The basketball was hugged by Wei Xiao.

2 seconds.

Although he beat Bai Youwei, he still wasted a second.

A full second.

It was decided that Ding Yike’s tactics would be difficult to implement.

Zhou Ran quickly rushed to Wei Xiao and took the basketball half by half.

According to the original plan, if we use a double pick-and-roll and take a shot at the buzzer at the end, it will probably be like the shot at the half-time buzzer, and the goal will not count.

1 second.

Wei Xiao, who was lying on the ground, helped Zhou Ran block his position. Zhou Ran took two long strides and prepared to take action from outside the three-point line.

His movements were very fast, and one second was enough for him to score the ball.

Beep!

However, just as the timer sounded, Lutzer blew the whistle almost at the same time.

"White Team No. 4, the thug fouled!"

Luze made a decisive penalty decision. There was no dispute about the foul on the ball. What was controversial was that after Zhou Ran was fouled, he raised his hands and made a shooting motion.

It may have been a shooting foul, but Lutzer was determined to give a regular hitter a foul.

Bao Zhiqiang didn't even have time to stop the timer. Lu Ze said that the ball should still have a few tenths of a second, but Zhou Ran kept chattering in Lu Ze's ear. Even Lu Bin stood with Zhou Ran for the first time.

Help Zhou Ran speak.

Thanks to Yu Gaoshuang's multiple fouls in the second half, Zhou Ran was sent directly to the free throw line, which was equivalent to giving him two points.

However, the game will also end here.

Zhou Ran made two free throws, the red team was still one point short, and the white team kicked off from the bottom line.

Even if the red team can complete the foul in less than one second, as long as the white team deliberately misses the free throw, no matter who grabs the rebound, the game will definitely end.

Liao Yufeng's foul this time was intentional.

Zhou Ran is very fast, and Liao Yufeng is not slow either.

Liao Yufeng was ready to take action early. When Zhou Ran was about to lift the basketball, he arrived in time and did not give Zhou Ran a chance to shoot.

"If you use this method to defeat me, it doesn't count as a win."

Zhou Ran's protest was ineffective and he had no choice but to walk to the free throw line. He complained unconvincedly to Liao Yufeng. Liao Yufeng's opportunistic way of winning in this way was unbecoming of a general.

"A soldier never tires of deceit."

Liao Yufeng just smiled back.

He does not think this method is immoral. It is allowed by the rules and is just a reasonable application of the rules.

Just when everyone thought the game was over, Zhou Ran did not give up.

Only he is still imagining a possibility.

He stood at the free throw line and made the first free throw.

Then for the second ball, he took a lot longer to aim than before.

What he aimed at was not the center of the basket, but the front edge of the basket.

clang.

The basketball successfully hit the front of the basket as he wished.

He broke out and rushed forward. Only he knew that the ball would not make a free throw, but would hit the front edge of the basket and bounce back, so he was the first to rush in front of the basketball.

He just missed the free throw on purpose and then made a tip-in.

Everyone else was shocked, not expecting Zhou Ran to do this.

Liao Yufeng relied entirely on his extraordinary reflexes to interfere with Zhou Ran the moment he touched the basketball.

But Zhou Ran just flicked the ball. He could only flick it gently. The basketball landed further forward than he expected. He could barely touch the ball.

Everyone on the white team broke out in a cold sweat.

The timer sounds again.

This time it's really over.

The basketball was changed by Zhou Ran, flew to the basket, and stayed there for a moment.

Unfortunately, the basketball failed to roll into the basket in the end.

77:75.

The white team, which focused on defensive counterattacks, finally won the game.

Liao Yufeng scored 30 points, announcing his true return before the quarterfinals.

Zhou Ran scored more 40 points, but he obviously didn't care about how many points he scored. After losing the game, he didn't say anything and left the arena directly.

Although it did not exceed Xiaoyu's 19 points and Bai Youwei's 23 points, Wei Xiao, who scored 18 points, was satisfied.

His team lost, and he only felt a little regretful.

He tried his best to win, and that was enough.

For him, he does not yet have the ability to dominate the outcome of the game, so the outcome of the game is not his biggest concern.

Of course, the main reason is that this is an intra-team competition, just like the pre-exam test in high school, it doesn't matter if you fail the test.

When it comes to the formal exams and the national competition, Wei Xiao of course cares about the team's victory or defeat.

It's just that he may not care as much as Zhou Ran and Liao Yufeng, the core players who determine victory or defeat.

On Wednesday, Ding Yike directly posted the results of the South China Quarterfinals in the school team’s group chat.

The pressure of the top eight may not be as high as that of the top eight. For some teams, reaching the top eight first has already achieved the set goal.

In the South China region, Guangfeng University and Southeast University of Technology are bound to occupy the two finals seats, so if you have to compete for the remaining one seat, you will naturally be the best, but it is normal if you cannot compete.

Secondly, even if the first round of the quarterfinals is unfortunate enough to meet two traditional strong teams, Southeast University of Technology and Guangfeng University, it doesn't matter if they lose.

The team that loses in the first round will enter the loser's bracket and have the opportunity to play in the rematch.

The four losing teams will enter the loser bracket and undergo another round of elimination. If they lose another game, they will really go home.

After the four teams in the winner group are eliminated in a single round, the team with two consecutive wins will be the first to get the semi-finals.

Last year, Xingchen University lost to Southeast Polytechnic in the winner's bracket and was forced to compete again with the team that won in the loser's bracket.

The two winning teams in the lower bracket and the two losing teams in the upper bracket will compete in a single elimination round to determine the last two top four teams.

The semi-finals are a simple single-game elimination, and you only need to win one game to qualify for the finals.

To say that the pressure is greater than that of the top 80 is absolutely correct.

The teams that have entered the quarterfinals all have certain strengths, and winning will not be an easy task.

Especially, the team that is in the same half zone as Southeast Polytechnic.

It is said that Southeast Polytechnic and Guangfeng University had a friendly match in the top 80, and Southeast Polytechnic beat Guangfeng by 40 points.

I don’t know if Southeast Polytechnic is really too strong, or if Guangfeng is weaker this year than last year.

Anyway, Ding Yike is very lucky that he is not in the same district as Southeast University of Technology.

Because the teams in area a and area b have to play in the rematch between the winner's group and the loser's group before they can compete.

As long as you enter the winner's group first, you can directly qualify for the finals without playing against Southeast Polytechnic.

Suppose Southeast Polytechnic does not lose and wins in area a until the South China finals, and in area b, Xingchen University can defeat Guangfeng University.

Xingchen University's performance in reaching the semi-finals last year is still useful, and it is still classified as a first-class team in the semi-finals draw this year.

The first-level teams will not meet in the first round and will each face the second-level teams.
Chapter completed!