We had a couple bumps in the road. I think we're deeper. Going through that made us deeper.

There's no way we can go back-to-back state appearances without him.

He can shoot it. We knew he'd get some points. We just tried to limit him.

Having three kids in double figures and having five other people score was a benefit. And it was definitely a benefit to have home-court advantage.

It was a hard-fought ball game. The momentum switched, and we got it back up to a nine-point game.

They are obviously a great ball club. We have to win one of the next two.