The key was when we went to our full-court press. It led to some turnovers, but more importantly it kind of changes the tempo of the game when things weren't going so hot.

He came in and gave us a nice lift. He's just got to stay within the framework of what we're doing.

Before, our (center) would post-up when (we were) ball-screening on the wing. Now, we're double-screening with no one on the block, so guys can really drive over the top or the baseline. The two big guys slowed us down. We're shooting and passing real well. Our defense has been OK, but the defensive boards are still a big, big concern.

After we got behind 4-0, we really cranked it up. Then we played well in the second quarter. I thought we shared the ball extremely well. We were making the extra pass. We had a lot of guys have shots who passed it up for guys who had better shots.

It's been a great year. I've got a team that plays the way I love to coach. I love to full-court press. We play five guards. We love to run. I've got a team that shoots 50 percent, and I love shooting the basketball. This has been a fantastic team. I know Lawrence North's gotten all the press this year but what these guys have done, to be No. 2 in the state, win 20 games and hopefully some more . . . they've just been unbelievable.

It's all about Oden. We didn't even take inside shots, because if he doesn't block them, he's going to alter them. I've never seen anybody impact a game like him.

It's a learning experience for him. We talked about it with him and got him back in (the game).

It's a challenging draw for us. We've got to take the long route (with a Tuesday game), but the good thing is we've just recently played Northwest and we've played Ben Davis. We've also won eight in a row, and I think we're playing our best basketball of the year.

It's a relief. We had to go the hard way (to the title).

As small as we are, if we can hold even against everyone we play, we've got a chance to win the basketball game. We have such good ball handlers and shooters.