We took two real quick shots in a row, and on both occasions they came down and scored. They took the wind out of our sails a little bit.
That loss was a week ago, and did not really play a factor at all. I'm a little disappointed with our effort overall, but I'm happy that we came away with a win.
It was certainly a battle to get here. We all had at least one game that we really had to fight through that came right down to the bitter end to determine who would get to the Final Four.
We really started to get after them. Once we became more aggressive and intense, that's when we started to score more points.
Other than Cameron it has been our second favorite place to play. The fans do such a tremendous job. It's a wonderful atmosphere - one we always cherish.
Once we got the lead we were anxious and we took two quick shots and then they came down the scored. We made our run and they withstood it.
It was a great team effort. That's what I told the team in the locker room -- five players in double figures, and everybody who came off the bench contributed in some way, shape or form. I think this was just a tremendous team effort on our part.
Early on, we were the aggressor, and I thought we did a great job. But I thought as the game wore on they became a little more comfortable.
I thought we came out a little slow. We didn't have the focus that we normally have.
We feel like we have a really deep team. Every game everybody that can play usually gets an opportunity to play. I think we came ready mentally and physically to and getting out to that quick lead (17-2) kind of set the tone.
We knew it was going to be a battle. It was a great team effort. Five players in double figures, and everybody who came off the bench contributed something to win the game.