#1-East

The Duke Blue Devils (35-4) are the 2001 NCAA Champions

Monday, April 2, 2001                   http://www.HWCI.com/ncaa
Issue # 18.6.2 "Three-point disparity..."


2001 HWCI NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL
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LA MIRADA, CA (smt)- Though the refs may have helped Duke (apparently, shoving off with your forearm is NOT a foul) keep Jason Williams in the game, it was Mike Dunleavy's barrage of threes (including 3 in 45 seconds to give Duke a 49-39 lead and all 18 second-half points in a 7-minute span) and all-around play of Shane Battier that helped #1E-Duke (35-4) hold off #2MW-Arizona (28-8), 82- 72, in the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN (er, Twin Cities). Duke completed the same trip as in 1992, their last title, by winning in Minneapolis. The win gave Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski his third NCAA title (won 1991 and 1992). Arizona center Loren Woods, who usually settles in the background and lets his guards do all the scoring, had to step up and had a great game. The Wildcats went just 4 for 22 from 3-point range (missed their first 10 attempts) while Duke went 9 for 27 (Dunleavy 5 for 9). Arizona failed to duplicate their amazing feat in 1997 of beating three straight #1 seeds.

Duke's win eliminated Wildcat pickers PEEPS (21st, 118) and JEFFERY (22nd, 118) and gave 3rd and 4th place to Bing F. (BINGO (140)) and Sam P. (JAYHAWK FC (139)). Lisa F. (ARMIN TAMZARIAN (141)) took 2nd place and increased her career pool earnings to $330 and becomes the first person to top 140 points in two separate pools. Robinson C. (TEAM SAMURAI) already clinched the $275 first place prize on Saturday. Fifteen picked Duke to win it all while eight who picked Arizona go home unhappy. Forty people have topped 100 points (a record) and TEAM SAMURAI's 146 points ties for 2nd highest total ever. Seven people went 3-0 in the Final Four including CORNDOG (110) who moved from 56th place to 30th. The tiebreaker didn't break many ties. Three different sets of people remained tied (same point difference)- this has only happened once in the previous five years (the first year used no tiebreaker). The three people tied for 16th all guessed 144 points (chosen by five people). FYI, total points was 154 and no one guessed it correctly (another oddity, only two people in 200 entries have guessed correctly).

FINAL PRIZE RESULTS
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1st: TEAM SAMURAI    $275
2nd: ARMIN TAMZARIAN $150
3rd: BINGO           $100
4th: JAYHAWK FC      $ 65