Vol 2 Chapter 57: First battle

　　 At the same time, An Luo was also selected as the best team and best defensive team of the season. In the entire Pacific 12 Schools League, only An Luo was selected for the Double One team.
　　 In addition to the best player and double first team, An Luo also won the "freshman of the year".
　　 Compared with the previous items, the best freshman player seems a bit trivial. However, apart from Anluo, no one is eligible for this award.
　　 Other "Best Defensive Player", "Best Sixth Man", "Best Transfer Student", and so on, have also gone to various families.
　　 With the announcement of various awards, the NCAA committee also announced the matchup arrangement for this year. All shortlisted teams will be divided into four divisions: East, West, South and Midwest. The top four are recognized as the first seeds in each district, and the other schools are ranked 2-16 by the committee according to their strength.
　　 As the champion of the Pacific 12 Schools League, he was assessed as the second seed in the Southern District. If it were not for the loss of the last two games, they might be able to compete with the University of Kansas for the division's first seed.
　　 But it doesn't affect much. Anyway, if you want to break out of the division, you must defeat all strong opponents. The only disadvantage is that in the final with Kansas, the University of Kansas has the home court advantage.
　　 Before the start of the official game, each division has an initial semi-final match. In the southern zone where the 11th seed Vanderbilt University played against Wichita State, the game was held on March 16.
　　 In the end, Wichita State beat Vanderbilt by 70-50 points and successfully advanced to the top 64.
　　 With the end of the four first quarter finals, the official game began.
　　 On March 18, at home against the 15th seed University of North Carolina at Asheville.
　　 Compared with their big brother, the basketball ability is far worse.
　　 On this day, the Parley Stadium is full. All the fans put on the commemorative shirts of their own team and gathered into a blue ocean. The whole arena was noisy, and everyone was discussing with each other, looking very excited.
　　The players on both sides are ready in the player channel.
　　 The players from the University of North Carolina at Asheville took the lead. The fans still gave the visiting team applause.
　　 But compared with the home team, it's too far behind.
　　 Start with Holiday and end with Anluo. Every player's appearance will cause a tsunami-like shout on the scene. Especially with An Luo's appearance, many fans stood up and kept calling An Luo's name.
　　 Behind the bench, there is a large group of Chinese like An Luo. Some of them are students, many are Chinese living in Los Angeles, and some even come from China. But there is no doubt that everyone comes to see An Luo play.
　　 In fact, as Anluo plays better and better, the domestic reputation is also growing. Many people who follow basketball know that there is such a young man who played very well in the NCAA.
　　 Tang Xiaoru was also there, An Luo saw her at first sight. He waved to the opponent, and then began to warm up.
　　 Soon, the game will begin.
　　'S starter is still the same. Alex played very well on the third position, especially on the defensive end, as any third position is dominant. Jock Goloman, who is accustomed to the starting No. 4 position, is also very good. His accurate mid-range shot makes up for the offensive ability of the inside line and can protect the rebounds.
　　 It was Alex who jumped the ball, and he never disappointed everyone.
　　 This time is the same. He easily shot the basketball into Holiday's hands, and then rushed to the court.
　　 An Luo basically stayed on the same line with Alex, one left and one right, with Holiday holding the ball in the middle.
　　 The first ball was still given to An Luo. After he received the ball, he wanted to take a tentative step. But the opponent reacted very quickly, and immediately jumped up again, interrupting An Luo's shooting rhythm. He hurriedly pulled back, and then suddenly accelerated from the opponent's right to rush into the inside line, and missed the shot. For Anluo, he never worried about his hit rate, even 40% worse. But if the rhythm is not good, he feels that he can't shoot.
　　 The University of North Carolina Asheville Bulldogs performed very well in the first half of the game.
　　 Their zone defense allowed the outside three-pointer to fail to exert enough power. Alex and Holiday are 0-for-3 and 0-for-2. Even Anluo is only 2-for-4. The offensive end also performed very well, relying on Dylan Smith's excellent performance, they firmly bit the score.
　　 But after all, it is a strong team that has occupied the top three of APTop25 for several weeks.
　　 Seeing that Alford couldn't start the game, he called a timeout. He quickly drew a few tactics on the tactical board, and then explained them. An Luo listened carefully, actually using high and low positions to break the opponent's zone defense. For this, such coordination is very simple.
　　 Pause back, strengthen the internal and external linkage. Jock Goloman pulled to the top of the arc to screen the players on the outside, and then went down to look for opportunities. Anluo and Alex ran around the three-point line frequently, looking for gaps by running without the ball.
　　 In the second half of the first half, the outside line of ~EbookFREE.me~ finally found the sight. They had a wave of climax. Anluo hit four consecutive three-pointers from beyond the three-point line, including the last three-pointer drifting at the buzzer. The score is fixed at 45:34.
　　 In the second half, Asheville continued to chase the score.
　　 As soon as he came on the field, Dylan Smith used his personal ability to score 8 points in a row, hitting an 8:2, and closing the point difference to 5 points. But soon, An Luo responded. He first hit the defender from beyond the three-point line and hit a three-pointer; then he succeeded in stealing, a one-stop layup and two points; then he received a pass from Alex and hit the three-pointer again...
　　 After An Luo's series of three-pointers, he once again hit a wave of climax. As he hit a three-pointer with 10 minutes left in the game, leading the game by 68:45, the game entered garbage time.
　　 In the end, he easily defeated his opponent at home and advanced to the top 32.
　　 At the moment when the referee blew the end of the game, there was a huge cheer at Pali Stadium. Although qualifying to the top 32 is something that is accustomed to, everyone is still very happy.
　　 An Luo accepted the interview on the spot. In this game, he played 32 minutes and scored a game-high 26 points, plus 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 3 steals. In addition to him, four players scored in double figures. Holiday 12 points, 8 assists and 2 steals, Alex 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Jock Goloman 12 points and 8 rebounds, Prince 10 points.
　　 Asheville's Dylan Smith played well and scored 20 points. But under their defense, they made 20 turnovers and made less than 40% of their field goal attempts. It is normal to lose the game.