When the Championship game began, both teams came out playing hard. Michigan's defense was dominant. They gave Villanova all kinds of trouble and the struggled to score points. The same could be said for Villanova's defense. But then Donte DiVincenzo entered the game and took over the game. It's not surprising he was the Most Valuable Player of the game. If you saw the game, he did not look like a player that should come off the bench. Michigan didn't have an answer and fumbled the remainder of the game away. Hat's off to Villanova as they won their second Championship game in three years. DiVincenzo for the game in 2016 was part of the team, but was wearing a suit, on the team bench.
This puts a close on our bracket contest. With 164 points, Connie Cuddihy has won for her second time! No, not her second time in three years. She won way back in 2001 when she correctly picked all four final teams. This year, she correctly picked three out of four. Only one person correctly picked the South Region, Donna Quinlan, our third place finisher. Our second place finisher, Mike Krings, also picked three of four, but he didn't do so well when there was eight teams.
Here are our top five pick sheets for 2018
1. Connie Cuddihy - 164
2. Mike Krings - 151
3. Donna Quinlan - 148
4. John Fortuna - 143
5. Sean Quinlan - 141
Congrats to the winners!
