28 Quotes by Stan Joplin

We need a more productive inside game and to get more shots out of our post players. We have to find a happy medium. We're taking the path of least resistance. We have to have an inside game when our outside shots aren't falling. We're not attacking on offense like we should be.

We really shared the basketball. It was nice to see that balance.

We came out on their shooters with our hands down and dared them to make 3's, and you can't do that against a good shooting team.

We got the look we wanted at the end and Ridley is a guy who always goes hard to the basket. I wasn't surprised at all to see him come up with that big rebound and shot at the end.

Tino just keeps getting better and better. He's getting the ball in good position and using his quickness to the basket. He's getting a lot of attention inside and when the defense has an edge, he does a good job of kicking it back out to give somebody an open jump shot.

We learned a lot from coming up short in a lot of those games. The mind-set of the players is just better.

We kind of flipped the script. Everybody was saying we weren't supposed to be here and were looking for an Akron-Kent State final.

We wanted to feel good about ourselves after this game. So I think they feel good about themselves.

We like to wear out the point. We want to jump out on him, turn him, and then bring pressure from behind and try to get some tipped balls.