They captured the momentum and we couldn't get it back.

That really changed at the half. They made a distinct effort to hit the boards.

Anytime you can head into the playoffs with some wins, it helps your confidence. Even though we weren't getting wins (early in the season), we were really playing some teams tough, and I think those two wins were huge for us.

It went from nine to 21 just like that, and then the ballgame's basically history. In the second half, I thought Prep really made an effort to push the ball down the floor.

I think anybody who's hot right now can do it. I think it's been one of those kinds of years.

Our three guards really played outstanding. They all three just made some really solid decisions and took some great looking shots.

I think he's come on late here, and that's what we need out of a senior leader. I'm not surprised it's taken him a while to come around given what he's been through, but as the season's gone along he's gotten stronger and better.