We didn't pull out a marker and get on the board at halftime. We just kind of appealed to their competitive nature and challenged them in terms of where they want to go and how they want their season to play out.

That's the part that was so bittersweet for Sue, ... It's so in line with so many things that happened in her career. From being head coach of the 1980 Olympic team when we boycotted, to our first Final Four when she watched the game in her hotel room in New Orleans. The irony of all that is that she was the one person who was OK with the circumstances.

18 years of witnessing Coach Gunter's mastery.

I thought the biggest difference was the fact we were able to defend the basketball at the highest level.

We played a lousy first half against Hyde. So at halftime we simply appealed to their pride. After all, Hyde had won only one game. We played much better in the second half. We shot the ball much better and just took the wind out of their sails.

This is part of laying down a marker.