Thursday’s major scores
Basketball
Area men
| Gonzaga 74, San Francisco 63 |
| Washington State 81, Stanford 69 |
| California 69, Washington 66 |
Top 25 men
| (4) Duke 91, Wake Forest 73 |
| (8) N. Carolina 82, Virginia Tech 68 |
| (15) Virginia 70, Georgia Tech 38 |
| Penn State 54, (22) Illinois 52 |
| (24) Saint Mary’s 61, Pepperdine 47 |
NBA
| Houston 90, New Orleans 88 (OT) |
| Miami 98, L.A. Lakers 87 |
| Dallas 94, Utah 91 |
Area women
| Gonzaga 81, Santa Clara 68 |
| (4) Stanford 75, Washington St. 41 |
| California 71, Washington 47 |
Top 25 women
| (3) Connecticut 80, Cincinnati 37 |
| (6) Kentucky 69, (15) Georgia 64 |
| (8) Maryland 86, Wake Forest 58 |
| (9) Tennessee 65, LSU 56 |
| (10) Ohio St. 82, (20) Nebraska 68 |
| (11) Miami 56, Virginia 53 |
| (12) Green Bay 75, Youngst. St. 50 |
| (13) Purdue 82, Indiana 60 |
| (16) Delaware 65, Towson 46 |
| (22) Penn State 71, Illinois 65 |
| (24) N. Carolina 56, Virginia Tech 37 |
| Arkansas 69, (25) Vanderbilt 47 |
Hockey
NHL
| Toronto 4, Minnesota 1 |
| Boston 4, New Jersey 1 |
| Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 |
| N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 1 |
| Nashville 3, Columbus 0 |
| St. Louis 1, Edmonton 0 |
| Winnipeg 4, Buffalo 1 |
| Detroit 3, Phoenix 2 (SO) |
| Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1 (SO) |
| Ottawa 4, San Jose 1 |
| Local watch |
| • Jared Cowen (Chiefs), Ottawa: Had an assist in 4-1 win over Sharks |
| • Michael Grabner (Chiefs), N.Y. Islanders: Scored 14th goal of the season in 4-1 victory over Flyers |