23 Quotes by Jeff Hironaka

We took quick shots and, when you don't hit them, Western gets it back and gets open looks in transition. You're setting ourselves up for tough times.

He's just money when he plays us. We knew the right-hand hook was coming, but we haven't figured out a way to stop it.

He's done that all season, and that's why we're here. It's his team.

We looked flat at times and I thought pressure on us forced us into some hasty decisions. And they capitalized.

It came down to they shot the ball well in the second half and we didn't. We have to shoot the ball well to possibly win the game . . . and it didn't happen tonight when we needed it.

I think it's good for our league. Having two teams playing for the championship maybe justifies having five GNAC teams in the tournament.

I thought we were able to negate their big three (offensive stars), at least doing enough to frustrate them. At the other end, we were able to get decent, high-percentage shots.

I thought we got some good looks down the stretch and we just didn't convert them. We need to do that to be competitive. Give them credit. They have been here before. They hit big free throws and got the rebounds they needed.

I think we have to stop them from scoring and slow them down in transition. The bottom line for us is sharing the ball and getting people in the right spots to shoot.