Sun's well-timed outburst greatly encouraged his teammates at Yale. They were completely inferior after the opening and began to find the feeling of playing.

This is the maturity of Sun Xiaotian now, the real core and leader, when leading the team, can not only bring points to the team, but also can invisibly affect the trajectory of the team.

In this way, the scores of the two sides have been deadlocked. At halftime, Yale was only 5 points behind Baylor University at 41-46. The difference in strength between the two sides is not as big as outsiders say.

As the leader of the team, Sun Xiaotian had a strong first half, scoring 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and dished out five assists. And under his leadership, Yale hit six three-pointers in the half, and seven players on the team scored.

Compared with Baylor University, the team's scores are all concentrated in the four "giants" of the team. Among them Pierre. Jackson had six points in the half, but he had seven assists, and under his organization, Baylor's offense was very fluid.

During the half-time break, Coach Heywood once again praised his team's players in the locker room. It is really not easy for the players to be able to reverse the decline in such a difficult situation at the beginning.

However, the problems in the first half of Yale are glaring enough, especially defensively. Although under the team's defense, Baylor University only scored 46 points in the first half, which does not look too high. However, if you convert it into 48 minutes and 24 seconds of offensive time, Yale University conceded more than 60 points in the half, which is very amazing!

"We didn't do well defensively, especially against Pierre. Jackson's defense. Baylor's style of play is simple and rough, but it does work well. Their four guns are very individual and everyone can be the starting point of the attack, and they all have the strength of the endpoint. When we're defending one-on-one, they're going to use their individual ability to take turns attacking the interior and creating scoring opportunities that no one can tolerate. But once we shrink the inside, they will have an accurate hit rate on the outside. Coach Heywood analyzes the characteristics of Baylor University to the team.

"That's right! There are so many times we can't do both! Sun Xiaotian also talked about his feelings on the field.

"So in the second half, what we had to do was try to keep the ball as short as possible for each of them and let them pass the ball as a last resort. This will not only disrupt their attacking rhythm, but also distract them. The other thing is that we have to make changes within ourselves, we also need to improve the passing, but we have to take the initiative to do it, and we have to increase the response and communication between the players. ”

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Through the half-court set-up, the Yale players seem to have begun to understand how to play this game.

At the beginning of the second half, the Yale players followed Coach Heywood's instructions to strengthen the passing between teammates, and no players should actively run, and the effect was immediate.

I saw Kevin holding the ball in the backcourt, stretching out his hand to direct his teammates' running. At this time, Sun Xiaotian ran out from the diagonal side at 45 degrees to catch the ball. Seeing the situation, Kevin passed the ball to Sun Xiaotian and asked him to organize, and he ran away decisively.

Sun Xiaotian held the ball outside the three-point line to observe the situation on the court, and at this time Gulot came out to cover Sun Xiaotian. Sun Xiaotian took advantage of this to burst into the opponent's free throw line, and at this time, two Baylor University players tried to trap Sun Xiaotian, but Sun Xiaotian did not fall in love, he took advantage of the situation to pass the ball to Cloue in the bottom corner.

Quincy, the former defender who defended Cloue. Miller, at this time, he is still trying to wrap him up by Sun Xiaotian's side! Seeing that his defender was empty, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and hurriedly shouted loudly. Jackson had no choice but to make up for it. But Cloue only made a feint to shoot, and Pierre. Jackson was shaken up at once, and Cloue passed the ball to the left side to Kevin, who was no longer marked.

Kevin hits an open hand from beyond the three-point line!

It was a brilliant ball, with four passes from the Yale team to Kevin.

At the beginning of the second half, Yale University not only followed Coach Heywood's instructions for offense, but also followed the coach's arrangements for defense.

In the next round, Baylor University Pierre. When Jackson was about to receive the ball, suddenly two Yale defenders appeared next to him, and at this time only Pierre was left in the backcourt to receive the ball. Jackson alone.

"What! The audience is pressing! "Pierre. Jackson couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

Suddenly, it changed to a full-court press, which made Baylor University a little uncomfortable. It's not that I'm uncomfortable with tactics, it's that I'm not mentally prepared for the sudden shift in Yale's tactics.

It's about to be a five-second violation, Pierre. Jackson couldn't catch the ball for the time being. At this time, Quincy served off the court. Assi could only pass directly to the front from a distance, Perry. Jones III, with his physical qualities, eventually received the ball. But the moment he received the ball, Yale defender Cloue was already clinging to his body.

Perry. Jones III tried to carry it twice, but Cloue's stubbornness made him uncomfortable. And so! He had to pass the ball.

And so on, as soon as a Baylor player gets the ball, Yale University will either pinch or stick to the defense by actively changing defenses and running. In short, it is not to let the opponent take the ball comfortably.

In the end, Baylor's offense was defended to the last few seconds, and they had to rush to make a move.

It was with this method that Yale slowly restrained Baylor's offense. As a result, Baylor's offense began to stagnate, and its efficiency began to decline.

Yale University also began to use its own efforts, not only limiting the opponent, but also beginning to close the score.

With 10 minutes remaining, Yale University had successfully overtaken Baylor University 61-59.

Not only that, Yale University has been completely smoothed out at this time, and their cooperation has become more and more smooth.

Annoyed Quincy. Miller couldn't stand it anymore, he was originally a famous quick temper on the field, and when he saw his team's offense frustrated, he became more and more unconvinced.

When he tried to use his body and technology to punch the inside of Yale again, he was greeted by relentless physical contact and physical collisions.

"Foul! Foul! "Quincy. Miller shouted to the referee, but the referee ignored him.

A mistake once again created a chance for Yale University's fast break, and after Sun Xiaotian got the ball, he quickly ran to the frontcourt. This time Perry. Jones III and Quincy. Assi has already returned to the defense, and Sun Xiaotian is only following Pierre. Jackson.

Maybe it's because Sun Xiaotian is completely high! He completely ignored the existence of his opponent, left Chloe vacant and left him alone, killing the inside line of Baylor University.

Perry, who was already defending in place at this time. Jones III and Quincy. Axi, jumping high, straightened his body, and tried to block Sun Xiaotian. However, Sun Xiaotian ignored it completely, and he almost jumped up against the bodies of these two brothers. In the air, Sun Xiaotian also made a super big lever when his body was out of balance.

Ball in Perry. Jones III and Quincy. A reverse arc was drawn between Assi, and with a "swish", the ball went in!

"Toot!"

At this time, the referee's whistle also sounded, 2+1!

At this time, the Yale University bench suddenly boiled, and even the on-site commentary couldn't help but applaud Sun Xiaotian.

However, at this time, Coach Heywood was a little uneasy, because Sun Xiaotian was lying on the ground at this time and still did not get up.

"Not good! Doctor!!! Coach Heywood hurriedly called the team doctor.

At this time, the Yale players noticed that Sun Xiaotian was holding his right ankle tightly with both hands, and his expression was quite painful.

It's not just Yale players who don't understand what the hell is going on? Even the audience didn't know what was going on?

When the scene was quiet, everyone heard Sun Xiaotian's heart-rending shouts, slapping the floor heavily from time to time.

At this time, all the players on the field, whether it was Yale University or Baylor University, quietly surrounded Sun Xiaotian and watched him quietly.

The large screen at the scene made a replay, which showed that Sun Xiaotian was carrying Perry. Jones III and Quincy. When Assi's two defenders made a super big pull, everyone probably only paid attention to the ball and didn't notice how Sun Xiaotian landed.

The replay shows that when Sun Xiaotian landed, his right foot stepped on Pierre. The top of Jackson's feet. What is worrying is that Sun Xiaotian's right foot is almost bent at 90 degrees.