I've seen some film on [Billings West] and I've talked to some coaches. They're very athletic, quick and deep.

They played every possession hard. Both teams wanted it very badly.

We stressed defense in practice this week. We didn't locate their shooters when we played them down there; we can't afford to do that again.

The last time we played them, we got down early and then slowed down on both ends of the floor. But we were able to stay aggressive on defense tonight even though it took a while for the offense to get going.

We have a real shot of getting to Butte in March. We just have to keep improving, and building on our chemistry and our confidence.

A good showing (for us) on the road in a tough place to play against good AA competition. Basically, they shot the ball very well. The (Bobby) Howard kid hit a number of threes (three) against us.