Colorado State hasn't made a national tournament in eight seasons, and they haven't actually made many times in their varsity history, so it's definitely a joy to be on the national stage as a league champion this time. Besides, Chang Wei had already given them chicken soup for the soul before this, and everyone was gearing up to make a big career in the tournament that would stunned experts and fans, even if they lost, they would lose vigorously.

Besides, although this time I was a little embarrassed because I was the No. 9 seed in the East Conference, I got a good opponent invisibly. Charleston College is a very young team, this youth is not to say that most of the players on their team are freshman rookies, but to mean that their team history is too short, the 1991-92 season was the first season of Charleston College in the NCAA, and it is only the eighth season now, and it is definitely lacking in experience.

However, the number one star of Charleston College this season is indeed a freshman, Cedric Webb, who averaged 13.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this season, and is the leading scorer and rebounding leader of Charleston College. In addition, the team's backcourt combination of Thompson and Johnson is not to be underestimated, the two of them combined to contribute 23.7 points and 3.3 assists per game, and are Webber's right-hand man.

In Chang Wei's view, it is very likely that the opponent will put this McConnie on the top and let one of Thompson and Johnson lead the bench. But before the game officially started, all speculation was useless, it was better to see the moves, and the team he trained believed that he had a chance to reach the second round.

McKay thinks the same way, and although he's a rookie coach, he doesn't think the College of Charleston rookie team is going to cause any problems for Colorado State. He also forcibly ignored the fact that Charleston College is the No. 8 seed in the East and his team is only the No. 9 seed, which means that at least in the eyes of the selection committee, Charleston College is stronger.

The first and second rounds of this year's National Championship feature eight locations: Key Arena in Seattle, McNichols Arena in Denver, Orlando Arena in Orlando, RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Charlotte Arena in Charlotte, Fleet Center Arena in Boston, and Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, while the Colorado Grand tournament is held at Charlotte Coliseum.

After a long journey, Colorado finally made it from the west to the east of the United States, and the long flight made almost every player feel like they were falling apart. To this end, Chang Wei also specially prepared some magic drinks for the players to restore their mental state. Originally, he didn't want to take it out, after all, it was too troublesome to buy the ingredients on the formula, and he almost broke his leg when he gave special training to the players, and this time he only made a few bottles in case of emergency.

But now seeing that everyone is tired, Chang Wei also has to contribute the few remaining bottles of drinks, so that everyone can return to normal as soon as possible, and then start targeted training.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the focus of Charleston College is on the outside, more precisely on Webb, then this is when the team's full-time wing defender, Pathik, becomes a top priority. While his failure to stop Webb won't necessarily lead to a big loss for Colorado, at least if he could limit Webb, the team could win a little easier.

Therefore, during the training, McKay deliberately increased the intensity of Patick's training, and the last three bottles of magic drink were still in his hand, saving a little bit to survive until the end of the national championship journey. Partick also felt that he was in a heavy position, and he did not complain about the manager's arrangement, but gritted his teeth to increase the amount of himself, and it seemed that he was going to fight the opponent for a victory.

But some things don't go smoothly, and as Pathik picked up two fouls in a row as soon as the game started with too much nervousness, McKay's face looked like a cucumber. Please, you're the team's outside gate, two fouls in three minutes, how can you continue to stay on the court? Don't just let the referee penalize you halfway through the game.

In desperation, McKay had to replace the team's sixth man, Sven, hoping that he could hold up for a while. Svensay is a good player on the offensive end, but the defense is too far from Patik's, and he is at a height disadvantage against Webb, so he can only watch the opposition come and go in the team's defensive system.

Sven was completely blown up by Webb, although he didn't pay for a personal foul, but it was only because he was not active enough on the defensive end, and he was at least a notch lower than Webb in terms of strength alone. In fact, Sven Sai was not careless when he was training Chang Wei, but he still tended to attack with the ball on his own, and there was very little work on the defensive end, plus McKay himself used him as the sixth man to disrupt the battle, so naturally Sven Sai was repaired by Weber on the defensive end.

Webb scored 23 points and five rebounds in the first half and led Charleston College to a slight 52-50 lead over Colorado State, which literally blinded the fans at the scene. In particular, some die-hard Colorado fans who came from afar slapped their thighs in the stands for 20 minutes: Is this to escort the opponent to the second round?

Of course, Chang Wei knew who the winner was, so he deliberately put Patikra into the corner at halftime and told him a few words. In fact, Patick has the ability, but this game was nervous without warning, Chang Wei only needs to help him relieve his nervousness, and he can naturally directly beat Weber, who was infinitely beautiful in the first half.

Under Chang Wei's strong recommendation, McKay still doubtfully let Patick continue to start in the second half, but he didn't expect this guy to be like a different person, at the beginning of the game, he made two consecutive one-on-one steals for Webb, and made a quick break layup. As an outside 3-and-D player, Partick only needs to take on both open three-point and outside defense, and he finally played to his normal level with a relaxed mentality, and his offensive close defense harassed Webb miserably.

Palesio took the opportunity to lead back-to-back scoring to help Colorado take the lead, while Charleston College had no one else to step up and score after Webb was restricted. Thanks to Patick's three steals and two blocks in the second half, as well as a defensive deterrent that the stats don't show, Colorado finally beat College of Charleston 72-60 to advance to the second round of the National Championship.