With us, who knows? You just don't know where it's going to come from, and our guys, when they're called upon, they answer.

He's our best low-post player. When you attack the basket, you need someone big and strong and aggressive to do it, and he's the man.

We started out well, executing and getting open shots in rhythm. They crawled back into it right at the end of the first half, and in the second half we got some good looks early but missed them.

[Central] is an athletic team that likes to get physical. They play like Washburn, except they are not as patient.

Unfortunately, he's had a lot of little injuries going on every year. It's tough because, in a way, people get used to you not being around or available or being there. Right now, he's just rounding into shape.

There hasn't been a difference. Over the past two years, each and every game was a coin toss that was decided in the final minutes. We just kept on gaining determination and smelling wins every time we played. There's just been a lot of little turning points along the way in last few years.

We were having good shots, but we weren't getting many clean rebounds that usually lead to points in transition. We were still down only eight and we had the ball. It was a testament to how good our defense was we were still in the game.

We didn't shoot the ball particularly well for a period of two games, and honestly there isn't much you can say to force the issue. All we were trying to do was attack the basket, and that's what we talked about at halftime.

Every team is a little different, but this year, our perimeter players have handled the ball more in decision-making time.