Lamb saw the ball go in and roared excitedly on the ground, slamming his hand on the floor before Smith, who had rushed over, helped him up.

Ollie's face lit up at the sight.

He had been worried that Lamb's mentality had collapsed after missing the previous shot, but now it seemed that was not the case at all.

After all, he had missed so many shots in the previous games, it was a bit too much to ask him to regain his touch as soon as he came on.

But judging from his actions after the shot, he had indeed changed.

Walker also looked at Tang Tian on the court with a smile at this time. It seemed that Tang Tian's attempt should have been successful.

Lamb made the free throw, and UConn led 5-2.

Marquette's offense, Butler still passed the ball to Allen, but Oriakhi was guarding him tightly. Allen's continuous turns didn't create any space, and he could only choose to break through to the basket in the end.

A low-hand layup, but Oriakhi arrived in time to block the shot.

Although he didn't block the ball, he successfully interfered with Allen's shot, and the ball slipped out of the rim.

Tang Tian rushed to the basket to secure the defensive rebound.

UConn's offense and defense were quite morale-boosting.

"Boom, boom!"

"Defense!"

"Boom, boom!"

"Defense!"

The on-site DJ sensed the momentum was wrong and began to lead the fans to cheer for the team.

After UConn advanced to the frontcourt, Napier continued to signal for the three-point play tactic. Tang Tian cut from the left baseline into the basket to disrupt Marquette's defense.

However, Butler's defensive ability was indeed outstanding. Tang Tian had already created an opportunity, but he forcibly intercepted a passing route in advance, not giving Napier a chance to pass the ball, and quickly made up for the defense.

With Tang Tian being heavily guarded and having no chance, Lamb took the initiative to run back to the high post on the right side and reached out for the ball.

Napier passed the ball with a flick of his hand.

After Lamb caught the ball, he used a shooting feint to fool the defender, took a step to the outside of the restricted area, and saw Allen coming out, so he made a high bank shot in advance.

"Bang!"

The ball went over Allen's fingertips and slammed into the backboard, then rebounded into the net.

Lamb scored another 2 points!

He realized his touch wasn't good, so he attacked the basket more.

"Old man, this is really working!" Ollie couldn't help but curse as he watched Lamb as if he had changed.

If Lamb played like this, he would be fully capable of being the team's core next season!

Calhoun smiled and nodded, and couldn't help but take another look at Tang Tian.

Speaking of which, it was him who suggested the three-point play tactic when they played Georgetown before, and this time he boldly tried to awaken Lamb. This team rookie was really constantly bringing him surprises.

Marquette's offense, Butler broke through with a layup after a teammate's pick-and-roll, finally helping the team continue to score.

Turning around, Napier directly signaled to change the tactic.

A tactic with the number two position as the finisher.

In the game where Walker was injured, this was originally the most frequently used tactic, but as Lamb's performance declined, it hasn't been used much in recent games. Now that it was picked up again, the players were also very familiar with the tactic.

Tang Tian's three-point running position attracted the defense. Oriakhi picked and rolled, then moved to the high post to give Lamb the initiative to pick and roll.

The huge figure blocked Allen and the opponent's guard together.

Lamb came out with a completely open opportunity.

Napier passed the ball with a flick of his hand, and Lamb took the catch and shot from mid-range.

The arc of the ball was good. After making two consecutive shots, his touch also improved a bit.

"Swish!"

A crisp sound.

Lamb's mid-range shot went in!

He scored 7 points in this segment with a combination of breakthroughs and shots, and was already UConn's new core!

UConn's bench couldn't help but cheer excitedly at this time.

They all knew about Lamb's talent, but his poor performance before made them very uncomfortable. Now that he was performing well, they would naturally cheer for him.

Tang Tian couldn't help but smile at this time.

Some people are born with itchy skin. They won't grow unless you hit them a few times and scold them a few words.

Lamb obviously belonged to this category. It was estimated that his high school coaches were similar to Calhoun and the others, and they didn't dare to yell at him, protecting him like a flower in a greenhouse. This was obviously not acceptable.

But fortunately, Lamb still had ambition in his bones. He wasn't the Wiggins who drank wolfberry tea, nor was he the Towns who only talked but didn't act.

Marquette's offense, Butler continued to call for a pick-and-roll, but this time Tang Tian went directly to close defense, not giving any space for the pick-and-roll.

Butler had no chance and could only pass the ball to Allen. Allen's mid-range jump shot went wide. He rushed to the frontcourt for the rebound, but his second attempt also missed.

Oriakhi secured the defensive rebound, and UConn directly launched a defensive counterattack.

Tang Tian's baseline positioning attracted the defense. Lamb, who was following up, received a pass from Napier and got an opportunity, directly taking a three-point shot.

Everyone on the scene was tense.

Could Lamb make this shot?

"Bang!"

A muffled sound. The shot was a bit short, hitting the front of the rim and bouncing out.

Lamb's three-point touch was still not very good.

The fans breathed a sigh of relief.

But in the next second, Lamb rushed to the inside, grabbed a long rebound, leaned against Marquette's guard, and then put the ball in after a physical contest!

Crazy!

He scored 9 points in a row in this segment, completely going crazy!

Marquette's coach reached out and called a timeout.

Walker's absence had a very obvious impact on UConn, especially on the offensive end. In the past three games, their scores were all below 60 points. You should know that their previous average score was 70+.

This was also the key for Marquette to win the game, but before the game, probably no one thought that Lamb, who had performed particularly poorly before, would suddenly erupt in this game, and there was a sign of going berserk.

Tang Tian emerged in the first match, and now there was Lamb again. UConn really had a grudge against Marquette!

Lamb also received warm cheers from his teammates when he came off the court. Calhoun also nodded in satisfaction, holding a tactical board to draw new tactics for Lamb.

"Hey, guys, keep the faith, we're only 5 points behind!" Marquette's bench, Butler tried his best to raise his voice and shouted to the players.

"Coach, I'll guard Lamb." After shouting, he directly said to the head coach.

He was really taking on both offense and defense.

After the timeout, Marquette's offense.

Butler forced a shot over Tang Tian in the frontcourt. After a back-to-basket single, Tang Tian provided physical resistance, and his shot was obviously interfered with and went wide.

But he turned around and rushed to the basket to grab the offensive rebound, and put the ball in before Oriakhi's help defense arrived.

After scoring, he roared at the audience.

"This is our home!" After roaring, he shouted at his teammates.

He was using this method to motivate his teammates.

"Jimmy! Jimmy!"

Cheers rang out in the arena. Butler's playing style was really tough and easily aroused the emotions of the fans.