Chapter 218: Round of 64 Elimination

Robert relied on running to the teachers to grind hard bubbles to completely pass the test.

Wacker thought that the most troublesome thing would be Iscariot, who had never been to class.

But unexpectedly, in a make-up exam, he actually got a full honors. Even Wal-E, a scholar, is ashamed of himself.

"Hey, are you cheating?" Robert asked quietly.

Esgar glanced at him and replied expressionlessly, "No, I didn't pass the last exam, just because I didn't take it." ”

"The questions on the exam are very simple, isn't it easy to pass?"

Hearing this, Robert really wanted to die.

In his opinion, how can a person be full of talent points for learning ability and athletic ability.

Now Esgallio slapped him in the face with practical actions.

In addition to everyone on the UCLA Bruins, there is also a tradition of basketball students making up for their results at the last minute in many elite basketball schools.

After all, for many of them, it is enough to be able to play basketball, and they haven't paid much attention to studying since high school.

But there are also many learning geniuses like Vali and Esgalli. For example, Valranda, who is studying for a double degree while playing, and Sean, who has excellent grades in all subjects.

Although the NCAA has introduced a rule that academic performance affects competition, it actually sets a very low standard, and as long as children are not completely disobedient to school rules, they can pass.

At the March Madness draw, WACKER took the stage to draw numbers as the first team in the league to win the divisional title.

"Number 1!" The first one to come to the stage actually drew the number one. The corners of Wacker's mouth twitched, and it seemed that this was providence.

Entering the top half, the new top 64 are all among the best.

Just like the Bruins' Pacific League, in addition to him and the Trojans in second place, even the Wildcats in third place failed to appear.

Moreover, many strong teams in previous years have also stumbled, and there are many dark horses in the knockout round.

At the end of the first round of the draw, the Bruins have the defending champions, the NCAA No. 1 giant, the Duke University Blue Devils, and the traditional powerhouse University of Kentucky.

As for the bottom half, it can basically be seen as a lone show for the University of Memphis Tigers, but the result of the knockout rounds is difficult to say, for example, North Carolina has a strong momentum this year.

The reason why it is called March Madness is precisely because of the fact that in the middle of the game. The result of the weak beating the strong can happen every night.

The Bruins, the top team in the top half, started the game first, and Wacker was lucky enough to play at their home stadium, Polly Garden.

Their opponent is the University of Florida alligators, who played each other for the first time.

The overall strength of this team is not weak, it is in the Southern League, and it will advance as the second place.

And with 18 points, they only lost twice to the University of Kentucky Wildcats.

It's just that when the second was drawn, the head coach of the alligators almost cried. Because last year's opponent in the first round was the Duke University Blues.

If the Bruins win this year, they will be eliminated in the first round for the second year in a row.

Even if the two teams have not crossed paths before, no critic or spectator thinks that the alligators have the possibility of an upset.

On game day, Polly Garden became a sea of UCLA home fans, and even legendary superstars Kobe Bryant and James played together.

These two seem to have bought tickets for all games this year, which has also directly driven the media heat of the Bruins.

Originally, the round of 64 matches were only broadcast in the region and online channels. But in order to get off to a good start, the NCAA deliberately took a national live broadcast for the first war.

The University of Florida, the second in the Southern League for 10,000 years, has not had the experience of broadcasting live in the United States at all, and before the game started, all the players were nervous to death.

On the other hand, the Bruins' players have long been accustomed to facing the camera. Even during training, Wali and the others did not forget to be funny with Zhang Yi to attract attention.

From the form of their two teams, it can be seen that there is a clear gap in quality.

If the madness of Crazy March comes from the lore and counter-lore again and again, then the premise must be that the scores of the two teams can be so anxious.

Like the game between the Bruins and the Alligators, at the beginning, Vali played according to the opposing center, Frankie.

And the star player in the opponent happens to be the small forward Fox opposite Zhang Yi, and he can't find any opportunity to play.

was already nervous, and the Bruins' defensive intensity was great as soon as they came up, and their state was naturally chaotic.

However, all managers who can lead their teams to the round of 64 have their own special approach.

The same can be said of Reed, the head coach of the Crocodiles, who redeployed the team's lineup through a timeout.

In response to the Bruins' lack of power forward, a fast-moving twin tower combination was used.

Brad's speed is okay, but his height and reach are problematic, so he is also targeted by opponents defensively.

Through a wave of chasing points, the alligators finally chased the score back to within 10 points before the end of the first half.

But even the audience can see that the Bruins have not contributed at all, because they have only played one trump card, Zhang Yi, and Iscario has not yet played.

In the second half, as the main scoring guard came on the court, the game was immediately unwatchable, and it fell one-sidedly to the Bruins.

Scallo cooperated with Zhang Yi to throw a buckle and take away the game directly with a wave of 22:0 in five minutes.

The crocodiles were abused at all, and the gap in the strength of their core players was too great.

Although they also recovered some points before the end, they still lost by 20 points.

During the post-race handshake, Reid whispered in Wacker's ear, "Congratulations, and hopefully you can win the championship in the end." ”

"What's wrong?" Because there were tears in the eyes of the opposing coach.

"If you meet a future champion in the first round every year, you're going to cry!"

WACKER was speechless about this. He could only pat Reed's shoulder distressedly, "Come on next year......

Although it was a big game, the audience was not disappointed, because they were used to watching the Bruins game.

And the interaction between Kobe Bryant and James off-stage also attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone is speculating about who Zhang Yi's real godfather is, and even launched a fierce scolding war between supporters on both sides of the Internet.

Zhang Yi has never really expressed his status in the heart of these two stars before the media.

On the contrary, the only thing people know is that he was once a disciple of the Lakers famous Wang Lung.

Such a complex identity just satisfies the psychology of the masses to eat melons.

So after the round of 64, the Bruins have once again received unprecedented levels of attention.

At about the same time as him, the Duke University Blue Devils and the University of Kentucky Wildcats also won easily.

The two teams will meet in the next round, and the Bruins will face the slightly weaker Loyola University Chicago Wanderers!