We just didn't execute down the stretch. I thought we got the shots we wanted. I liked our effort.

I thought our guys came out and gave a good effort defensively tonight. These guys were playing great coming in and to hold them to 36 percent (shooting) is a good thing.

The thing I'm most pleased with was I thought you saw an intensity level and an effort level that we haven't had for a couple of weeks. Second of all, there were things we prepared to do, and we executed them. ... It was some good stuff.

I thought our effort, when the chips were down, was 10 times better this year than last year. In the end, they made a few more plays than we did.

It was truly a Herculean effort. I never thought it was going to happen but it did.

The result was disappointing but I thought our effort was outstanding. The All Blacks are a very dangerous team and can make you pay if you miss tackles. They got off to a flyer.