What-if-sports NCAA Tournament - Page 2

Marmel · 03-04-2003, 11:39 PM

I believe Colt is the only one who has not submitted round 2 picks.

Tomorrow at 5pm EST is the deadline!

ColtCrazy · 03-05-2003, 09:43 AM

I'm working on them now!!!

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 06:08 PM

Welcome to Round 2 of the What if NCAA Tournament!

Let’s get right into the action where the games have finished in the East Bracket. In a highly anticipated matchup, the 91-92 Duke squad goes up against the 90-91 UNLV team, and the 92-93 UNC TarHeels take on the 89-90 Arkansas Razorbacks.

In a terrific matchup, Christian Laettner took the Blue Devils on his back and led them to a 99-94 victory over the 9th seeded Rebels. Laettner had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead the way. Tom Hill had 16 for the Devils, and Brian Davis, Bobby Hurley and Grant Hill each scored 14 points. For the Rebels, Larry Johnson led the way with 22 points, while Anderson Hunt had 16 and Greg Anthony added 15.

The 4th seeded UNC Tarheel of 92-93 move into the Sweet 16 by beating the 12 seed, the 89-90 Arkansas Razorbacks, by a final score of 97-87. Eric Montross led the Heels with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Donald Williams added 21 points, while George Lynch had 16. For the Razorbacks, Todd Day had 22 and Lee Maybury had 16, but the rest of the team was no help.

The 6th seeded 88-89 Oklahoma Sooners used basically a 6 man rotation to blow out the 3rd seed, 88-89 Kansas Jayhawks, who had 12 players score in the game. The Sooners won 107-83. Oklahoma was led by Harvey Grant, who was unstoppable with 29 points and 14 rebounds. Ricky Grace had 18 points and 8 assists. Mookie Blaylock and Stacy King also had 18 points each in the win. For the Jayhawks, Danny Manning scored 23, but the only other guys in double figures were Milt Newton and Archie Marshall, with 10 each.

There will be 2 Duke teams in the Sweet 16 of the East bracket, as the 89-90 Blue Devils upset the 2nd seeded 01-02 Maryland Terapins, 90-83. Christian Laettner led Duke with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Phil Henderson added 16, while Robert Brickley and Alaa Abdelnaby each had 13 for Duke. Maryland was led by Lonnie Baxter and his 19 points, while Juan Dixon had 17.

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 06:21 PM

Next, we head down to the Southeast and the surprise 16th seeded Ohio State team from 98-99.

Those 98-99 Buckeyes run comes to a quick end at the hands of the 9th seeded Michigan State team from 00-01. The Spartans won 90-77. Andre Hutson led the Spartans with 18 points and 10 boards. Zach Randolph had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Charlie Bell had 15 and Jason Richardson had 14 for the Spartans. Ohio State was led by Michael Redd with 18 points while Scoonie Penn had 14.

The 4th seeded 94-95 UCLA Bruins get by an extremely talented 98-99 Duke team, by a final score of 92-89. Ed O’Bannon scored 22 points for the Bruins, while Tyus Edney had 19. Charles O’Bannon added 15 and 7 boards. For the Devils, Trajan Langdon and Elton Brand each scored 16 points to lead Duke.

We have our first real Cinderella team as the 14th seeded 97-98 Stanford Cardinal pull off another upset by beating the 6th seeded 99-00 Florida Gators, 90-75. Arthur Lee and Kris Weems each had 14 to lead the Cardinal, while Tim Young and Peter Sauer had 11. Mad Mark Madsen added 10. Florida didn’t have a hot hand today, their leading scorer was Mike Miller with just a dozen. Kenyan Weaks had 11, while Udonis Haslem and Teddy Dupay each scored 10.

The Fab Five get into the sweet sixteen by upsetting the 2nd seeded 86-87 Indiana Hoosiers. The 92-93 Michigan Wolverines win 83-76. Michigan was led by Chris Webber, of course, who scored 22 points and had 9 rebounds. Juwan Howard added 19 points and Jalen Rose had 13. For Indiana, Steve Alford scored 22. Daryl Thomas had 15, while Dean Garrett had 13. Michigan outrebounded Indiana 39-27.

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 06:38 PM

Time to head to the MidWest Bracket.

Another Number One seed falls! The 99-00 Michigan State Spartans lose to the 9th seeded Kansas Jayhawks from last season (01-02) by a final score of 98-82. Kansas was led by Drew Gooden, who exploded for 30 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Boshee added 18. Nick Collison had 17 and 10 boards. Kirk Hinrich added 15. For the Spartans, Charlie Bell and Morris Petersen led the way with 15 points. Andre Hutson had 13, while Mateen Cleaves had 11 points and 9 assists.

Our first overtime game of the tournament sees the 5th seeded 86-87 Syracuse Ornagemen survive a big scare from the 13th seeded 94-95 UNC Tarheel. Syracuse ended up winning 94-91. The Orange was led by Rony Seikaly, who scored 21 points and had 13 rebounds. Sherman Douglas had 19 points, while Greg Monroe had 18. Derrick Coleman chipped in 11. For the Heels, Rasheed Wallace led the way with 21 points, while Jeff McInnis had 18. Jerry Stackhouse scored 17 and grabbed 11 boards.

We get another overtime game! The higher seed once again hangs on, as the 88-89 Michigan Wolverines get by the 6th seeded 00-01 Arizona Wildcats, 110-106. Glen Rice went off for Michigan, scoring 34 points. Rumeal Robinson and Sean Higgins each scored 18, while Loy Vaught added 15 for the Wolverines. Arizona was led by Gilbert Arenas with 20. Michael Wright had 22 and 16 rebounds, while Luke Walton had 13 and 10 boards. Loren Woods also added 16 points for the Cats.

The Big East gets their second team in the Sweet Sixteen in the Midwest, as the 7th seeded 88-89 Seton Hall Pirates take care of business against the 15th seeded, but dangerous, 98-99 Michigan State Spartans. The final was 81-73. The Hall was led by John Morton, who scored 19 points. Three other Hall players scored 12: Andrew Gaze, Ramon Ramos, and Daryll Walker. Morris Peterson led the Spartans with 16 points and 9 boards. Antonio Smith put on a glass cleaning clinic with 17 rebounds. Mateen Cleaves add a dozen for Michigan State.

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 06:50 PM

We go to the West, where there are only 4 more spots left in the Sweet 16!

The 9th seeded 95-96 Umass Minutemen give the 89-90 UNLV team all they can handle, but the Rebels pull it off and defend their #1 seed by a final score of 86-84. Larry Johnson scored 20 points and had 7 rebounds to lead the Rebels. Anderson Hunt had 15, while David Butler scored 14 for the Rebels. Marcus Camby led the Minutemen with 20 points and 9 boards. Dana Dingle had 13 points and 16 rebounds, while Donta bright added 16 points and 8 boards. Umass actually dominated the glass and had a 47-29 advantage.

The 5th seeded 96-97 Kentucky Wildcats just blow away the 13th seeded 01-02 Oklahoma Sooners, 97-80. Derek Anderson led Kentucky with 20 points. Ron Mercer added 16, while Scott Padgent had 10 for the Wildcats. Hollis Price paced the Sooners with 21 points. Aaron McGhee had 14, and Jason Detrick added a dozen.

In a battle of Cinderella teams, the 11th seeded Georgia Tech Yellowjackets beat the 14th seeded UNC Tarheels, 89-79. The Jackets were led by Brian Oliver and Dennis Scott, who both scored 24 points. Kenny Anderson was right behind them with 23 points. Malcolm Mackey added 7 points, but really contributed with 12 rebounds. The Heels were led by Rick Fox with 18, Pete Chilcutt with 16 and Hubert Davis with 15.

Our final second round game goes to overtime, and the higher seed once again survives a big scare. The 2nd seed, 00-01 Duke Blue Devils win 112-108 over the 10th seeded 92-93 Kentucky Wildcats. Duke was led by Jason Williams with 24 points. Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Shane Battier had 19 and 9. Nate James also scored 19 for Duke. For the Wildcats, Jamal Mashburn led the way with 24, while Travis Ford scored 20.

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 06:51 PM

Round 2 Scoring Recap:

1 89-90 UNLV 86
9 95-96 UMass 84

5 96-97 Kentucky 97
13 01-02 Oklahoma 80

14 90-91 UNC 79
11 89-90 Georgia Tech 89

10 92-93 Kentucky 108
2 00-01 Duke 112

1 91-92 Duke 99
9 90-91 UNLV 95

12 89-90 Arkansas 87
4 92-93 UNC 97

3 87-88 Kansas 83
6 87-88 Oklahoma 107

7 89-90 Duke 90
2 01-02 Maryland 83

16 98-99 Ohio State 77
9 00-01 Michigan St. 90

5 98-99 Duke 89
4 94-95 UCLA 92

14 97-98 Stanford 90
6 99-00 Florida 75

7 92-93 Michigan 83
2 86-87 Indiana 76

1 99-00 Michigan St. 82
9 01-02 Kansas 98

5 86-87 Syracuse 94
13 94-95 UNC 91

3 88-89 Michigan 110
6 00-01 Arizona 106

7 88-89 Seton Hall 81
15 98-99 Michigan St. 73

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 06:57 PM

Round 2 Scores:

Jeeber 12
Grid Iron 12
Radii 8
Colt 8
Splits 6

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 06:57 PM

Total Scores, Updated:

Jeeber 33
Grid Iron 33
Colt 29
splits 26
Radii 25

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 06:59 PM

Round 3 picks will be due by Friday evening. Each correct pick will be worth 2 points! So nobody is really out of it quite yet.

Round 4 will be worth 2 points.
Round 5 will be worth 3 points.
Round 6 will be worth 4 points.

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 07:04 PM

Here are the Sweet Sixteen Matchups:

East:

1 91-92 Duke
4 92-93 UNC
(Battle of early 90's ACC teams)

6 87-88 Oklahoma
7 89-90 Duke
(Late 80's ACC/B12 battle)

West:

1 89-90 UNLV
5 96-97 Kentucky
(Can legendary Kentucky knock off one of the favorites?)

11 89-90 Georgia Tech
2 00-01 Duke
(Another ACC matchup)

Southeast:

9 00-01 Michigan St.
4 94-95 UCLA
(The Rose Bowl of the Tounament)

14 97-98 Stanford
7 92-93 Michigan
(The Southeast Bracket is now renamed the Rosebowl Bracket)

Midwest:

9 01-02 Kansas
5 86-87 Syracuse
(Can the memory of Keith Smart be erased from Syracuse's memory?)

3 88-89 Michigan
7 88-89 Seton Hall
(A rematch of that classic 88-89 season finale!)

vtbub · 03-05-2003, 09:31 PM

Wow, so few teams left from 95 on. I'm surprised by that. Any clue on how What-If sims their stuff? Are they using there own or Lance Haffner?

Marmel · 03-05-2003, 09:38 PM

I really have not looked into how they sim their stuff.

Radii · 03-05-2003, 10:22 PM

damn unc teams

that 86-87 Syracuse team killed me when I was 11 years old, that was my favorite UNC team ever that Syracuse upset to eventually get to the final four.

Still nice to see the ACC frontrunning.

Grid Iron · 03-06-2003, 12:00 AM

Marmel, this is a great thread. Your recaps are awesome.

Looking forward to the Sweet 16!

JeeberD · 03-06-2003, 12:39 AM

Wow, still tied for the lead. I'm enjoying the hell out of this and can't wait for the next round...

ColtCrazy · 03-06-2003, 07:51 AM

My Hoosiers are gone. No Alford. No Smart. I hate the Fab 5. Hated them then, and now I just got reminded why.

This is really good. Working on my picks for the Sweet 16. I need to make a comeback now!

Marmel · 03-06-2003, 08:56 AM

I bleed Orange, so I am happy to see the Sherman Douglas led 86-87 Syracuse team get that overtime win and move on. At worst, I would like to see an All Big-East Matchup in the Midwest Final.

Thanks for the kind words guys. I am really enjoying doing this and seeing the outcomes.

JeeberD · 03-06-2003, 11:54 AM

picks sent

Radii · 03-06-2003, 04:13 PM

Mine are sent. Down with Syracuse

Marmel · 03-07-2003, 07:39 PM

It is time for the Sweet 16!

Starting in the East Bracket.

Right off the bat, the third number one seed of the tournament falls. The 4th seeded 92-93 UNC Tarheels barely get by the 1st seeded 91-92 Duke Blue Devils, 87-85. George Lynch led the way for the Heels with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Eric Montross and Donald Williams each scored 18, and Brian Reese chipped in 10 for the Heels. For Duke, Christian Laettner led the way with 25 points and 7 boards. Thomas Hill and Bobby Hurley added 13 each.

Duke really struggled in the East bracket, as the 6th seeded 87-88 Oklahoma Sooners just beat up on the 7th seeded 89-90 Duke team, 109-96. Stacy King was unstoppable for Oklahoma, scoring 25 points and pulling down 14 boards. Harvey Grant was almost as good, scoring 20 and getting 10 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock added 17 while Ricky Grace had 14. Duke was led by Phil Henderson and his 20 points. Alaa Abdelnaby had 19, while Laettner had 18 in the losing cause.

Marmel · 03-07-2003, 07:45 PM

We go to the Midwest Bracket.

My beloved 5th seeded 86-87 Syracuse Orangemen could not hold off a strong 9th seeded 01-02 Kansas Jayhawks team. Kansas won 98-84. Kansas was led by Grew Gooden with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Nick Collison also had a double, double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Jeff Boshee scored 18 points as well. Kirk Hinrich added 17 points and 7 assists. For Syracuse, Howard Triche led the way with 18 points, while Greg Monroe had 15 and Rony Seikaly had 14 points and 14 rebounds.

In a rematch of the 88-89 Title game, Michigan, the 3 seed once again wins a close one over the 7th seeded Seton Hall Pirates, 93-92. Michigan was led by Glen Rice with 26 points. Rumeal Robinson scored 16. Terry Mills, Sean Higgins, and Loy Vaught each scored a dozen. For Seton Hall, John Morton led the team in scoring with 21. Ramon Rmos scored 16 and had 12 rebounds. Andrew Gaze also scored 16 for the Pirates.

Marmel · 03-07-2003, 08:13 PM

Next we move to the Southeast Bracket.

In the first game the higher seed holds serve. The 4th seeded 94-95 UCLA Bruins beat the 9th seeded 00-01 Michigan State Spartans, 91-82. The Bruins were led by Ed O’Bannon with 22 points and 12 boards. Tyus Edney scored 17, while Toby Bailey had 14. Three more Bruins scored in the double figures, JR Henderson and Charles O’Bannon had 12 each and George Zidek had 10. For the Spartans, Charlie Bell had 17 and 8 assists, while Jason Richardson had 16. Andre Hutson chipped in with 15.

The Cinderella run of the 14th seeded 97-98 Stanford Cardinal comes to an end at the hands of the 7th seeded 92-93 Michigan Wolverines, 80-78. Chris Webber led the Wolverines with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Jalen Rose had 16 and Juwan Howard added 15 for Michigan. Stanford was led by Mad Mark Madsen with 14 points. Peter Sauer had 12 and Arthur Lee had 11 for the Cardinal.

Marmel · 03-07-2003, 08:21 PM

We close out the third round in the West Bracket, where the only remaining #1 seed remains.

…and that #1 seed moves on. The Running Rebels from 89-90 hang on to win against a fierce 5th seeded 96-97 Kentucky Wildcat team, 94-87. Anderson Hunt led the Rebels in scoring with 17 points. Larry Johnson put on a show with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Stacey Augmon had 11 points, but also pulled down 9 boards. David Butler added 16 points. For the Wildacts, Derek Anderson led the way with 17 points. Ron Mercer had 14, and Allen Edwards added 11 points.

In a game that featured both teams lighting up the scoreboard, a Duke team finally gets through to the final 8. The 2nd seeded 00-01 Duke Blue Devils outgun the 11th seeded 89-90 Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, 102-91. Jason Williams was brilliant for Duke, scoring 30 points and dishing out 12 assists. Shane Battier also poured in 24 points. Nate James had 12 while Carlos Boozer had 11 points. The Jackets had 3 scoring machines on the day, but no other help. Dennis Scott had 25, while Kenny Anderson had 24, and Brian Oliver had 23 points. No other Yellowjacket had more than 8, and that was their undoing.

This sets up a terrific Elite 8 matchup between the 89-90 UNLV team and the 00-01 Duke squad. A 1 vs. 2 seed game!

Marmel · 03-07-2003, 08:22 PM

Sweet 16 Recap:

1 91-92 Duke 85
4 92-93 UNC 87

6 87-88 Oklahoma 109
7 89-90 Duke 96

9 01-02 Kansas 98
5 86-87 Syracuse 84

3 88-89 Michigan 93
7 88-89 Seton Hall 92

9 00-01 Michigan St. 82
4 94-95 UCLA 91

14 97-98 Stanford 78
7 92-93 Michigan 80

1 89-90 UNLV 94
5 96-97 Kentucky 87

11 89-90 Georgia Tech 91
2 00-01 Duke 102

Marmel · 03-07-2003, 08:23 PM

That sets up the regional finals in the Elite 8, for the right to go to the Final Four, as follows:

East

4 92-93 UNC
6 87-88 Oklahoma

Southeast

4 94-95 UCLA
7 92-93 Michigan

Midwest

9 01-02 Kansas
3 88-89 Michigan

West

1 89-90 UNLV
2 00-01 Duke

Marmel · 03-07-2003, 08:28 PM

Round three scores:

Jeeber 12
Grid Iron 12
Radii 12
Colt 10
splits 8

Marmel · 03-07-2003, 08:28 PM

Total Scores after Round 3:

Jeeber 45
Grid Iron 45
Colt 39
Radii 37
splits 34

Marmel · 03-07-2003, 08:29 PM

Round 4 picks are due by Monday evening at around 5pm.

Each game is worth 2 points again!

Grid Iron · 03-08-2003, 09:07 AM

Whoo Hoo!!! PM sent!

Dang, Jeeber, get off my tail!

JeeberD · 03-08-2003, 11:56 PM

Me? How are YOU managing to copy my PM's?

JeeberD · 03-09-2003, 12:05 AM

Dola

PM sent. Man, there were some really tough decisions to make on this one. It was hard to choose between who I wanted to win and who has been playing better...

Grid Iron · 03-09-2003, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JeeberD
Me? How are YOU managing to copy my PM's?

LMAO!

JeeberD · 03-11-2003, 12:53 AM

Doh! Was hoping to seem some results tonight. Guess Marmel is starting to slack off. Slacker...

Vince · 03-11-2003, 04:29 AM

Great thread Marmel...sorry I wasn't in on it from the get go. Looking forward to the results

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 02:10 PM

I have been on a mini-vacation for the past few days, but will get the next round up tonight!

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 02:51 PM

For a spot in the Final Four, We begin in the East Region.

The #4 seed, 92-93 UNC Tarheels take on the #6 seed, 87-88 Oklahoma Sooners from the Pepsi Center in Albany, NY.

The first team to grab a spot in the Final Four is the 1987-1988 Oklahoma Sooners! They get past the Tarheels by just 2 points, 97-95.

Stacy King scored 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the Sooners. Harvey Grant added 17 points and 6 rebounds. Ricky Grace had 16 points and dished out 8 assists. Mookie Blaylock also hadded 14 for Oklahoma.

For the Tarheels, Donald Williams was the game’s leading scorer with 22 points. George Lynch had a great game, scoring 16 and pulling down 16 boards! Eric Montross added 14 and Brian Reese had 13 in the losing effort.

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 02:56 PM

In the Southeast Bracket we have…

The 4 seed, 1994-1995 UCLA Bruins taking on the 7seed, 1992-1993 Michigan Wolverines.

In this bracket, the higher seed advances! The UCLA Bruins beat the Wolverines by a final score of 90-85.

The Bruins used very balanced scoring to take the victory and the 2nd spot in the Final Four. Ed O’Bannon had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Tyus Edney scored 18 and had 5 assists. JR Henderson and George Zidek each scored a dozen. Charles O’Bannon and Toby Bailey each scored 11 points for the Bruins.

Chris Webber led Michigan with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Juwan Howard added 15 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Rose also scored 15 points. Jimmy King added 13 points, but the lack of scoring from the bench, which UCLA had, eventually did in the Wolverines.

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 03:00 PM

In the Midwest…

The 3 seed, 88-89 Michigan Wolverines take on the 9seed, 01-02 Kansas Jayhawks.

This one was never close from tip off to final buzzer as the Wolverines dismantle the Jayhawks, 94-77.

Glen Rice led the way for Michigan with 24 points and 6 rebounds. Loy Vaught had 20 points and 10 boards. Terry Mills chipped in 14 points, while Rumeal Robinson had 11 and Sean Higgings added 10.

For the Jayhawks, Drew Gooden and Kirk Heinrich each scored 16 points. Gooden pulled down 10 rebounds. Nick Collison had 15 points and 9 boards. Jeff Boshee scored 13. Aaron Miles had 13 assists, but once again a lack of scoring other than from the top players did a team in.

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 03:05 PM

Finally, in the most anticipated Game of the Elite 8...

#1 seed 89-90 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels take on the #2 seeded, 00-01 Duke Blue Devils.

In the end of a very competitive contest, only 1 point separated these two teams, and the final spot in the Final Four goes to….

The 2000-2001 Duke Blue Devils, by a final score of 90-89.

Duke was led by Shane Battier and his 21 points. Jason Williams was right behind him with 20 points and he handed out 7 assists. Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 9 boards while Nate James added a dozen.

For UNLV, Anderson Hunt led the way with 17 points. Larry Johnson scored 16 and had 10 rebounds. Stacey Augmon scored 15, while David Butler had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 03:06 PM

Round 4 Scoring Recap:

4 92-93 UNC 95
6 87-88 Oklahoma 97

4 94-95 UCLA 90
7 92-93 Michigan 85

9 01-02 Kansas 77
3 88-89 Michigan 94

1 89-90 UNLV 89
2 00-01 Duke 90

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 03:07 PM

Final Four Matchups:

6 87-88 Oklahoma
2 00-01 Duke

4 94-95 UCLA
3 88-89 Michigan

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 03:10 PM

Round 4 scores:

Jeeber 6
Grid Iron 4
Radii 4
Splits 0
Colt 0

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 03:11 PM

Total Scores:

Jeeber 51
Grid Iron 49
Radii 41
Colt 39
Splits 34

Marmel · 03-11-2003, 03:11 PM

Round 5 picks are due Friday evening.

Each pick is worth 3 points.

Just a reminder that the Final game pick will be worth 4 points.

Radii · 03-11-2003, 03:29 PM

you're missing a michigan i think

And bye bye UNC

sterlingice · 03-11-2003, 03:32 PM

Quote:

This one was never close from tip off to final buzzer as the Wolverines dismantle the Jayhawks, 94-77.

Aw nuts, it was a good run.

SI

JeeberD · 03-11-2003, 11:17 PM

Sent!

Grid Iron · 03-12-2003, 08:20 AM

I only got 2 pts. in the last round, rather than 4. I think the confusion was my selection of 92-93 Michigan (which lost) vs. my non-selection of 88-89 Michigan (which won).

So, my total points are 47, giving Jeeber a 4-point lead. And he'll need them 'cause I'm gonna sweep the remaining games.

SplitPersonality1 · 03-12-2003, 09:49 AM

It's official. I suck at picking brackets in this game. I hope that doesn't translate to the real NCAA's this year.

(Let's see, I predict an all-Cheesehead Final, Wisconsin vs. Marquette - yeah....that will happen)

03-05-2003, 09:43 AM	#52
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03-05-2003, 06:08 PM	#53
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Welcome to Round 2 of the What if NCAA Tournament! Let’s get right into the action where the games have finished in the East Bracket. In a highly anticipated matchup, the 91-92 Duke squad goes up against the 90-91 UNLV team, and the 92-93 UNC TarHeels take on the 89-90 Arkansas Razorbacks. In a terrific matchup, Christian Laettner took the Blue Devils on his back and led them to a 99-94 victory over the 9th seeded Rebels. Laettner had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead the way. Tom Hill had 16 for the Devils, and Brian Davis, Bobby Hurley and Grant Hill each scored 14 points. For the Rebels, Larry Johnson led the way with 22 points, while Anderson Hunt had 16 and Greg Anthony added 15. The 4th seeded UNC Tarheel of 92-93 move into the Sweet 16 by beating the 12 seed, the 89-90 Arkansas Razorbacks, by a final score of 97-87. Eric Montross led the Heels with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Donald Williams added 21 points, while George Lynch had 16. For the Razorbacks, Todd Day had 22 and Lee Maybury had 16, but the rest of the team was no help. The 6th seeded 88-89 Oklahoma Sooners used basically a 6 man rotation to blow out the 3rd seed, 88-89 Kansas Jayhawks, who had 12 players score in the game. The Sooners won 107-83. Oklahoma was led by Harvey Grant, who was unstoppable with 29 points and 14 rebounds. Ricky Grace had 18 points and 8 assists. Mookie Blaylock and Stacy King also had 18 points each in the win. For the Jayhawks, Danny Manning scored 23, but the only other guys in double figures were Milt Newton and Archie Marshall, with 10 each. There will be 2 Duke teams in the Sweet 16 of the East bracket, as the 89-90 Blue Devils upset the 2nd seeded 01-02 Maryland Terapins, 90-83. Christian Laettner led Duke with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Phil Henderson added 16, while Robert Brickley and Alaa Abdelnaby each had 13 for Duke. Maryland was led by Lonnie Baxter and his 19 points, while Juan Dixon had 17. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-05-2003, 06:21 PM	#54
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Next, we head down to the Southeast and the surprise 16th seeded Ohio State team from 98-99. Those 98-99 Buckeyes run comes to a quick end at the hands of the 9th seeded Michigan State team from 00-01. The Spartans won 90-77. Andre Hutson led the Spartans with 18 points and 10 boards. Zach Randolph had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Charlie Bell had 15 and Jason Richardson had 14 for the Spartans. Ohio State was led by Michael Redd with 18 points while Scoonie Penn had 14. The 4th seeded 94-95 UCLA Bruins get by an extremely talented 98-99 Duke team, by a final score of 92-89. Ed O’Bannon scored 22 points for the Bruins, while Tyus Edney had 19. Charles O’Bannon added 15 and 7 boards. For the Devils, Trajan Langdon and Elton Brand each scored 16 points to lead Duke. We have our first real Cinderella team as the 14th seeded 97-98 Stanford Cardinal pull off another upset by beating the 6th seeded 99-00 Florida Gators, 90-75. Arthur Lee and Kris Weems each had 14 to lead the Cardinal, while Tim Young and Peter Sauer had 11. Mad Mark Madsen added 10. Florida didn’t have a hot hand today, their leading scorer was Mike Miller with just a dozen. Kenyan Weaks had 11, while Udonis Haslem and Teddy Dupay each scored 10. The Fab Five get into the sweet sixteen by upsetting the 2nd seeded 86-87 Indiana Hoosiers. The 92-93 Michigan Wolverines win 83-76. Michigan was led by Chris Webber, of course, who scored 22 points and had 9 rebounds. Juwan Howard added 19 points and Jalen Rose had 13. For Indiana, Steve Alford scored 22. Daryl Thomas had 15, while Dean Garrett had 13. Michigan outrebounded Indiana 39-27. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-05-2003, 06:38 PM	#55
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Time to head to the MidWest Bracket. Another Number One seed falls! The 99-00 Michigan State Spartans lose to the 9th seeded Kansas Jayhawks from last season (01-02) by a final score of 98-82. Kansas was led by Drew Gooden, who exploded for 30 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Boshee added 18. Nick Collison had 17 and 10 boards. Kirk Hinrich added 15. For the Spartans, Charlie Bell and Morris Petersen led the way with 15 points. Andre Hutson had 13, while Mateen Cleaves had 11 points and 9 assists. Our first overtime game of the tournament sees the 5th seeded 86-87 Syracuse Ornagemen survive a big scare from the 13th seeded 94-95 UNC Tarheel. Syracuse ended up winning 94-91. The Orange was led by Rony Seikaly, who scored 21 points and had 13 rebounds. Sherman Douglas had 19 points, while Greg Monroe had 18. Derrick Coleman chipped in 11. For the Heels, Rasheed Wallace led the way with 21 points, while Jeff McInnis had 18. Jerry Stackhouse scored 17 and grabbed 11 boards. We get another overtime game! The higher seed once again hangs on, as the 88-89 Michigan Wolverines get by the 6th seeded 00-01 Arizona Wildcats, 110-106. Glen Rice went off for Michigan, scoring 34 points. Rumeal Robinson and Sean Higgins each scored 18, while Loy Vaught added 15 for the Wolverines. Arizona was led by Gilbert Arenas with 20. Michael Wright had 22 and 16 rebounds, while Luke Walton had 13 and 10 boards. Loren Woods also added 16 points for the Cats. The Big East gets their second team in the Sweet Sixteen in the Midwest, as the 7th seeded 88-89 Seton Hall Pirates take care of business against the 15th seeded, but dangerous, 98-99 Michigan State Spartans. The final was 81-73. The Hall was led by John Morton, who scored 19 points. Three other Hall players scored 12: Andrew Gaze, Ramon Ramos, and Daryll Walker. Morris Peterson led the Spartans with 16 points and 9 boards. Antonio Smith put on a glass cleaning clinic with 17 rebounds. Mateen Cleaves add a dozen for Michigan State. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-05-2003, 06:50 PM	#56
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	We go to the West, where there are only 4 more spots left in the Sweet 16! The 9th seeded 95-96 Umass Minutemen give the 89-90 UNLV team all they can handle, but the Rebels pull it off and defend their #1 seed by a final score of 86-84. Larry Johnson scored 20 points and had 7 rebounds to lead the Rebels. Anderson Hunt had 15, while David Butler scored 14 for the Rebels. Marcus Camby led the Minutemen with 20 points and 9 boards. Dana Dingle had 13 points and 16 rebounds, while Donta bright added 16 points and 8 boards. Umass actually dominated the glass and had a 47-29 advantage. The 5th seeded 96-97 Kentucky Wildcats just blow away the 13th seeded 01-02 Oklahoma Sooners, 97-80. Derek Anderson led Kentucky with 20 points. Ron Mercer added 16, while Scott Padgent had 10 for the Wildcats. Hollis Price paced the Sooners with 21 points. Aaron McGhee had 14, and Jason Detrick added a dozen. In a battle of Cinderella teams, the 11th seeded Georgia Tech Yellowjackets beat the 14th seeded UNC Tarheels, 89-79. The Jackets were led by Brian Oliver and Dennis Scott, who both scored 24 points. Kenny Anderson was right behind them with 23 points. Malcolm Mackey added 7 points, but really contributed with 12 rebounds. The Heels were led by Rick Fox with 18, Pete Chilcutt with 16 and Hubert Davis with 15. Our final second round game goes to overtime, and the higher seed once again survives a big scare. The 2nd seed, 00-01 Duke Blue Devils win 112-108 over the 10th seeded 92-93 Kentucky Wildcats. Duke was led by Jason Williams with 24 points. Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Shane Battier had 19 and 9. Nate James also scored 19 for Duke. For the Wildcats, Jamal Mashburn led the way with 24, while Travis Ford scored 20. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-05-2003, 06:51 PM	#57
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Round 2 Scoring Recap: 1 89-90 UNLV 86 9 95-96 UMass 84 5 96-97 Kentucky 97 13 01-02 Oklahoma 80 14 90-91 UNC 79 11 89-90 Georgia Tech 89 10 92-93 Kentucky 108 2 00-01 Duke 112 1 91-92 Duke 99 9 90-91 UNLV 95 12 89-90 Arkansas 87 4 92-93 UNC 97 3 87-88 Kansas 83 6 87-88 Oklahoma 107 7 89-90 Duke 90 2 01-02 Maryland 83 16 98-99 Ohio State 77 9 00-01 Michigan St. 90 5 98-99 Duke 89 4 94-95 UCLA 92 14 97-98 Stanford 90 6 99-00 Florida 75 7 92-93 Michigan 83 2 86-87 Indiana 76 1 99-00 Michigan St. 82 9 01-02 Kansas 98 5 86-87 Syracuse 94 13 94-95 UNC 91 3 88-89 Michigan 110 6 00-01 Arizona 106 7 88-89 Seton Hall 81 15 98-99 Michigan St. 73 __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-05-2003, 06:57 PM	#58
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Round 2 Scores: Jeeber 12 Grid Iron 12 Radii 8 Colt 8 Splits 6 __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-05-2003, 06:59 PM	#60
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Round 3 picks will be due by Friday evening. Each correct pick will be worth 2 points! So nobody is really out of it quite yet. Round 4 will be worth 2 points. Round 5 will be worth 3 points. Round 6 will be worth 4 points. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-05-2003, 07:04 PM	#61
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Here are the Sweet Sixteen Matchups: East: 1 91-92 Duke 4 92-93 UNC (Battle of early 90's ACC teams) 6 87-88 Oklahoma 7 89-90 Duke (Late 80's ACC/B12 battle) West: 1 89-90 UNLV 5 96-97 Kentucky (Can legendary Kentucky knock off one of the favorites?) 11 89-90 Georgia Tech 2 00-01 Duke (Another ACC matchup) Southeast: 9 00-01 Michigan St. 4 94-95 UCLA (The Rose Bowl of the Tounament) 14 97-98 Stanford 7 92-93 Michigan (The Southeast Bracket is now renamed the Rosebowl Bracket) Midwest: 9 01-02 Kansas 5 86-87 Syracuse (Can the memory of Keith Smart be erased from Syracuse's memory?) 3 88-89 Michigan 7 88-89 Seton Hall (A rematch of that classic 88-89 season finale!) __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-05-2003, 09:31 PM	#62
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	Wow, so few teams left from 95 on. I'm surprised by that. Any clue on how What-If sims their stuff? Are they using there own or Lance Haffner? __________________

03-05-2003, 09:38 PM	#63
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	I really have not looked into how they sim their stuff. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-05-2003, 10:22 PM	#64
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	damn unc teams that 86-87 Syracuse team killed me when I was 11 years old, that was my favorite UNC team ever that Syracuse upset to eventually get to the final four. Still nice to see the ACC frontrunning.

03-06-2003, 12:00 AM	#65
Grid Iron Ice Cream Man Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bay Area	Marmel, this is a great thread. Your recaps are awesome. Looking forward to the Sweet 16! __________________ Follow the story of the Oregon Ice of the Continental Football League.

03-06-2003, 12:39 AM	#66
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Wow, still tied for the lead. I'm enjoying the hell out of this and can't wait for the next round... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-06-2003, 07:51 AM	#67
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	My Hoosiers are gone. No Alford. No Smart. I hate the Fab 5. Hated them then, and now I just got reminded why. This is really good. Working on my picks for the Sweet 16. I need to make a comeback now! __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

03-06-2003, 08:56 AM	#68
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	I bleed Orange, so I am happy to see the Sherman Douglas led 86-87 Syracuse team get that overtime win and move on. At worst, I would like to see an All Big-East Matchup in the Midwest Final. Thanks for the kind words guys. I am really enjoying doing this and seeing the outcomes. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-06-2003, 11:54 AM	#69
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	picks sent __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-06-2003, 04:13 PM	#70
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Mine are sent. Down with Syracuse

03-07-2003, 07:39 PM	#71
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	It is time for the Sweet 16! Starting in the East Bracket. Right off the bat, the third number one seed of the tournament falls. The 4th seeded 92-93 UNC Tarheels barely get by the 1st seeded 91-92 Duke Blue Devils, 87-85. George Lynch led the way for the Heels with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Eric Montross and Donald Williams each scored 18, and Brian Reese chipped in 10 for the Heels. For Duke, Christian Laettner led the way with 25 points and 7 boards. Thomas Hill and Bobby Hurley added 13 each. Duke really struggled in the East bracket, as the 6th seeded 87-88 Oklahoma Sooners just beat up on the 7th seeded 89-90 Duke team, 109-96. Stacy King was unstoppable for Oklahoma, scoring 25 points and pulling down 14 boards. Harvey Grant was almost as good, scoring 20 and getting 10 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock added 17 while Ricky Grace had 14. Duke was led by Phil Henderson and his 20 points. Alaa Abdelnaby had 19, while Laettner had 18 in the losing cause. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-07-2003, 07:45 PM	#72
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	We go to the Midwest Bracket. My beloved 5th seeded 86-87 Syracuse Orangemen could not hold off a strong 9th seeded 01-02 Kansas Jayhawks team. Kansas won 98-84. Kansas was led by Grew Gooden with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Nick Collison also had a double, double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Jeff Boshee scored 18 points as well. Kirk Hinrich added 17 points and 7 assists. For Syracuse, Howard Triche led the way with 18 points, while Greg Monroe had 15 and Rony Seikaly had 14 points and 14 rebounds. In a rematch of the 88-89 Title game, Michigan, the 3 seed once again wins a close one over the 7th seeded Seton Hall Pirates, 93-92. Michigan was led by Glen Rice with 26 points. Rumeal Robinson scored 16. Terry Mills, Sean Higgins, and Loy Vaught each scored a dozen. For Seton Hall, John Morton led the team in scoring with 21. Ramon Rmos scored 16 and had 12 rebounds. Andrew Gaze also scored 16 for the Pirates. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-07-2003, 08:13 PM	#73
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Next we move to the Southeast Bracket. In the first game the higher seed holds serve. The 4th seeded 94-95 UCLA Bruins beat the 9th seeded 00-01 Michigan State Spartans, 91-82. The Bruins were led by Ed O’Bannon with 22 points and 12 boards. Tyus Edney scored 17, while Toby Bailey had 14. Three more Bruins scored in the double figures, JR Henderson and Charles O’Bannon had 12 each and George Zidek had 10. For the Spartans, Charlie Bell had 17 and 8 assists, while Jason Richardson had 16. Andre Hutson chipped in with 15. The Cinderella run of the 14th seeded 97-98 Stanford Cardinal comes to an end at the hands of the 7th seeded 92-93 Michigan Wolverines, 80-78. Chris Webber led the Wolverines with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Jalen Rose had 16 and Juwan Howard added 15 for Michigan. Stanford was led by Mad Mark Madsen with 14 points. Peter Sauer had 12 and Arthur Lee had 11 for the Cardinal. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-07-2003, 08:21 PM	#74
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	We close out the third round in the West Bracket, where the only remaining #1 seed remains. …and that #1 seed moves on. The Running Rebels from 89-90 hang on to win against a fierce 5th seeded 96-97 Kentucky Wildcat team, 94-87. Anderson Hunt led the Rebels in scoring with 17 points. Larry Johnson put on a show with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Stacey Augmon had 11 points, but also pulled down 9 boards. David Butler added 16 points. For the Wildacts, Derek Anderson led the way with 17 points. Ron Mercer had 14, and Allen Edwards added 11 points. In a game that featured both teams lighting up the scoreboard, a Duke team finally gets through to the final 8. The 2nd seeded 00-01 Duke Blue Devils outgun the 11th seeded 89-90 Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, 102-91. Jason Williams was brilliant for Duke, scoring 30 points and dishing out 12 assists. Shane Battier also poured in 24 points. Nate James had 12 while Carlos Boozer had 11 points. The Jackets had 3 scoring machines on the day, but no other help. Dennis Scott had 25, while Kenny Anderson had 24, and Brian Oliver had 23 points. No other Yellowjacket had more than 8, and that was their undoing. This sets up a terrific Elite 8 matchup between the 89-90 UNLV team and the 00-01 Duke squad. A 1 vs. 2 seed game! __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-07-2003, 08:22 PM	#75
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Sweet 16 Recap: 1 91-92 Duke 85 4 92-93 UNC 87 6 87-88 Oklahoma 109 7 89-90 Duke 96 9 01-02 Kansas 98 5 86-87 Syracuse 84 3 88-89 Michigan 93 7 88-89 Seton Hall 92 9 00-01 Michigan St. 82 4 94-95 UCLA 91 14 97-98 Stanford 78 7 92-93 Michigan 80 1 89-90 UNLV 94 5 96-97 Kentucky 87 11 89-90 Georgia Tech 91 2 00-01 Duke 102 __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-07-2003, 08:23 PM	#76
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	That sets up the regional finals in the Elite 8, for the right to go to the Final Four, as follows: East 4 92-93 UNC 6 87-88 Oklahoma Southeast 4 94-95 UCLA 7 92-93 Michigan Midwest 9 01-02 Kansas 3 88-89 Michigan West 1 89-90 UNLV 2 00-01 Duke __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-07-2003, 08:28 PM	#77
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Round three scores: Jeeber 12 Grid Iron 12 Radii 12 Colt 10 splits 8 __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-07-2003, 08:29 PM	#79
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Round 4 picks are due by Monday evening at around 5pm. Each game is worth 2 points again! __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-08-2003, 09:07 AM	#80
Grid Iron Ice Cream Man Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bay Area	Whoo Hoo!!! PM sent! Dang, Jeeber, get off my tail! __________________ Follow the story of the Oregon Ice of the Continental Football League. Last edited by Grid Iron : 03-08-2003 at 09:24 AM.

03-08-2003, 11:56 PM	#81
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Me? How are YOU managing to copy my PM's? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-09-2003, 12:05 AM	#82
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Dola PM sent. Man, there were some really tough decisions to make on this one. It was hard to choose between who I wanted to win and who has been playing better... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-11-2003, 12:53 AM	#84
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Doh! Was hoping to seem some results tonight. Guess Marmel is starting to slack off. Slacker... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-11-2003, 04:29 AM	#85
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	Great thread Marmel...sorry I wasn't in on it from the get go. Looking forward to the results __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

03-11-2003, 02:10 PM	#86
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	I have been on a mini-vacation for the past few days, but will get the next round up tonight! __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-11-2003, 02:51 PM	#87
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	For a spot in the Final Four, We begin in the East Region. The #4 seed, 92-93 UNC Tarheels take on the #6 seed, 87-88 Oklahoma Sooners from the Pepsi Center in Albany, NY. The first team to grab a spot in the Final Four is the 1987-1988 Oklahoma Sooners! They get past the Tarheels by just 2 points, 97-95. Stacy King scored 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the Sooners. Harvey Grant added 17 points and 6 rebounds. Ricky Grace had 16 points and dished out 8 assists. Mookie Blaylock also hadded 14 for Oklahoma. For the Tarheels, Donald Williams was the game’s leading scorer with 22 points. George Lynch had a great game, scoring 16 and pulling down 16 boards! Eric Montross added 14 and Brian Reese had 13 in the losing effort. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-11-2003, 02:56 PM	#88
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	In the Southeast Bracket we have… The 4 seed, 1994-1995 UCLA Bruins taking on the 7seed, 1992-1993 Michigan Wolverines. In this bracket, the higher seed advances! The UCLA Bruins beat the Wolverines by a final score of 90-85. The Bruins used very balanced scoring to take the victory and the 2nd spot in the Final Four. Ed O’Bannon had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Tyus Edney scored 18 and had 5 assists. JR Henderson and George Zidek each scored a dozen. Charles O’Bannon and Toby Bailey each scored 11 points for the Bruins. Chris Webber led Michigan with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Juwan Howard added 15 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Rose also scored 15 points. Jimmy King added 13 points, but the lack of scoring from the bench, which UCLA had, eventually did in the Wolverines. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-11-2003, 03:00 PM	#89
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	In the Midwest… The 3 seed, 88-89 Michigan Wolverines take on the 9seed, 01-02 Kansas Jayhawks. This one was never close from tip off to final buzzer as the Wolverines dismantle the Jayhawks, 94-77. Glen Rice led the way for Michigan with 24 points and 6 rebounds. Loy Vaught had 20 points and 10 boards. Terry Mills chipped in 14 points, while Rumeal Robinson had 11 and Sean Higgings added 10. For the Jayhawks, Drew Gooden and Kirk Heinrich each scored 16 points. Gooden pulled down 10 rebounds. Nick Collison had 15 points and 9 boards. Jeff Boshee scored 13. Aaron Miles had 13 assists, but once again a lack of scoring other than from the top players did a team in. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."