Sunday, February 20, 2011

Fantasy College Hoops: Saturday - Week 15

#1 Crimson & Bluebloods vs. #8 Neenan's Warriors
Crimson & Blueblods smelled blood in the water on Saturday. And they wasted no time going in for the kill. Georgia's Trey Thompkins (11pts, 9reb, 2ast, 2blk, 6stl) fell one rebound shy of a double-double against Tennessee... but the damage was done. It all came down to Marquette's Jimmy Butler (16pts, 3reb, 1ast, 2stl) late Saturday night. And while I'm sure Neenan's Warriors wouldn't want the ball in any other players' hands, they came up just short against the two-time defending champs. You have to give this #8 seed all the credit in the world. Not only did they give Crimson & Bluebloods all they could handle, but they will likely end up the second highest scoring team this week.

#2 Gordon Bombay vs. #7 Nosotros Creemos

AP Photo/Charles Cherney
AP Photo/Steve Nesius

After Corey Fisher (34pts, 5reb, 1ast, 3stl) went off for a career-high 34 points in Villanova's 77-75 overtime win over DePaul, Gordon Bombay was in Nosotros Creemos' ear all afternoon. That bulletin board material proved costly, as Georgetown's Chris Wright (26pts, 3reb, 4ast, 1stl) played with a chip on his shoulder. Heading into the final day of Week 15, Gordon Bombay still has work to do... but you can bet these two will be blowing up each other's phones all day long.

#3 The Hammer vs. #6 Paul Rudd > Ashley Judd

AP Photo/Brian Ray
The only significant performance from Saturday was Michigan's Darius Morris (20pts, 5reb, 9ast, 2stl) in a 75-72 overtime win against the Iowa Hawkeyes. It was Paul Rudd > Ashley Judd's first player to score more than 20+ fantasy points. They now face at least an 87-point deficit and with just one player remaining. I'd be willing to bet The Hammer has already uncorked the champagne at this point.

#4 Boilers vs. #5 The Iron Men
AP Photo/Steve Pope
The Iron Men didn't need anything special to get a spot in the finals. But they couldn't afford to waste opportunities, either. Unfortunately, his Syracuse duo of Kris Joseph (21pts, 8reb, 4ast) and Scoop Jardine (9pts, 4ast, 1stl) failed to outscore a double-double from Iowa State's Diante Garrett (12pts, 6reb, 10ast) of Boilers. But Michigan State's Draymond Green (5pts, 6reb, 1ast, 1blk, 2stl), who was battling flu-like symptoms over the past couple days, sealed The Iron Men's fate. Though he did not start, Green did manage to log 27 minutes against Illinois. He only attempted three shots, and looked like a shell of himself after garnering Player of the Week just five days ago. Let the celebration begin for Boilers!

Here's a look at the current scoreboard and playoff bracket.

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