3/22/96, Issue # 10.3.2  "Huskies fall!"

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            The two worst things that could have happened to THE FABONE on Friday night . . . did.  It was bad enough to have his # 1 UConn Huskies get upset by a strong # 5 Mississippi State Bulldog team, but # 8 Georgia also blew a 12-point lead to # 4 Syracuse and lost in overtime in dramatic fashion.  The Bulldogs held 2-point leads with under 5 seconds left in both in regulation and overtime.  The UConn loss knocked THE FABONE to at most third place, but the Syracuse win eliminated him altogether.  This was the second straight year THE FABONE was eliminated on an unnecessary and errant 3-point attempt.  UConn, with 25 seconds left and trailing by three, elected to force a 3-point try instead of getting an easier two-point bucket.  Last year, North Carolina, tried an endless barrage of threes even with ten minutes left in the game and even though Arkansas was not playing well.   So even though THE FABONE is tied for sixth place, he can't win any money.

            Cincinnati's win eliminated SON OF ANDY'S CRAP.

            JAYBIAN continues his rampage through the tournament.  He set a new HWCI record by going a perfect 8-0 in the third round.  He now holds an 6-point lead over 2nd-place HATE THE DUCKS.  While HATE THE DUCKS (was TINA'S BOY) was fighting for last place at this time

last year, he is now in a race for first.  JAYBIAN is almost all but assured of either first, second, or third place.  Out of the 128 possible outcomes from now until the Championship, he can win money on 111 of them.  HATE THE DUCKS can win money on 82 possibilities.

            There are only five other people left in the running for the HWCI NCAA Tournament Pool Championship.  REALISTIC MOBELFAKTA, which was last after one round of play, and SAY IT AIN'T SO JOE will play together.  They are currently tied and will be tied no matter what happens.  They both can have a virtual tie for first (before tiebreaker) if UMass wins it all and they beat either Mississippi St., Cincinnati, or Syracuse in the final.

            Despite being in 14th place, LIVER BOY can win it all if UMass beats Kansas in the final and take third place if Umass beats either Cincinnati or Mississippi St. in the final.  LIL' SAIGON can win it all if Georgetown beats Cincinnati in the final (as well as five other possibilities).  SHAMAN has 16

chances to win it all, most hinging on Mississippi St. doing very well.

            Five other people still have a chance for 2nd or 3rd place.

            The tiebreaker, as instituted by Dave, will be total points in the final.  Details are still sketchy, but after Sunday's games, everyone still in the race will have a chance to revise their "magic number", if necessary.  Full tiebreaker details will be announced on Tuesday.

(see below for a list of participants)

PARTICIPANTS (19)

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Status   Nickname (Name)

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(as of 3/23/96)

2          BERNARD (mike bernaldo)

2          BIX PIX TWEY (fernando bustamante) %

E          THE CHEF (douglas han)

E          CHURRO QUEEN (sylvia pham)

E          THE FABONE (scott m tamashiro) %

            HATE THE DUCKS (mark catley) %

E          HEATHER (heather lee)

3          JAMES (james lew)

            JAYBIAN (jason selander)

2          JOSEPH (joseph kim)

E          JUST AL (alvin kim) %

            LIL' SAIGON (man vu) %

            LIVER BOY (brian selander) %

2          MIGHTY MOBELFAKTA (david feng 1) %

            REALISTIC MOBELFAKTA (david feng 2)

            SAY IT AIN'T SO JOE (joe bernaldo)

            SHAMAN (sean dumzer)

E          SON OF ANDY'S CRAP (andy fan) %

E          THE TAUREAN (jeremy "jay" santiago) %

            E-Eliminated from prize money contention           2-Can't finish in 1st place

            3-Can't finish in 1st or 2nd place                          %-Participated in 1995  

* Leader after the FIRST ROUND (64):     BIX PIX TWEY, 52^

* Winner of the SECOND ROUND (48):    LIL' SAIGON, 39

            Overall (112):                             JAYBIAN, 86^

                                                            THE MIGHTY MOBELFAKTA, 86^

* Winner of the THIRD ROUND (32):        JAYBIAN, 32+

            Overall (144):                             JAYBIAN, 118+

* Winner of the FOURTH ROUND (24):

            Overall (168):

* Winner of the FIFTH ROUND (16):

            Overall (184):

             +New  HWCI Record

            ^Ties HWCI Record

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"Died by the Three again..."

Scott HW

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