Austin Johnson is very hurt inside, and there is a big difference in strength between college players, unlike many role players in the NBA who are not convinced by the so-called superstars, but like to provoke these star players. This is because many role players are no worse than those stars in terms of physicality, and many can disgrace star players on the defensive end.

However, Wu Huang was crushed in all aspects in front of Austin, and after the first attack almost made a mistake, Wu Huang began to get serious, otherwise wouldn't he be forced in vain?

USC has a lot of things to prepare for this tournament, but they haven't given much right now, and the teams in the first two rounds are too weak to force them out much.

The University of Oklahoma is the same, except for Griffin, which is more difficult for USC, they still only use pick-and-roll and star singles on the offensive end.

Halfway through the first half, the game gradually turned into a duel between the core of the two teams, but unfortunately this duel did not last long, and soon gradually became a one-man show for Wu Huang.

Wu Huang continued to break through the points to assist his teammates on the offensive end, fulfilling the responsibility of a point guard, and he only shot two three-pointers, scoring 3 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Griffin went all out on the inside, which was his job, but it didn't work well, with only 4 points and 2 rebounds.

Gibson and Barnard are always two-on-one, and with Bart coming back to the basket from time to time to participate in the encirclement, Griffin often has to face the USC three-man bag, which is not possible with Auden the Great two years ago.

After the game entered the timeout, Floyd adjusted the defense again, during this time Griffin did not score a few points, but the defensive end was too strong, and the outside line that was not prominent at the University of Oklahoma opened up today, which is not good news, and it is necessary to adjust the defense.

"Griffin needs a step of space, don't give him that chance, one close defense, the other focus on help, don't have to keep him in the loop." Floyd, through the observation of the first ten minutes of the game, found that Griffin's vertical bounce was not of beast level, and could not rise from the ground like Stoudemire.

Griffin's impact is stronger, he is more like a heavy cavalry in heavy armor, he needs to have a step to speed him up, and then he can't stop it again. But if you don't give him the space to take this step, maybe you can calm the beast.

"If this guy plays with me, that's a good thing." Wu Huang glanced at Griffin, this guy's previous shining point was basically down with the point guard after blocking, if he was caught in the basketball at this time, Gibson and Barnard couldn't pull him down.

It's a pity that this situation is not much, he can control Austin's passing, and if the heavy cavalry does not have weapons in their hands, even if they charge, it is still of little use.

The game restarted with a score of 17:13, and the University of Oklahoma had previously made three three-pointers, and USC's timeout was mainly set up for this problem.

USC has more than one way to defend the three-point shot, but with Griffin on the inside, many of them have to be nullified.

Floyd didn't dare to let the team let go of the middle range today, and the opponent's three-point shot was not accurate, but the middle range was very accurate, and the three-point shot that was just not allowed was opened today, so it was more difficult to do.

This situation can only make the USC players work a little harder, they can't put any position today, Wu Huang and DeRozan have to rotate faster, they not only have to shrink in time, but also have time to disperse.

The NCAA doesn't have as far as the NBA's three-point line, which allows the duo to use their explosive power to defend the upper, middle and lower threes, and the game is starting to tilt in USC's favor.

Wu Huang began to force Austin in the midfield after a timeout, don't look at the two about the same height and weight, but Wu Huang's confrontation ability is much stronger, Austin soon can't easily dribble the organization, the team's No. 2 Willie Warren has to pick him up frequently, but still let Wu Huang get 2 steals in five minutes.

"Another steal? Oh! Hugo is simply their nightmare. Before Van Gundy's words fell, Wu Huang dribbled after breaking the ball, shook off everyone and made a sharp stop outside the three-point line, and hit a three-pointer again, which was his third three-pointer of the game.

Mark Jackson laughed: "It was the third three-pointer he hit, and the whole game started to tilt in his favor, and every shot was almost sure to be made." But I still want to say that scoring is important, and it's also important not to force shots. ”

Wu Huangxin said that Lao Tzu just has to keep shooting three points, otherwise how can the record of 200 goals be broken?

After the goal, he did not forget to stir up the atmosphere of the home team's fans, raising his right hand and holding up three fingers at the same time in response to the cheers of the fans.

With 4:30 left in the first half, Wu Huang hit this three-pointer to give USC a 10-point lead at 29:19.

Wu Huang has 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, shooting 4-of-6 and 2-of-3 free throws, and is very efficient.

Griffin is embarrassed now, he knows that at this time, as the core of the team, he should stand up to help the team out of the predicament, but Gibson uses his foot advantage to stick to his side, and there is a strong Barnard on the inside to make up for the defense at any time, and he has no room to start.

The University of Oklahoma also tried to use the pick-and-roll to create opportunities for Griffin, but Wu Huang was too cunning to block him, and even if the cover was successful, Wu Huang would switch to Griffin as soon as possible, using his arm span to interfere with passes.

Wu Huang's arm span and bounce made Austin dare not pass the ball easily, and he had already been cut off by Wu Huang twice This kind of pass, which is the end of the passing ability.

What made the University of Oklahoma even more uncomfortable was that after the opponent switched defenses in the block, Gibson was able to chase down Austin with his explosive power, and also used his height and arm span to interfere with Austin's passing.

USC has a two-pronged approach, and Griffin can't catch a basketball at all after he takes it apart, and he has no strength but nowhere to play. Today, he only got 5 shots, plus two free throws, and only got a total of 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, which is a lot worse than Wu Huang.

Gibson has become the team's third-leading scorer this season as Wu Huang's performance has gotten better and better, and the team's offensive tactics have focused on the perimeter.

But the USC captain is still irreplaceable on the defensive end, and Gibson is not tall, but he has the reach, speed and bounce to chase down defenders and help protect the rim when he retreats. If he is asked to defend Griffin alone, it will definitely not work, but as long as someone cooperates with him, Gibson can do a good job of limiting Griffin.

In the first half, Griffin played averagely, but that didn't affect what the professionals said about him. The difference in quality between the two teams is clear at a glance, and Griffin may be able to lead the team to victory on his own against other teams, but against the No. 1 seed in the United States, he is no longer enough to rely on his own and must help his teammates.

Austin's passing and control skills are too ordinary, and he is already in a hurry when he is forced by Wu Huang, and it is difficult to pass the ball to Griffin on the inside at the first time. And when executing the blocking and dismantling coordination, in the face of the double interference of Gibson + Wu Huang, he was even more unable to pass the ball to the Griffin who went down.

If you change Griffin to a point guard with excellent passing and pass the basketball directly to the basket, Griffin's power can be reflected, and he only needs to take one step to take off and perform the earth-shattering dunk he is best at!

Wu Huang and USC successfully defended their opponents on the defensive end, and slowly led their own offense, especially Wu Huang opened up the outside touch before the end of the first half, and hit two three-pointers again with the help of cover.

At halftime, the score was 42:26, and USC led the University of Oklahoma by 16 points in the first half.

Wu Huang had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, shooting 6-of-10 from the field and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line.

Before the end of the first half, Griffin finally seized an opportunity to stage an almost flat frame two-handed heavy buckle, and vented the frustration in his chest!

However, a slam dunk didn't help the big picture, and he only had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in the first half. Due to USC's high shooting percentage in the first half, Griffin didn't even grab much rebounds, and today's performance was completely suppressed by Wu Huang.

Wu Huang was stopped by a reporter at halftime who asked him why USC was able to take the lead in the first half.

In half-court or final-court interviews like this, players tend to respond with formulas, and Wu Huang does the same most of the time, laughing: "Our coach knows that UC Oklahoma and Blake like to work at height, and he told us to force the opponent to shoot from the outside as much as possible and make sure they don't have a very clear line to attack the basket. You know, against a player like Blake, if you let him go straight to the basket, you're in big trouble. ”