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2B Thursday, November 22, 2018 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com SPORTS SCOREBOARD GOLF Woods-Mickelson match will be unique experience for viewers DAVE MARTIN I Associated Press U.S. team player Phil Mickelson puts his arm around partner Tiger Woods as they walk off the 18th green after losing to Europeans Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood on the final hole of their foursomes match at the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills Country Club on Sept. 17, 2004, in Bloomfield Township, Mich. Basketball/college The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first- place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th- place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Notre Dame (31) 3-0 775 1 2. UConn 2-0 736 2 3. Oregon 4-0 705 3 4. Baylor 4-0 677 4 5. Louisville 2-0 656 5 6. Mississippi St. 5-0 604 6 7. Maryland 4-0 563 9 8. Stanford 3-0 562 7 9. Oregon St. 3-0 537 8 10. Texas 3-0 490 11 11.Tennessee 3-0 469 12 12. Iowa 4-0 435 13 13. South Carolina 2-1 365 10 14. Syracuse 3-1 357 18 15. NC State 4-0 355 17 16. DePaul 1-1 279 15 17. South Florida 4-0 243 21 18. California 4-0 219 23 19. Arizona St. 2-1 165 22 20. Texas A&M 2-1 143 20 21. Missouri 2-1 135 16 22. Marquette 3-1 120 19 23. Minnesota 3-0 116 25 24. Miami 4-1 95 24 25. West Virginia 3-0 70 Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 64, Georgia 48, Northwestern 46, Drake 12, UCLA 8, Boise St. 6, Virginia Tech 5, Michigan 5, TCU 3, Green Bay 2, Southern Cal 2, Duke 1, Georgia Tech 1, South Dakota St. 1. Women’s Top 25 Schedule Today’s Games No. 1 Notre Dame vs. Gonzaga at Vancouver (British Columbia) Convention Centre East, 3 p.m. No. 2 UConn vs. Mississippi at UVI Sports & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 7:30 p.m. No. 9 Oregon State vs. Western Kentucky at Vancouver (British Columbia) Convention Centre East, 11:30 p.m. No. 11 Tennessee vs. Clemson at Gateway Christian Academy, Bimini, Bahamas, 3 p.m. No. 13 South Carolina vs. ETSU at Vancouver (British Columbia) Convention Centre East, 9 p.m. No. 14 Syracuse vs. Kansas State at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico, 2:30 p.m. No. 15 N.C. State vs. Michigan State at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico, 6:30 p.m. No. 16 DePaul vs. Princeton at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico, Noon No. 17 South Florida vs. Kentucky at UVI Sports & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1 p.m. Friday’s Games No. 1 Notre Dame vs. Drake or Rutgers at Vancouver (British Columbia) Convention Centre East, 3 or 9 p.m. No. 2 UConn vs. St. John’s at UVI Sports & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Oregon vs. UC Riverside at McKeon Pavilion, Moraga, Calif., 3 p.m. No. 4 Baylor vs. South Dakota State at South Point Casino Arena, Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m. No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 19 Arizona State at South Point Casino Arena, Las Vegas, 5:30 p.m. No. 7 Maryland vs. Morgan State at Coliseo Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Noon No. 8 Stanford vs. Florida Gulf Coast at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 9:30 p.m. No. 9 Oregon State vs. No. 13 South Carolina or ETSU at Vancouver (British Columbia) Convention Centre East, 5:30 or 11:30 p.m. No. 10 Texas vs. Quinnipiac at Germain Arena, Estero, Fla., 5 p.m. No. 12 Iowa vs. No. 25 West Virginia at Gateway Christian Academy, Bimini, Bahamas, 5:15 p.m. No. 14 Syracuse vs. Princeton at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico, 2:30 p.m. No. 15 N.C. State vs George Washington at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico, 4 p.m. No. 16 DePaul vs. Kansas State at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico, Noon No. 17 South Florida vs. North Carolina at UVI Sports & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 3 p.m. No. 18 California vs. Tulane at Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, 7 p.m. No. 20 Texas A&M vs. Arkansas State, 5 p.m. No. 21 Missouri vs. Michigan at Germain Arena, Estero, Fla., 7:30 p.m. No. 23 Minnesota vs. Cornell, 4 p.m. No. 24 Miami vs. Nebraska, 3 p.m. Saturday’s Games No. 1 Notre Dame in Vancouver Showcase at Vancouver (British Columbia) Convention Centre East, TBA No. 2 UConn vs. Purdue at UVI Sports & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Oregon at Saint Mary’s, 5 p.m. No. 4 Baylor vs. Georgetown at South Point Casino Arena, Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m. No. 5 Louisville vs. Hartford at South Point Casino Arena, Las Vegas, 3 p.m. No. 6 Mississippi State vs. Jackson State, 3 p.m. No. 7 Maryland vs. Georgia at Coliseo Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Noon No. 8 Stanford vs. American at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 5 p.m. No. 9 Oregon State in Vancouver Showcase at Vancouver (British Columbia) Convention Centre East, TBA No. 10 Texas vs. No. 21 Missouri or Michigan at Germain Arena, Estero, Fla., 1:30 or 7:30 p.m. No. 12 Iowa vs. Eastern Kentucky or Florida State at Gateway Christian Academy, Bimini, Bahamas, 4:15 or 6:45 p.m. No. 13 South Carolina in Vancouver Showcase at Vancouver (British Columbia) Convention Centre East, TBA No. 14 Syracuse vs. No. 16 DePaul at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico, 2:30 p.m. No. 17 South Florida vs. UCLA at UVI Sports & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 3 p.m. No. 18 California at San Diego, 7 p.m. No. 19 Arizona State vs. Southern Illinois at South Point Casino Arena, Las Vegas, 5:30 p.m. No. 22 Marquette vs. UIC, 3 p.m. No. 25 West Virginia vs. Eastern Kentucky or Florida State at Gateway Christian Academy, Bimini, Bahamas, 4:15 or 6:45 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 8 Stanford at Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. No. 10 Texas in Gulf Coast Showcase at Germain Arena, Estero, Fla., TBA No. 21 Missouri in Gulf Coast Showcase at Germain Arena, Estero, Fla., TBA No. 24 Miami vs. Temple, 2 p.m. Men’s Top 25 Schedule Today’s Games No. 4 Virginia vs. Butler or Dayton at Imperial Arena, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 4 or 9:30 p.m. No. 6 Nevada vs. Tulsa at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 4 p.m. No. 7 North Carolina vs. Texas at Orleans Arena, 7:30 p.m. No. 11 Michigan State vs. No. 17 UCLA at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 10 p.m. No. 14 Florida State vs. UAB at HP Field House, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 9:30 p.m. No. 19 LSU vs. College of Charleston at HP Field House, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 7 p.m. No. 25 Wisconsin vs. Florida or Oklahoma at Imperial Arena, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 1:30 or 7 p.m. Friday’s Games No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 5 Tennessee or Louisville at the Barclays Center, 7 or 9 p.m. No. 4 Virginia in Battle 4 Atlantis at Imperial Arena, Paradise Island, Bahamas, TBA No. 6 Nevada vs. Southern Illinois or UMass at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 10 p.m. or 12:30 a.m. No. 7 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Michigan State or No. 17 UCLA at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 4 or 6:30 p.m. No. 9 Michigan vs. Chattanooga, 4 p.m. No. 10 Kentucky vs. Tennessee State, 7 p.km. No. 14 Florida State vs. No. 19 LSU or College of Charleston at HP Field House, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 4:30 or 7 p.m. No. 23 Ohio State vs. Cleveland State, 8 p.m. No. 24 Purdue vs. Robert Morris, 2 p.m. No. 25 Wisconsin in Battle 4 Atlantis at Imperial Arena, Paradise Island, Bahamas, TBA Saturday’s Games No. 12 Kansas State vs. Lehigh, 4:30 p.m. No. 13 Virginia Tech vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 1 p.m. No. 22 Buffalo vs. Marist, 2 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 14 Florida State in Advocare Invitational at HP Field House, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., TBA No. 19 LSU in Advocare Invitational at HP Field House, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., TBA Hockey/NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L 0T Pts GF GA Toronto 21 15 6 0 30 74 53 Tampa Bay 21 14 6 1 29 76 61 Buffalo 21 13 6 2 28 65 60 Montreal 21 11 6 4 26 70 70 Boston 20 11 6 3 25 58 49 Ottawa 21 9 9 3 21 75 88 Detroit 20 9 9 2 20 57 65 Florida 18 8 7 3 19 61 62 Metropolitan Division GP W L 0T Pts GF GA Columbus 21 12 7 2 26 71 67 N.Y. Rangers 21 11 8 2 24 63 65 Washington 20 10 7 3 23 68 67 N.Y. Islanders 19 10 7 2 22 63 55 Carolina 20 9 8 3 21 53 59 Philadelphia 20 9 9 2 20 63 71 New Jersey 19 8 9 2 18 55 61 Pittsburgh 19 7 8 4 18 64 66 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L 0T Pts GF GA Nashville 21 15 5 1 31 70 49 Winnipeg 19 12 5 2 26 61 48 Minnesota 21 12 7 2 26 65 57 Colorado 20 10 6 4 24 71 59 Dallas 21 11 8 2 24 59 54 Chicago 21 8 8 5 21 56 70 St. Louis 19 7 9 3 17 56 59 Pacific Division GP W L 0T Pts GF GA San Jose 22 11 7 4 26 71 68 Calgary 21 12 8 1 25 69 63 Vancouver 23 10 11 2 22 70 84 Edmonton 21 10 10 1 21 61 69 Anaheim 22 8 9 5 21 48 65 Arizona 19 9 9 1 19 49 48 Vegas 22 9 12 1 19 58 68 Los Angeles 20 7 12 1 15 41 61 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Wednesday’s Games Toronto at Carolina, late N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, late Dallas at Pittsburgh, late Chicago at Washington, late Montreal at New Jersey, late Florida at Tampa Bay, late Philadelphia at Buffalo, late Boston at Detroit, late Ottawa at Minnesota, late St. Louis at Nashville, late Vegas at Arizona, late Winnipeg at Calgary, late Vancouver at Anaheim, late Colorado at Los Angeles, late Today’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Anaheim, 4 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Calgary at Vegas, 6 p.m. Toronto at Columbus, 7 p.m. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Florida at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Ottawa at Dallas, 8 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 8 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 9 p.m. Football/NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pet PF PA New England 7 3 0 .700 280 236 Miami 5 5 0 .500 199 256 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 137 251 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 .300 208 254 South W L T Pet PF PA Houston 7 3 0 .700 239 205 Indianapolis 5 5 0 .500 298 249 Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 178 189 Jacksonville 3 7 0 .300 176 219 North W L T Pet PF PA Pittsburgh 7 2 1 .750 299 225 Baltimore 5 5 0 .500 237 181 Cincinnati 5 5 0 .500 256 312 Cleveland 3 6 1 .350 218 263 West W L T Pet PF PA Kansas City 9 2 0 .818 404 294 L.A. Chargers 7 3 0 .700 262 209 Denver 4 6 0 .400 228 235 Oakland 2 8 0 .200 170 293 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pet PF PA Washington 6 4 0 .600 197 198 Dallas 5 5 0 .500 203 190 Philadelphia 4 6 0 .400 205 231 N.Y. Giants 3 7 0 .300 215 263 South W L T Pet PF PA New Orleans 9 1 0 .900 378 239 Carolina 6 4 0 .600 260 252 Atlanta 4 6 0 .400 263 276 Tampa Bay 3 7 0 .300 267 329 North W L T Pet PF PA Chicago 7 3 0 .700 294 195 Minnesota 5 4 1 .550 241 229 Green Bay 4 5 1 .450 247 243 Detroit 4 6 0 .400 222 263 West W L T Pet PF PA L.A. Rams 10 1 0 .909 389 282 Seattle 5 5 0 .500 246 216 Arizona 2 8 0 .200 145 248 San Francisco 2 8 0 .200 230 266 Today’s Games Chicago at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Sig Mejdal assistant general manager/analytics. MINNESOTA TWINS — Released RHP Alan Busenitz. Selected the contract of 2B Luis Arraez from Pensacola (SL). Traded RHP Nick Anderson to Miami for 3B Brian Schales. Named Bill Evers catching coach. NEW YORK YANKEES — Traded RHP Drew Finley and cash to the L.A. Dodgers for OF Tim Locastro. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Signed SS Cesar Hipolito to a minor league contract. SEATTLE MARINERS — Selected the con tract of RHP Erik Swanson from Tacoma (PCL). Named Jared Sandberg field coordinator. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Named Rodney Linares third base coach. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected the con tract of RHP Trent Thornton and RHP Jacob Waguespack from Buffalo (IL); RHP Hector Perez from New Hampshire (EL); and RHP Patrick Murphy and RHP Yennsy Diaz from Dunedin (FSL). National League CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with RHP Raisel Iglesias on a three-year contract. MIAMI MARLINS — Traded LHP Dillon Peters to the L.A. Angels for RHP Tyler Stevens. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Selected the con tract of RHP Trey Supak and OF Troy Stokes Jr. from Biloxi (SL). Can-Am League SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Sold the con tract of RHP Kenny Koplove to the Colorado Rockies. Signed RHP Nate Antone and C Troy Dixon. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed WR Montay Crockett to the practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS — Released D B Marcus Cooper Sr. Signed QB Tyler Bray from the practice squad. DENVER BRONCOS — Waived CB Adam Jones. Signed CB Brendan Langley from the practice squad and CB Linden Stephens to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS — Signed CB Andre Chachere to the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released QB Phillip Walker from the practice squad. Signed TE Je’Ron Hamm and DE Anthony Winbush to the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed WR Johnny Holton from the practice squad and WR Saeed Blacknall and CB Arrion Springs to the practice squad. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Released DB Maurice Leggett. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Colorado F Mikko Rantanen $2,000 for embellishment. ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned D Dakota Mermis to Tucson (AHL). CAROLINA HURRICANES — Activated C Victor Rask from the injured non-roster list. Reassigned C Clark Bishop to Charlotte (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled F Denis Malgin from Springfield (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Assigned F Michael Amadio to Ontario (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer LOS ANGELES FC — Signed D Eddie Segura from Atletico Huila (Primera A-Colombia) on a six-month loan. TENNIS TENNIS INTEGRITY UNIT — Banned Daniele Bracciali for life and Potito Starace for 10 years and fined Bracciali $250,000 and Starace $100,000 for match-fixing and associated offenses. COLLEGE ARKANSAS — Suspended DBs Ryan Pulley and Kamren Curl one game. MIAMI — Dismissed WR Jeff Thomas from the football team. Basketball/NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pet GB Toronto 14 4 .778 — Philadelphia 12 7 .632 2 1 /z Boston 9 8 .529 4 1 /2 Brooklyn 8 10 .444 6 New York 4 14 .222 10 Southeast Division W L Pet GB Charlotte 8 8 .500 — Orlando 9 9 .500 — Washington 6 11 .353 2 1 /2 Miami 6 11 .353 2 1 /2 Atlanta 3 14 .176 5 1 /2 Central Division W L Pet GB Milwaukee 12 4 .750 — Indiana 11 6 .647 1 1 / 2 Detroit 8 6 .571 3 Chicago 4 13 .235 8 1 /2 Cleveland 2 13 .133 9 1 /2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pet GB Memphis 11 5 .688 — New Orleans 10 7 .588 1 1 / 2 Houston 8 7 .533 2 1 /2 San Antonio 8 8 .500 3 Dallas 7 9 .438 4 Northwest Division W L Pet GB Portland 12 5 .706 — Oklahoma City 10 6 .625 V/2 Denver 10 7 .588 2 Utah 8 9 .471 4 Minnesota 7 10 .412 5 Pacific Division W L Pet GB Golden State 12 6 .667 — L.A. Clippers 11 6 .647 y 2 L.A. Lakers 9 7 .563 2 Sacramento 9 8 .529 2 1 /2 Phoenix 3 13 .188 8 Wednesday’s Games Indiana at Charlotte, late New Orleans at Philadelphia, late New York at Boston, late Toronto at Atlanta, late Denver at Minnesota, late Detroit at Houston, late L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, late Phoenix at Chicago, late Portland at Milwaukee, late Brooklyn at Dallas, late Memphis at San Antonio, late Sacramento at Utah, late Oklahoma City at Golden State, late Thursday’s Games No games scheduled. Friday’s Games Minnesota at Brooklyn, 12 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Houston at Detroit, 7 p.m. Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at New York, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Indiana, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 9 p.m. Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. BY JOE REEDY Associated Press Golf used to have a promi nent place on the Thanks giving weekend calendar with The Skins Game. That made-for-TV event ended in 2008 but Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will have their own high-stakes show down Friday. After years of discussion, the two will compete in “The Match” at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, a $9 million win- ner-take-all event that will air on pay-per-view. Many wondered if a Woods vs. Mickelson match was a thing of the past. The two have combined for 123 PGA Tour victories and 19 majors but had strug gled in recent years. Talk of a match was revived earlier this year when Mickelson won in Mexico and Woods started to be competitive again before winning at The Tour Championship in September. Mickelson said the origi nal premise was both part nering up with some of the sport’s younger stars, but television executives and fans have always wanted to see the two go head to head. “To have the opportunity to go head to head and to win is just... it’s great to win the 9 million. I just don’t want to lose to him and give him the satisfaction, because the bragging rights are what’s going to be even worse than the money,” Mickelson said during a press conference Tuesday. Both were part of the U.S. team at the Ryder Cup but have not competed since then. “After the Ryder Cup I shut it down for about 3-4 weeks and started to basi cally work on my body and try to get it stronger again,” Woods said. “I was really looking forward to the break, but I’m really looking forward to getting back to playing again. I missed competing, and to be able to go against Phil like this gets my juices flowing for sure.” Mickelson said he has been working on his game the past four weeks and that this is a good way during the offseason to prepare for next year. Many golf fans are used to made-for-TV events that have been genteel affairs. This will be the complete opposite. For starters, this is believed to be golf’s first pay-per-view match. This is the first major event with Warner Media, which was formed after the recent merger between Time Warner and AT&T. Turner Sports and BR Live are pro ducing the event and it is being shown online as well as on DirecTV and AT&T U-Verse and other cable and satellite outlets for $19.95. Ernie Johnson Jr., who has done the PGA Champi onship for Turner, will be the main announcer but it will feature others including Natalie Gulbis, Charles Bar kley and Samuel L. Jackson The broadcast will feature both golfers mic’d up as well as the caddies (Joe LaCava for Woods and Tim Mickel son for his older brother). With it being on pay-per- view, there will be no com mercial breaks and plenty of opportunities to hear both golfers try to one up each other with verbal jabs. “It’s like a Tuesday prac tice round for a significant stake that makes us uncom fortable, but with the same type of banter that we’re used to that most fans aren’t privy to,” Mickelson said. Woods and Mickelson used to be bitter rivals, but the relationship has improved in recent years as both got to know each other during Ryder Cups. But Dar ren Clarke, who has com peted against both, expects the rivalry to intensify dur ing the match. TODAY ON TV Basketball ■ Canisius vs. Villanova, 1:30 p.m., ESPN 2 ■ Massachusetts vs. Southern Illinois, 1:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 ■ La Salle vs. Miami, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU ■ Memphis vs. Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN 2 ■ Nevada vs. Tulsa, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1 ■ Fresno State vs. Northwestern, 4:30 p.m., ESPNU ■ College of Charleston vs. LSU, 7 p.m., ESPNU ■ College basketball: Battle 4 Atlantis, 7 p.m., ESPN 2 ■ Texas vs. North Carolina, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 ■ Florida State vs. UAB, 9 p.m., ESPNU ■ Michigan State vs. UCLA, 10 p.m., Fox Sports 1 ■ Hawaii vs. Utah, 11:30 p.m., ESPN 2 Football ■ Bears at Lions, 12:30 p.m., CBS ■ Redskins at Cowboys, 4:30 p.m., Fox ■ College football: Mississippi State at Mississippi, 7:30 p.m., ESPN ■ Falcons at Saints, 8:20 p.m., NBC Other ■ PGA Tour Golf: Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf, 8 p.m., Golf Channel MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 10 Kentucky easily takes care of Winthrop, 87-74 BY GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Of the areas coach John Calipari can fault with No. 10 Kentucky right now, shooting isn’t one of them after the Wildcats’ best performance this season. More important was that they were accu rate early and consistently against Winthrop. PJ Washington had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Tyler Herro added 15 points and Kentucky shot a season-best 56 per cent to run away from the Eagles 87-74 on Wednesday. Coming off Sunday’s tense victory over hot-shooting VMI, the Wildcats (4-1) had a far easier time against the Eagles (2-3) as they used their size to control the boards 37-20 and scoring in the paint (42-24). An 11-0 run to start the second half helped build a 68-42 cushion with 12:44 remaining and they were never really threatened, though several lapses allowed Winthrop to mount modest runs. The Eagles never got closer than 13 in the final minutes as the Wildcats got needed plays at both ends of the floor to stay safely ahead. “We didn’t end the half well,” Washing ton said, “and then in the second half we just came out and got stops. That led to fast- break points, some 3s and the intensity was a lot better than how we ended the half. It was great, but we kind of lost it a little bit.” Washington was the catalyst, making 7 of 11 from the field on the way to his second consecutive double-double. Herro left the game briefly after taking a hard tumble in the first half but returned to make 6 of 14 with three 3-pointers. He also had seven of Kentucky’s season-high 20 assists. The Wildcats made 31 of 55 from the field, the third consecutive game they’ve shot at least 49 percent. Keldon Johnson added 13 points and seven rebounds, Quade Green had 11 and Nick Richards 10 as Kentucky won its fourth in a row. “We just started right out of the gate, we were pretty good to get going,” Calipari said. “There are games where we’re not going to be able to just throw it in and jam it in there. But when you have that as an option and you can shoot the ball the way that we do, it becomes tough.” JAMES CRISP I Associated Press Kentucky’s Keldon Johnson (3) is fouled by Winthrop’s Jermaine Ukaegbu, left, during the second half on Wednesday, Nov. 21, in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky won 87-74. Josh Ferguson, Charles Falden and Austin Awad each had 11 points, while Kyle Zunic and Adam Pickett added 10 apiece for Win throp, which lost its second in a row and fell to 0-3 against Kentucky. POLL IMPLICATIONS Kentucky has another game on Friday night but shouldn’t lose its Top-10 ranking. A SLIGHT SCARE Herro went down hard and rolled over in pain as he lay on the court for several minutes before walking off and going to the locker room. The freshman guard returned for the second half and showed no effects, though he was a little nervous when he fell. “Honestly, I thought I tore something,” said Herro, who previously had surgery for a torn meniscus. “It hurt really bad, but it was just the way I fell. I put some ice on it and I was good.”
