Scoreboard Roundup – 2/29/12

Published at 8:59 pm, February 29, 2012

Thomas Northcut/Digital Vision(NEW YORK) — NBA: The New York Knicks (18-18) downed the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-20), 120-103.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (28-7) bounced the Philadelphia 76ers (21-15), 92-88.

The Orlando Magic (23-13) vanquished the Washington Wizards (7-28), 102-95.

The Detroit Pistons (12-25) tamed the Charlotte Bobcats (4-29), 109-94.

The Golden State Warriors (14-18) took care of the Atlanta Hawks (20-15), 85-82.

The Boston Celtics (17-17) topped the Milwaukee Bucks (14-21), 102-96.

The Memphis Grizzlies (20-15) defeated the Dallas Mavericks (21-15), 96-85.

The Toronto Raptors (11-24) beat the New Orleans Hornets (8-27), 95-84.

The Chicago Bulls (29-8) bumped the San Antonio Spurs (24-11), 96-89.

The Utah Jazz (16-18) stopped the Houston Rockets (21-15), 104-83.

The Denver Nuggets (19-17) popped the Portland Trail Blazers (18-17), 104-95.

The Los Angeles Lakers (21-14) mashed the Minnesota Timberwolves (18-18), 104-85.

Top 25 Men’s College Basketball: (6) North Carolina (26-4) pounded Maryland (16-13), 88-64.

(7) Missouri (26-4) edged Iowa State (21-9), 78-72.

Cincinnati (21-9) upended (8) Marquette (24-6), 72-61.

(10) Ohio State (23-6) was two points better than Northwestern (17-11), 75-73.

Colorado State (18-10) stunned (17) UNLV (24-7), 66-59.

South Florida (19-11) upset (19) Louisville (22-8), 58-51.

(21) San Diego State (23-6) bashed Boise State (13-15), 66-53.

In overtime, (23) Temple (23-6) were 90-88 winners over U-Mass (19-10).

NHL: The Pittsburgh Penguins (37-21-5) outlasted the Dallas Stars (33-26-5) in a shootout, 4-3.

The Chicago Blackhawks (34-24-7) one upped the Toronto Maple Leafs (29-28-7), 5-4.

The Buffalo Sabres (28-27-8) blanked the Anaheim Ducks (27-27-10), 2-0.

The Saint Louis Blues (40-17-7) defeated the Edmonton Oilers (25-32-6), 5-2.