Volume 1: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered!

The Bulldogs were on offense, and everyone watched Curry, who had the ball, without blinking. Curry brought the ball into the frontcourt and gestured for Drew to come set a screen. Just as in the first half, Hansbrough stayed in the paint and did not come out. The camera focused on Curry. He clenched his fist hard and let out a roar, his face twisted fiercely. Yet his shooting motion was so quick, as though he had only barely found a sliver of space amid a desperate siege, rather than being alone on a fast break. "Stephen, good job! Keep shooting like that!" Swish! All the frustration bottled up during the first half was released with that shot, and an incomparable sense of confidence rose from Curry's heart. The basketball arced high through the air and dropped straight through the net! I'm the most accurate one! "Don't give Curry easy shooting opportunities!" Roy Williams shouted at his players. "Oh! My! God!! Curry shot a three-pointer on an uncontested fast break—and it was a long-range three! This is unbelievable! I've never seen anything like this! This is the craziest basket I've ever seen! Dell, does he do this often?" Jim Nantz cried out in astonishment. What had he just seen? A three-pointer on an uncontested fast break? "Settle down and play for efficiency!" Roy Williams shouted. After Butler grabbed the ball, they threw it ahead to Curry, and there was no one in front of him. After the basket went in, the North Carolina fans' chants of "defense" abruptly stalled, while the cheers of the Butler fans became especially distinct. Hansbrough panted heavily as he got back on defense. There had been no small amount of luck involved in him making that last shot. 33:40, the Bulldogs had cut the gap