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LAst Night's Action: Louisville Wins Entertaining College Basketball Game
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Scoreboard
Anaheim Ducks defeat Edmonton Oilers 2-1.
Ducks: Radek Dvorak 2 (2, 17:21 1st; 3, 7:48 3rd).
Oilers: Nick Schultz (1, 1:12 3rd).
Saves: Jonas Hiller (ANA) - Devan Dubnuk (EDM) -
(1) Louisville Cardinals defeat (4) Michigan Wolverines 82-76. NCAA Championship Game.
Luke Hancock (LOU) - 22 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals.
Trey Burke (MICH) - 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.
Louisville head coach Rick Pitino becomes first coach to win NCAA championship with two different schools.
Standings
NBA Western Conference
1. San Antonio Spurs 57-20
2. Oklahoma City Thunder 56-21 (1 game back)
3. Denver Nuggets 53-24 (4)
4. LA Clippers 51-26 (6)
5. Memphis Grizzlies 52-25 (5)
6. Golden State Warriors 44-33 (13)
7. Houston Rockets 43-34 (14)
8. Utah Jazz 41-37 (16 1/2)
9. Los Angeles Lakers 40-37 (17)
NHL Western Conference
1. Chicago Blackhawks 29-5-4 (62 points)
2. Anaheim Ducks 27-8-5 (59)
3. Vancouver Canucks 22-11-6 (50)
4. Los Angeles Kings 22-13-4 (48)
5. San Jose Sharks 20-11-7 (47)
6. Minnesota Wild 22-14-2 (46)
7. St. Louis Blues 21-14-2 (44)
8. Detroit Red Wings 19-15-5 (43)
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