Scoreboard Roundup 3-18-12

Published at 8:56 pm, March 18, 2012

Getty Images/HemeraNCAA Tournament:

(1) North Carolina (31-5) put away (8)Creighton (29-6), 87-73.

(1) Michigan State (29-7) edged (9) St. Louis (26-8), 65-61.

(2) Kansas (29-6) rallied back to beat (10) Purdue (22-13), 63-60.

(6) Cincinnati (26-10) cooled off (3) Florida State (25-10), 62-56.

(7) Florida (25-10) handled (15) Norfolk State (26-10), 84-50.

(11) North Carolina State (24-12) upset (3) Georgetown (24-9), 66-63.

(10) Xavier (23-12) got past (15) Lehigh (27-8), 70-58.

(13) Ohio (29-7) defeated (12) South Florida (22-14), 62-56.

NBA:

The Miami Heat (33-11) defeated the Orlando Magic (29-17), 91-81.

The Atlanta Hawks (26-19) clawed past the Cleveland Cavaliers (16-26), 103-87.

The Los Angeles Clippers (26-18) edged the Detroit Pistons (16-29), 87-83 in overtime.

The Sacramento Kings (16-29) handled the Minnesota Timberwolves (22-24), 115-99.

The Memphis Grizzlies (25-18) beat the Washington Wizards (10-34), 97-92.

The Phoenix Suns (23-22) torched the Houston Rockets (24-22), 99-86.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (34-11) punished the Portland Trail Blazers (21-24), 111-95.

The Utah Jazz (23-22) stifled the Los Angeles Lakers (28-17), 103-99.

NHL:

The Philadelphia Flyers (42-22-8) took care of the Pittsburgh Penguins (44-21-6), 3-2 in overtime.

The Chicago Blackhawks (40-25-8) handled the Washington Capitals (36-30-6), 5-2.

The Columbus Blue Jackets (23-42-7) smothered the Calgary Flames (34-24-6), 2-1 in a shootout.

The Phoenix Coyotes (36-26-11)edged the Edmonton Oilers (28-36-8), 3-2 in a shootout.

The Nashville Predators (42-22-8) put away the Anaheim Ducks (30-32-11), 3-1.

The Carolina Hurricanes (29-29-15) grounded the Winnipeg Jets (34-30-8), 4-3.