On April 2, 2012, nearly 19,000 enthusiastic fans turned the place into a sea of ​​blue and white at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Half are fans of the University of Kansas and half are fans of the University of Kentucky.

This year's NCAA finals are being held here.

On this day, all professional basketball games across the United States were suspended, and all basketball fans’ eyes were focused on the New Orleans Arena.

CBS, TN-T, TBS, Tru-TV and other large and small sports TV stations broadcast live this national basketball event every March.

The game entered the second half, with more than 8 minutes left before the end of the game.

The University of Kentucky, wearing white jerseys, maintained the lead with an absolute advantage of 54:40, 14 points.

14 points may not be a particularly big advantage in the NBA.

But in NCAA games that are divided into halves and halves, the attack time is extended to 35 seconds, the style of play is more team-based, the defense is larger, and the shooting percentage is lower, it is almost an insurmountable gap.

CBS' on-site commentator Greg Gambell had already shouted "it's over (the game is over)", followed by Kentucky's leading inside player Anthony Davis being fouled during the offense.

The forward, who is 6 feet 11 inches tall, has slender limbs, bushy eyebrows and a somewhat strange appearance, stood on the free throw line.

Although he looks strange, he is truly the number one high school student in the United States and the most dazzling star in the NCAA this year.

However, Davis missed his first free throw and took a deep breath to adjust himself.

His performance on the offensive end tonight was quite disastrous, and he hasn't even scored a single goal in a sports game so far.

Fortunately, he helped the team tremendously on the defensive end.

Just the day before today's game, he had just won the Pete Newell Award for Best Post Player and NABC Defensive Player of the Year.

When the offense couldn't open up, he grabbed 12 rebounds on the defensive end and gave his opponents 5 big hits.

With eight minutes left in the game, the opponent only scored 40 points.

The second free throw was finally made at 55:40, and the University of Kentucky expanded its lead to 15 points.

They are only one step away from the eighth NCAA national championship trophy in school history.

In the history of American colleges and universities, only the former pink-and-blue hegemon UCL can surpass them in the number of championships.

On the sidelines, Kentucky head coach John Calipari was sweating profusely.

He stood in front of the technical stage throughout the game, constantly instructing his disciples.

Even with such an advantage, he still didn't dare to touch the bench.

This is the closest this famous coach has come to an NCAA championship.

The last time he led a team to the NCAA Finals was back in 2008.

That year he coached the University of Memphis, and the team included future NBA No. 1 pick Derrick Rose.

They lost the finals that year, and their opponent was the University of Kansas. This year is his revenge.

On the other side of the field, standing was Bill Self, the head coach of the University of Kansas.

He did not give up hope and still yelled at the players to focus and strengthen the attack.

The Kansas players also did not give up. Their guard Taylor, wearing No. 10, hit a three-pointer to narrow the point difference.

Then the University of Kentucky failed to attack, and Taylor made another three-pointer from the top of the key!

Two consecutive three-pointers!

The Kansas fans at the scene became excited and cheered for the University of Kansas crazily.

Calipari had to call a timeout to stabilize the situation.

However, the coach's voice was almost drowned in the frenzied atmosphere of the New Orleans Arena.

The timeout ended and they returned to the court. Kentucky was in trouble.

Anthony Davis' hook shot was slapped away by Jeff Weishe.

Then in Kentucky's counterattack, Thomas Robinson caused a foul and stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws.

They hit an 8:0 spurt and narrowed the point difference to 7 points!

After the University of Kentucky scored a point on free throws, Thomas Robinson received a pass from Vichy at the basket and was fouled again by his opponent for a layup!

Standing on the free throw line, he was extremely stable and made two free throws. The point difference had reached 6 points!

The University of Kansas regains hope of winning!

With more than three minutes left before the end of the game and a 6-point deficit, they reached the threshold of a miracle.

Calipari immediately called another timeout. Kentucky needed to score and stabilize its morale.

He first calmed himself down, and then used his hoarse voice to remind the players to pay attention to the details on the field.

"Don't make mistakes! Don't hesitate. We are still ahead. We played well throughout the game. Stick to our feelings! Stick to it! Stick to it!"

Calipari insisted several times.

After a whole year of hard work and struggle, they have an impressive record of 31 wins and 2 losses for the whole year, and they are only three minutes away from perfection.

After the timeout ended and he returned to the court, the Kentucky boy really responded.

Doron Lamb, who has a hot outside touch tonight, hit a golden three-pointer from the outside.

After being chased by the opponent for eight consecutive points and without scoring a single point, he successfully broke the deadlock and helped the team regain blood.

Kansas' counterattack did not end, they scored two more points, maintaining the point difference at 7 points.

Then Anthony Davis finally hit the only sports goal in the game. He hit a hook in the middle!

9 points, 9 points difference!

Kansas still didn't give up. Thomas Robinson successfully hit the inside, caused a foul on the opponent, and made an extra free throw.

The point difference returned to 6 points.

At this time, the goddess of victory did not have much time left for Kansas.

There is one minute left before the end of the game.

As long as Kentucky plays the full 35 seconds of attack time, the time will slowly run out and victory will be in Kentucky's arms.

Kansas immediately fouled, sending Anthony Davis to the free throw line.

Davis made one of two free throws under tremendous pressure!

This gave Kansas a chance to chase points, and Self immediately called a timeout to deploy quick offensive tactics.

But Kentucky didn't give Kansas a chance to shoot a three-pointer from outside.

The ball went inside, and Anthony Davis contributed his sixth block of the game inside!

Kentucky regained control of the ball.

Kansas had to foul again, sending a Kentucky player to the free throw line.

In the New Orleans Arena, Kentucky fans wearing white T-shirts stood up excitedly. They knew that the school team was not far away from the championship.

At the free throw line, Doron Lamb made the first free throw, the point difference became 8 points, and there was not much time left.

Lamb missed the second free throw and Kansas got the rebound.

Their guard Johnson rushed to the basket with the ball and used a quick counterattack to score two points, still 6 points.

At the critical moment, Kentucky only made two of four free throws, allowing Kansas to maintain a glimmer of hope.

Calipari stamped his feet anxiously on the sidelines, shooting free throws, free throws. Why couldn't he make free throws?

With 43 seconds left in the game, Kansas will definitely use foul tactics.

Kentucky must not make mistakes when serving in the backcourt, otherwise the opponent will be scored and the point difference will be reduced to 4 points or even 3 points, and the situation will be different.

Calipari used up the last timeout, not wanting to take any chances.

At this time, he pointed towards the bench and said: "Li, get ready to play."

At the end of the University of Kentucky bench, a young man with black hair and yellow skin stood up.

He was very tall, more than 2 meters tall. He took off his sports coat, warmed up a little, and came to the sidelines to replace the team's forward Terrence Jones.

Wearing jersey No. 28, he joined his teammates after the timeout, preparing to finish the last minute.

"Catch the ball, be sure to catch the ball, don't make mistakes, don't make mistakes!"

Calipari kept reminding the players that as long as they don't make mistakes at this time, victory will be theirs.

And he sent in Lee and replaced Jones in order to ensure the free throw percentage at the last moment.

As a player at the end of the bench, Lee's only role in the team is to go on the court and take free throws when the opponent commits foul tactics - he has the highest free throw percentage on the team.

"The Kentucky Wildcats changed to their free throw lineup, No. 28, their Chinese player Bruce Lee. This is his only chance to appear on the NCAA court, the final free throw moment. This year, he has appeared 7 times in total, all in

In the final foul tactical moment, he made 10 of 10 free throws, a 100% hit rate, and he is a trustworthy free throw shooter."

There is inevitably a bit of joking hidden in the tone of the explanation.

A player's only role is to take free throws, which means he is not good at other things.
To be continued...