All the Southern California players walked out of the tunnel one after another. The seniors were lucky, but the freshmen were stunned as soon as they walked out of the tunnel.
Although I knew there were a lot of spectators and fans outside the arena, I was still shocked when I came to the venue!
The stadium with more than 50,000 people set off wave after wave of noise, occupying most of the red color, making Lian Dao think he was back at the Galen Arena in Southern California.
But they soon came to their senses, because they saw the Robert Morris Colonials also walked out, and they had the same expression as the USC players just now.
And compared to the Southern California players, they were stunned for longer.
But all USC members aren't laughing at the Robert Morris Colonials.
Instead, he came to the court with a basketball to do warm-up exercises.
The Robert Morris Colonial team also reacted and started preparing for the game.
The camera goes to the auditorium.
Fans on both sides were waving their flags crazily and shouting the names of the teams they supported in the air.
Many fans of the Robert Morris Colonials also came. In their opinion, no matter the strength of the opponent, the probability of winning is 1/2, and the most important thing in March Madness is dark horses.
There are also many scouts in these auditoriums.
Teams that were directly interested in Lian Dao sent their own scouts to the site for inspection.
NBA teams interested in DeMar and other players have also sent scouts.
There's no way around it, the quality of this year's USC players is indeed very high.
And this year, they all think it is a weak year for the draft, so most of their eyes are on some of the players they are more optimistic about!
There is no distinction between home and away games in the "March Madness" arena. The one with the higher seed will play last, so the University of Southern California will play last.
The lineup sent by the Robert Morris Colonials is: point guard: Jimmy Langhurst (180cm); shooting guard: Betko Francisco (185cm); small forward: Jeremy Chappell (190cm);
Power forward: Mezi Nwegui (193cm); center: Rob Robinson (203cm).
Then came the appearance of USC, which still sent out the previous facelift: point guard Daniel Hackett; shooting guard: DeMar; small forward: Lian Dao; power forward: Gibson; center: Vucevic.
When the two teams take the field, fans from both sides will give the loudest shouts to support their favorite teams and players.
When Southern California played, the fans' cheers were louder and there were relatively more supporting fans.
Lian Dao was the penultimate player to appear. When he came on stage, all the USC fans shouted Lian Dao's English name.
Lian Dao also raised his hands and waved to the fans who supported him.
The opening ceremony is over and players from both sides enter the stadium.
The overall height of the University of Southern California is one degree higher than the opponent's. Even the shortest player, Neil Hackett, is taller than the opposing power forward.
And this game truly explains why it is said: the sport of basketball stone giant.
Starting from the jump ball, USC dominated the Robert Morris Colonials throughout the game.
With Lian Dao's current height and wingspan, he can directly shoot a pull-up jumper from the outside three-point line, ignoring the defender's block.
Because Lian Dao discovered that even if the opponent jumps up, he can't reach Lian Dao's shooting height.
DeMar also constantly broke into the opponent's penalty area and completed various dunks. His excellent physical fitness also attracted the nods of the scouts in the audience.
Of course, Gibson and Vucevic also transformed into twin towers inside. USC's inside line directly became a no-fly zone. In just one half, Gibson blocked 4 shots.
If I could describe the entire first half in one word, it would be: cruel!!
Because the first half was over, everyone knew the game was over.
USC scored 68 points in the first half, but the Robert Morris Colonials only scored as many points as Lian Dao in the entire first half: 23 points.
At the end of the half, USC led its opponents by 45 points.
In the first half, the Robert Morris Colonials were also beaten. They have not been to March Madness for a long time, so they lack experience against strong teams.
I didn’t expect that USC would go all out in the opening game and use all its firepower.
They originally wanted to capture the arrogance of the No. 2 seed player from the University of Southern California, so they launched a wave of offense to open the score.
In this way, even if the University of Southern California reacts, it can still use the NCAA's 35 seconds of attack time for each offense to fight time and position battles with the University of Southern California.
In this way, even if they really can't beat them later, they won't be too far apart. If USC slacks off as a freshman, they may still win.
But they didn't expect that the University of Southern California would play this game as if it were the finals from the beginning, with targeted defense at the beginning.
The offense cooperates with each other and flows smoothly.
The Robert Morris Colonials simply couldn't resist the impact of the University of Southern California.
It collapsed as soon as it started.
They couldn't break through, they couldn't defend, and they were beaten to the point where they had some doubts about life throughout the first half.
As for the No. 2 seed playing the No. 15 seed, are you so cruel?
This is what Robert Morris Colonials players were really thinking at the end of the first half.
Mike Rice, the head coach of the Robert Morris Colonials, shook his head repeatedly when he saw the situation on the field.
There is nothing he can do. When strong people are serious from the beginning, they have nothing to do.
Looking at this group of talented players at the University of Southern California, Mike Rice had tears of envy on his lips.
"If my players also have this kind of talent, then we can kill everyone!"
This is what Mike Rice just thought.
But then, I had to abandon this unrealistic idea.
He doesn't want to feel so aggrieved next time. After this game, he will visit some schools and recruit his own talented players!
At this moment, Mike Rice’s idea was particularly firm!
Lian Dao also scored 23 points, 15 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals in the first half.
This is also Lian Dao’s overall data.
Because in the second half, USC used all substitute players except DeMar.
At this time, the fans of the Robert Morris Colonials looked disappointed. They really didn't expect that their favorite team would be beaten so badly. If USC hadn't been waterproof in the second half, this game would probably have broken the NCAA single-game score.
The biggest difference on record.
And all the fans who support USC are indeed very happy. They see the hope of USC rising this season.
All the scouts who came to watch Lian Dao, DeMar and Gibson play were secretly excited. They all discovered the potential of the USC players.
Especially Lian Dao, his continuous improvement has made most scouts more optimistic about Lian Dao's potential.
There was no breakthrough when he first started at the third position, but now he can use his speed to directly tear apart the defense.
This kind of improvement only took Liandao half a year. This speed of progress made some scouts who have been paying attention to Liandao take a breath of cold air.
I believe that some of the data passed this time will strengthen the choices of some teams.
In the last ten minutes, Demar came off and replaced Vucevic.
At the end of the game, USC won the game with 98:51.
The University of Southern California also entered the top 32 without losing a fight.