We knew we had to play defense, get three and out, and play big.

I don't think there's anybody not wanting to [play defense], but maybe, subconsciously , we haven't been completely focused. Tonight we kind of got caught up with the officials a little bit; we weren't completely focused in the second half.

We knew they'd been a hot team this whole tournament. We had to play good defense if we wanted to win a championship, and I think we did a good job.

We've played three good games in a row. We're scoring and playing good defense.

Our kids will take the same attitude they've taken all year and that's to compete and rebound and play defense and execute on offense.

Since scrimmages we've had a total change. Our team has been totally different. We've come out, played hard, and it's starting to pay off.