(Note: This is recap for Saturday’s games)
Saturday, April 2, 2016 [Published 4/4]
For the first time since the end of the 1st round, Buccos 1 back on top
CERRITOS, CA (smt)- #2S-Villanova had a 21-4 run in the first half but #2W-Oklahoma chipped away and cut it to 9 with 16:22 left. Cut to the Wildcats going crazy with a 33-4 run in just over 9 minutes to demolish Buddy Hield and the Sooners, 95-51, in the biggest Final Four blowout ever. ‘Nova shot 71.4% and missed just five shots in the explosive second half. #1E-UNC missed their first 12 three-point shots but it didn’t matter as the Tar Heels scored 50 in the paint in holding off #10MW-Syracuse, 83-66. The Orange 2/3 zone couldn’t prevent UNC from scoring at will within the arc shooting 64.6% from 2-point range.
Resistance is futile as The Resistance watches from the sidelines as three pass him putting him in a tie for 4th (122 pts). Buccos 1, who led after Round 1, leads again with 128 pts with JJ in second with 126. It will be one of these two who will win our 22nd pool, and each would pick up their first ever money prize as well. Ten can still finish in the top 6. Those two and Honey Badger have a 100% chance at money, although the latter would have to win a tiebreaker for 6th if Villanova wins the title. JJ, Honey Badger, and The Hip-Hopopotamus (10th-T, 119) got both teams correct while 108 missed both.
For the Bonus, if Villanova wins the championship, Ito (129th-T, 84) wins Continue reading