雷根·贝尔斯（Raegan Beers）俄克拉荷马州俄克拉荷马州北卡罗来纳州赢得ACC冠军股份

常规赛的最后一天有一点点的一切：占主导地位的电线冠军胜利，这是最不可能的令人不快的胜利

The final day of the regular season had a little bit of everything: dominant wire-to-wire championship victories, the unlikeliest of upsets, an overtime (nearly) buzzer-beater, heated battles for postseason positioning and a coin flip.

常规赛的最后一天有一点点的一切：占主导地位的电线冠军胜利，最不可能的失败，加班（几乎）蜂鸣器，季后赛定位和硬币翻转的加热战斗，加热战斗。

That coin flip is going to live in my memory for a long time. The countdown clock on SEC Network began even before South Carolina and Texas tipped off in their respective games. The broadcast was peppered with staged photos of the specially commissioned coin with confetti and championship regalia. Commissioner Greg Sankey spent two hours practicing his flip. Analyst Carolyn Peck extolled the virtues of playing earlier in the day because of the daylight saving time switch before the final.

那枚硬币翻转将在我的记忆中长期存在。 SEC网络上的倒计时时钟甚至在南卡罗来纳州和德克萨斯州在各自的比赛中脱颖而出之前就开始了。该广播饰有与五彩纸屑和冠军富豪（Championship Regalia）专门委托硬币的上演照片。专员格雷格·桑基（Greg Sankey）花了两个小时练习他的翻转。分析师卡罗琳·佩克（Carolyn Peck）赞扬了当天早些时候演奏的优点，因为在决赛前节省了日光。

All to determine the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in an SEC tournament that will be a home site for the coin-flip-winning Gamecocks, no matter what, in Greenville, S.C. And as No. 3 seed LSU is without Flau’jae Johnson for the next week, the second spot might have been more desirable.

所有这些都是为了确定SEC锦标赛中的第一和第二种种子，这将是赢得硬币弹跳的Gamecocks的主场，无论如何，在格林维尔，SC，AS 3号SEED LSU没有Flau'jae Johnson下周，第二名可能是更可取的。

A day earlier, when USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb said, “College basketball is supposed to be fun,” as her team celebrated a Big Ten title, I don’t think she was referencing Sankey spinning a coin from an isolated room as though he were hawking a collectible on the Home Shopping Network.

一天前，当USC教练Lindsay Gottlieb说：“大学篮球应该很有趣”，因为她的团队庆祝了十大冠军，我认为她并不是说她在孤立的房间里旋转一枚硬币，就好像他在家庭购物网络上卖出了收藏品一样。

But that’s the beauty of college sports. Even as these athletes compete as hard as they can in tournaments that will draw the attention of the entire nation, there can be some silliness and levity. Olivia Miles can dap up the Notre Dame football coach. Cheryl and Reggie Miller can exchange barbs as they root on their L.A. alma maters. Dawn Staley can tease her fans about Raven Johnson’s potential return during South Carolina’s senior celebration.

但这就是大学运动的美。即使这些运动员在将引起整个国家的关注的比赛中尽可能地竞争，也可能会有一些愚蠢和忠诚。奥利维亚·迈尔斯（Olivia Miles）可以轻描淡写巴黎圣母院的足球教练。谢丽尔（Cheryl）和雷吉·米勒（Reggie Miller）可以扎根于拉尔玛·马特斯（La Alma Maters），可以交换倒钩。黎明·斯塔利（Dawn Staley）可以在南卡罗来纳州的高级庆祝活动期间嘲笑她的歌迷乌鸦·约翰逊（Raven Johnson）的潜在回归。

March is going to be tense and thrilling and every other emotion under the sun. Let’s also have some fun with it.

游行将变得紧张，激动，以及在阳光下的其他所有情感。让我们也很有趣。

Dropped out: Utah (21)

退学：犹他州（21）

Almost famous: Creighton, Iowa St., Ole Miss

几乎是著名：克雷顿，爱荷华街，奥莱小姐

Three teams rising

三支球队上升

NC State wins ACC title share

NC State赢得ACC冠军头衔

NC State benefited from an easy schedule this week, comfortably taking down Wake Forest and SMU en route to a share of the ACC title and the No. 1 seed in next week’s conference tournament. But the Wolfpack earned the bump with two teams ahead of them faltering, and thanks to two ranked wins the prior week at Georgia Tech and against Notre Dame.

北卡罗来纳州州立大学（NC State）受益于本周简单的日程安排，舒适地击落了韦克森林（Wake Forest），并在下周的会议锦标赛中获得了ACC冠军的份额和第一名。但是，沃尔夫帕克（Wolfpack）在前面的两支球队中赢得了颠簸，这要归功于佐治亚理工学院前一周的两场排名，对阵巴黎圣母院（Notre Dame）。

The 2024 national semifinalists have a three-headed perimeter monster, and lately, it has been Zoe Brooks’ turn. The sophomore sandwicred her 33-point career-high against the Irish with two 17-point outings and 19 versus the Mustangs. Her usage has shifted toward scoring rather than playmaking as Saniya Rivers takes on more point guard duties; with more opportunities to function as a finisher, Brooks has gotten into the paint more often and drawn more fouls in the process. Her scoring average is up from 14.3 to 17 over the past five games, and she’s earning 5.6 free throws per night during that stretch.

2024年的国家半决赛选手有一个三头的外围怪物，最近，佐伊·布鲁克斯的转弯。这位大二学生以两次17分的郊游和19对与野马队的比分，将她的职业生涯最高33分。随着萨尼亚河（Saniya Rivers）担任更多控球后卫职责，她的用法已转向得分而不是打球。有了更多的机会作为完成者，布鲁克斯更频繁地进入油漆，并在此过程中吸引更多的犯规。在过去的五场比赛中，她的平均得分从14.3增至17，在那段时间里，她每晚获得5.6次罚球。

That doesn’t mean Brooks’ playmaking has gone by the wayside, however. She is the lone NC State guard who can get to the rim both to score and to pass, which stretches the defense in unique ways. She’s also still throwing cross-court lasers, activating the Wolfpack’s shooters and rim-runners.

但是，这并不意味着布鲁克斯的播放已经消失了。她是唯一的NC州警卫队，可以进入篮筐得分并通过，这以独特的方式扩展了防守。她还在扔横室激光器，激活了狼群的射手和边缘跑者。

Oklahoma’s Beers powers return

俄克拉荷马州的啤酒大国返回

In 31 games in 2023-24, Raegan Beers attempted 22 field goals in transition. There weren’t many opportunities as a back-to-the-basket center in a slow-paced Oregon State offense (66.2 possessions per game). Now playing for Oklahoma, the fastest-paced team (79.6 possessions/game) in the country, Beers has had to adjust. Not a drastic adjustment, but 33 field-goal attempts in transition represent a 50 percent increase from last season, and in fewer games.

在2023 - 24年的31场比赛中，Raegan Beers在过渡时尝试了22个射门得分。在俄勒冈州速度缓慢的进攻（每场66.2个冠军）中，没有很多机会作为回到篮子中心。现在为俄克拉荷马州（俄克拉荷马州）效力，这是该国最快的球队（79.6场比赛/比赛），啤酒不得不调整。并不是一个剧烈的调整，但是在过渡时进行了33次射门得分尝试，比上赛季增加了50％，而在更少的比赛中。

Three of those came against Alabama on Sunday. Beers was spectacularly efficient, converting 8 of 9 field goals for 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in a seven-point win. Much of her success came from running the floor, sealing a helpless defender (Essence Cody fell over multiple times when Beers fought for position), and finishing early in the shot clock. It’s a slightly different look than the Beaver Beers, but an effective one nonetheless.

其中三个在周日对阵阿拉巴马州。啤酒的效率非常出色，在9个射门得分中有22分中的8分，并以7分的胜利获得11个篮板。她的大部分成功都来自跑步，封印了一个无助的后卫（当啤酒争夺位置时，科迪多次跌倒了），并在射门上结束了。它的外观与海狸啤酒略有不同，但仍然有效。

Beers averaged 20.8 points over the last five games since returning from an illness, helping the Sooners end the regular season on a seven-game winning streak to presumably remain in hosting position for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Beating the Crimson Tide, who could have jumped Oklahoma after a win over LSU earlier in the week, was critical to staying

自从疾病返回以来的最后五场比赛中，啤酒平均得到20.8分，帮助Sooners结束了常规赛的连胜纪录，大概是NCAA锦标赛前两轮比赛的位置。在本周早些时候击败LSU之后，击败了深红色的潮流，他可能会呆在俄克拉荷马