I think our bench really played well and we started to wear them down some. They started to come back, but we made clutch free throws down the stretch. That was the key.
Gordy Gruhl
Related This was our Super Bowl and the girls responded very well. And it was good that we made some key fre... JAY HARPER We played very well down the stretch. Wicks and (Bryan) Mathews both knocked down key free throws. E... STEVE MONKS Mount Vernon started to come back a little bit there. But I think our girls did a good job keeping c... KRIS KLEEMAN They started making shots in the second half, and they made their free throws down the stretch. EDDIE MILLER We didn't match up well underneath. Our perimeter shooting is non-existent. We missed some key free ... BRIAN COLLINS We didn't handle the pressure very well. And then they hit big free throws down the stretch and we m... GENE SMITH We made some plays down the stretch. While we didn't shoot free throws well (16-for-29) we made some... JEFF BEEMAN They just played a zone and we didn't shoot well from the outside. That was the difference in the ga... BRENT LISKAI Guys hit their free throws down the stretch. We got a few key rebounds and they missed some shots. DEON THOMPSON We got a little pay back, as they beat us by seven points in our gym. We came out of the blocks well... MARK TINKER I don't think we are [far behind them]. They had three girls really step up for them when they neede... LUANN GRYBOWSKI We made our free throws down the stretch and that was huge. We came out of the gate pretty good to s... BRIAN BAPTISTE They out-rebounded us in the second half. That's how they got back in the game. But we made our free... FRANK ROSSI I was able to hit some free throws down the stretch and our inside play was good. Andrew was the dif... JAMAAL MAGLOIRE I thought our depth was important (in the victory). We started to wear them down. BRIAN ROBINSON We didn't knock down our free throws like we'd like to. You shoot 100 free throws on game day but yo... BRIAN THORNTON (SouthWest) hit their free throws down the stretch; we didn't. But I like the way our guys kept figh... DANNY WARD We knew they had to foul down the stretch and shoot threes and make us miss. It was big to finish li... KYLE COSTON It was a very aggressive game, but I thought our kids stepped up and handled the pressure extremely ... JAMIE RAINS It was a good game by both teams. They jumped out ahead of us early. And then we came back. But we j... DON MOORE I think it was out ability to withstand it by coming up with big rebounds. We made some good decisio... CARRIE GRAF They did what we asked them to do. We had to get off to a good start and control the tempo. And we w... ALONZO SLEDGE Down the stretch, the free-throw line was our nemesis. If we can get a couple of stops and make our ... RICK CARLISLE By far, this is our biggest win of the year, especially the way we played down the stretch. We won a... LEBRON JAMES We stayed in it and we kept fighting back and fighting back. We missed some free throws down the str... BRIAN RUSH I think we started to lose our legs, and they made a nice come back. ANDY WERNER They probably think that we don't miss free throws. We were 11 out of 11 last time we played, and fo... JARED GOBEL We didn't take care of the basketball and we didn't concentrate on knocking down our free throws. I ... MICHAEL GRANT Our whole intent was to wear them down. They played well, considering. IRVING CLAY Our approach to the game was good, but we needed to keep our turnovers down, and we had some breakdo... BOBBY CARTER This was a nice road win. The guys played hard the full game and made free throws down the stretch. ... ELDON DORSEY I really think we kept battling. We're still not real pretty and we're still making young mistakes b... FRANK SCHADE We had that series of defensive possessions in the second half that were really key. Our offense kep... ED KOHTALA Free throws, free throws. We missed some key free throws and we've been good with free throws. I thi... ERNESTO ARREDONDO All we needed to do was make our free throws. We had some mental lapses with the ball down the stret... DEKE ROUTHEAUX We extended our half-court defense in the second half and I think it was the best half-court defense... BRODIE FLAHERTY We didn't panic. We got some clutch rebounds and then we made some free throws in the end. TODD HANSEN I think our conditioning played a big part today. We knew if we kept the pace up, we would wear them... GARFIELD YUILLE The did a good job on the offensive boards in the second half. We played a really good first half, b... GLENN VAUGHN The kids played tough right until the end. We started out really well. But when a team takes 39 free... JACK COIT It was a tough game the whole way. We made some key plays down the stretch. CLARK PLICHTA We stuck with what we do and we made plays. These kids deserve credit. Craig made the big shot and w... JOE DESANTIS Chapin is a good team. They made some key plays down the stretch. We had our chances. We don't have ... GEORGE MAYA I thought if we knocked down our free throws it would have been a better ball game. We had our chanc... EUGENE RICHARDSON We were able to come in here and make the plays down the stretch. We pulled the ball game out and ma... CEDRIC HAWKINS I thought our defense down the stretch was key. That was a very good team we faced. We couldn't stop... FRANK ALLOCCO Their non-scoring girls stepped up and scored tonight. And they hit 10 of 13 free throws down the st... LORI BLADE We played well for three quarters and just got in a hurry there in the fourth. We made some mistakes... AARON MATTOX I think we played well down the stretch. Our guards need to be more aggressive and drive more from t... MELANIE BALCOMB It was a hard-fought battle between two teams. Lourdes came in very well prepared, the difference wa... KERRY KOONCE We had our chances to win it, if we knocked down some free throws and made some better decisions. It... GREG TACON Our defense in the second half was great. We really came to play on the defensive end tonight and I ... CORY GREEN My mom always says free throws win games and that's what it came down to. They made their free throw... ANDY MANGIN We were able to survive after we had a pretty good run on them in the first half. We were able to ma... BRYCE SWAFFORD She was our extra scorer a lot. She's just really competitive. She was our outside threat. And we wo... KELLY ANDERSON Our free throws really hurt us bad. We had chances to win the game at the end, but we couldn't knock... JENNIFER LONG The key for us was that we made our free throws and held our composure in overtime. GENE GRUMMAN They executed better than we did. We were down 37-33 and missed the front end of a one-and-one, come... DAN FEAGLER We did a great job down the stretch shooting free throws. What can you say about Trey Wright. He is ... RON WATSON It was highly unlikely for us to make that many free throws down the stretch. BRIAN MORSE Down the stretch, it came down to our guards hitting free throws. This is a game of runs, and we wer... FRANK CASTILLO When we got behind we knew they were going to try to hold the ball so we wanted to put some pressure... DAN STEPHENS We were able to knock down our free throws. Fortunately we knocked some down in the fourth quarter t... BRIAN LAFFIN They did a really good job on defense. We missed some open shots and I made a key turnover late in t... JARED JEFFRIES This was our most impressive win of the season. We showed tremendous poise down the stretch, hitting... OLLIE GOULSTON It was another one of those games where it wasn't pretty. We missed a bunch of key free throws. We m... BOB MARLIN We kind of let them hang around and get some confidence, but down the stretch I think we made some g... JOE BALOGH I think we got a little complacent. We started getting banged around a little bit down the stretch, ... CHRIS MCDONALD I knew it would come down to who made their shots. They made theirs down the stretch and we didn't m... DOMINIC CRAYTON It was a hard-fought game. A real battle the entire time. There were so many lead changes that no le... TOM ROBERGE We left too many free throws on the board (down the stretch). Turnovers in the second quarter came b... MARK PIXLEY I don't even care what our record was; we're ready for the playoffs. We started slowly, but we moved... JAKE PLUMMER We were ready, but I think we just came out tight, nervous, ... Once they got they got their first g... DAN MURPHY We started out really good and were just pounding them, going straight down and having some quality ... ANDREW KERR Those free throws really sealed it. She came off the bench and played very well for us. DAVID HEARD We started off a little up and down. But then things started to come together. This group is really ... DON HELLING The momentum really shifted when he made that long putt and I think my nerves got the best of me, ..... JIMMY WHITE Every coach is going to tell you that they spend time working on free throws at practice, but we rea... GREG TAYLOR I was praying it wouldn't go in. We missed free throws down the wire that we should have had and def... LAURA ROMO As soon as we sat down and started playing, we immediately started playing really well together. JARRAD WOLIVER We played pretty good against BIC. We got behind and they're hard to come back on. They made free th... MARK MANCHESTER Duke played well down the stretch when they needed to, and J.J. made all the big plays. FRANK HAITH They really box it in. We try to get the puck down low and try and outnumber them down there and we ... TOM MUTCH I thought our kids played hard. I thought they played hard in the first half and we gave them a batt... ERIC NORBERG We kept our composure down the stretch and made some big shots. LOUIS AMUNDSON Our defense did a tremendous job, but we gave up some key offensive rebounds down the stretch that h... CHERYL COLE We wanted to finally bust out and score some goals, and we did that, but ultimately I think the key ... DAN DOYLE We played really well from beginning to end. We hung in early, and then in the second half we increa... BRIAN MEEHAN We had some good opportunities, with free throws and short jumpers, but I think we were a little bit... BILL BAKAMUS We started putting more pressure on them defensively, started to take care of the ball. I think our ... KERRY JANQUART It was a scrappy game. I was really pleased with the last five minutes. I thought our execution was ... BILL DREIKOSEN We started out pretty slowly. I was not happy. But then we settled down and got the job done. We wer... JOE TORNETTA For them to shoot 28 free throws was the difference in the ballgame. I think we played pretty well a... WILLIE MARYLAND We didn't make shots. I give Ann Arbor credit. It's about making plays and making free throws down t... MIKE MASSUCCI We started off decent on offense with that first drive but we went down hill from there, ... They ha... BLAKE MITCHELL It was a really weird up-and-down game. We really whooped them in overtime. We started to figure the... JOSH THOMAS We weren't as consistent as we should be. It was a lot better than (Wednesday) night. We got some ea... DALE NEIBAUER We wanted to stop them first and our offense would come easier. I think our defense really started i... ASHTON GIBBS We still played good defense in the first half, but our shots just weren't falling, ... Our defense ... HASSAN ADAMS The first half, we didn't play particularly well, and I wasn't pleased at the half. The second half,... JAY FRYE
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