Zhang Tiejun didn't think about losing this game that was about qualification, and even if the starting quarterback Hou Wei didn't perform as well as he wanted, he still believed that he could walk away with a win.

But Liu Xiaodong, one of the key figures in the game, although he played less than 20 minutes in the first three quarters of the game. But he played mainly from the second half of the second quarter to two minutes before the end of the third quarter. For a freshman, the intensity and physical exertion can be imagined.

"Xiaodong, you take a break in the fourth quarter, and I will arrange for you to play in the second half!" Zhang Tiejun knew that if he wanted to win, he had to let Liu Xiaodong gain enough physical strength to better resist Wang Zekai's attack.

"Yes, Coach." Liu Xiaodong replied tiredly. Although he rested for a few minutes, the physical exertion brought by defending Wang Zekai was not something that could be recovered in a short time.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, Guo Cheng controlled the ball and advanced to the halfcourt, and the 1.76-meter-tall point guard led the team's offense with physical fitness that did not match his size and fitness.

Looking at Guo Cheng, the shortest on the court, Liu Xiaodong sat on the bench and stood in awe, this man who has been on the court for 25 minutes and did not rest for 1 minute in the third quarter, he is the tallest person on the team!

Guo Cheng tried his best to shake off Li Jie's entanglement and passed the ball to Yanagi on the inside, who dunked the ball into the basket with both arms.

When it was Li Jie's turn to control the ball, Guo Cheng's defense was like kraft candy clinging to him. Li Jie could clearly hear Guo Cheng's heavy breathing, but no matter what breakthrough action he used, he just couldn't shake off this man who was half a head shorter than himself!

At the moment when Li Jie was distracted, Guo Cheng's eyes like hungry wolves noticed it. He snatched the ball away without any kind of gracies, and made a long pass to Channing, who rushed into the box and dunked in front of an empty basket.

After that, Guo Cheng did everything he could to contribute to the team, and his fighting spirit infected everyone in the stadium.

Coach Li Zijiang looked at Guo Cheng, who fell down and got up with difficulty, and couldn't help but sigh: "How good it would be if there was such a hard-working point guard in my team!" ”

At 5 minutes and 26 seconds into the game, Coach Zhang Tiejun walked to the technical table and called a timeout. In the respectful applause of the audience and teammates, Guo Cheng walked off the stage with vain steps.

He didn't rush to the bench to sit down and rest, but walked straight to Liu Xiaodong and said, "Guard against Wang Zekai, I don't want to lose this important game, please!" ”

"Don't worry!" Liu Xiaodong replied with both hands clenched into fists. He will never let Guo Cheng's efforts be wasted in his own hands, even if the opponent is the first quarterback in the province!

"We saw that the University of Petroleum replaced the leading point guard Wang Zekai and the backup point guard Liang Jun, who only played 26 seconds."

"On the side of Hecheng University, Liu Xiaodong and backup point guard Tian Bin have been replaced, and it is worth noting that Tian Bin has not played so far. It seems that both sides tried their best too early, leaving a hidden danger for point guards. Liu Qiliang analyzed seriously, he knew very well that in such a close match, it was impossible for both sides to leave any back.

The game restarted, Liang Jun took two steps outside the three-point line to stand still, and saw Wang Zekai reaching out for the ball, he did not choose to pass, but shook his shoulders to prepare to break through.

Tian Bin quickly lowered his center of gravity and opened his arms, and he stared a little nervously at the direction and pace of Liang Jun's ball control.

"Are you nervous?" While Liang Jun spoke, he suddenly moved his left foot to the left, and after tricking Tian Bin into moving sideways, he shot back the basketball and broke through to the right side to break through Tian Bin.

Seeing Liu Mu rushing out of the penalty area, Liang Jun suddenly stopped, raised the ball above his head and threw it. The basketball went over Willow's head and hit the basket steadily.

Li Zijiang frowned, although Liang Jun threw the ball, he destroyed the offensive tactics he had arranged.

Tian Bin dribbled the ball across the half court with a depressed face, and when he saw Liu Xiaodong reaching out for the ball, he passed the ball over.

Liu Xiaodong received the ball and broke through the feints twice in a row, but did not shake Wang Zekai's defensive center of gravity.

Wang Zekai's sticking defense made it difficult for Liu Xiaodong to move an inch, and the other players of the University of Petroleum had no defensive loopholes, which made Liu Xiaodong have no good passing options.

Collegiate League rules require players on an offensive team who are closely marked by defenders to pass, dribble or shoot within 5 seconds or lose possession.

Liu Mu suddenly started to shake off Ouyang Xiahua and ran to the free throw line to meet Liu Xiaodong. Zhu Zihua stuck in front of Feng Chuanzhi with his body and created a chance for Liu Mu to catch the ball.

Liu Xiaodong was overjoyed when he saw Liu Mu rushing over, he didn't have any time to think about it, and passed the ball over.

Ouyang Xiahua hurriedly rushed towards Liu Mu, preparing to block the opponent's attack. Liu Mu stood at the free throw line to catch the ball and turned around, facing Ouyang Xiahua who rushed over, he jumped up with his legs.

Seeing Liu Mu jumping up and preparing to shoot, Fan Ming, who was closest to Liu Mu, gave up his defense against Qian Ning and pounced on Liu Mu.

Facing the front and back attacks, Liu Mu did not choose to throw the ball in the air, but drove his arms to the right back and passed the ball to Channing, who ran outside the three-point line.

At the same time that the audience exclaimed at Liu Mu, Qian Ning received the ball and made slight adjustments and threw the ball into the basket.

Although Qian Ning's defensive ability is average, he is still very accurate in his long-range shooting. This is also the reason why Zhang Tiejun asked him to start as a small forward.

Liang Jun controlled the ball and came to the three-point line, looking at Tian Bin, who was fierce, sticking to the defense, he was very unimpressed, what did a guy who couldn't defend himself care about.

Just as he was about to break through, Tian Bin suddenly rushed forward and wanted to steal. Liang Jun hurriedly slapped the ball to the other side, only to avoid Tian Bin's pounce.

Tian Bin saw that the steal was fruitless, so he directly opened his arms and defended in front of Liang Jun. Liang Jun did not pass Tian Bin after trying to break through twice, and because of time, he hurriedly passed the ball to Wang Zekai.

Liang Jun hurriedly made a pass and wanted to pass it to Wang Zekai, who ran back to the bottom corner, but due to the panic, he did not observe Liu Xiaodong lurking on Wang Zekai's side.

Liu Xiaodong stretched out his right arm and firmly intercepted the ball in his hand.

"Steal! At such a critical moment, such a mistake is so undeserved! Liu Qiliang shouted excitedly. Although it was a mistake made by the University of Petroleum player, he also thought that such a mistake was too low-level.

Liu Xiaodong quickly passed the ball to Tian Bin, who was standing outside the three-point line, who controlled the ball and rushed to the halfcourt, followed by Liu Xiaodong.

Tian Bin had just rushed through the halfway when he was stopped by Liang Jun, who was chasing after him, with open arms. Tian Bin did not panic, but made a long pass to the ground, and sent the ball to Liu Xiaodong, who rushed into the penalty area.

Liu Xiaodong caught the basketball, stared at his feet, jumped up, and smashed the ball into the basket with his right hand.

In the subsequent game, Liang Jun quickly passed the ball through the half court and passed the ball to Wang Zekai. Wang Zekai did not throw the ball in as bravely as before under the interference of Liu Xiaodong's sticking defense.

Yanagi grabbed the rebound and made a long pass to Tian Bin outside the three-point line, who dribbled across the half court and scored a layup in the face of an unguarded restricted area.

The University of Petroleum, which was 4 points behind, failed to recover the score and overtake under the overall defense of Hecheng University.

In the end, the electronic beep sounded at the end of the game, and Hecheng University won an important victory with a score of 80-76.

"We won! We won! The Hecheng University bench rushed into the field and celebrated the hard-won victory with their teammates.

The shouts of the players of Hecheng University made the home audience lower their heads, and some viewers couldn't even believe what was happening in front of them, staring at the score that was finally fixed on the big screen, and were reluctant to leave the field for a long time.