"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded, accompanied by cheers from the audience on both sides, and this highly anticipated game finally kicked off.

Oriakhi passed the ball back to the half-court, giving UConn the opportunity to attack first.

Walker dribbled the ball in the frontcourt, Tang Tian went directly to the high post to screen, and Lamb also took the opportunity to run to the weak side, using Olander's screen to find an opportunity.

Facing a strong opponent, they had nothing to hold back, and they showed their killer moves at the start.

Walker faced Solomon Hill, accelerating his breakthrough with a change of direction.

Hill's defense is considered good in the NCAA, but his speed is obviously a bit behind Walker.

After Walker broke through to the basket, Johnson on the weak side was forced to help defend.

Walker's passing ability is not outstanding, but after a season of getting used to it, he can guess his teammates' positions without looking.

With a flick of the hand, the ball reached Lamb's hands, and Lamb caught the ball and stopped for a mid-range shot.

"Swish!"

The ball went into the net cleanly, and Lamb's first shot of the game hit the mark.

UConn fans burst into cheers.

The biggest surprise for the team this season was the acquisition of Tang Tian and Lamb, an excellent 3D player and a second scoring point, which is why they transformed UConn's strength.

The University of Arizona attacked the frontcourt. After Johnson signaled his teammates to spread out, he passed the ball directly to Williams.

Because they have an absolute strong point, the University of Arizona's tactics are much simpler than UConn's.

Williams held the ball and faced Olander, preparing to use his speed to beat his opponent.

Olander took a big step back, giving Williams room to shoot.

Seeing this, Williams chose to shoot directly.

"Clang!"

The ball hit the back of the rim and bounced high.

His shooting ability is indeed very unstable.

Perry wanted to rush for the offensive rebound, but Oriakhi firmly held his position and protected the defensive rebound.

UConn launched a fast break, Walker's layup missed, but Lamb followed up with a put-back layup.

UConn led 4-0 at the start.

The University of Arizona fans were in an uproar. The start of the game was not what they had expected.

The scouts were now focusing on Lamb, as the UConn freshman looked very talented.

Derrick Williams continued to single out Olander in the frontcourt. This time, he didn't shoot, but directly closed the distance between himself and Olander, and then changed direction to squeeze past his opponent.

It must be said that his physical talent is really good. This close-range change of direction forced him past Olander.

However, Oriakhi's help defense arrived quickly. Williams' shot was disturbed and missed. Before Perry could jump, Oriakhi directly grabbed the defensive rebound.

Ollie nodded with a pout on the sidelines. Oriakhi's protection of the basket in these two rounds was perfect.

Just when everyone's attention was focused on Williams, Walker, and even Lamb, no one noticed Oriakhi, who had been ejected from the previous game, and was playing with a lot of energy in this game.

The University of Arizona fans were in an uproar. Before the game, probably no one had expected that the University of Arizona would not score a single point after more than two minutes of play.

UConn's offense failed, and the University of Arizona's positional warfare turned around. Williams continued to break through against Olander. This time, he squeezed past Olander. After seeing Oriakhi's help defense, he shot in advance.

Oriakhi's block failed, but Williams' shot also failed to score.

Williams then showed his physical talent, stubbornly grabbing the offensive rebound next to Oriakhi, but when he attacked for the second time, Olander had also returned to the basket, and slapped his shot out of bounds.

After blocking the shot, Olander bumped chests with Oriakhi on the spot, his eyes full of excitement.

UConn fans let out bursts of whistles and cheers.

The scouts on the scene were also talking to each other, and Williams' performance after the start of the game obviously differed from their understanding.

It was even because of Williams' poor performance that the University of Arizona was in a passive position at the start.

"See, I said the old man has a big move." Ben Gordon said with a laugh in the stands.

Okafor nodded with a smile.

Those who understand the game can naturally understand the reason for this situation on the court.

The reason why Williams couldn't dominate like he did in the last game was obviously because Calhoun's targeted adjustments were working.

Although Olander is slower than Williams, he is much taller than Williams, and his strength is not bad. If Williams wants to force his way past him, he can only rely on speed, but there is also a tall Oriakhi under the basket. This is using twin towers to lock Williams down.

In fact, the easiest way to break the twin towers is to shoot, but Williams' unstable shooting is being magnified at this time.

Old ginger is still spicier. Williams is indeed talented in this year's rookie class, but Calhoun has seen it all in his 40-year coaching career.

Walker scored a goal by single-handedly beating Hill in the frontcourt, giving UConn a dream start of 6-0.

Tang Tian also wanted to give Calhoun a thumbs up at this time. Calhoun had been biding his time for most of the season, giving Ollie the coaching rights, but at the critical moment, the treasure sword was unsheathed, not old, and its sharpness was not diminished.

Williams' fourth strong attack finally caused Oriakhi's defensive foul by using his physical talent, making it quite difficult to score.

This was almost a microcosm of the two teams' first ten minutes of the game. Williams couldn't exert his strength in the face of the twin towers, and the University of Arizona's scoring was as difficult as constipation, while UConn played smoothly.

In UConn's half-court, Calhoun leaned back in his seat, looking relaxed.

On the other side of the University of Arizona's half-court, head coach Sean Miller's white shirt was completely soaked, and the psychological pressure he was under was conceivable.

"This game... Williams still has a long way to go." Jefferson couldn't help shaking his head as he watched. He and Terry came excitedly, but what they saw was their alma mater being beaten by their opponents.

"Coach Miller is too young, compared to that, Coach Calhoun on the other side is too experienced." Terry shook his head and sighed.

"Old fox." Jefferson said. Terry spoke more implicitly, but he was more direct.

Terry was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing. The two said different things, but they meant the same thing. Sean Miller was completely defeated by the old Calhoun on the other side.

UConn's fast break, Tang Tian received a pass from Walker and made a three-pointer from the open space, giving UConn a 24-9 lead with a 15-point advantage.

Miller reached out and called a timeout.

The expressions of the media reporters on the sidelines were a bit strange at this time. They did predict before the game that this would be a one-sided game, after all, the University of Arizona had the top pick favorite Williams.

But now, it is indeed one-sided, but it is exactly the opposite of what they imagined.

UConn really surprised them all.