With Dani, we get so many fast breaks. She gives us the ball in the right spots. She knows how to throw the thread-the-needle passes.

We got it right back when we called a timeout. He (coach Terry Posey) just told us to take it slow, find the open gaps and drive to the basket.

The mistake is purely on their (the ACDP) side. It is not right for them to accuse us of being part of it. That is unfair.

I believe we're ready. We've picked it up in practice a lot. Our intensity in practice has shot up and we're playing for each other, and we're making sure we're not going to back down.

At the Pace game, I think that's when we all knew we were OK. We came out with so much intensity that night and no one ever quit. We did it at home, everyone saw us and anyone who doubted us pretty much knew at that point that we were going to be fine.

I was just hoping that if everything went right we could break 9:30. A week ago I'd have said I'd be satisfied with 9:40. Making the finals ...