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ball defense field game gave great played third until won
The defense played fantastic. They gave us the ball and great field position. We didn't do anything offensively until the third quarter. They won the game for us.
ball defense gave held played stopped tremendous whenever
The defense played a tremendous game. We held the ball for most of the game. Whenever they got it, our defense stopped them and gave it right back to us.
ball defense forced giving kept move
The defense kept giving us the ball back. When we were forced to move the ball and get some points, we did that. Charlie Whitehurst
ball caused dodge good handling inside
We didn't get it inside enough. I didn't think our ball handling was good all night, which caused us problems, but again, you have to go back to Dodge and the way they played.
ball crucial hitting run
We didn't get it done in crucial areas. We didn't run the ball well. We didn't play well enough up front. It's not about what they do. It's about what we do. If we do what we do effectively and we're hitting on all cylinders, it doesn't matter. .... We can run through anybody.
ball basket central extremely finish madison playing possession shooting shot team time
We didn't finish at the basket very well. Madison Central shot the ball extremely well. Any time you're playing a team shooting that well, you have to make every possession count.
ball expect good hard kids shoot shot
We didn't expect that either. But we shot the ball better tonight. Yeah, we play hard and do a lot of things. But we haven't really executed and shot it like we did tonight. It was good to see because we've got some kids who can shoot it.
ball continuing credit execute good instead job needed outside patience played quarter settled shots third zone
We didn't execute very well, and they played their zone well, but we settled for outside shots instead of continuing to try to get the ball inside, and we just didn't do a good job in the third quarter of getting the ball where we needed it. I credit them for some of that, and some of it is we weren't patient. Their zone was good, but our patience was not good. Robert Griffin
ball clearly fatigue game movement tournament worst
We did not play well, this was our worst game at this tournament and we were clearly outplayed in all departments by our opponents. Probably this had to do with fatigue but our ball movement was slow.
ball bench deep fresh guys helped lead stretch turning
We did not play well in the first half, turning the ball over 16 times. So then we went deep into our bench and the bench got us a 10-point lead from their energy. And I think that's what helped us down the stretch that our guys had fresh legs.
ball couple might peek quickly shot sneak
We had a couple opportunities and if they didn't sneak a peek (before shooting) we might have had one (earlier). We shot the ball quickly and right at the keeper. But all things considered, I'm pretty happy.
ball chris couple excited game hot second took win
We had a couple of opportunities to get the ball to Chris when he had the hot hand, but we took some ill-advised shots. We had some opportunities to win this game in the second half. I'm excited about our young kids. Jay Smith
ball cost couple felt few great mistakes move plays pressure stretch team tech
We had a couple of mistakes down the stretch and that cost us the game. Tech is a great team and they put a lot of pressure on an offense. We felt like we could move the ball and we were able to, but they made a few more plays than us at the end.
ball balls catching couple crazy drew dropped fans rattled stretch tried
We had a couple of dropped balls but it was the first away game. The fans were going crazy and, I'm not going to lie, I was rattled a little bit. At first when we tried to stretch it out, we had a couple of drops. Every ball Drew threw, Drew was on point. It was just about catching the ball.
ball couple key learn playing point
We had a couple key opportunities, but we couldn't get the ball in. I think we're playing well, but we still have to get to the point where when we get the lead, we have to learn to play to win.
ballgame chance failed hit jason lane top win
We had a chance to win the ballgame when we had the top of our lineup up, but couldn't, ... We had every chance to win but failed to put the ball in play. Jason Lane was the only one to hit the ball hard. Phil Garner
ball blame chance couple easy game plays road win
We had a chance to win a road game; it's not that easy to do. You can't ever blame anything on one player, it's a whole ball game of things. We had other opportunities. They made a couple of plays and we didn't.
ball chance couple game guys offensive protect stretch
We had a chance to put the game away and we didn't. They got a couple of offensive rebounds, a couple of our guys fouled out and we just didn't protect the ball down the stretch when we had a chance to put the game away.
ball chance dagger guy throwing
We had a chance to put a dagger in them and take it to them. The guy is throwing the ball all over the place. We didn't get it done. Ron Gardenhire
ball chance chances game score win
We had a chance to make a showing. We never had a chance to win the game because we didn't come to play. We had chances to score runs, but we couldn't put the ball in play.
ball chance hit missed open run shots time within
We had a chance to get to within six. We missed a lot of open shots and they shot the ball very well. Every time we made a run they hit a big shot. Tim Healy
ball both bunch football four game goal good moved near second turned twice win
We had a bunch of opportunities to win the game in the second half. We turned the ball over four times, twice near their goal line. I feel pretty good about how we moved the football. Both quarterbacks moved the football team.
ball bunch position pressure therefore time
We had a bunch of blitzing up front, which put a lot of pressure on the quarterback. He didn't have too much time to get the ball off. So therefore we were in a position to make a play on the ball.
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We had about 15 people come and once we started showing them how to use it, they were very, very positive about it. It was fun for them and they actually enjoyed casting ballots on it. No one had anything negative to say after they had tried it and I think that surprised them.
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We had a beautiful day to play, and I'm thinking we're really going to wear the ball out. But we didn't hit the ball well at all. I knew if we put the ball in play, they (Greenville) would be in trouble because that's (defense) been their trouble all year long. Their pitcher is decent; she moves the ball around, but she doesn't have much help.
ball changed faces time turned turning
We had a 5-point lead, and then we started turning the ball over. Every time we turned it over, they scored. That changed the momentum. You could see it on our faces and their faces.
ball gave looked running
We had 23 turnovers and gave away 28 points. They went after the ball hard, and we looked like we were running in mud. Jerry Sloan
ball bit bobby defense eric second stepped time tough
We had a tough time getting the ball to Bobby (Howard) in the second half, and Eric really stepped up. We tightened up our defense a bit and got some rebounds, and that was the game.
ball couple six
We got it right down to six and we couldn't get over that hump. We had a couple of opportunities to get it closer, but we just couldn't get the ball to drop.
ball nice passing shot
We got into the passing lanes and made some nice picks. We shot the ball well going into halftime.
ball care controlled defense flow played took
We got into the flow at the start. We took care of the ball better, played better defense and, for the most part, controlled the backboards.
ball cut few foul held lead press pull second trouble zone
We got into some foul trouble in the second half. We had to pull back off the press and do some other things. They went into a zone and cut the lead to 10. But we held the ball and made a few lay-ups at the end.
ball field foul knew maintain post presence second trouble
We got in foul trouble in the post in the second half, and we couldn't maintain the presence inside. They knew that when the ball went up, they could go get it. They had a field day.