Chapter 63: The Top 8 Are Out!
In this game, Li Qian contributed 35 points, 7 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks, as well as Axey's 20 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, Stephen contributed 9 points and 5 boards, Hall 5 points and 4 boards, and Weir 15 points.
Stephen and Hall's inside play didn't work well in this game, making it difficult to win the game until the last minute, and they were also frightened.
In order to compete for the qualification of the quarterfinals, the other seven groups of teams are also inseparable.
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Villanova 92-69 Miami
No. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats are knocking out No. 3 seed Miami Hurricanes. The Wildcats only led by six points in the first half, but won 49-32 over the Hurricanes in the second half, which was a very comfortable victory for them.
Former Great East Conference player of the year, Ryan Assidi Acno, scored a team-high 21 points, made four three-pointers, and had four assists and three steals.
The Wildcats have never come from behind in this game. Their opponent in the quarterfinals is Georgetown.
Texas Agro-Labor 63-77 Oklahoma
No. 3 seed Texas Farm Workers couldn't carry their magical comeback against North Iowa to No. 2 seed Oklahoma. Oklahoma return to the elite quarterfinals after losing to Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen round of a season before the season,
Oklahoma's Buddy Hield had the team's only double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Oklahoma went into the second half with a 21-6 lead and held the lead until the end.
Hield went to meet Kobe Bryant, who was watching Duke play, after the game. Oklahoma's quarter-final opponent is Oregon.
Georgetown 80-79 Kansas
With Li Qian's excellent performance and the hard work of the whole team, Georgetown University finally defeated the University of Kansas by 1 point and advanced to the top 8.
The Kansas have once stepped out of the likes of basketball emperor Wilt Chamberlain, and now their forward Perry Ellis has shown a lot of quality, scoring a game-high 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting. But unfortunately lost, they did not qualify for the quarterfinals.
Duke 68-82 Oregon
No. 1 seed Oregon eliminated No. 4 seed Duke with their three-pointers (10-of-23) and a clear rebounding advantage. Oregon led by just five points in the first half and stretched the deficit to double digits in the second half.
Oregon forward Elgin Cook shot 6-of-8 from the field to reach a double-double with one rebound, finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds. Draft favorite Brandon Ingram finished with 24 points on 9-of-20 shooting, along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Oregon's next round opponent is Oklahoma.
Kobe Bryant and Apple CEO Tim Cook were both on hand to watch the game.
When the schedule came out, Georgetown University began to secretly rejoice, as their team was seeded in the Great East, but Georgetown had the mental advantage, beating the Wildcats twice.
Li Qian's amazing performance still stays in their hearts, lingering, of course, in this game, the players' relaxed mentality, it is estimated that the Wildcats will catch and play cards.
However, John is also a fool to play the quarterfinals with the Wildcats, so he will definitely not let the players relax too much, because the Wildcats have gone through so many experiences and what kind of level they have reached, everyone is not clear, so they can't act rashly.
(Although the Wildcats are champions this year, this game was originally intended to stay in the finals, but it was a bit chaotic later, so I put 8 into 4 here.) )
However, it is a pity that Duke is out, which is inevitably a little disappointing, and many people are optimistic about Duke. After all, the strength is there, and you can't be unconvinced.
In order to familiarize the players with the characteristics of the Wildcats' recent style of play, John deliberately called them all together, watched the video, and carefully observed their playing style.
It's all the games in the knockout stage, all the way to the top 8, and then the amazat team needs to do it.
Now that we have reached the top 8, we must think about the championship and how to win the game wholeheartedly, which is the most important thing.
"I called you here today to study our old opponents, the Wildcats, who are already very familiar to us, but we don't know the tactical style of play they used in this stage of the knockout round, so we need to study their way of playing, I have prepared a video of them at this stage, I hope you will watch it carefully, analyze it, and find out how to deal with it." After John's speech, he walked over to the projector and put the tape inside.
On the big screen, there was a picture of the Wildcats playing, and they were all very familiar figures.
During the whole process, everyone didn't say a word, and watched the video carefully, watching their way of playing and their tactical purpose.
"If you have any questions, you can also ask them." John added, and looked at it seriously.
Each one is a battle of life and death, and for Georgetown, whether it can continue to move forward will be the question it faces now.
Li Qian found that although the way they played did not change much, there were some obvious adjustments, that is, all their defenses seemed to be very afraid of three-pointers, and the defense of three-point points was slightly strengthened.
Just like Stephen Curry, his three-point shot has gone out of no one's land, countless ultra-long three-point shots, and all kinds of unreasonable three-point shots, and he can still score.
said that he was unreasonable, and he thought of Kobe, all kinds of unreasonableness is to be able to enter, and there is no way to take him, the Spurs are most afraid of Kobe, because Kobe does not follow the routine.
Li Qian is now very comprehensive, not only has outstanding three-point ability, his breakthrough has reached the top level of the NCAA, and his defense is also excellent, I can't think of a reason why he was not selected by the NBA, of course, the premise is that Li Qian participates in the draft, if he does not participate, it is another matter.
The thing in front of me is to play the recent game well, don't think about anything, the strange system has not reacted very much recently, the skills have not been improved, but the current skills are enough.
After countless replays and discussions, the key tactics were let go, and a group of people were very interested in this game.
"The tactics we have seen are their most commonly used tactics, so we have to make targeted arrangements for their conventional tactics, and I will give you detailed arrangements tomorrow, so let's disperse today and have a good rest." After John finished speaking, he dismissed the group.
It's time to rest, and the last games have been getting harder and harder and more intense.