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Ingobozi kaBraylon Mullins kumzuzwana wokugqibela iqinisekisa ukubuya kuka-UConn ngamanqaku ali-19 kwiqela likaDuke.

Loucura de Março Braylon Mullins, da UConn - Divulgação
Foto: Loucura de Março Braylon Mullins, da UConn - Divulgação

Iqela le-UConn le-basketball yamadoda i-Huskies likhusele indawo yalo kumjikelo olandelayo we-NCAA Tournament emva kokubuya ngamandla ngokuchasene ne-Duke Blue Devils. Ungquzulwano, olwalubanjelwe kwisixeko saseWashington ngoMatshi 29, 2026, lwaphela ngoloyiso olumangalisayo olugqitywe kwimizuzu yokugqibela. Umdlalo uphawule elinye lawona maxesha abukhali exesha lebhola yomnyazi kwikholeji yaseMntla Melika, efuna unyamezelo lomzimba oluphezulu kunye nokujolisa kwiqhinga kubadlali ababandakanyekayo.

Isiphumo esihle sitywinwe ngamanqaku amathathu avela kumntu omtsha Braylon Mullins kunye nemizuzwana engaphantsi kwesixhenxe ngaphambi kokuba iwotshi iphele. Umdlalo uvuse ukusabela kweqela le-Connecticut, eliye laphela liphulukene namanqaku ali-19 ngexesha lommiselo. Ukwenziwa ngokuchanekileyo ngalo mzuzu woxinzelelo olukhulu kuchaze inkqubela phambili yeqela kukhuphiswano, ebonisa isakhono seqela sokusebenza phantsi kweemeko ezingentle kakhulu.

Ngoloyiso, iyunivesithi igcina ithuba layo lokuphumelela itayitile yelizwe lesithathu kwiminyaka yakutshanje iphila. Ukukwazi ukubuyisela umva inqaku elichaseneyo nomchasi wemveli komeleza indawo yeqela njengenye yemikhosi ephambili kumdlalo wabangaqeqeshwanga kwi- Estados Unidos. Ukuqhubela phambili kubeka iqela kwakhona kwindawo yengqwalasela kwibala lezemidlalo, lilungiselela ibala longquzulwano oluya kuchaza intshatsheli yesizini.

Ukusebenza kokukhusela kunye nokulungelelaniswa kobuchule kwisiqingatha sesibini

I-dynamics yongquzulwano iye yatshintsha kakhulu emva kwekhefu, ibonakaliswe ngamanani anikezelwe enkundleni. Durante inqanaba lokuqala, iqela le-Duke lalawula izenzo ezikhubekisayo kwaye lakha i-advanteji ekhululekile, iphumelele inxalenye ye-44 ukuya ku-29. Imeko yayifuna uhlengahlengiso olukhawulezileyo kwimeko yabadlali be-Connecticut, ababedinga ukunqanda ukuhamba kwamanqaku omdlali welinye icala ukuze bafumane ithuba lokubuyisela amanqaku.

Ukubuya kwemizuzu engamashumi amabini edlulileyo yomdlalo kubonise ukhuseleko lwe-UConn onobundlongondlongo kwaye ithathele ingqalelo imigca edlulayo. Essa utshintsho lwendlela yokuma lubangele uloyiso kwisiqingatha sesibini ngama-44 ukuya kuma-28, lunciphisa amathuba okudubula otshaba. Uxinizelelo olungagungqiyo kubo bonke ubude benkundla lunyanzelise ilahleko yebhola ebiyimfuneko ekuphenduleni, itshintshe isantya somdlalo ngokuthanda iqela elijonge ukubuya.

Esona senzo siphambili se-Tarris Reed Jr. ebhotileni

Ipivothi Tarris Reed Jr. ukhokele kwicandelo langaphakathi lenkundla kwaye wasebenza njengentsika ekhubekisayo ye-UConn ngamaxesha obunzima obukhulu. Imbaleki ibonise ukuguquguquka kunye namandla omzimba ukoyisa ukumakishwa kabini okubekwe ngabakhuseli abachasayo. Sua ubukho obuzingileyo kwindawo epeyintiweyo buqinisekise amanqaku ethuba lesibini leqela, ukugcina ulawulo lwebhola luphila emva kweembumbulu ezichithiweyo ukusuka kumjikelezo.

Ekupheleni kwexesha lommiselo, Reed Jr. Uqokelele amanqaku angama-26 kwizibalo zomntu ngamnye, ukongeza ekurekhodeni ii-rebounds ezilithoba eziyimfuneko ekulawuleni isantya somdlalo. Ukusetyenziswa kwezithonga zenkundla ibingumahluko, kunye noguqulo olulishumi kwiinzame ezilishumi elinesithandathu kumdlalo wonke. Ukusebenza kakuhle komdlali kugcinwe amanqaku ekufikeleleni ngexesha lesigaba sokubuyisela, enikezela ukhetho lokufaka amanqaku olukhuselekileyo xa imidlalo eyiliweyo ayizange isebenze.

Ukusebenza kumgca wokuphosa simahla kwakhona kube negalelo ngokuthe ngqo ekunciphiseni intsilelo kwibhodi yamanqaku. I-pivot iguqule izithonga zakhe ezithandathu kwezilithoba ezingaphawulwanga, ebonisa ukuzola kwizinto ezibalulekileyo. Ukukwazi ukufumana amanqaku ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo kwenza ukuba ucwangciso lokuzikhusela lube nzima kwiqela le-Duke, ekwafuneka ihambise abakhuseli abaninzi ebhokisini, ivule indawo kubadubuli bangaphandle.

Impazamo ebalulekileyo kunye nokudutyulwa kwesigqibo kwimizuzwana yokugqibela

Isiqingatha sokugqibela somdlalo sibonise imeko yoxinzelelo olugqithisileyo, iqela le-Duke libambe phambili ngamanqaku amathathu kushiyeke imizuzwana engama-28 ukuba iwashi iphele. Ukuthathwa kwebhola kubonise amathuba aphezulu oloyiso ku-Blue Devils, obefuna nje ukulawula ixesha kwaye aphephe iifowuli. Nangona kunjalo, ukubulawa kokuzikhusela kwe-UConn kwatshintsha imeko yeziganeko ngequbuliso.

Umnini wenqanawa Silas Demary Jr. ikwazile ukuzoba intlonti yeqhinga kwaye yaya kumgca wokuphosa nethuba lokunciphisa umahluko. Umdlali uphulukene nesithonga sokuqala, kodwa waphumelela kumzamo wesibini, enqumla ukukhokela kumanqaku amabini. I-Esse ibetha ivumele iqela le-Connecticut ukuba liququzelele ukubunjwa koxinzelelo kwinkundla epheleleyo, linyanzele umdlali welinye icala ukuba aqalise umdlalo phantsi kokumakishwa okuqinileyo.

Ukuqina kokhuselo kube nefuthe elikhawulezileyo ekukhululweni kwebhola yomdlali welinye icala. Ipasi elizanywe ngu-Caden Boozer liye lajikwa, kwaza kwabakho ibhola eyahlula-hlulayo eyatshintsha ulawulo kwimizuzu yokugqibela. Duke impazamo yophumezo inike ithuba lokugqibela uConn ebelidinga lokuzama ukubuya phambi kokuba iwashi iphele, ithatha imali enkulu kunxibelelwano olugwenxa lweqela elichasayo.

Ibhola echetyiweyo iphelele ezandleni zika-Braylon Mullins, obekwe emva komgca wamanqaku amathathu. Umfana omtsha akazange alibazise xa ejongene nokumakisha okusondelayo kwaye wadubula umgama omde. Ibhola yaphumela emnatheni, idibanisa inguqu kwaye yabangela ukusabela kwangoko kuye wonke umntu okwibhentshi, kwatywinwa amanqaku okugqibela evumelana neyunivesithi ye Connecticut.

Amagqabantshintshi angawodwa kwiqela le-Duke ngexesha lomdlalo

Ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka kwimizuzwana yokugqibela, Cameron Boozer ukusebenza komntu ngamnye kube yeyona nto yaqhuba iqela le-Duke kumdlalo wonke. Umdlali uthabathe uxanduva olukhubekisayo ukusuka kwimizuzu yokuqala, ebonisa uluhlu olukhulu lokudubuleka kunye nokungena okungenakulungelelaniswa kokhuselo oluchasayo kwinqanaba lokuqala. Ele encerrou sua participação como o principal pontuador de sua equipe, registrando 27 pontos, além de contribuir ativamente na luta pelos rebotes, capturando oito bolas que garantiram novas posses para o seu time. X__NM3__Ubunkokeli bezobugcisa be-Blue Devils buye bavumela i-Blue Devils ukuba yakhe i-19-point lead ebalulekileyo phambi kwekhefu, ichaza isantya somdlalo kwisiqingatha sokuqala.

I-Point guard Dame Sarr nayo ibe namaxesha okuba nefuthe elihle kwiqela le-Duke, ingakumbi ngexesha lolawulo lweqela kwisiqingatha sokuqala. Suas ukungena ngokukhawuleza kunye nokukwazi ukufumana abadlali beqela basimahla kukhokelele kwiibhaskithi ezinyuse ukuzithemba kweqela. Contudo, ukusebenza kakuhle kwe-Sarr kunye nenxalenye yomjikelezo we-Sarr Ubunzima bokugcina uqhushululu olukhubekisayo ngamaxesha oxinzelelo oluphezulu buphelele ekulahlekiseni iqela lemidlalo yesigaba esilandelayo setumente yesizwe, kuqaqambisa imingeni yokugcina ukungaguquguquki ngokuchasene nokhuselo oluphezulu.

Umkhondo weyunivesithi ekufuneni ubuntshatsheli besizwe besithathu

Uloyiso oluphunyeziweyo kwi-Washington luqinisekisa ukubuya kuka-UConn kwi-Final Four ye-NCAA kwisizini yesithathu elandelelanayo, edibanisa ixesha le-hegemony kwi-basketball yasekholejini. Eli ziko linembali yakutsha nje yokugqwesa, liphakamise indebe yesizwe yeentshatsheli kwiintlelo ezimbini zokugqibela zetumente. Ukulungiselela ukufikelela kweli nqanaba kubandakanya iinyanga zoqeqesho olungqongqo kunye nokuphunyezwa kwenkqubo yobuchule ekwaziyo ukumelana nobunzima kwimidlalo yokunkqonkqoza. Umngeni olandelayo weqela uya kuba ngokuchasene nedyunivesiti ye-Illinois, kumdlalo ovumelekileyo kumdlalo owandulela owamanqam. Do Kwelinye icala lesibiyeli, amaqela aphuma kwi-Michigan kunye ne-Arizona aya kukhuphisana kwindawo yesibini kwisigqibo esikhulu. Abasebenzi babaqeqeshi be-UConn ngoku basebenzela ukubuyisela imeko yomzimba yabadlali emva kokugqithisa ngokugqithiseleyo kunye nokukrazula komdlalo, kugxininise ukulungiswa kwevidiyo kunye nokubuyisela imisipha. Ikhono leqela lokuziqhelanisa nalo liya kuphinda livavanywe ngokuchasene nelinye iqela elifunde ngokusondeleyo imikhwa yalo. Injongo yokugqibela ihlala injalo, kwaye iqela lihlala ligxile ekongezeni esinye isahluko esiphumeleleyo kwimbali yenkqubo yezemidlalo.

Amalungiselelo ngokwasemzimbeni nangokwengqondo kumdlalo wokugqibela wetumente

Ukomelela ngokwasengqondweni okubonakaliswe ngabadlali be-UConn ekubhukuqeni intsilelo e-elastic enjalo kwinqanaba lokuphelisa ngokuthe tye kubonisa umsebenzi wengqondo owenziwe emva kwemifanekiso. Iqela ligcine ubambiswano kunye nokuziphatha okunobuchule naxa iinkcukacha-manani zibonisa amathuba amancinane okuphumelela. Ukulawulwa kwemizwelo kwimizuzu yokugqibela kugweme imvula kwaye kwavumela ukuphunyezwa ngokugqibeleleyo kwemidlalo eyilwe yikomiti yezobugcisa, eqinisekisa ukusinda kukhuphiswano.

Okulindelekileyo kuMjikelo wokugqibela weBhola yeBhola yeKholeji

Ungquzulwano olusondelayo ngokuchasene neqela le-Illinois liza kufuna i-UConn ithathe inyathelo elihoyo ukusuka kumtsi wokuqala ukunqanda imfuneko yokubuyisela okugqithisileyo. Umchasi we-semifinal uneempawu ezahlukileyo, eziya kufuna umjikelo omtsha wohlengahlengiso olucwangcisiweyo oluvela kubaqeqeshi. Ujoliso olukhawulezileyo kukuthomalalisa abona badlali baphambili abakhuphisanayo kunye nokuseka ukongamela kwipeyinti ukusuka kwimizuzu yokuqala.

Umoya ojikeleze i-Final Four ufikelela kwincopho yayo ngenkcazelo yamaqela amane abalaseleyo esizini. Abalandeli kunye nabahlalutyi bezemidlalo balindele ungquzulwano olulungeleleneyo, apho into nganye inomthwalo onzima kwisiphumo sobuntshatsheli. Uhambo olusingise kwiwonga lesizwe lungena esona sigaba sibalulekileyo nesingalindelekanga, kunye neeyunivesithi zihlengahlengisa iinkcukacha zazo zokugqibela kwimidlalo ethatha izigqibo.