Oakland Region - Third and Fourth Rounds

At Oakland, CA on Thursday 3/23


1 Memphis vs. 13 Bradley
Memphis looks better than they have all year. Bradley's big man has NBA potential. I'll have to take the deeper Tigers.
FINAL: Memphis 80 Bradley 64 - Fyodor wins! (Memphis hasn't had the toughest draw, but they do look good.)


2 UCLA vs. 3 Gonzaga
For the sake of bracket integrity, I'll take the Bulldogs, but the Bruins can now play defense and have an excellent chance to win.
FINAL: UCLA 73 Gonzaga 71 - Fyodor loses! (Congrats to the Bruins, but when each team plays only half a game, the one that plays the second half usually wins. That being said, Mr. Batista pulled three boneheaded plays in the last two minutes to cost his team the game.)




At Oakland, CA on Saturday 3/25


1 Memphis vs. 2 UCLA
I will go with Memphis here even though I think UCLA is hotter.
FINAL: UCLA 50 Memphis 45 - Fyodor loses! (Another ugly game. Bruins' D is for real.