In the second half, Okafor returned to the game.

Just when Blue Devils fans thought that Duke University could open up the point difference by playing the main team, the reality hit them hard.

The University of Wisconsin's possession, Kaminsky gets the ball in the box.

Kaminski hit the box and drew the Duke defense, and Kenig hit a three-pointer from the outside.

Winslow misses shot,

Kaminski scored on a strong layup to give the University of Wisconsin a 38-33 lead.

Zhang Zifeng broke through to make fouls and hit two free throws to help Duke chase points. 38-35。

Kaminski received the ball on the inside, faced Okafor's one-on-one defense, and a smooth back-to-back layup caused a foul on the opponent, and he hit both free throws to give Wisconsin a five-point lead.

Kaminsky exploded Okafor on the inside, Zhang Zifeng had to be distracted to assist the inside, and Kenig took the opportunity to break through and make a jumper. 42：35。

Zhang Zifeng took the ball to the frontcourt, was caught by the opponent, and hurriedly passed the ball to Okafor.

Okafor was clearly out of form today, with a small hook to hit the iron.

After the University of Wisconsin grabbed the rebound, it immediately reacted on a fast break, and Kaminsky received a pass from his teammate under the basket and hit an easy layup.

At 44:35, the difference between the two teams has widened to 9 points.

Head coach Lao K was taken aback, he looked up at the game time, there were only 15 minutes left in the game.

Okafor was in form throughout the game.

But this is the finals, a single-elimination system.

Old K didn't have time for Okafor to get back in shape.

He called a timeout and shouted, "We've been playing badly during this time, we're going to have to get more rebounds, we're going to have to get more pressing up frontcourt, we're going to force them to dribble slowly to the frontcourt, we can't let them play quick counters." Jack, I want you to be more aggressive and everyone else will help Jack create chances. It's the grand final, and there's no next one. I want you to bring out all your strength, I want you to run, as long as the clock is moving, I want you to run all the time. You have to run the whole game. Got it? ”

"Yes, Coach!"

Old K stretched out his hand and shouted, "OK, 1, 2, 3......"

All players will carry their hands on it, "Blue Devils!" ”

After returning from the timeout, Duke stepped up its run.

Jones dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Vince Law came out to cover, blocked Kenig, and Zhang Zifeng ran out of the open space.

Jones immediately passes the ball and then runs to the baseline, pulling away defenders.

Zhang Zifeng received the ball, and when he just broke through to the inside line, Hayes and Kaminsky came up to wrap the bag.

Zhang Zifeng passed the ball to Okafor and then ran to the other side of Okafor.

Okafor blocked Kaminsky with his body, and Hayes hurriedly wanted to go around and chase Zhang Zifeng.

But it was in this short gap of one second that Zhang Zifeng received Okafor's return pass and shot a three-pointer from behind him, and the basketball fell into the basket very accurately.

44：38

The University of Wisconsin serves, and Duke presses all the way.

Kaminski found the right receiver when he served, and Decker used cover to just run out to catch the ball.

Zhang Zifeng hurriedly stepped forward to make up for the defense, and Okafor sandwiched him in the middle, and Decker was squeezed and almost fell.

At this time, Kaminsky had already sent the ball out and sent it to Zhang Zifeng.

Zhang Zifeng made a layup, 44:40.

At the moment of crisis, Zhang Zifeng of Duke University became a leading figure, setting off the climax of Duke University's counteroffensive.

With 7 minutes and 42 seconds left in the game, Zhang Zifeng broke through to the blue and scored, and also caused Decker's defensive foul, 2+1, chasing the score to 51-50, only one point behind.

Penguin platform anchor Wang Meng shouted excitedly, "Zhang Zifeng's power was shown at this time, he scored 8 points in the second half and helped Duke University catch up with the score!" ”

Chinese fans saw that they had subtitles.

"With Big Crazy Brother's performance today, MOP is in the bag!"

"See, as soon as my crazy brother is powerful, Duke University will be invincible!"

"Crazy brother is out of the horse, who dares to compete with him!"

……

Just when Duke University is in a state of courage and wants to take advantage of the opportunity to overtake, just when all Blue Devils fans fantasize about winning the championship.

With 7:10 left in the second half, a feint by Kaminsky under the basket caused a foul on Okafor.

Okafor four offenses!

When all the Blue Devils fans saw this scene, they couldn't help but sit on their chairs with their heads in their hands and shouted, "NO! NO……”

Old K didn't know what to say when he opened his hands.

Okafor four offenses!

"At the critical moment, Okafor had an irrational foul that saddled him with his fourth foul." This fourth foul will send him to the bench again. Now Coach K has to put Plumlee on the field! ”

Kaminski hit both free throws, 53-50.

Back in the front court, Zhang Zifeng got the ball, and Kenig and Kaminsky wrapped Zhang Zifeng together.

Although Okafor was not in good shape in this game, Kaminsky did not dare to let him go when he was on the field.

Plumlee has a rough technique, has no offensive means other than scoring under the basket, and moves slowly.

Kaminsky can boldly give up on him and wrap Zhang Zifeng.

Other teammates wanted to help Zhang Zifeng create opportunities, but Plumlee was on the court, and the offense was equal to 4 to 5.

Zhang Zifeng didn't run out of the empty space several times, and watched the attack time pass little by little.

Jones had no choice but to pass the ball to Plumlee, who was unguarded and Plumlee dribbled for a dunk.

Just carried two steps, snap! Hayes fouled him directly.

Plummery misses a penalty shot.

The University of Wisconsin's possession, Kaminsky forced Plumlee and hit a back-to-back shot.

55：50。

Zhang Zifeng received the serve in the backcourt and rushed to the frontcourt.

Okafor is not there, Winslow is not feeling good today, Zhang Zifeng understands that in positional warfare, Duke University does not have an advantage.

"Oh......" Brin shouted loudly, "Zhang Zifeng is heading towards the front." But Gassel and Kenig have retired in the half, and Gassel and Decker are about to wrap him up one after the other. What is Zhang Zifeng going to do? Do you come by yourself or pass the ball to the players. However, the closest player to him was just past halftime, and the opportunity to pass the fast break was lost. ”

Looking at the basket that was getting closer and closer, Zhang Zifeng had only one thought in his heart - I must win this game!

When Gassel rushed head-on, Zhang Zifeng threw the ball onto the rebound.

Everyone was stunned, what was Zhang Zifeng doing?

Aerial relay dunks, but his teammates are all behind.

Could it be that Zhang Zifeng saw that he had no chance and was trying his luck to shoot?

But this shot is outrageous!

Just as everyone was confused, including Gassel and Kenig, they were stunned for a second.

Zhang Zifeng threw the ball, and the person did not slow down at all, but directly flashed over Gassel and jumped hard.

At this time, Gasel and Kenig reacted and hurriedly followed.

But if you slow down for a second, you lose your last chance.

Zhang Zifeng jumped in the air and caught the basketball in the air.

As soon as he received the ball, Zhang Zifeng found himself embarrassed.

The ball was not thrown well, the basket was on the head, and there was no chance to dunk at all.

In an instant, Zhang Zifeng's body reacted, as if it was instinct.

Zhang Zifeng retracted the ball, made a lever in the air, and switched the ball to a left-handed layup.

The ball bounces into the rim of the basket, 55-52.

Brin shouted with a smile, "Hahaha, Zhang Zifeng should have wanted to throw himself away and grab himself, but it seems that the plan can't catch up with the changes." Thankfully, he made the best choice in that moment and scored the ball with a pull-up layup!"

Blue Devils fans can score as long as they can score a layup or a dunk. At this time, Zhang Zifeng is their hero! All the Blue Devils fans were cheering on his previous performance.

With the ball scored, Zhang Zifeng quickly returned to the halfcourt, ready to meet the attack of the University of Wisconsin.

Kaminski glanced at the court with the ball in hand, and his team-mates had already walked away as he received the ball to create space for him.

Hayes came up to cover and Kaminski held the ball and headed straight into the box.

Kaminsky was about to go to the basket when suddenly his eyes went black.

A guy was standing under the basket, and Kaminsky couldn't brake and hit it directly.

Zhang Zifeng was hit fiercely, and he fell directly to the ground and slid on the ground for two or three meters.

The whistle blew, and the referee made a punch gesture in the direction of the University of Wisconsin, attacking the foul!

Duke fans jumped for joy when they saw it, there is still a chance, we still have a chance!

The University of Wisconsin players surrounded the referee and complained, and Kaminsky roared at the referee, "Foul!" No, that's definitely blocking foul ......"

Beau Ryan also excitedly yelled at the assistant referee, "Is that an offensive foul? Are you kidding? Don't you have glasses with you......"

With the help of his teammates, Zhang Zifeng stood up, rubbed his chest that was still in pain, and exhaled, just now he thought he was going to die.

Zhang Zifeng stretched out his hand and shouted to his teammates beside him: "Cheer up, the game is not over yet, we still have a chance!" If the strength is not as good as the opponent, we will run more and use our sweat to make up for the gap between us! Don't forget what we are? We're the Duke Blue Devils, the Blue Devils who can scare everyone! A blue devil who will never give up hope! Let's walk out of the arena with victory and pride! ”

Seeing that captain Zhang Zifeng can block Kaminsky's foul with his body in order to fight for a chance to possess the ball.

The embarrassed Winslow nodded emphatically and put his hand on Zhang Zifeng's hand.

"One, two, three......"

"Blue Devil!" Everyone shouted.

Plumlee and Winslow still didn't have any good opportunities under the opponent's tight defense, and used all their strength to block the opponent's attack.

All of them have a desperate posture.

"Don't miss anyone!"

"Defend, watch defensive!"

"Defensively, look good on the inside!"

Everyone shouted loudly to remind their teammates, and they also tried desperately to help their teammates make up for the holes in the defense.

The united Duke University kept the University of Wisconsin without scoring for two and a half minutes.

With only 3 minutes and 41 seconds left in the second half, Plumlee finally helped Zhang Zifeng block the space for his shot through active covering, strategy, and blocking.

Zhang Zifeng hit a three-point shot, 55:55, and the score was deuced.

Beau Ryan hurriedly called a timeout, he was going to rearrange his tactics.

"The game is coming to an end, Duke has just equalized the score, and now there are only three minutes left in the game," Brin shouted. The two teams are back on the same page again. Today's defeat is unacceptable for any team; Whoever wins the race will take home the championship! ”

Van Gundy sighed and said, "Zhang Zifeng has grabbed 5 rebounds today. In this game, Zhang Zifeng set a rebounding record. With Okafor plagued by fouls, Zhang Zifeng knew he had to do more. In this game, scoring, rebounding, assisting, stealing and even blocking, Zhang Zifeng has done everything he can! ”

Jackson also said: "Before the game, people thought it was just a game between Duke and the University of Wisconsin. But now, I prefer to see it as a-for-tat match between Kaminski and Zhang Zifeng! Although the two men played in different positions, both of them showed a very well-rounded performance in this game, and they were both leaders who carried the team forward on their shoulders. There is no doubt that the team that will win, and that person among them will be the MOP! ”

Old K called Okafor, "I'll let you go again." You watch out for fouls, but you still have to hold on to the inside. He's figuring out how to get you off, so try to keep the number of fouls as low as possible. Got it? ”

"Yes, Coach!"

Bo Ryan is also telling Kaminski, "Wait for the opponent's No. 15 to definitely play, Kaminski, you resolutely play inside to fight against him, I want to punish him, OK?" ”

"Okay, Coach!"

In the last 2 minutes of the second half, the final decisive moment finally came!