In the second half of the first quarter, after North Carolina recovered the score, both sides closed a little and finally ended the first quarter with 23:20.

No one thought that North Carolina would fall behind by three points in the first quarter, and Gonzaga's team really brought a big surprise to the audience, allowing everyone to see the right way for a civilian team to rise.

Some people who were not optimistic about the Gonzaga team have also changed their opinions, and if they continue to fight like this, maybe the Gonzaga team can create a miracle?

The Bo-Cai website began to offer high odds on Gonzaga, if Gonzaga won in an upset, he might be able to get a lot of money, and after watching the state of Gonzaga in the first quarter, many people immediately bought a Gonzaga to win.

On the rest bench of Gonzaga, there was not too much excitement about taking the lead in the game, and all the way to now, they have experienced one upset after another, for them, they have become accustomed to it.

North Carolina also seemed very calm, not caring at all about this situation of falling behind by three points in the first quarter, they were confident that they could pull the score back at any time.

After the game came up in the second quarter, North Carolina decisively increased the pace of the game and advanced much faster than the first quarter.

Cheng Lei's three-point hand today is not very good, and he is now playing more inside, which has caused certain limitations, so that Gonzaga has some precautions, as long as Cheng Lei penetrates too deeply, he will decisively carry out a pinch.

Fortunately, in addition to Cheng Lei's breakthrough, the vision of passing the ball is also good, Hicks also cut to the basket for the first time while Cheng Lei broke through, and responded to Cheng Lei, so that Cheng Lei could pass the ball out as soon as possible.

A jump, getting rid of the defender's Matthews, and then a hit the ground, the ball passed to Hicks, who received the ball and made a layup.

After the ball was scored, everyone quickly returned to the defense and did not give Gonza a chance to add a quick attack.

Gonzaga is still constantly guiding the ball to look for opportunities, and the difference from the first quarter is that North Carolina's defense is more active, in the past, Gonzaga shot three points from the outside, and now, as long as the ball is passed, someone will pounce on the defense at the first time.

Under the tight defense, Gonzaga couldn't find a good offensive opportunity on the outside for a while, and the ball returned to Collins after several turnovers.

Collins had no choice but to play Williams, who was not fast and did not have a lot of movement, but he also had his own advantages, that is, he dribbled with a very good rhythm.

Every dribble, in his own rhythm, looked easy to defend, but Williams just couldn't break his ball, and then, watching Collins slowly come back and shoot.

The ball is in!

"This guy reminds me of an NBA superstar!" Coach Roy said to Joel on the bench.

"Which one did the coach say?"

"The legendary superstar of the retired Green Shirts, Pierce!"

Indeed, Collins' style of play has a bit of Pierce's charm, and every move doesn't look very powerful, but it just can't be prevented.

Perkins' three-point shooting is not very accurate, but it was surprisingly accurate today, and Perkins' role in the team is actually that of a defensive spearhead.

Under his defense, Hicks didn't have many good shots, and when his back was strong, Perkins found an opportunity and slapped the ball out of his hand.

It gave Gonzaga his first fast-break opportunity since the opening.

The next fast break is Kanoski, who has not been very strong so far, and Jackson is constantly chasing behind, but it is still a step too late, and Kanovski has already completed the layup before Jackson blocked.

The score suddenly went into a scorching phase, and Gonzaga showed unprecedented tenacity, no matter how North Carolina attacked, they withstood it, and they were able to keep the goal on their own.

Halfway through the second quarter, Gonzaga's power suddenly became stronger, and Perkins was like this nerve knife had thrown away the nerves, and he held the knife, just like Hicks in the last game, and became crazy.

With Hicks defending well, Perkins threw a random throw and actually threw a perfect hollow three.

This made people unusually speechless, and the audience burst into applause, and Perkins kept waving his fists excitedly.

This kind of shooting is really hurtful, Hicks looks very lost, obviously he has put it in place, this guy still threw the ball in a few blind handfuls.

"Hey, Hicks, don't worry, it's going to be us who wins in the end!" Cheng Lei patted Hicks on the shoulder and comforted.

"This kind of balloon, he can't keep throwing it!" Jackson said from the side.

When the next ball was attacking, Cheng Lei consciously looked at Hicks' position, ready to help Hicks make the ball, and gave Jackson a look.

Jackson also understood Cheng Lei's intentions, and directly lifted it up, giving Hicks a cover, allowing Hicks to cut in smoothly.

Cheng Lei crossed the ball to Hicks, who took two steps directly and jumped high.

In the face of Gauss's defense, he still smashed the ball out.

The ball spun around the basket a few times before it landed in the net.

"Good shot!" Cheng Lei waved his arm and said.

"Look, can't the other party prevent you!" Jackson patted Hicks on the ass and said.

After Hicks scored, he yelled and vented the displeasure in his chest.

However, Perkins' game was like a hanging, and the three points that had always been inaccurate became extremely accurate, and a grade of Collins allowed Perkins to get a chance to shoot and score three points again.

Matthews then added another three-pointer to stretch the score to eight with a minute left at half-time, with Gonzaga leading by a full eight points.

Coach Roy quickly called a timeout, which quickly restrained it, otherwise, Gonzaga's Perkins would have gone crazy.

"Hicks, after halftime, you directly stare at Perkins with all your might, and you don't care about the inside bag!" Coach Roy said.

"Lei, continue to find a feeling of three points, otherwise it will be too passive!"

"I see!"

After the timeout, Cheng Lei decided to try to shoot three points again, because he didn't score a few shots in the previous interview, and the players of Gonzaga thought that Cheng Lei would choose to break through, so they also gave Cheng Lei a little position.

Cheng Lei took a step, adjusted it, and then made a shooting posture.

Not good, to shoot three points, Matthews instinctively pounced.

Cheng Lei's originally raised arm was retracted all of a sudden, and when Matthews pounced, Cheng Lei tilted his body and jumped up leaning on Matthews.

"Doot toot..."

The whistle sounded, Matthews defended a foul, and Cheng Lei directly deceived a chance to make three free throws.

"YES, PRETTY!" Coach Roy clenched his fists excitedly.

If the goal is not scored, and the opponent is scoring one, and the score is increased to more than ten points, it will be a fatal blow to the overall mentality of the players.

Fortunately, Cheng Lei changed this situation with a beautiful foul.