The eyes of the fans at the stadium were full of anticipation.

"Swish!"

Responding to their expectations was another crisp sound.

Tang Tian's second open three-pointer went in!

The point difference was now only 2 points!

The cheers at the stadium exploded.

Three-pointers in succession were just so exhilarating!

Georgetown University finally reacted at this point, and the head coach immediately called a timeout.

Tang Tian received a warm ovation from the crowd as he left the court.

"Tang! Tang!" some fans even shouted his name from the sidelines.

Tang Tian felt a long-lost surge of adrenaline.

Originally, having transmigrated as a coach, he only chose the path of playing basketball because of the system and the opportunity given by his ball boy physique.

But this atmosphere, this feeling, made it hard for him not to be immersed in it.

He found that he somewhat liked this feeling, not just as a coach, but also as a player.

"Good job, the opponent will definitely adjust their defense to target Tang after the timeout. Jeremy, you run to the other side, take the shot boldly if you have the chance, don't worry about missing. Alex, you go for rebounds more." Calhoun demonstrated the ability of an experienced coach, and began to anticipate the opponent's tactics and make arrangements in advance.

Tang Tian didn't speak at this time, Calhoun's arrangements were already very well in place.

"Alex, if Monroe breaks through, I will help defend and commit a foul. Now it's a 1-and-1 free throw, which is an advantage for us. If he posts you up in the low post, you go around him, you have a height advantage, and their guards definitely won't dare to easily lob the ball inside." Tang Tian pulled Oriakhi aside and told him before returning to the court. Although there was an absolute gap in strength between the two centers, Monroe could be limited to the greatest extent possible through some strategies.

Oriakhi nodded repeatedly, he now had absolute trust in Tang Tian.

After the timeout, Georgetown University's offense saw Monroe posting up Oriakhi in the low post, asking for the ball. Their outside players had just made consecutive three-pointers, and he was now eager to continue the team's scoring.

But at this moment, Oriakhi suddenly changed his defensive strategy against him, and directly chose to defend from the front.

Oriakhi's wingspan was shorter than his, his strength was weaker than his, and even his speed was slower than his, but his height was the only thing that was taller than his. It would be really difficult for Monroe to receive the ball if he defended from the front.

Georgetown University's guard hesitated, holding the ball.

Monroe immediately ran towards the basket at this time, and then pointed his finger to the sky.

The guard flicked the ball towards the top of the basket, intending to go for an alley-oop.

But this intention was too obvious.

Tang Tian helped defend from the weak side at this time, squeezing Monroe to prevent him from jumping.

Monroe pushed Tang Tian away, but jumped too late, and the ball was thrown directly out of bounds.

Georgetown University's offensive error!

A burst of whistles and cheers erupted from the stadium.

"Unbelievable, Connecticut seems to have suddenly found a way to deal with Monroe." The commentator couldn't help but exclaim when he saw this scene.

"Tang is really too smart when playing basketball. I now think it was a really wise decision for Calhoun to use him as the starting power forward!" The commentator couldn't help but praise at this time.

"Go! Connecticut!"

Connecticut was gaining momentum, and the fans at the stadium, without the DJ leading them, had already started chanting in unison to cheer for the home team.

Connecticut changed their tactics again, this time Tang Tian started making off-ball movements along the baseline towards the basket.

Tang Tian was playing the power forward position, and the person defending him was naturally also a power forward. After this series of runs couldn't keep up, Georgetown had a chaotic series of defensive switches, and finally switched to Monroe to defend him.

Tang Tian ran out to the three-point line, and Monroe also followed to the three-point line.

Opportunity!

Walker saw this and directly dribbled into the paint, and after encountering a double-team, passed the ball to Lamb, who accelerated to the basket and jumped up for a two-handed dunk!

17 all!

Connecticut had launched an 8-0 run and directly erased the point difference!

The fans had gone crazy, and the cheers overwhelmed them like a landslide.

Georgetown University's head coach shouted anxiously from the sidelines, but it was completely useless.

Georgetown University's offense saw Monroe facilitating at the free throw line, passing the ball to his teammate on the outside, but the teammate's three-pointer was still off, and it was another long rebound that bounced off the front of the rim.

Monroe grabbed the long rebound and was about to attack the basket, but was directly hugged by Tang Tian for a foul.

Monroe went to the free throw line again.

The first free throw went in.

According to the 1-and-1 free throw rule, he had a chance for a second free throw.

The second free throw missed by a hair, and was grabbed by Oriakhi.

"Fast break! Fast break!"

Tang Tian shouted at Oriakhi when he saw Monroe going for the rebound after the free throw.

Oriakhi passed the ball to Smith, Smith passed it to Walker, Walker dribbled behind his back to get past the defender, and scored a layup on a fast break to the front court.

19 to 18, Connecticut took the lead!

"Old man, why do I feel like Tang is like a coach on the court sometimes?" Ollie was very excited when he saw this scene, but after the excitement, he couldn't help but turn to Calhoun and said.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Calhoun said with a smile.

Ollie was stunned for a moment, then nodded, this was definitely a good thing, but in this way, his assistant coach seemed a bit redundant!

"Being able to win is a good thing, you are my successor, you must know how to get along with the players." Calhoun sensed Ollie's thoughts and said.

"I understand." Ollie nodded, what was wrong with him just now, he actually felt like a player was taking his job.

The game on the court continued, Monroe hard-drilled Oriakhi at the free throw line, and made a brutal turnaround dunk in the basket. Oriakhi wanted to foul but couldn't.

The wonderful dunk caused a burst of cheers from the Georgetown University bench.

However, Connecticut launched a wonderful play in return.

Tang Tian's cut and reverse run created an open space, and after Walker's passing action deceived the defensive players, he directly shot from the outside.

"Swish!"

It went in too!

The cheers at the stadium rose again, and many fans excitedly raised their hands and shouted.

When one thing goes smoothly, everything goes smoothly!

The momentum had been completely taken over by Connecticut, and even Monroe's dunk couldn't bring it back.

At the end of the first half, Connecticut had recovered from an 8-point deficit and led Georgetown University by 8 points with a score of 31 to 23!

That's a swing of 16 points in total!

The suggestion that Tang Tian made during the timeout had an immediate effect.

"Connecticut! Connecticut!"

The players were shouting non-stop in the player tunnel as they walked towards the locker room.

"Tang, do you think Georgetown will adjust in the second half?" Walker was also very excited at this time, but compared to other players, he had experienced more after all, and was relatively calm.

"Of course they will, if the other side isn't stupid, they will definitely expand their defense, and may even let Monroe sit in the restricted area alone." Tang Tian replied.

"Then what should we do?" Walker unknowingly had a kind of trust in Tang Tian.

"One-on-one, can't you beat Monroe?" Tang Tian said with a smile.