Joe Kinch Quotations

I thought we passed the ball well and got our best offensive flow going. Jake had a couple of nice assists.

I thought our kids really competed. When you score 36 points, though, that puts a lot of pressure on your offense. But it wasn't for a lack of effort.

We put ourselves in a position to make a run. We just were not consistent enough.

We were tired, physically and emotionally. But mostly emotionally. We were unable to make plays. It wasn't for a lack of effort. Just basketball luck.

We weathered the storm and defensively were able to maintain. And Nathan hit some big shots at the time for us.

We got the ball to the right guy at the line and Jake was able to ward them off, so to speak.

We did a good job of attacking the basket, and we got the ball to the right guy (Brandt) in the end.

Brody has good basketball skills. He has come along well all season.

Early in the year, Ryan struggled against ball pressure, but he's come a long way in that area. Ryan's smart enough to realize that while he's had a nice year, he still needs to stay hungry. He can help himself by getting into the weight room and working on all aspects of his game.

These seniors epitomized leadership. I couldn't ask for a better group of six guys.

Ryan doesn't shoot many 3-pointers. He's a drive-and-pull-up guy.

Offensively, I'm not sure what you'd call that in the first half. We didn't allow anything and neither did they. As ugly as it was offensively, it was pretty solid defensively. If you're into defense, it was pretty entertaining.

They probably emphasized that. They were much more persistent at going inside.

It was probably a difference of about five possessions. We've got to be better defensively to stop runs like that.

I'm really happy for them. They've worked really hard and we've played a tough schedule.

A.J. has been great all year. He's a physical presence.

All of the kids went out there and played with poise and confidence.