We felt we were in good position at halftime. We wanted to continue to break the press and get to the boards. But the second and third shots were killing us.

The choice to open the contest in March wasn't deliberate but, when we considered the timing with Small Press Month, we thought it worked. A small independent bookseller and a small independent publisher joining together to celebrate independent publishing by searching for new voices in fiction — not bad, huh?

Whenever corners press and play man coverage, you've got to get excited. You're definitely looking for the ball.

They were sending two or three guards to the boards. We didn't do a great job boxing out, and it was really one or two of our guys against all five of theirs.

I like it that way. We started 4-4 and we played some great teams. But over the last seven or eight games, we've really picked it up. This is where you want to peak, and I think we are.

Sometimes the British press is maybe a little bit racist.