I think we did a better job on their other kids. Donald is a great player, but we didn't allow any of their other kids to get going. Last time, Lincoln Wright had 24 against us. We let Donald get his, but we kept the other players down tonight, and that was the key. |
In the second half we did a lot better job rebounding. We got the ball moving and just played much better overall. |
It was a little scary towards the end. We got a couple of stops finally, but there was a point where we didn't stop them. |
The speed of the game affected us early on. We are used to being quicker than the other team and these guys were as quick as us. That makes you rush...you can miss easy shots that you normally make because at the end they close quickly. |
The thing they do best obviously is rebound the ball, both on the offensive end and on the defensive end. That makes sense when you've got guys that size. But they're talented players too. They're not just big. |
We knew the thing they did best was rebound the ball. They don't shoot well, but they get a lot of rebounds. We had a lot of trouble with them in the first half on the glass. |
We knew when we scheduled them it would be a good, tough game. They are kind of like us in that they like to get up and down the court. Other than not winning we got what we wanted out of the game. When tournament time comes around we'll be able to build on this. |
We played against them last year. The result was not what we wanted, but we have played them. We know what to expect, so it's not going to be a shock going up against them. And we're a much better team now. We're more experienced. |
We shot the ball really well, and that was the difference tonight. Tom Powers made six 3-pointers and was everywhere on the court. It was just a great performance for our team. |