On the evening of June 3, the 25th China College Basketball League (CUBAL) was all produced in the top four in the country, the most concerned “Wudaokou Derby”, tsinghua University, who lost 1 point in the first round, returned to the home court to win Peking University 80-56, and advanced to the top four with a two-round total score advantage. The star player zouyang recovered in the second half and scored 13 points in the whole game. Four members of Tsinghua University, including him, played a key role in the graduation season.
After losing the first round, the dressing room of Tsinghua men’s basketball was closed for a long time after the game. Coach Chen Lei revealed that he had communicated and encouraged the team members, and this week’s training, video research and summary problems all had good results.
After returning to the home court four years later, Tsinghua men’s basketball felt the enthusiasm of teachers and students. Chen Lei also pointed out that some of the team members were therefore burdened. In contrast, Peking University men’s basketball continued the momentum of winning the first round in the first half. At the end of the half, it was only 2 points behind, which put a lot of pressure on Tsinghua.
During the intermission, Tsinghua men’s basketball adjusted the defensive strength and gradually found offensive tempo. The team played 21-11 in the third quarter to reverse the situation, and continued to suppress the final quarter and harvest the game early.
In Tsinghua men’s basketball, four players, Zou Yang, Fang Jiachen, Zhu Siyu and Zhou Ziang, will graduate this year. Chen Lei introduced that they recently faced the double pressure of thesis defense and preparation. They shot early and held meetings late, and were busy with their studies most of the day. Under such circumstances, the four “veteran” all scored double points and cut 55 points together. Chen Lei highly recognized their steady performance at the critical moment, “I have always been very confident in them.”
Tsinghua coach also revealed that Zou Yang had been in a bad state since the national top 32 last month. In the first half of the game, he only got 2 points by free throws. In the second half, he regained his confidence as the team started. Chen Lei introduced that the team has been trying to help Zou Yang tide over the difficulties during this period. Zouyang himself is also decompressing himself. This is the last home game in his CUBAL career. He uses “never let opponents walk out of the stadium laughing” to motivate himself, contribute 13 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals and 3 cap overall performance in key battles.
The semi-final of this year’s top four is Tsinghua University against Beijing Sports University and Guangdong University of Technology against Central South University. Chen Lei stressed that the whole team should prepare for the battle with a stable attitude, and only based on training can it be shown in the competition. “first pass the North Sports University and then think about the rest.”
(Text/Beijing News reporter Liu Chen)