We did not finish the game very good and we're not making our free throws. Even though we are getting these wins, we're not making free throws and that could be trouble.
This has been a nice year no matter how it ends. We have done better than anticipated. We knew we would be good. We did not have the offense, but I have been amazed on how good our defense has been and that's been the difference.
We played kind of lackadaisical and we were not mentally in the game like we should have been. We shot the ball real well. But they pressed us and that gave us some trouble.
These guys are playing really good right now. We gave up 16 points in the first quarter, but we were able to get them back in the 50s, so the defense played well. We're playing as a team and just playing good together right now.
We looked tired and like we ran out of gas.
We never win any games like that -- on a last-second shot. We have other teams miss shots at the end, but never when we make one. Since I've been here we've never hit the last shot.
The tournament was good, but it's a little disappointing when you get the championship game and we kind of laid an egg today. We didn't quit, which was good, and we shot 15 of 17 from the foul line which was good. But our defense was a little suspect.
We have a lot of experience out there, but we don't want to look past R-B. They did not play well against us last time and it wasn't a typical game for them. (Head coach Tom McCloskey) always has them fired up for the playoffs.
It was an excellent defensive effort. To hold a team to seven points in the first half, that's playing good defense.
It was almost identical to the way we played them at home -- we led the whole game and they came back and won. It was a packed house there. ... It was like a playoff-type atmosphere to play in.
