On March 9, 1996, Madison Square Garden in New York ushered in the NCAA Grand East Conference Championship Tournament.

No. 2 seed George Town Hoyas and top seed Connecticut Huskies meet in the final.

After kick-off at 21 o'clock that night, the cheers resounded in the stadium, and in addition to the die-hard fans of the two teams, the local fans also bought tickets to support.

The New York Times reporter hyped it up before the game, and ESPN, as the broadcaster, sent two well-known commentators, Dell Vital and Sean McDonald.

The reason why this big east league final has attracted much attention is mainly because both sides have star players who have exploded in popularity.

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

The fans of the Georgetown Hoas team, who have reached the Great East Championship four times in six years, are screaming with excitement that they are getting closer and closer to victory!

Li You, who was sitting on the bench at the University of Connecticut, looked as usual on the surface, but he was a little depressed in his heart.

The chosen one can't stand the whistle with a stand!

Playing against Aaron Iverson tonight, he fell into a foul crisis prematurely and could only sit on the bench at this time.

Allen Iverson, who was wearing a black jersey on the court, had a small flat head, and thick eyebrows and big eyes, was in high spirits, and when he saw Ricky Moore on the opposite side quickly advancing through the half, he immediately chose to step forward to defend.

On the left wing, Ricky Moore shielded the ball sideways and approached the three-point line against Iverson's defense.

In the bottom right corner, Connecticut Huskies star Ray Allen and the opponent's new player Victor Page are tangled, and the two pull together to quickly cut from right to left to the three-second zone.

Ray Allen, who looked anxious, quickly bounced out of the middle with the help of central teammate Travis Knight's cover.

The 2.13m frame made a difference, and Ray Allen got out of the defence and moved to the top of the arc to receive passes from his teammates.

At this time, Allen Iverson made an arrow to the left side of Ray Allen's support position, and at the same time, the budding new Victor Page also chased after the defense.

In the face of the two-man bag defense, Ray Allen did not hesitate, put the ball with his right hand, broke through in a step, and rushed to the inside line with his excellent explosiveness.

"Oh!!"

There was a sudden exclamation at Madison Square Garden, and under the siege of the three men, Aosta Tiger, the center of the Georgetown Hoyas team in the paint district, slapped Ray Allen directly to the floor with a head-on palm.

The referee immediately blew the whistle, and the 2.08,113-kilogram black fat man Aosta Tiger didn't care, and even roared with his fists and laughed in celebration.

This move made several members of the UConn Huskies a bit broken.

The two sides immediately clashed, scolding, pulling, and pushing each other, and the referee saw that the situation was not right, and immediately rushed up to separate everyone.

At this time, the score was 60:47, and the Georgetown Hoyas team led by 13 points.

With only four minutes left in the second half, it seemed like the game was about to lose its suspense.

UConn fans in the arena subconsciously stood up, and everyone looked at Ray Allen, who had just gotten up from the floor.

Rubbing his wrists, Ray Allen shook his head at his teammates with a look of pain before letting out a sigh of relief and standing at the free throw line.

The cheers rang out again, and UConn head coach Jim Calhoun on the sidelines restrained his hideous expression, stopped complaining to the referee, and turned his head to the bench and shouted:

"Lee! Ready to play, we need to score! The game isn't over yet! ”

Li You, who was sitting on the bench, immediately threw away the towel on his shoulder and walked to the technical table with a calm expression.

On the commentary bench at the scene, Dill Vital saw that the University of Connecticut was about to make a substitution, touched his bald head, and immediately said loudly:

"Is Cool boy going to save the team again? I like Lee's performance this season, but it's a bit too late. ”

"Coach Calhoun is still a bit conservative and he should have made a change sooner."

Sean McDonnell also feels that time is running out of time:

"Time is on Georgetown's side, and Iverson was in complete control of the game tonight!"

Allen Iverson immediately pouted when he saw Lee Woo playing, he didn't like this sophomore at his level at all.

In the two years since entering college, the two who belong to the same Great East League have frequently faced each other, and he has not won once...

The noise grew in the Madison Square Garden arena as Georgetown fans tried to distract Ray Allen, who was making free throws.

"Hey! Man, are you ready to watch us win live!? ”

Standing outside the three-point line, Iverson raised his voice, held his head high and smiled smugly, showing off the upcoming championship to Li You.

"Crybabies still haven't learned their lesson!"

After Li You taunted in a low voice, he ignored Iverson, and took advantage of Ray Allen's two free throws to immediately make tactical gestures to his teammates on the court.

As if recalling the unlucky days of his freshman year, Iverson immediately lost his smile.

Keeping a small flat head unique to this era did not make Li You's appearance decrease, a pair of bright eyes, a young face and a mature temperament are impressive.

After seeing the tactical gestures of his old partner, Ray Allen was completely relieved, and while quickly retreating, he also loudly beckoned his teammates to pay attention to the defense, and he believed that there was still a chance in the game.

Although the NCAA offense, which insisted on pure basketball, was reduced from 45 seconds to 35 seconds, the tempo was still slow.

With the Georgetown fans cheering on, Iverson dribbled through the half, and they are currently leading by 11 points, and the initiative is on their side.

Coach John Thompson on the sidelines shouted to his players to calm down.

Iverson heard his coach's instructions, went to the top of the arc, and immediately gave the ball to George Butler, who was on the right wing outside the three-point line.

The 1.88m-tall senior black defender has more experience in the game, and as soon as he received the pass, he motioned for centre-forward Aosta Tiger to be in the low post on the right side.

The same tactic, the Georgetown Hoas team has played many times.

At the moment when Aosta Tiger received the ball, Li You, who was chasing Iverson in the middle without the ball, suddenly gave up the opposing defender.

Taking advantage of the death of his teammate center Knight, he quickly walked to Aosta Tiger's side and sliced the ball vigorously with his right hand.

"Smack!"

The ball bounced to the floor and was then stolen by Li You, and the UConn fans at the scene shouted excitedly, if the opponent was allowed to grind for another 35 seconds, the game would really be over.

The cacophony in Madison Square Garden didn't bother Lee, who held the ball in his left hand and made a quick move along the left sideline.

George Butler, who is chasing the defense, keeps making small moves, and the 1.91-meter-tall Li You does not have a physical advantage, but his physical agility is even better.

Approaching the left flank, Li You began to bend his hips and slow down, while lowering the center of gravity of his body, he wrapped the ball around the ball with one hand with his left hand, changed the rhythm of the dribble, and leaned forward to the left with his body.

Although Lee Yoo's explosiveness was not outstanding, the sudden stops in the transition attack still made George Butler on his side subconsciously slide to the right back.

Noticing the opponent's defensive movement, Li You immediately crossed and pulled back, instantly returned to the three-point line, and then wanted to change the defensive center of gravity George Butler was shaken and completely lost his defensive position.

"Oh!!"

The fancy shaking caused an exclamation in the Madison Square Garden.

What makes New York Fun fans feel even more outrageous is that Li You did not take advantage of the opponent's loss of center of gravity to choose to break through to the inside, but quickly closed the ball outside the three-point line, and the ball was just raised above his head and thrown directly!

Iverson, who had just retreated to the three-point line, watched the ball fall straight to the basket and hollow into the net, and couldn't help but curse:

"Fack! Another damn three-pointer! ”