WESTMINSTER, CO: Playoffs | The Road to the Final Four

We started with 12, and we're down to eight. The first round of the playoffs in Westminster was filled with top-notch basketball. The second round matchups provide even more excitement as we preview the quarterfinals of the Ultimate Hoops Westminster playoffs.

Hard Work vs. MonSTARS

Hard Work is looking to continue their second perfect season and standing in their way is the MonSTARS, who are coming off of an impressive round one win. Hard Work has come close to losing in the final games of the season and have maybe showed a chink in their armor. The MonSTARS will need to be on top of their game to even have a chance this week but if they can play their own basketball and make a grinder out of this game, they could potentially swing the results into their favor. Shondell Lee has his team motivated and will be doing a bulk of the scoring in this game. This game could come down to a matter of who gets a hot shooting hand that night. This should be an exciting game with a lot of energy in the gym.

The Gladiators vs. The Kardashians

Two teams with almost identical records go at it in this game. The Kardashians won easily in their first playoff game while the Gladiators enjoyed a bye. The Kardashians will look to pass it into their big man down low Marquise Scott and let him dominate the paint. The Gladiators will look to run up and down the court shooting lots of outside shots. Two teams with very different play styles, so it will be interesting to see which style works best. This could easily end up being one of the closer games of the night and is sure to be a fun one to watch.

IMPACT Basketball vs. The Great Unknown

IMPACT Basketball is easily the favorite in this matchup but The Great Unknown surprised a lot of people in their round one victory last week. The key to stopping the Great Unknown is to stop TJ Cyriacks and if that cant be done than this team is hard to beat. IMPACT Basketball will rely on Beau Barney and Jimmie Binnie like they have all year and this dynamic duo is certainly the best one two combo in the league and possibly the nation. IMPACT basketball will be the favorites, but it wouldnt be surprising to see The Great Unknown make a game of this.

Long Shots vs. We Goin Sizzler

We Goin Sizzler has seemed to have found their groove after adding a few talent players throughout the season. The Long Shots have played well all year and will look to get out and run against We Goin Sizzler. We Goin Sizzler likes to slow the game down and get ball movement for an open shot, while Long Shots will look to push the pace and get points in transition. This game is one of two teams with opposing styles and it really will be interesting to see what the x factor is in this matchup. Expect this to be a close game that will be sure to go down to the wire.