We stayed in that offensive muck that we had in the second quarter. The difference was that we stayed close in the first half by playing good defense and rebounding well.

That's no easy task for any team. But it was even tougher to beat a team that's as good as Stratford.

We had some dumb fouls and you can't let a team shoot that many more free throws than you.

We knew that Donovan could shoot the ball well. We had that on the scouting report. But we didn't think he would shoot it that well.

The second quarter was definitely the difference. We had a rash of turnovers, and they weren't even forced. It was a lot of little mistakes like dragging the foot before you pivot or taking a step before putting the ball on the floor.

We struggled on offense in the second quarter, and they got rolling. That was the difference in the game there.