The semifinals of the Tongcheng University Freshman Basketball Tournament will be held as scheduled one day later.
The Faculty of Arts and Philosophy versus the Faculty of Arts.
Like the College of Arts and Philosophy, the College of Arts was also a dark horse in this year's college basketball tournament.
Of the twelve secondary colleges at Tongcheng University, if the College of Humanities and Philosophy can barely maintain its position as the fifth-to-last in the annual college basketball league, then the College of Arts is in an even worse situation, basically always ranking among the bottom three in the annual freshman college basketball league!
God gave the art college the most handsome men and beautiful women, but also the worst basketball league results. The reason is simple: there are too many girls and too few boys in the art department.
Their basketball skills naturally couldn't improve.
But this year is an exception.
Not only did the School of Humanities and Philosophy emerge as a dark horse in the league, but even the School of Arts, which has always been among the bottom three in the college freshman basketball league, made it to the semifinals.
It's true what they say, fortunes change, and things can change drastically in a short time.
This year's freshmen in the School of Arts are a gathering of talents, including Li Xuekai, a star freshman with excellent scoring and ball control, Chen Chaoxian, a small forward with strong breakthrough scoring ability, and a 2-meter tall center under the basket, among others.
The basketball team is arguably the strongest in the history of the art academy!
They have a strong chance of winning the college basketball league championship.
This year's freshman college competition has three favorites to win the championship: the School of Physical Education, the School of Humanities and Philosophy, and the School of Arts. Among them, the School of Physical Education eliminated the School of Chemical Engineering yesterday and secured its place in the finals ahead of schedule.
Next, the School of Humanities and Philosophy and the School of Arts will compete for the last spot in the finals. The winning team will advance to the finals of the college freshman basketball tournament to compete for the championship and a prize of 10,000 yuan.
The semi-final match between the School of Humanities and Philosophy and the School of Arts was a clash of dark horses. Both teams were very strong, but many people favored the School of Arts because their star player this year, Li Xuekai, was incredibly talented, averaging over 40 points per game, surpassing Xie Feng's average of 28 points and Chen Zhen's average of 30 points.
Li Xuekai and Wang Ba from the School of Physical Education are hailed as the two brightest stars in this year's freshman basketball tournament, unmatched by anyone in the last decade!
In addition, the School of Arts has many beautiful girls, and the cheerleaders are all dazzling. So, even before the semi-finals between freshmen from the School of Humanities and Philosophy and the School of Arts officially started, the basketball court was already surrounded by three or four layers of people.
Many students even brought small stools and stood on them to watch, it's unclear whether they were there to watch the competition or to see the beautiful girls from the art academy!
Among the onlookers, Zhang Yuan saw Zeng Jingxue, and also Wang Ba, who had held Zeng Jingxue's hand and refused to let go in the woods yesterday, forcibly confessing his love. This was the man who, along with Li Xuekai, was known as the twin stars of this year's freshman basketball team.
The game began after the whistle blew.
Both the School of Humanities and the School of Arts fielded their strongest teams, and the two sides went all out from the start, playing fiercely with the score remaining close.
Zhang Yuan is undoubtedly the best player under the basket among this year's freshmen.
With his Yongquan acupoint and the four major acupoints of his body activated, Zhang Yuan, positioned under the basket, possesses an almost superhumanly high jumping ability and extremely strong physical qualities.
It can be said that as long as Zhang Yuan wants to score under the basket, almost no one can stop him from making layups and dunks, unless a foul is committed.
However, Zhang Yuan still played basketball in a low-key manner, quietly guarding the basket, grabbing a few rebounds without much effort, and quietly playing the supporting role, highlighting the skills of Chen Zhen and Xie Feng, passing the ball to them, and contributing rebounds.
In the heart of Zhang Yuan, the cultivation fanatic, all he wanted was to cultivate immortality in a low-key manner, then live forever and roam freely between heaven and earth. As for whether the School of Literature and Philosophy could win the championship, he didn't really care.
The reason he participated in the college basketball tournament was simply to win the prize money from the penalty shootout to supplement his living expenses and the expensive cost of alchemy!
Therefore, Zhang Yuan was too lazy to take action unless it was absolutely necessary.
To a Foundation Establishment stage expert who can jump two or three meters high with a casual leap, talking about rebounding and dunking is simply a piece of cake.
He just didn't want to jump too high, be seen as an oddball, or attract too much attention.
Moreover, after the Dazhui and Yaoyangguan acupoints were opened, Zhang Yuan's ball control ability was no less than that of Chen Zhen and Xie Feng, and was even stronger.
So, while all the main players from the School of Arts and Philosophy were on high alert and giving their all on the court, Zhang Yuan remained calm and collected. He would even occasionally look up at the sky and the leaves of the trees outside the court during his free time, lost in thought.
I wonder what he's thinking.
At the end of the first match, the College of Arts and Philosophy and the College of Fine Arts were tied.
Then the second round began.
The School of Arts and Philosophy trailed 55-56 at the end of the second game.
The competition has now entered its crucial third match.
In the third quarter, the art academy team adjusted its tactics and lineup, bringing on a ruthless character with dark skin, cold eyes, and a cold appearance.
This boy's name is Lin Youjia.
Soon, people remembered this contestant named Lin Youjia because he was too violent.
In the third minute of the third quarter, Lin Youjia, while defending Chen Zhen, violently collided with Chen Zhen, blocking Chen Zhen's attack, causing Chen Zhen to fall and injure his leg, rendering him unable to continue the game.
The Faculty of Arts and Philosophy substituted their players onto the field.
In the eighth minute, the violent Lin Youjia committed another foul, using his powerful body to knock Xie Feng flying, causing Xie Feng to injure his ankle!
Lin Youjia was also sent off the court for a malicious foul!
The situation began to deteriorate rapidly.
The School of Arts and Philosophy team was missing their first point guard and shooting guard Chen Zhen, while their second shooting guard Xie Feng suffered an ankle injury. Although he was able to continue playing, his ball handling was clearly problematic, and he was repeatedly dispossessed by Li Xuekai.
The new point guard who came off the bench struggled to find his rhythm and failed to perform as expected. He even had the ball stolen from him by guard Li Xuekai several times, making a fool of himself!
The art school began to dominate the humanities and philosophy school.
At the end of the third game, the score gap between the two teams widened further to 75-85, with the College of Arts and Philosophy trailing by 8 points!
After a short break, the fourth quarter began.
Although the coach of the School of Arts and Philosophy replaced the point guard and made some adjustments to the lineup, it still did not have an effect. Five minutes into the game, the score gap widened again, and the School of Arts and Philosophy was already down by 10 points!
Without their starting point guard and scorer Chen Zhen, and with Xie Feng suffering an ankle injury, the School of Arts and Philosophy failed to mount any effective offense in the fourth quarter.
The widening score gap made Zhang Yuan realize that things were not going well. He had originally wanted to remain inactive, but now it seemed that if he didn't act soon, the School of Humanities and Philosophy might really lose to the School of Arts.
Since he was already in the competition, Zhang Yuan couldn't keep a low profile any longer in order to win the first prize, so he decided to make a move.
After Li Xuekai scored a goal, the School of Arts and Philosophy took the ball, and player number 1, Wang Yukun, passed it to the newly substituted point guard, Huang Jianwei.
Huang Jianwei had just dribbled the ball when he was spotted by Li Xuekai, the star point guard of the Academy of Arts.
Huang Jianwei tried to break through Li Xuekai's defense by darting left and right, but he couldn't get past Li Xuekai's defense at all, and almost lost the ball to him.
At this moment, the other team members from the School of Humanities and Philosophy were also being closely watched by the players from the School of Arts.
Zhang Yuan suddenly accelerated, breaking through the opponent's clumsy center's defense, and followed up from behind, asking Huang Jianwei for the ball, but Huang Jianwei did not pass the ball to Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan rarely participates in the freshman team training of the School of Arts and Philosophy. Therefore, apart from Xie Feng and Ma Jianhua, the other players on the team generally have a rather cold relationship with Zhang Yuan. In addition, Zhang Yuan plays center, and his teammates' impression of him is that he is good at rebounding and has a strong ability to score under the basket.
Therefore, it is not believed that Zhang Yuan has any ball control ability.
However, in reality, after the Yaoyangguan and Dazhui acupoints were opened, Zhang Yuan's ball control ability was no weaker than Chen Zhen and Xie Feng. It's just that because the team already had two top point guards, Zhang Yuan was too lazy to show off and continued to play the center position.
Therefore, Zhang Yuan has not yet truly demonstrated his strong ball control and attacking abilities in official matches.
Many people only know that Zhang Yuan is a novice who has only been learning basketball for a little over two months. Apart from his layups and rebounds under the basket, they generally lack trust in him.
Therefore, at this crucial moment, Huang Jianwei was even less likely to pass the ball to Zhang Yuan.
At this moment, Huang Jianwei, the substitute point guard of the School of Humanities and Philosophy, made another mistake, allowing the School of Arts to score 2 more points!
The score became 80-92.
Six minutes into the fourth quarter, Huang Jianwei had already committed three turnovers. The coach of the School of Arts and Philosophy really wanted to slap this guy to death.
Zhang Yuan asked for the ball several times, but his teammates wouldn't give it to him, so he simply stole it himself.
The art academy missed a shot, the basketball bounced out, and Zhang Yuan leaped high, firmly grasping the ball in his hand. This jump was almost 1.5 meters, which startled the opposing center.
The audience was once again amazed by Zhang Yuan's jumping ability.
But this is just the beginning.
After Zhang Yuan grabbed the rebound, he didn't pass the ball to anyone and instead took control of it himself.
"Zhang Yuan, pass the ball!"
"Pass me the ball!"
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Zhang Yuan's teammates all asked him for the ball, but he didn't pass it to them at all.
This really worried the coach and teammates.
"Zhang Yuan, what's going on?!"
Outside the stadium, the students watching the game shook their heads at the sight.
With the two key players from the School of Arts and Philosophy injured, the entire team seems to be in complete disarray!
Even the center is fighting for possession of the ball.
Outside the basketball court, the main players of the freshman basketball team from the School of Physical Education also came to watch the game today. Several of the main players shook their heads upon seeing this scene and said, "I didn't expect the School of Arts and Philosophy to lose so quickly!"
After Chen Zhen left the field, the School of Arts and Philosophy team couldn't even organize a decent attack. We overestimated the School of Arts and Philosophy team!
Yes, although this center is very strong under the basket, why is he fighting with his own point guard and power forward for possession of the ball at this moment!
Is he going to play point guard himself?
It seems that in three days, our opponent will be the art academy!
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