At the Auditorium, I had to yell to get people to hear me. Tonight, I didn't yell so much.
The difference in the game was as simple as rebounding. In the first half we didn't block out. We forced tough shots, but we gave them three or four opportunities. In the second half we owned the defensive glass and that made a difference because we only had to defend for three or four passes and then we forced tough shots and rebounded the ball.
The last time he had 35 against us. I said if we could just keep him under 20 we'd control the game. He's going to score, you just have to make him work as hard as you can to take tough shots, be careful about not fouling and then go get the ball.
I told Max that I thought there was nothing wrong with his effort so far in this tournament, but he had been very emotional and it was hurting him on the court. I told him that he could play at a high level but he had to be less emotional and I thought he was [Friday night]. He was very effective for us.
Other than (Kelly), I thought we did a great job defensively.
The crowd isn't as on top of you. It's not as loud.
We went basically eight deep tonight, and I thought all eight did some good things, especially on the defensive end.
You know what to expect from him every night on both ends of the floor.
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