I'm thrilled with the way our team has come in her and played to win. It's a dramatic shift from last year when we played not to lose.

They made every catch, every dribble, every pass an adventure for us and put us on our heels. The defensive effort by North Carolina was extraordinary.

Brendan will be making money somewhere next year. Maybe in the NBA, if he finds the perfect situation, or maybe overseas.

The two that jump out to me are Jason Morton's offensive rebounding work and Thomas Sander's offensive rebounding work.

They made some big shots at big times in the game. And that's why they're the Big Ten champions.

I thought our defense in the first half was pretty darn good, in the first aspect of it. But, we didn't finish the defense on several occasions. We had situations where we had traps, and I credit Roy and his players because those traps were not sustained.

Brendan Winters had perhaps his finest game in a Davidson uniform. He has had many, many illustrious games in his career. But to have that finest one on championship Sunday is quite a special feat.

Pat Dennis' team don't quit and they don't give up. My heart was in my mouth in the first half, when we got in some early foul trouble. Thank goodness our bench was as resilient as it was.

Is that a bad omen? I have to ask: Can we add those two games to our win column? Hey, I'm 2-0 in the NCAA tournament.