At this point, when you get down to the Final Four, you're going to play somebody good. It's a privilege to play a historic program like that, and just to be on the same floor as them will be a challenge. |
He's done that all season, and that's why we're here. It's his team. |
He's just money when he plays us. We knew the right-hand hook was coming, but we haven't figured out a way to stop it. |
I think it's good for our league. Having two teams playing for the championship maybe justifies having five GNAC teams in the tournament. |
I think we have to stop them from scoring and slow them down in transition. The bottom line for us is sharing the ball and getting people in the right spots to shoot. |
I thought we got some good looks down the stretch and we just didn't convert them. We need to do that to be competitive. Give them credit. They have been here before. They hit big free throws and got the rebounds they needed. |
I thought we were able to negate their big three (offensive stars), at least doing enough to frustrate them. At the other end, we were able to get decent, high-percentage shots. |
I wasn't comfortable the whole game even though we were up 10 for a while. But it was better than being down 10. |
In the first half, we (hit the 3), and that opened things up. We had better opportunities to go to the basket. That's how we have to play. |
It came down to they shot the ball well in the second half and we didn't. We have to shoot the ball well to possibly win the game . . . and it didn't happen tonight when we needed it. |
It wasn't a pretty game, but we got some good shots to help us win the game. We got a little frustrated with ourselves. Fortunately we were able to weather that storm. |
That was the best crowd we've had all year. That's what you play for all season. |
The difference was they didn't get to the line too much. The last time (at Bellingham), they got 30-some free throws. |
They held their composure. They hit their free throws. They hit the big shots when they had to. That's why they're the defending national champions. |
They were deadly with their transition offense. They don't need open looks to score, they can attack the basket. |