I don't know why and I don't know how, but when the chips are on the table they take care of business.

I'm excited tonight because we played a good game. We played 32 minutes of good ball for the first time all season. We picked a good time to do it.

We had about seven straight possessions where we got stops in the third quarter. We really stepped up our defense tonight. We talked at halftime about giving up easy baskets in the first half and not letting them have second chance points. I think half their points were in transition off turnovers.

We talked at halftime about giving up easy baskets in the first half. I think half their points were on transition off from our misses and turnovers. We got about five or six stops out of seven of their possessions. I think the first four or five minutes of the third quarter we played great defense.

He has a work ethic that I've never seen in a kid his age. When he works out, he really works out.

It looked like typical Haws. But then we had a clutch play of our own.

He's made about 20 3-pointers this season so he's very capable. That was a huge shot for us.

I don't know if I've ever been around a kid who is so explosive and so quick. And he's just fearless on the court.

Thurgood was amazing. He came up huge when it counted. We have two freshmen out there paying the price in pressure situations. It's going to pay big dividends in the future.