28 Quotes by Dave Stephens

We gave up way too many uncontested basket. Early in the game they were getting down the court quicker than we were and that is uncharacteristic of this team.

We didn't play with heart and that is especially disappointing on our home floor. We have to question how badly we wanted it. Right now, we are not doing the little things that we need to do to be successful.

We put so much stock in the conference, now we had this to enjoy and the regional is next. There are some good things happening.

We didn't handle their pressure that well tonight. Handling pressure, limiting turnovers and rebounding were the three keys. It isn't often that you lose a game and feel that you took a step forward, but the effort and teamwork were there tonight.

What's especially noteworthy is that Brandon is not forcing shots. By all accounts he should be forcing more. Sometimes his bad shot is our best shot. He is going to make some college coach extremely happy.

We got quality minutes from everybody. I'm really proud of the team effort, and what's even more important is that all the guys executed the way we asked them to.

We changed things up a lot and I was very pleased with the way we handled that. Plus, no matter who was in, we handled their zone well, which was a key. We moved the ball well and when we hunted for the shot, we hunted well. When we balanced the outside with the inside, we looked good.

Brandon does a lot of great things offensively. He had a tremendous game today, but it was a total team effort where everyone stepped up and contributed.

After each of their surges, the kids fought their way back into the game, but we got too emotional and let that get the best of us.