Could you write it any better? You win the last seven games and you win the West. |
I was so proud of our defensive effort tonight. I thought that was the key to the game. We had to slow down their motion offense, get to their shooters and control the glass. I was pleased with how we executed our game plan. |
It really didn't matter to me who we played. It's obviously a lot easier to prepare for a team you've already played three times. |
Once we settled down, we played our style of basketball, but for the first 10 minutes it was pretty shaky. I was very proud of my team because they showed the pride and composure. |
Our schools felt that we were moving kids to healthy snacks, and using it to drive kids to look out for their nutrition, |
Our waiver moved more kids to the lunch program, reduced the number of kids who were eating a la carte, and increased the number of kids who were eating healthier snacks and beverages. |
That's a saver right there. It helps keep our (NCAA) hopes alive. |
The only time we got away from that and gave them easy baskets is when we were inefficient on offense. We were a little bit soft with the ball and that lead to some easy breakouts for them. |
We believe we did have a plan that was working, |
We made some great plays and enough free throws down the stretch to maintain the gap. |
We shot free throws great today. If we don't shoot free throws, it's a tight game. We were just good in so many areas today and so balanced. |
We showed a lot of poise and composure. After we got down 10 after the first five minutes, I thought our composure was as good as it's been since I've been here. |
We told the guys that this game was going to come down to whoever was going to make the plays at the end of the game. |
We were nervous to start the game, but once we settled down a little bit, we were able to go on a little run. But we knew SIUE would close the gap. We knew it was going to come right down to the wire. |
What a great defensive stand. We knew they were going to spread us out there, but we executed down the stretch today. |