As soon as J.J. Redick ran to the right corner, Chris Duhon immediately passed the ball to him.
As a player who is expected to break the NCAA three-point shooting record, if Redick says his three-point shooting ranks second in college, no one would dare to claim to be first.
But today, this NCAA super shooter was in a very bad state. So far in the game, he has only made 2 of 7 three-point shots.
The reason for this situation is not complicated - Teacher Tony's defensive condition today was simply terrible!
"Tony interfered in time, and Redick missed the three-pointer again. Duke is in danger, and Coach K won't be happy! The miss of this key three-pointer is likely to make Duke's efforts for the entire season go to waste!"
Wayne used his arm span advantage to grab the rebound into his own hands.
There was nothing Luol Deng and Sheldon Williams could do about it.
Luol Deng is a player whose playing style is more outside-oriented than Wayne. Although he played the power forward position in college, he played like a power forward.
Duke center Sheldon Williams is 2.06 meters tall, which is considered a short center even in the NCAA.
Although he was always able to rely on his wingspan advantage to grab rebounds and blocks shots, Sheldon Williams' wingspan advantage disappeared without a trace in front of Wayne.
Moreover, judging from this game, old Sutton found that Sheldon Williams seemed not as tall as Luol Deng!
Although his height is listed as 2.06 meters in the information, old Sutton calculated that his actual height is probably between 2.02 and 2.04 meters!
We are all old Chinese medicine practitioners, please don’t use these folk remedies.
Wayne stood out from the crowd and easily grabbed the rebound.
Duke's offense completely failed, which means they will enter the last 2 minutes of the game with a 9-point disadvantage!
That’s right, at this time, the semi-finals of the 03-04 March Madness tournament had already reached the last 2 minutes.
If people were surprised by the Cowboys in the last game, it was because they actually pushed North Carolina into a desperate situation.
So people were surprised about today's game because Duke was a little...weaker than people thought.
With the last game as a prelude, everyone was looking forward to a thrilling life-and-death duel today.
As a result, the Cowboys took control of the game from the beginning of the second half and kept Duke from recovering.
Luol Deng, who was highly expected by the public, did not perform half as well as Sean May in the previous game.
So far today, he has only scored 14 points. Whether he is shooting from the outside or hitting from the inside, Wayne's height puts him under tremendous pressure.
In this year's draft, Howard and Okafor basically occupy the top two spots, and no one can shake them.
But starting at No. 3, the market becomes very unstable. The third-ranked player in each mock draft is different.
Luol Deng has naturally been ranked in the top three. To put it bluntly, he had the potential to be the third pick before.
However, in this game, Wayne was like a "magic mirror", revealing Luol Deng's true colors.
Although Luol Deng's selling point is his potential rather than his immediate combat effectiveness, it is normal that he cannot beat sophomore players.
In Wayne's previous life, Frank Kaminsky kicked Towns and punched Jahlil Okafor in college, but that didn't stop them from becoming the No. 1 pick and the No. 3 pick.
Because the potential of Towns and Okafor at the time was immeasurable.
But today, people saw the limitations of Luol Deng when facing real big players.
His ranking will still not drop too low because of this, but as for the top three... I guess there is no hope for him.
Luol Deng was silent, Redick was severely taught a lesson by teacher Tony, and Chris Duhon was a pure point guard with average independent offensive ability.
So Duke's offense today can only revolve around Sheldon Williams.
It was indeed easy for Sheldon Williams to play against Holmes, but he could not compete with the Cowboys' offense by just scoring two points at the basket.
Coach K kept shaking his head on the sidelines. It turned out that the gap between Duke this year and the real top teams was so huge.
In the end, the score between the two sides was fixed at 76 to 69.
The Cowboys defeated Duke, the NCAA powerhouse, and Krzysztof, the nationally renowned coach, by 7 points and advanced directly to the finals!
Among them, Wayne scored 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks.
Teacher Tony was not to be outdone, finishing with 23 points and 6 rebounds.
After the game, when K shook hands with Sutton, he said from the bottom of his heart: "The guys under you this year are quite outstanding. I look forward to you making history!"
"Thank you, we will try our best." After shaking hands, old Sutton looked around in disbelief.
Making history…what other history could there be?
Of course it’s winning the championship!
Thanks to the efforts of Wayne, Tony Allen and all the Cowboys, Oklahoma State University reached the NCAA tournament finals for the third time in history!
The last time the Cowboys played in the finals was in 1946, in ancient times.
Therefore, you can also understand that this is the first time the Cowboys have played in the finals in the modern NCAA environment.
"Congratulations to the Cowboys, they easily beat Duke and earned a ticket to the finals.
Ohio State had not been among the candidates for the championship before, and at the beginning of the season, no one thought they could make it to the finals.
But now, everything has happened. They stepped over the bodies of Washington University, Wake Forest, Illinois, North Carolina and Duke, and truly made it all the way to the end!
Regardless of whether the Cowboys win the championship, they have created the most incredible Cinderella story in NCAA history. "
Luol Deng looked at the celebrating Cowboys fans around him depressedly and felt heartbroken.
His immature fantasy was ruthlessly shattered by Wayne.
He would never meet his high school buddy Villanueva in the finals again.
Although Luol Deng will start his colorful draft summer, he can sign commercial contracts one after another without constraints, become a part of the NBA, and become a true professional player.
But Luol Deng was still unwilling to end his college career in this way.
But there's nothing we can do about it, that's how March Madness is.
Some regrets of youth can never be made up for in this lifetime.
He walked back to the locker room quickly and sent a text message to his high school friend Villanueva.
"There is a traitor, terminate the deal!"
This was a code that the two of them had discussed in advance, and it was full of a sense of middle school second year.
Villanueva, who didn't dare to watch the game, noticed his phone vibrating and immediately took it out from his pants to check.
"Lor won, right? Lor must win!"
Then, the eyebrowless hero fell into a long silence.
This is an April Fool's joke, right?
Luol Deng actually lost to that guy?
Sure enough, the more he feared something, the more it would come to him.
We were worried that North Carolina would capsize, but it did.
I was afraid that Luol Deng would lose this game, but he ended up losing.
If you are afraid, it will come true!
Mr. Charlie, all encounters in this world are already arranged by fate.
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"Xiao Wei really made it to the finals!?" Yu Jia looked at Coach Zhang in disbelief, but Coach Zhang didn't look like he was joking with him.
"How could it be fake? This game against Duke was extremely easy!
Wei Wei beat Luol Deng in both performance and statistics. Although Luol Deng is only a freshman, it is not a low honor to be able to beat him.
I think, not only in the finals, Wei will definitely make it to the lottery this time! Maybe, he will really become the first Chinese player to participate in the draft live! "
The joy in Coach Zhang's tone could not be concealed at all.
From reporting when Wayne was unknown to now having the possibility of being invited to the green room to participate in the draft.
Coach Zhang can be said to have watched Wayne grow step by step.
I was somewhat excited.
"so……"
"That's right, the broadcast of this year's NCAA finals in China has been finalized!
Not only that, in June, we will also go to the draft with Wayne! At that time, the draft will also be broadcast live!
Hahahaha, Xiao Wei set several !"
"That's great!" Yu Jia was overjoyed. It would be great for fans if the NCAA came to China and they could watch the finals with Chinese players.
Perhaps, Wayne will really become another basketball star after Yao Ming who is admired by fans across the country.
Chinese fans were also very excited when they learned that CCTV-5 would broadcast this year's NCAA finals live.
I have followed Wayne's games in the newspapers like reading novels, and now I can finally see him in person.
As a rare sight, a wave of NCAA fever swept across the Chinese football fan circle.
Of course, all major newspapers also cover popular science and introductions about the NCAA.
It was as if a door was suddenly opened when Yao Ming joined the NBA.
This time, Wayne seemed to have opened a new door for Chinese fans.
The Cowboys made it to the finals, and while some were happy, others were naturally worried.
Emeka Okafor saw Villanueva so unmotivated and was indeed very worried about his performance in the finals.
Okafor is already a junior and will enter the NBA draft this summer.
So, this is his closest and final chance to compete for the championship!
He didn't allow any accidents to happen.
When he first heard reporters discussing Wayne, he didn't take it seriously.
But now, he would not take the Chinese man lightly.
Okafor has decided that he will personally compete with Wayne in the finals!
"Charlie, don't be so depressed. I will discuss it with the coach. When the time comes, I want to play against that guy myself."
Mr. Perfect patted Villanueva on the shoulder.
Fate is really wonderful.