Chapter 177: Elite Quarterfinals

Okafor is complacent about his performance, although there is no contradiction with Downs now, but healthy competition can still be had, and the data he cut in the sweet round of 16 is very eye-catching, while Downs has not been able to show the corresponding performance. It's just that Miles who messes with Hoggist. Turner, who can always grab 20+ rebounds, is simply exaggerated to the point of exploding!

The top 16 were all released, and the matchups were arranged according to the seed order, and the battle for the elite top 8 began immediately. Hougist's UNLV Raiders vs. Wichita State Shockers, needless to say, although Wichita State University can beat the University of Kansas, Hoggist is not a high-profile Oubre, Fred. Fan Li and Evan. Visel's level is simply not enough to see, and the two of them together are not enough for Hogist. It also took half time, the Raiders' style of play like the team's name suggested, so that the shockers were completely shocked, in the endless fast-break switchback run, Hougist and the others were tired, while Fred and the others were tired, compared to Evan, who ran back to the locker room to vomit before halftime, Fred felt that the cramps in his legs were not so humiliating.

Hougist tried his best to avoid playing alone when he encountered an opponent who was not difficult, and he was happy to share the ball to get his teammates more involved in the offense, and at halftime Hougist once again easily grabbed the stats of scoring and assists of 20, and finally UNLV slaughtered Wichita State University with a score of 111-65.

Hoggist only played the first half of the game, with 27 points, 22 assists, 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks, and Turner, who also played halftime, dropped 20 rebounds for the first time since March, with 15 points and 19 rebounds. And McCaw, who brazenly rubbed another 10 minutes of playing time after leading in the second half, scored a game-high 32 points. Vaughn quietly even got a quasi-triple-double of 9 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, and I don't know how many Virgos and OCD patients have been killed.

All of a sudden, the reputation of "Half-time Hurley" gradually became louder, and fans no longer dared to imagine what kind of statistics would be cut if Hougist played the whole game, and what would the game look like? The Red Team scout team was responsible for reporting on Hougist's brilliant results to the country, and his Weibo followers skyrocketed for a while. Domestic fans were thrilled with the hope of a medal at Rio 2016.

But there are still many pseudo-fans, followers, brainless blacks and narrow-minded racists who think that Hoggist is not a Chinese with pure blood and is not worthy of playing for the country, and they actually seize the fact that Hoggist only plays half a game to make a big fuss, and talk nonsense with their eyes open, saying that this is because Hoggist's physical strength is too poor, and it will be empty when he encounters a strong team in the future, and he can't be used as the core of the team at all.

The much-anticipated "Sweet 16 to Elite 8" game in the West was ranked second, and this strong conversation kicked off at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the home of the Lakers, and the attendance was not far behind the Lakers' game. The No. 1 seed in the West and double champion of the Big Ten League regular season and tournament at the University of Wisconsin takes on the No. 4 seed and a traditional powerhouse in the ACC League, the University of North Carolina Heels of the Flyer Jordan's alma mater. North Carolina forward Kennedy, who injured his left knee in a previous game against the University of Arkansas. Meeks returned before the game. Wisconsin's senior defender, meanwhile, has been sidelined for 18 consecutive games since January due to a right foot injury. When will Jackson also return from injury?

The game began with Wisconsin Core, a strong contender for the All-American Player of the Year in college basketball this season. Kaminski clearly didn't find his form at the start of the game, missing all three shots and using a single to break through to the first score just halfway through the first half. At a time when all of Wisconsin's starters couldn't find their touch, forward Sam Brown. Decker stepped up in time and could do anything with the empty cut. North Carolina, on the other hand, relies on forward Bryce... Tokato's inside line is strong and bites the score. North Carolina guard who shot less than 30% from three-point range this season. Jackson was also able to hit back-to-back three-pointers, so North Carolina maintained a slight lead. Thankfully, Decker hit a layup before the end of the first half to narrow the gap to two points, and Wisconsin trailed North Carolina 31-33 in the first half.

Decker exploded in the first half, scoring 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, while the other starters shot abysmal: Kaminski was not a good driver, shooting just 2-of-7; Small forward Nigel. Hayes shot 1-of-6 from small guard Bronson. Kenig shot 0-of-6. North Carolina scores are evenly distributed, Bryce. Johnson scored 8 points and Justin. Jackson and Tokato have 6 and 4 points respectively. NBA celebrity who was in charge of the TV commentary on the spot, three-point king Reggie. Miller also lamented that the strength of the two teams was too close, and the game was very suspenseful.

At the beginning of the second half, North Carolina was still dominated by the attack of Johnson and Jackson's JJ combination, while Wisconsin's Kaminsky finally returned to his old driver and found his feel on the offensive end. The second half lasted for five minutes and the two sides remained deadlocked, with five deuces and eight back-and-forth lead exchanges at this point. With North Carolina guard Marcus. Peggy burst inside to face a Decker defensive throw-at net, giving North Carolina a seven-point lead of the game.

Wisconsin's coach wasn't a general, and at this point he grabbed North Carolina forward Bryce. Johnson was saddled with three fouls that were constantly being fouled by Nigel. Hayes and Frank. The Cumming veteran driver made a targeted single, Johnson threw a bogey, and was timid on the defensive end, and Kaminsky finally caused Johnson's fourth foul while scoring! Morale-boosting Wisconsin at Decker and Cumming veteran drivers as well as backup guard Zach Brown. Under the leadership of Shawat, a wave of 9:0 climax was played to overtake the score 65:60. At this point, another J Jackson stepped up and helped the team hold on to the score. As the game entered the final three minutes, the score was still tight 64-68, and North Carolina trailed by four points.

But Decker also seems to have entered a certain stage of supergod state, and the audience screamed that another Myle Turner was born after a series of rebounds in the front and back courts. With the clock going 1:40 to go, North Carolina guard Marcus Murphy Marcus Murphy Marcus T Peggy didn't hesitate to pull out a jumper after receiving the ball from the outside, and hit a three-pointer again, and North Carolina finally chased the difference to 67:69 after many hardships and obstacles, only two points behind.

Wisconsin withstood the pressure from North Carolina, and Decker continued to attack in a supernatural state, using the tempo change to break through the interior, and turned and picked up a basket in the face of defense, stretching the gap to four points. Marcus, North Carolina. Peggy also seems to have entered a supernatural state, after a pick-and-roll defense in the face of the 7-foot-tall Kaminsky's long-arm block, Peggy forced a three-point shot again in almost the same position, 70:71, with only the last 54 seconds left! Wisconsin caused Zach with 42 seconds left. Shovot's shooting hitter fouled, but it was a pity that small guard Bronson. Kenig couldn't hit, but he made up for it and hit two free throws, and the 70-73 margin was stretched to 3 points again! At this time, North Carolina handed the ball to blue-collar center Isaiah. Hicks was in his hands, and Hicks couldn't get the ball to the basket despite his best efforts, and luckily he caused Decker to foul. However, in the face of a great opportunity, the nervousness and Hicks, who was not able to serve, missed two free throws and missed the opportunity to chase points.

North Carolina had to continue to use foul tactics, and Nigel. Hayes hit both free throws again, 70-75. North Carolina Joy. Barry's layup drew another foul on Kaminsky, and as a 183-year-old man who didn't mask and didn't steal the floor, Joey hit both free throws to tie the score at 72-75. However, Marcus of North Carolina. Peggy seemed to have exhausted the supergod time slot and missed consecutive three-pointers at the end, but Wisconsin's Cumming veteran driver made four consecutive free throws to finally freeze the score at 72-79. The No. 1 seed in the West Zone advances to the elite quarterfinals and will face the winner of the West Zone No. 2 Arizona and No. 6 Xavier in the next match.

In the whole game, North Carolina's JJ pair Johnson and Jackson scored 15 points each. Page had 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sam of Wisconsin. Decker shot 10-of-15 from the field and had a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. Frank Kaminsky had 19 points and eight rebounds. Wisconsin's 87 percent free-throw percentage was the key to the game.

The University of Kentucky's Wildcats, who have reached the Sweet 16 for the fifth year in a row, and the West Virginia Mountaineers have faced off for a spot in the quarterfinals. The game was uneventful, with the Kentucky Wildcats beating West Virginia University 78-39, second only to the UNLV Raiders.

After opening 2-2, Kentucky went on a brutal 16-0 run before dominating the game to take a 44-18 lead at halftime. In the first 20 minutes, Kentucky's three centers did not perform well, but the hot touch of the outside players ensured that they were crushed in various statistics, and West Virginia shot less than 20% of the half-time shooting and three-point shooting.

After the start of the second half, West Virginia only relied on free throws to score 1 point in the past ten minutes, and although the three-point shooting rate of Kentucky dropped significantly, the other big centers except Towns were in good shape, relying on breakthroughs and mid-range shots to get what they wanted. In the end, Kentucky defeated West Virginia by a huge margin of 39 points.

In this game, West Virginia guard Juvan. Steiden scored 14 points on his own, and forward Jonathan Brown. Horton had five points and 11 rebounds, one of the few bright spots on their team. And the Kentucky Wildcats scored in double figures with five players, and Dakari was the center of the three centers. Johnson and Will. Cauley Stein rebounded in the second half, combining for 20 points and 16 rebounds. Harrison and Andrew. The two Harrison brothers also teamed up to score 25 points, and Karl Anthony, one of Kentucky's three centers and the most promising draft prospect. Downs' performance continued to be sluggish, with only 1 point and 2 rebounds. It also made Okafor, who watched the full game in front of the TV, gloat.

Old friend of Hougist. Hollis Jefferson and Stanley, who had been teammates. Johnson's University of Arizona Wildcats and Xavier University Musketeers played another West Conference Final Eight tie, with the University of Arizona coming out on top to beat Xavier University 68-60 to advance to the last eight, where they will face a surging University of Wisconsin in the Western Conference finals.

After the start of the game, Stanley. Johnson burst into the outside shot, combined with a burst pass, scored two goals himself, and assisted T.J.? McConnell scored to give the University of Arizona a 6-0 start, followed by Xavier's Dee Brown. Davis, Matt.? Stanbrook scored separately to help the team catch up with the score, and then the two sides went back and forth, and the score alternated upwards, and the University of Arizona was about to start to get up, but just six minutes into the game, Arizona's second leading scorer, Hougist's old teammate Honday. Hollis Jefferson returned to the locker room with knee discomfort and quickly returned to the court after a brief massage treatment, but his form was noticeably affected and his shot was completely out of sight. Therefore, the two sides played very anxiously in the first half, and the point difference was not widened, and finally the two teams ended the first half with a draw of 28.

After the start of the second half, the two sides still attacked and defended each other, and did not give in to each other. York continued the good play of the previous game, scoring two three-pointers in a row, and then Arizona stepped up their impact on the inside, winning 10 free throws, all of which were made to pull the score away, and then Xavier University used foul tactics, but Arizona's excellent free throws allowed them to walk away.

Full game, Stanley of Arizona. Johnson had 12 points and six rebounds, and T.J.? McConnell scored a game-high 17 points and added seven rebounds and five assists, while Hollis Jefferson scored just 12 points due to injury, but the defense wasn't affected too much, still collecting 12 rebounds and four blocks. Xavier University, Matt.? Stanbrook had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Davis scored 12 points, and Jalen. Reynolds also scored 12 points.

The first match of the top 8 in the Southern Region was between UCLA, the No. 11 seed in the Pac-12 region, and Gonzaga University, the No. 2 seed in the CC region. Gonzaga University defeated UCLA 74-62 in the second half to advance to the elite quarterfinals. This is the second time since 1999 that Gonzaga University has reached the quarterfinals, and it is also the second year in a row that UCLA has been forced to stop at the Sweet Sixteen. Gonzaga University will face the winner between the University of Utah and Duke University in the future.

Gonzaga ended the first half with a 35-28 lead on tight defense. At the start of the second half, UCLA played a small 6-0 surge to close the score to 34-35. And the height advantage is always one of the strengths that cannot be ignored in college basketball, and the Polish white giant tower of Gonzaga, who is 7 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 288 pounds. Kanowski scored 12 straight points to stretch the score to 47-34 and never returned to within 10 points after that.

In terms of data, UCLA is one size smaller than Tony of Roshan. Parker had a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Gonzaga's big Roshan Kanovski had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.