In the national semifinals, Syracuse University's head coach Jim Boheim chose to fight to the core.

Lee Woo came off the bench with 8 minutes and 34 seconds left in the first half, but there was no substitution on the other side.

The fans of Syracuse University at the scene were a little anxious, unable to rush on the inside, unable to shoot on the outside, and could only watch Knight, the big man in Connecticut, get better and better.

In his first attack after his debut, Li You faced Lazarus Sims' lead defense and dribbled steadily through the half.

Syracuse University is not tall enough, and the height of the starting center is only 2.03 meters, but all the 5 people on the court are about 2 meters tall except for the point guard.

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

The fans tried to shout, but the noise was quickly suppressed by the cheers of the UConn fans.

The simple blocking and dismantling coordination at the top of the arc, the big man Knight quickly went down after fake cover, and the opposite center Otis defended hesitating for a moment, and Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly lowered his center of gravity and accelerated his breakthrough.

Instantly attracted the defense of the two, and the center Otis was still sliding backwards, but found that Li You, who was moving, threw the ball in the direction of the basket with his left hand!

The ball flew to the top of the basket, and the big man Knight, who quickly went down, jumped up easily, and without interference, he grabbed the ball in the air and poured it into the basket with both hands!

"Oh!!"

A beautiful empty dunk, and the UConn fans at the scene shouted with joy.

Syracuse University's defensive shouts were completely inaudible, and fans could only watch the 2.13-meter big man keep scoring on the inside.

John Wallace used his physical strength to always break through Kirk King's defense, but after missing a couple of pull-up jump shots, he started to shoot for the basket again.

This time the referee finally blew the whistle, and Coach Jim Boheim breathed a sigh of relief, and then loudly reminded the players on the field:

"Watch defensive!"

According to the game plan formulated before the game, after Li You appeared on the court, he had to guard against three-point shots.

But at this point, Knight on the inside was crazy, and Coach Jim Boheim immediately made a gesture to help defend.

One of the two free throws, John Wallace cursed secretly, and then hurriedly retreated, and they couldn't grab the rebound...

At 11:16, UConn had another chance to extend the score.

After receiving the pass, Li You quickly rushed across the half court with the ball in his right hand, and the right wing was close to the three-point line, and immediately made a sharp stop, and dribbled twice in a row with extremely fast back, and his body swayed left and right with the rhythm of the dribble.

Lazarus-Simms, who was in the opposite position, couldn't predict Li You's offensive options at all, and followed his body's instinct to subconsciously slide to the left, while pulling with his upper hand.

Li You, who had just changed to his right hand, immediately changed direction under his crotch, and at the same time accelerated his breakthrough with his shoulders heavy.

The two had a physical confrontation, with Lazarus-Sims pulling the defense only to slow Lee down slightly before being squeezed through.

By this time, the big man Knight had already rushed to the basket, and everyone at Syracuse University was completely focused on the two of them.

Li You, who broke through to the paint area, made a hidden pass from behind, and with a flick of his left wrist, the ball flew straight to the bottom right corner.

Ray Allen, who had just run out of space with the help of his teammates' cover, received the pass without adjusting, and completed the projection with a slight drift after jumping.

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

At 11:19, the score difference was suddenly widened, and everyone on the bench at the University of Connecticut jumped and cheered!

Ray Allen also showed a smile, hit the shot on his first shot, and immediately gave Lee Youbi a thumbs up.

Li You followed his teammates to quickly retreat, and then loudly reminded the big man Knight:

"Stay under the basket, don't defend it!"

There is no three-second zone, and all Knight has to do is protect the basket at 2.13m.

Just as Lee predicted, the opponent began to play the No. 5 position frequently, trying to get Knight out of the basket, and then pulling Connecticut's defensive formation.

But Knight just retreated to the defense, always wandering around the basket, making everyone at Syracuse University extremely uncomfortable.

With five seconds left on the offensive clock, center Odis stepped forward from the free throw line and was unguarded, scoring two points with a throw.

This kind of offense is not what Jim Boheim was expecting, and the core player John Wallace has only scored three points so far, and the offensive rhythm is in question.

When UConn fell into a positional battle, the play style against the small man lineup was also very simple, and Li You saw that Knight was successfully stuck in the left blocking position, and immediately sent a high hanging pass.

Lee Woo then cut in from the left flank without the ball, taking away defenders and running quickly to the bottom right corner.

The Connecticut crowd rotated in turn, with Ray Allen running from the top of the arc to the bottom left corner and Doron Marshall moving to the left wing.

Kirk King pretended to cut in at this time, but he stopped at the free throw line, and the five people on the court completely opened up the offensive space, and tonight's lineup of one big and four small made the opponent dare not easily wrap the inside.

Knight, who had a height advantage, arched into the paint, hit his opponent's block and threw the ball to the basket.

The moment the ball knocked out of the frame, he once again used his height advantage to grab the rebound in the front court.

At this time, the people of Syracuse University, who retracted and scrambled, cursed secretly, and Knight, who grabbed the rebound, threw the ball directly to the right wing outside the three-point line.

Li You received the ball and shook it, and suddenly flew off the striker Todd who came up to pounce.

took a step horizontally on the three-point line, and Li Youxing moved while exerting force with his feet and quickly completing the projection!

Todd, who had just landed, didn't have time to make a second block, so he could only watch the ball fall into the basket.

At 13:22, the score difference was widened again.

In the arena of the Aviation Arena, UConn fans who stood up to watch the game jumped and jumped and cheered loudly, they were about to reach the Finals!

Commentator Jim Nantz looked at Li You's calm expression after scoring the goal, and also sighed:

"Lee didn't look like a sophomore at all, and tonight he was in control of the game with two point guards in the Connecticut rotation."

Coach Jim Boheim reluctantly asked for a timeout, looking at the players who walked to the bench with disappointed expressions, and feeling a little uncomfortable.

Syracuse University's current roster can't solve interior defensive problems, and they do have roster flaws compared to the top seeds.

The entire first half of the game almost became a personal performance for the big man Knight, attacking the basket in the low post, missing the basket, and fighting for rebounds.

Defensively, Knight is also very presence, constantly interfering with the opponent's offensive frame attack.

At the end of the half, at 27:38, Connecticut had an 11-point lead.

In the second half, Li You started and continued to partner Marshall.

John Wallace, who didn't play a minute in the first half, still couldn't find his touch in the second half.

Although the interior player Otis hit several consecutive rounds of throws, the Connecticut side always responded quickly.

John Wallace's breakaway was disrupted by Ray Allen's jump on his side, and a pick-up shot with a raised arc slammed into the frame, Knight received the rebound, and Marshall received the pass and immediately picked up the pace.

Everyone at Syracuse University hurriedly retreated, and Marshall came to the top of the arc to notice that the opponent had completed the defensive position, and passed the ball horizontally to Li You, who was following up.

Outside the three-point line, the right wing received a pass, and saw that Lazarus Sims was still inside the three-point line, and Li You raised the ball and threw it!

After completing the shot, Li You immediately turned back to defense, and in the surprised eyes of everyone at Syracuse University, the ball was hollowed into the net again!

"Oh!!"

Li You's performance of X's retreat completely ignited the atmosphere at the scene.

The young people at the University of Connecticut screamed, and the crowd in the front row who were close to them involuntarily stood up, raised their hands and cheered.

At 31:45, the difference came to 14 points.

Coach Jim Boheim hasn't given up yet, standing on the sidelines and constantly shouting loudly to get his players to pay attention to defense.

But the inaccurate shooting from the outside made Connecticut's defense shrink smaller and smaller, and relying on Knight's excellent rim protection ability, Syracuse University's offense was completely dumb.

In the following games, Li You and Marshall firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, and the score difference widened more and more under the continuous slowdown.

At the end of the game, the ecstatic Calhoun head coach threw his fists wildly in celebration, and everyone on the bench hugged each other.

UConn fans took off their white jerseys and threw them into the air together, all shouting with excitement.

At 51:69, Connecticut defeated Syracuse and crushed the opponent to reach the finals!

Li You also laughed and hugged Marshall beside him, and the handsome white guy was so excited that his eyes were red:

"We're in the final! We have a chance to win the championship! ”

This is the highlight of his life, Marshall exclaimed happily.

Commentator Jim Nantz has seen many of these moments before, and the veteran sports journalist briefly commented on the game:

"Top seeds UConn have cashed in on their talent, and they are one step away from winning their first championship in franchise history!"

"Nobody cares about the stats in this game, all they want is to win, and that's pure basketball!"

Li You was 4-of-7 and 2-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists;

In the second half, Ray Allen, who had been keeping an eye on the opponent's core, was 4-of-9 and 2-of-4 from beyond the three-point line to score 14 points;

Big man Knight scored a team-high 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out two blocks.

Billy Parker in the commentary seat looked at the technical statistics in his hand, felt the joyful atmosphere of the scene, and also sent blessings:

"Maybe UConn will make new history this year, good luck to the boys!"