Chapter 32: Upset

In the next few rounds, the two sides went back and forth, putting the main energy into defense, and did not score for more than two minutes, and the remaining time of the game came to less than a minute.

Heywood called another timeout.

'I know you've been nervous for a while, but there's not much time left, we're still a point behind, and this attack is crucial.'

Coach Heywood laid out tactics for Sun Xiaotian, because Sun Xiaotian's shooting in this game was not good. So, Haywood told him to break through more, either make fouls or bet on the outside.

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Coming back again, Sun Xiaotian holds the ball on the outside. As most of the time, Sun Xiaotian and Gulott started the pick-and-roll. However, just when Sun Xiaotian got rid of Cook, Myers, who used to stick to the restricted area (because Yale University's shooting touch was not good all over the court), actually switched positions and used his huge body to defend against Sun Xiaotian this time. Sun Xiaotian felt as if he had hit a wall, his body was half tilted, and he was about to fall. However, he was already kneeling on the ground with his right leg, and he was still slapping the ball. At this time, the Duke player next to him hurriedly stepped forward to grab it, and Sun Xiaotian saw this scene, not in a hurry, and actively protected the ball.

Suddenly, Sun Xiaotian used the corner of his eye to see a person in white clothes appear under the basket. He didn't even think about it, and with a flick of his wrist, the ball went between several Duke players and went to the basket. Under the basket, it turned out to be Kevin, who ran back from the baseline, and Kevin was left unattended after receiving the ball, and easily scored two points.

61 to 60! With 25 seconds left in the race, Yale took the lead again. And now the pressure on the field, Yale University has once again lost to Duke.

Old K was distressed, and he signaled for a timeout.

With the near-fatal goal scored, the Yale bench blossomed, while Duke looked sullen on the contrary. Nonsense, who will be happy?

"We must not relax, we must guard against this attack. However, everyone must remember that you must not foul, because as long as you foul, it is a free throw. Heywood said.

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Coming back from the timeout, Rivers received the off-court serve, and he tried to save as much time as possible and try to score the ball early. I saw that he crossed steps as soon as he received the ball, wanting to attack Yale's inside. However, Kevin was not deceived by him, and he stared at Rivers closely. Suddenly, Rivers stopped and made a shooting pose. However, Kevin didn't jump, he just raised his hands high, which he expected was a trick by Rivers to trick him into jumping and then tricking the foul.

It was not wrong with Kevin's thoughts, Rivers saw that he was not fooled, but he had lost the rhythm of shooting, so he had to pass the ball to Cook on the outside.

At this time, there are only 10 seconds, 9 seconds, 8 seconds left......

Cook didn't see time left, and he didn't want to shoot in the final moments, and if that did, he wouldn't even have to use foul play.

Cook made a hasty shot under Sun Xiaotian's defense, and it was extremely difficult. Sun Xiaotian looked back at the trajectory and reminded himself loudly.

"Protect the rebound!"

Cook's shot missed, and the basketball bounced high after touching the basket. As Gulot jumped high, so did the two Prari brothers.

Seeing that the ball was about to be reached by Duke, at this last moment, Gulot used his strength to flick the ball out of the middle of his opponent, and the ball flew outside.

When Sun Xiaotian saw it, he hurriedly ran and jumped up to catch the ball. Cook saw it too, and jumped up with it.

Fortunately, Sun Xiaotian was one step ahead and snatched the ball.

At this time, the bench at Yale University jumped up excitedly, and Heywood also held his head in his hands excitedly, not daring to look any further.

With about four seconds left in the game, Duke only needs to make a quick foul on Sun Xiaotian to keep hope alive, and they really want to do so. But the smart Sun Xiaotian's next move completely buried the hope of the opponent.

I saw that the moment Sun Xiaotian received the ball, he threw the ball high above the court, and the Duke University players could only look at the ball and sigh.

The game is over! Yale made history once again, beating Duke's toughest rivals and reaching the NCAA round of 32 for the first time.

Sun Xiaotian raised his hands and shouted "Yale" loudly, and other teammates also hugged him, screaming and jumping wildly. As the leader of the team, although Sun Xiaotian was affected by fouls in this game and struggled very much, only getting 14 points and 4 assists, but his excellent defense, key rebounding, and mechanical reaction at the last moment still made him the hero of the team.

Sun Xiaotian finds Kevin. Marshalles, the two of them actively hugged each other. Sun Xiaotian should be grateful to him, if it weren't for Kevin's efforts to turn the tide, maybe Yale University would have been knocked out when he was gone. He had 18 points and 6 assists and made Austin a game with his own defense. Rivers shot just 6-of-20 from the field. Kevin. Marshall deservedly came out on top.

In stark contrast, Duke's players were lonely backs, which caused many Blue Devils to sigh.

Before the game, almost all pundits and media predicted that Duke would win wildly, but the result was unexpected. In fact, it was not Yale University that defeated Duke, but Duke himself. Their underestimation and carelessness made them stop in the round of 64. Coupled with the unity of Yale players, Yale University has all the conditions for the following grams.

After the game, after Sun Xiaotian's locker room was washed, a large number of reporters poured in, most of them Chinese mainland reporters and Taiwan reporters, and suddenly Sun Xiaotian actually had the same interview treatment that Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian had in the NBA. When he was surrounded by them again, Sun Xiaotian was really not used to it, and he also half-jokingly called Kevin. Marshall, "Hey! Kevin, can you help me? ”

Provoked a lot of laughter on the scene!

The news of the defeat of Duke has not only made headlines in major media in China, but also in the local media in the United States. They began to pay serious attention to the student from the small ball city of the Ivy League. If Sun Xiaotian's reputation last season was only known to some people, then this season he can be regarded as well-known in the United States. Not surprisingly, with this game, Sun Xiaotian's draft pick will soar.

I'm happy, but I'm afraid this state won't last long. With his own upset, Yale's next opponent has also been produced, which is "The Flash" Wade's alma mater--- Marquette University.