Sometimes, the manager's on-the-spot adjustment will not have any effect, because the opponent is just crushing you with strength and routines, and no matter how you adjust, you can only helplessly watch the score difference increase little by little.

That's how Smith feels right now, and the only good news for him is that there are only a few minutes left before the end of the first half, at least he and his team will have some respite at half-time. To be honest, Smith didn't want to admit defeat so much, but there was no way, Villanova restrained North Carolina in the lineup.

Lappers was emotional, having lost to Arizona last year due to a disadvantage in the squad, but this year against a strong North Carolina side they were already on the dominant side, and it looked very cool to play like this.

Soon the 20 minutes of the first half were over, and the North Carolina players burrowed into the tunnel almost as quickly as they fled, and such a one-sided game was undoubtedly a shame for them. Villanova's players, on the other hand, stood in the middle of the pitch and waved to the fans as if they had won the game.

However, they were soon hurled to the dressing room by Rappers, who, with his character, could not tolerate such a disgraceful behavior. It's understandable to talk to the crowd if the game is over and the game is won, but it's only half a game now, so it's a bit unorthodox.

Chang Wei didn't know what Smith would say in the locker room, but it was nothing more than cheering up the players and encouraging them to fight Villanova in the second half. In Chang Wei's opinion, this is very unnecessary, in the face of the result of not being able to resist, as long as you enjoy it, the final struggle is really unnecessary, especially Rappers is still seizing the time to talk about tactics.

He spewed his saliva uncontrollably as he waved the tactical board: "Do you think you can sit back and relax if you lead the opponent in the first half?" Wrong! There have been 36-point turnarounds in NBA history, and now you're only 15 points ahead, and before the end of the game, you're going to cheer me up for 12 points! ”

Tracy continued to possess the ball in the second half, and if North Carolina sent Shanghai Wood, they continued to foul him, and others tried to find him when they got the ball. Even though this guy is bulky, his height is still a bit of a deterrent under the basket, so we can't keep him on the court. If they continue to use the same lineup in the second half of the first half, they will pass the ball inside more often, let Elton play alone, and the opponent will pass the ball out of the bag, I don't need to say more about that, right? ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, they had come this far, and no one wanted to fall short at this time, so they had no objection to the manager's arrangement. Although Rappers's tactics were unchanged from the first half, the score in the first half said it all, and what worked well was to continue until the opponent adapted.

After the start of the second half, North Carolina continued to use their regular starting lineup. It's not that Smith doesn't want to put Haywood up for a fight, but his three individual fouls are so conspicuous that anyone knows that Villanova's players will definitely make fouls against him, and even if they do, they will have to wait until the last ten or even five minutes of the game.

No, perhaps he fed the players chicken soup at half-time, and Jamison broke out shortly after the game restarted. He used Okuraja's cover to hit back-to-back pull-up jumpers from mid-range, and Battier could only watch as he shot in the open space. Although Okuraja is inferior to Brand in terms of strength, he is also a good center forward, and blocking Battier can only be regarded as a piece of cake, which gives Jamison a chance to make a move.

It's not that Jamison didn't want to use this trick before, but his hand was too bad, and his dry pull-up jump shot in the first half was only 2 of 6 shots, and now he is gradually recovering. Seeing Jamison's continuous increase in points, Smith breathed a sigh of relief, and Shi Shiran returned to his position and sat down, waiting to see his stars lead a beautiful counterattack.

But before he could sit down, the situation on the court changed, and the freed Maddie quickly helped Villanova stabilize his position, using the same dry pull-up jumper as Jamison. However, Maddie's dry pull is obviously better looking than Jamison's, he is thin, his calves are straight, and the whole person looks like a tall tree when he is pulled.

And Maddie is a little more difficult to pull up than Jamison, because he is completely in front of Carter and shoots three-pointers, unlike Jamison who needs to be covered by teammates. Chang Wei saw this scene, his expression was a little dazed, and Maddie, who was wearing a Villanova jersey, gradually merged with the figure wearing the Rocket No. 1 jersey in his memory.

Of course, Chang Wei sounded undoubtedly the pinnacle of Maddie's previous life, the miracle of 35.13 seconds against the Spurs, and many people even compared his scoring performance to Reggie Miller's "Miller moment" of 8.9 seconds and 8 minutes, calling it the "Maddie moment" in awe, which can be said to be the peak of Maddie's career.

Maddie is undoubtedly a lot more immature now, but his dominance on the offensive end is also among the best in the NCAA, and he currently ranks third in the league scoring list with 21.2 points per game. So when opponents scored back-to-back goals, Maddy, as Villanova's top scorer, had to step up and respond, and his performance didn't disappoint Villanova's supporters.

With two consecutive three-pointers, Maddie once again stretched the gap between the two sides to double digits, and his furious performance completely shattered the confidence of the North Carolina players, and the difference between the two sides never returned to single digits, even Haywood's appearance. What's even more tragic is that he was fouled twice by the in-form Maddie less than two minutes into the game, and had to go to the locker room to take a shower in frustration, which completely allowed Villanova to turn the advantage into a victory.

The score was tied at 82-70 and Villanova advanced to the 1997-98 NCAA National Championship finals. Maddy was undoubtedly named Player of the Match, with 27 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists proving his worth once again, and he was hailed by the media as the No. 1 swingman in the NCAA this season.

In the other semifinal, Kentucky relied on a mid-range shot from backup forward Allen Edwards to beat Stanford University with 0.5 seconds left to earn a ticket to the other final. But in reality, the media has overwhelmingly predicted that Villanova will win the NCAA championship this season, after all, they look a little more star-studded than Kentucky.