We jumped out to that early lead with some big pressure defense and they had a lot of turnovers. A lot of our points came off the sweep.

In the second half they changed their defense a little and that's when the guards had to step up. So we had to score a little more and do what we needed to do to keep that lead.

It took a long time to get started. We had to make adjustments on defense.

Defense has carried us this whole way - that is what we do best. Our offense comes off of our defense.

A seat belt is your best defense against a drunk driver.

Both teams were ready for a battle. Defense and making the close shots was what this game depended on.