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