At noon on March 13th, the "Wenhua Cup" men's basketball match was held in Youming Stadium, Central China Normal University. The two teams in this competition were the College Of Mathematics And Statistics and the Teachers' First Team. After an hour and a half of fierce competition, finally, the College Of Mathematics And Statistics failed with a total score of 25:43.
Before the start of the game, the players of both sides took turns shooting at the basket on the court, warming up simply, and the coaches of both sides made tactical arrangements for the upcoming game. At 12:30 p.m., with a whistle from the referee, the game officially began.
In the opening contest, the Teachers' First Team, by virtue of the height advantage of the players, grabbed the ball and scored the first three-point goal of the field before the College's basketball team had fully entered the state. Although College Of Mathematics And Statistics failed to win the ball, it immediately launched a tight defense against the Teachers' First Team who launched the attack. And the Teachers' First Team was successfully snatched by members of several players from College when passing the ball. Huang Yuhai, the No. 5 player who got the ball, made a fast-break layup. Unfortunately, he did not score. Then, Chen Mingxuan, the No. 85 player, made a timely remedy and riskily scored 2 points. The morale of College's basketball team increased greatly, and under the tenacious defense of Teachers' First Team, it still continued to launch a fierce offensive. At the end of the first section, College's basketball team was temporarily lagging behind by 8:10.
In the second section, the College's basketball team, which was still lagging behind, was still persevering and striving hard. In the increasingly fierce confrontation, the Teachers' First team relied on its rapid attack to score quickly, but the two fouls gave the players of College’s team the opportunity of two free throws. The number five player Huang Yuhai scored one in the two free throws, which narrowed the score gap between the two teams. Finally, in the second section of the game, the College’s team was lagged behind the Teachers' First Team by 14:18.
During the halftime break, the coaches of the two sides summarized the first half of the game, and made some tactical adjustments to the second half of the confrontation. In the third and fourth section of the competition, the College’s Team still maintained its passion and fighting spirit. Through the cooperation of the outside receiving pass and the inside active rebounding, Nung Chongmin No. 33, scored two goals in a row, and Huang Zhenguo, No. 18, snatched the fast attack to get one score. In the last minute, Ma Xin, No. 3, scored two more points in three-step layup. In the end, the College's basketball team lost to the Teachers' First Team with a total score of 25:43.
Both players adhered to the principle of "friendship first, competition second", shook hands cordially and drew on each other's advantages. After the game, captain Ma Xin summed up the game: "Although we lost the game, but a good mentality, tacit teamwork, strong personal ability, were all the key to victory.” I hope that every team member can learn from each game, continue to improve, maintain the spirit and goal of 'being a strong person in life, winning glory for the College', and continue to strive to achieve better results. (Correspondent Chen Kairui)
Translator: Chen Yingzhu
Date: 2019.3.28
