We thought the game was over at halftime, but we came out flat in the third quarter. Our defense was just falling apart, and Catholic was getting more confident every time they came down the floor.

They answered every time. This game was lost on a lack of defense. I could tell right away we didn't have the intensity we needed.

I thought our defense set the tone for the game early on, and we were able to ride that momentum for the rest of the game. Even when our second unit went in, we didn't have a drop off. We had (Ceres) down and we didn't let them back up.

I don't know if we can call it home yet. This is only the second game I've coached in this gym.

We liked to put a great deal of pressure on the ball. When they feel that pressure, they'll penetrate and we've got guys there to stop them. Nobody was there (Friday).

Actually, I thought the offense, looking at the tape, played better than the defense,