Matt Mahar
Matt Mahar
open problem stopping
We were getting open opportunities. It was just a problem of stopping their little runs.
factor huge
I thought that was a huge factor with the rebounding margin.
game played took
I think we played well, played hard. I think they took us out of our game by ejecting Zack.
came good guys played
I thought our guys came out really hard, and played well. I thought we played a lot of good defense.
chris keys needed
We really needed this one. If we had lost, we would not be going anywhere. Chris Reaves and Zach Whiting were the keys tonight.
ball brought force guys knew left minute taking team turns
We had two different guys (Dylan McCune and Whiting) taking turns on him. We knew he was their team and we wanted to force him to his left the minute he got the ball and the guys really brought the intensity.
ball good ready shoot
I think if we come ready to play, it will be another good game. They shoot the ball well.
bit bumped driving move point scoring seemed takes
We had to move him to the point spot, and that takes away his driving a little bit and all of his scoring opportunities are from a little bit of a different angle. It seemed like he was getting bumped around a lot.
capable chris floor hard knew playing step
He's capable of playing well and we know it. It's just hard to get him on the floor when Chris is going so well. We knew he would be able to step up.
great proved
He was great as usual. I think he proved he should be on that (all-West Region) first team.
control couple needed tempo
We had to control the tempo a little better. Get a couple of (defensive) stops, and get a bucket. That's all we needed to do at that point.
best game point
Zack is our best defender, our best point guard. It would have been a different game with him in there.
defended felt good guess held job prettiest shots
We held Diggs to 16 points, so we did a good job on him, but that Dykstra has one of the prettiest shots I have ever seen. I felt like we defended him pretty well, but he scored 29 points, so I guess I can't say we held him down.
control five knew minutes second tempo tone
We knew we would have to set the tone and control the tempo the first five minutes of the second half.