Tom Souder Quotations

No. 1, I think we gotta keep them off the glass. And we can't let them get open looks. You gotta contest shots. If we contest shots and control the boards, it's anybody's game.

He can really take over a game if you're not careful.

I think (the players) adjusted, and that's on them. We went to man, but these guys are seniors and they have a lot of pride in themselves and in the way they play. They weren't going to let one guy get 50 on them. They made it happen on the court.

We need to push it ourselves and make them guard us. We have a lot of different guys stepping up and contributing, and we need that to continue.

We've got several kids who can score in a number of different ways. Once the tournament begins, we've got to stay sharp mentally and come ready to play good defense and rebound every night. We've got seven seniors on this team and we want them to go out on a positive note.

We did a very good job in the second half of taking what was there. We scored from the inside, and that set up some good looks from the outside. We took some bad shots in the first half, but we were able to settle down and play in a rhythm.

Sometimes we go a million miles per hour and don't let things develop properly. These past couple of games, we've been patient and have taken open shots. That's what we'll need to do against Mount Vernon, because that's a team that will guard you.

Defensively, I feel confident that we can do some things to create some problems for them. The key thing for us is that we take shots when we're in a rhythm, because when we pass the ball to the open man and stay in a rhythm, we've got a lot of guys who can make shots from both the inside and outside.

This group has taken our program to another level.

They made some key plays to keep us at bay in the second half. They were just the better team tonight.

They made some big plays in the second half to keep us at bay. They executed in their half-court (offense) very well. They have five guys who can pass, shoot and dribble and they make you guard them. Five players with skill are tough to guard.

At halftime, we talked about getting shots off in rhythm and, at least late in the game, the kids started doing that.

It's going to be a battle every night, just like it was this year. There won't be any easy games.