The next night, the game between the Arizona State University Devils and the University of Memphis Tigers officially started at the Railroad Stadium.

The Ruilant Stadium is a rugby stadium that can accommodate up to 70,000 spectators.

It is common for football fields to be temporarily converted into basketball courts during the NCAA tournament, and more than 50,000 seats were available for this game.

There were more than 50,000 people watching the game. The moment Xu Yong stepped into the stadium, he felt what it was like to have thin oxygen.

This is much more suffocating than Denver's so-called "highland home court" before.

Looking from afar, nearly half of the fans at the scene were holding up Devils team logos and flags. It was the first time they realized that there were so many fans supporting them.

This is not Phoenix, but Houston, thousands of miles away!

"From now on, every game is the last one for us. Give it our all, guys!" Xu Yong said to his teammates before going on the court.

Even if they are only 40% or 50% sure, they must show their full fighting spirit!

The game will start soon.

The lineups of both teams: Devils team: Glaser, Harden, Kuksicks, Xu Yong, Ayers;

Tigers: No. 23 Derrick Rose, 1.90 meters tall, No. 5 Antonio Anderson, 1.98 meters tall, No. 14 Chris Douglas-Roberts, 2.01 meters tall, No. 2 Robert Dozier, 2.06 meters tall, and No. 3 Joey Dorsey, 2.03 meters tall.

Ayers jumped to get the ball for the Devils, Harden and Xu Yong played a pick-and-roll, Xu Yong received the pass from Harden and took off directly towards Anderson.

“Bang!”

He smashed the ball directly into the basket through Anderson!

This sudden thunder ignited the emotions of the audience at the beginning.

Although the Devils are the underdogs tonight, they have been on the road to a comeback this season!

The Tigers responded quickly. Rose passed Glaser as if he was crossing a highway in the early morning, and tore through the Devils' second line of defense like a scalpel. Finally, he danced a ballet in the air towards Ayers and sent the ball steadily into the basket with his right hand.

The players of the Devil Team were all stunned.

Speed, explosiveness, core strength, air stay, finishing ability, Rose showed all his top abilities in one round, which was far more shocking than the feeling he gave people in the video!

Xu Yong was also greatly shocked.

Before the rebirth, when the Phoenix City Rose withered in the long river of time, too many new fans held excel sheets and said that Rose was the worst MVP in NBA history, that Rose snatched the MVP that should have belonged to James, and that Rose would be just an ordinary star in the future league.

However, it is just like some people in later generations think that Jordan is not the GOAT. Anyone who has watched basketball would not say such a crazy thing.

Moreover, this was Rose during his NCAA period.

Harden missed the three-pointer in the frontcourt, and Dorsey protected the defensive rebound.

Looking back, Rose was still attacking with the ball on the outside.

During the regular season, Roberts, a junior, was the offensive core of the Tigers, and the tactics were more centered around him.

But since entering the league playoffs, especially the tournament, Rose has become the Tigers' first core.

These will not be reflected in regular data statistics, but they are truly displayed to the opponents.

This time, Glaser took a big step back to give Rose shooting space, and Doshi stepped up to set a screen and roll for Rose.

The Devils chose to directly double-team Rose, which was Sandek's tactical arrangement before the game. Rose's three-point shooting was unstable and Dorsey's offensive ability was very weak.

But at the moment when the double-team was formed, Ross was like a rocket, and he slipped through the gap between people with a "whoosh"!

There was really only a very small gap, and it closed in the next second, but Ross was able to seize that momentary opportunity and force his way through!

After seeing this, Xu Yong quickly came to assist.

But Rose broke through without slowing down and changed direction to force his way past the defense!

Burning knees.

Xu Yong turned around and blocked the shot.

Rose felt it and then made a big pull-up shot in the air and switched to the left side to score!

The audience was already excited, this is simply invincible!

Sandek looked serious on the sidelines.

Although he has made many preparations, those preparations are as vulnerable as the dam built by the Indians in the face of Rose's personal ability.

It turns out that the only way to stop Rose is to mobilize the entire team's defense.

Harden also chose to attack the Tigers' inside line, but Dorsey's tough defense successfully interfered with him.

Because of his appearance, Dorsey was nicknamed Howard Dorsey after joining the Rockets.

However, there is a big gap in strength between the two. The most fundamental reason is that there is a big difference in their heights. Dorsey's height of 2.03 meters is his height when he is wearing shoes. He may actually be only about 2 meters tall barefoot. This also leads to his limited living space in the NBA. After all, there are only a few people like Ben Wallace and Barkley who can play in the inside with this height.

However, that does not hinder his deterrent power in the NCAA. With bodybuilder-level muscles and the strength of a bull, he is the sword gate of the Tigers, and one man can block the passage of ten thousand.

In the transition from offense to defense, at Sandek's call, the Devils set up a 2-3 zone defense.

This is to protect the team's restricted area and prevent Rose from breaking through to the basket as easily as before.

Rose's choice when facing a double team defense is to break through directly.

There were originally two people on the outside in the 2-3 zone defense, but this time the two people who were activated on the outside were directly passed by him.

One step inside the free throw line, Rose jumped into the air, and the three players in the interior quickly assisted in defense.

The reason why the 2-3 zone defense can protect the restricted area very well is that it is like a pocket formation. No matter how good a person is at breaking through, he will be surrounded.

Rose lost his good shooting space, but the next second, he stopped the ball in the air and looked for someone, then twisted his body and passed the ball to Dozier who cut in from the baseline. The latter received the ball, took a step forward, and slammed it down with both hands to score!

Rose is actually a player who is very willing to share the ball.

This is not to say how good his organizational talent is, but that after he tears open the opponent's defense and attracts the defense, he is willing to pass the ball to his teammates.

This is why the University of Memphis has Roberts and Rose, but 8 players on the team average more than 5 points per game. Of course, this is also the reason why they have been able to dominate the survey list.

Other teams may be led by stars, like Kansas State led by Michael Beasley, or they may rely on teamwork, like the University of Michigan, which Arizona State University has played against before, but the University of Memphis has both stars leading the team and playing as a team!

The most crucial reason here is Rose. His ball possession rate is very high, but he is not the type who holds the ball for 20 seconds and then passes the blame to his teammates in the last few seconds. Instead, he really uses his personal ability to create opportunities for his teammates.

Of course, the most important thing is that Rose has this ability. When you use four people or even the entire team to deal with him alone, you simply cannot take his teammates into consideration.

At this moment, Xu Yong understood why Rose was able to defeat Beasley and become the No. 1 pick.

Because scouts don’t just look at excel, they look at the ball.