Chapter 8 Shabazz

"Shabazz." Calhoun reacted quickly, too, and seeing Miller's adjustment, turned and called Napier up.

Hill's tough shot in the frontcourt drew Orucheazi's foul, earning him two free throws.

The game entered a dead ball situation, and Napier came on to replace Smith. Calhoun was setting up a two-point guard lineup.

Hill made both free throws, bringing the difference between the two sides to 14 points.

Hill continued to switch to defend Tang Tian, but Tang Tian didn't go for the pick-and-roll this time. Walker directly passed the ball to Lamb for a one-on-one.

In this lineup, Lamb swung to the small forward position, directly facing Williams.

This was basically a shooting guard from the NCAA playing against a power forward, so there was no need for pick-and-roll switches or anything else. It was a straight-up mismatch.

The other UConn players spread out, and after a series of crossovers, Lamb stepped back and took a mid-range shot.

Williams couldn't quite keep up with the rhythm, and Lamb had plenty of space when he released the ball.

"Swish!"

Lamb was also reliable, and after creating space, he shot directly over Williams and scored.

"Wow, Connecticut's strength this year is being severely underestimated." The commentator couldn't help but say after seeing this shot.

In addition to Walker, who was already well-known, Oriachi, Tang Tian, and Lamb had all shown impressive performances. This team really didn't seem like a third-tier team as the media had said.

Williams' rushed stop-and-pop shot in front of Tang Tian missed, and Oriachi grabbed the defensive rebound.

UConn advanced to the frontcourt and continued to let Lamb play against Williams. Williams was anxious because he couldn't keep up with the rhythm, and he desperately lunged out and hit Lamb's hand, drawing another foul.

Miller couldn't help but rub his face hard on the sidelines, then turned and signaled for the substitute to replace Williams.

The situation on the court was very unfavorable for Arizona, but because Tang Tian had drawn an offensive foul earlier, plus the technical foul, this last foul was Williams' fourth personal foul, so he had to substitute him out.

Williams had been playing confused on the court for a while, but after he went off, the University of Arizona lost an offensive focal point, and Tang Tian directly switched to defend Hill.

With this move, the University of Arizona's offense completely collapsed.

At the start of the second half, the two teams' fans were at odds with each other on the sidelines, and the air was filled with smoke, but at this moment, the University of Arizona's fans were completely defeated. Most of the arena was silent, with only cheers from UConn fans coming in waves.

"The game is over." Terry looked up at the timer and said.

There were still five minutes left in the game, but the point difference between the two sides was already close to 20 points. The University of Arizona had already lost.

"Let's go." Jefferson got up directly and left early.

Terry didn't leave, he was going to wait for the game to end and comfort Williams.

Williams was not substituted back into the game. He glanced at the score, wrapped his head in a towel and sat on the bench with a somewhat wooden expression.

At this time, an interesting scene appeared on the court. Tang Tian, who had been substituted off, took a few breaths and took out a cake from under the bench and started eating.

This game was too intense, he was already starving.

This scene was captured by the on-site cameraman, but he didn't dodge or avoid it, and even gave the camera a smile.

This caused many media reporters to take pictures of him. Although the NCAA didn't explicitly prohibit eating on the sidelines, Tang Tian's approach was still very rare in the tournament.

"Beep!"

As Hill's final three-pointer missed, the final whistle sounded on the sidelines.

At the moment the whistle sounded, the UConn players on the court hugged and cheered, and the substitutes on the court also rushed onto the court.

They won, they won, a big win over the University of Arizona, they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen!

"Connecticut Huskies! Connecticut Huskies!"

The cheers of the UConn fans on the scene went straight into the sky.

This is the charm of the NCAA, a single game determines life and death, the winner takes all!

Okafor and Gordon also went down to the court from the stands at this time, to reminisce with Calhoun, and also to congratulate the UConn players.

"Good kid!" Gordon came over and bumped fists with Tang Tian, ​​praised him and then hugged him.

"I think you will definitely be able to enter the NBA, your performance is really perfect!" Okafor also came over and said to Tang Tian with a smile at this time.

"Yes, he's going to the NBA with me." Walker jumped out from the side at this time.

"Kemba, perform well, our team has a top ten draft pick, if there is a chance I will recommend you to the management." Gordon said, he is now playing for the Pistons, and as a veteran, he can talk to the management.

"When I win the championship and MOP (Most Outstanding Player), I will definitely find you." Walker said.

"Then cheer up, I'll wait for your good news." Gordon said with a smile.

UConn winning against the University of Arizona was surprising enough, but the next game is against North Carolina, and they may also encounter Duke, as well as Kansas and Kentucky. Winning the championship is really difficult, but he could feel Walker's ambition from his words.

"Don't worry, we will definitely win the championship." Tang Tian said with a smile.

He knew Walker better than Gordon, if he didn't win the championship this year, Walker would probably stay at UConn for another year.

In terms of obsession with the game and victory, Walker is really a bit like Kobe.

Gordon nodded with a smile. He originally thought it would be difficult for UConn to win the championship, but after hearing the two of them, he suddenly felt that it was not that difficult.

Isn't a miracle created in seemingly impossible situations?

"Let us go to Charlotte! Let us go to Charlotte!"

The UConn fans on the scene continued to celebrate, they even couldn't wait to see the game between UConn and North Carolina.

Taking down the University of Arizona boosted their morale.

On the other side of the court, Terry was encouraging Williams. You could feel that Williams' extremely frustrated mood was gradually improving.

UConn's celebration temporarily ended, and the two teams completed the final handshake to show friendship.

"Your performance was great, I underestimated you." Hill said sincerely. If it weren't for Tang Tian, ​​the University of Arizona would have won this game.

"When I get to the NBA, I won't lose to you again." Williams seemed very unwilling when he shook hands with Tang Tian.

Tang Tian smiled and didn't care too much.

After the handshake, the UConn players bowed to the fans on the scene before returning to the locker room.

Tang Tian was about to return to the locker room when he realized that Olsen hadn't left yet. He said hello to Walker and walked over.

"I've never watched a basketball game before, I didn't expect it to be so exciting." Olsen seemed to be still immersed in the previous game.

"The next game will be even more exciting." Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Then I must watch it too. How about this, I'll give you a cake, and you can find me another ticket?" Olsen said.