At half-time, Maddy returned to the dressing room with his team-mates, and even though the manager looked like he had forgotten him on the bench, he knew he needed to do better.

Maddie sat in her place with a calm face, watching her teammates hurry up to get food and do physiotherapy. Rappers paced up to him and asked with a straight face, "Tracy, have you thought it through?" If I need time to reflect, I don't mind keeping you on the bench in the second half. As soon as he said this, Rappers regretted it, what if Maddie felt that she still needed to reflect? He didn't want to wait until the last minute or two of the second half to decide the winner.

But what he feared didn't happen, and Maddie didn't speak, but nodded confidently. He already knows what role he should play on the court, and putting the final nail in the coffin of his opponent is exactly what he likes to do, and there is no doubt that his task in the second half is to lead the team to take Kentucky in waves.

The second half of the game began quickly, and reporters and fans were surprised to see that Villanova sent the same lineup as they started the game, with Maddie in the ranks. University of Kentucky coach Tarby Smith was also surprised, but then there was ecstasy, in his opinion, Villanova sent Maddie to kill himself, everyone could see that he was not in shape at all in this game, and Smith even thought that the opponent was kidnapped by public opinion.

After all, everyone comes to see the game, in the final analysis, they still want to see the stars play, although the NCAA tournament is a hotbed of underdogs, most of the strong teams can still stand out, and the stars in the team have naturally become the focus of attention. The number one star of a top team like Maddie, almost all fans will want him to appear on the field, at least he must be worthy of the ticket price, so what's the point of not sending a star? No one pays attention at all, right?

That's why he thinks that Rappers is forced to replace Maddie to please the fans, not for the sake of winning the game, and if he really insists on the win-only theory, then he should continue to maintain the lineup in the second half of the first half. In Smith's mind, he was convinced that Kentucky's chance had come, so he waved his hand and motioned for the players to attack on all fronts.

But Shepard's layup was interfered with by Allen, and Maddie quickly launched a counterattack after getting the rebound, and it was a one-stop fast-break dunk, which was completely lacking from the malaise at the beginning of the game. But Smith didn't take it to heart, who doesn't eat dumplings during the New Year? A quick attack slam dunk doesn't mean anything.

However, Maddy then completely took over the team's offense, and Villanova's tactics have switched back to the playmaker they are most familiar with. Due to his height limitations, Shepard couldn't stop Maddy on the defensive end, and the latter scored seven points on consecutive shots to help Villanova instantly stretch the score to double digits.

Not only that, but his aggressive assault ability also attracted the Kentucky players, and although Smith didn't ask them to pack Maddie, the players' instincts made them react. However, the bag meant there was a gap, and while the other four of Villanova's guys all had a good shot except for Allen, Maddie didn't have too many shots.

With Brown and Battier hitting three three-pointers from the outside, Villanova has stretched the margin to more than 20 points, which is also the largest margin of the game since the start of the game, and it is only seven minutes before the start of the second half, which means that Kentucky will have to endure 13 minutes of torture.

Smith's face was green on the sidelines, he didn't expect Villanova's offense to become so sharp after Maddie came on the court, and even the video he watched before the game was much better. Watching Maddie roam the court, Smith felt particularly helpless. In fact, Kentucky has been doing very well this season, with a 35-4 record in the regular season and being placed as the second seed in the South Division, but unfortunately they met Villanova who won all of them.

Kentucky's players were obviously stunned by Villanova's stormy offense, shooting percentages were rapidly declining, and there was also a bizarre situation where three players on the outside were in the middle of the pitch but didn't dare to shoot, which was unbelievable for Kentucky, who had a clear team style of play and was determined to win the championship, at least not before.

The reason is simple, Allen and Brand have an absolute advantage on the inside, one of them is good at judging where the rebound will land, and the other is strong enough to get stuck in the position, and this interior combination has become a nightmare for Kentucky. Their protection of backcourt rebounds makes Kentucky players dare not shoot casually on the outside, and their three-point shooting percentage is low, without the guarantee of frontcourt rebounds, what kind of basket do they shoot? The bullet can't be reloaded at all!

Although Smith called a timeout in a row, Villanova's offensive rhythm did not stop, and Kentucky's own offense was affected, and in the end, only Shepard and Pagett helped the team increase the score piecemeal, and there was no momentum of Villanova at all. Maddie played more and more comfortably, switching between scoring and assisting teammates at will, and single-handedly disrupted Kentucky's seemingly solid defense.

If it was in the regular season, Smith would have pulled out all of his main players at this time, because there was no point in stubbornly resisting. But now it's the tournament final, win or lose and it's the last game of the season for Kentaki, and even if he wants to make substitutions, the players don't necessarily want to, and for them to be on the pitch for a second now.

Rappers also did not take off their starters, and as the clock ticked by, almost the entire crowd stood up and cheered them on, a deserved honor for the Villanova players. Even now that Villanova has the win, Lappers subconsciously wants to eliminate the last bit of possibility, and if Kentucky doesn't pull the starter, he won't pull the starter.

The margin between the two sides has always hovered around 20 points, Kentucky is unable to close the gap, and Villanova is not willing to rush to the end. It's just that every time Kentucky plays a small climax, Villanova's players will go back with a wave of scoring surges, as if they have been wound up, and continue to maintain the point difference at a level that makes the opponent desperate.

Before you know it, the time of the full game has come to an end. At the moment when the referee blew the whistle, Maddie, who was in possession of the ball, threw the ball into the air, and two lines of hot tears crossed his face......

The 1997-98 season is over, and the championship belongs to Villanova!