Jake Krause
Jake Krause
ask early played
We played real well early on. You couldn't ask for a better start.
came great guys job moving packing showing signal sit watch
I thought those guys came in and did a great job moving on offense. It didn't signal that we were packing it in. I was just showing them (the starters) how I wanted movement. I let them sit down and watch and see how those guys were moving.
ball beat defense flat guy rest standing team
I thought on defense we were flat out getting beat one on one and in the zone. Offensively we were very stagnant. When someone had the ball the rest were just standing and watching. It wasn't just one guy it was a team effort, so to speak, tonight.
great kids proud
Our kids didn't give up. I'm so proud of our seniors, they did a great job.
belt corn draw fan fault friday goal great half overall played ready second three
Overall I can't fault the kids' effort. We played hard. Our goal was to play Friday. We wanted to play Friday night, but we did get to play all three days. There was great fan support. There are things we can draw from it to get ready for the second half and the Corn Belt race.
adjust against climb hole knew needed ourselves quarter team tough
We knew the first quarter was going to be important. We needed to get a feel (and) we just didn't adjust well to their athleticism. We got ourselves in a big hole and it's tough to climb out of a hole against a team like (Champaign).
bad guarded harder passes second shots took tough
We guarded them a little harder in the second half. They made some bad passes and took some tough shots and that's where we were able to get some separation.
ball lit shot
He shot the ball outstanding from the arc. He really lit it up.
bench communication four guys inside knew lost norton poor presence several three
We lost Norton several times. He killed us from the corner, right where we knew he would be. It was poor communication and poor recognition on our part. With all three big guys on the bench with four fouls, we didn't have all our parts. Not having an inside presence really hurts.
defensive needed stands
We made some defensive stands when we really needed them.
energy kids stressed
We just stressed that the kids had to have more energy. They were a little lackadaisical in the first half.
bring credit direct early playing result strengths
We weren't playing to our strengths early on, we were playing to our weaknesses. Credit Central. That is a direct result of what they bring to the table.
easy looking points three
That's huge. We called a timeout, set up a play and we're able to get three points off that when we were looking for an easy basket.
came good knew
We knew we were the underdogs. They're awfully good and we came out tentative.