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That's as good as we've played all year. A lot of (the offense) came off our defense with some steals and grabbing some long rebounds which started fast breaks.

That's a lot of points. I'm sure teams they've played have tried to slow them down and couldn't. We have to turn the game into one where we rebound it, and they can't fast break. But we're a running team, too, so it'll be an interesting outcome. The rebounds will make the difference.

Every time you score it's an assist now. But when I played you had to be going to the basket on the dribble. So it's easy to get the assists, but the rebounds are the toughest things to get night in and night out.

Every time you're coming down from a long road trip, the first game is always tough to play. We knew we were playing against a quality team. I thought our work ethic was there, so that's a good sign. Physically, we didn't back down. They were physical, and we were physical. But they have experienced players, and we have a lot of young players. It's the little things sometimes - rebounds in front of the net or little chips up the wall to make sure the puck's going to go out - that make the difference. But our guys really worked hard tonight.

The kids that came off the bench did a really nice job for us. They got some key rebounds and played really good defense. We were able to sub pretty freely and not have to worry about things.

The last couple summers, he's really helped me with my game. Every night, we'd go out and shoot like 200 shots and he rebounds for me. He's pretty much helped me get where I am now.

I'm extremely, extremely excited she made the decision to want to play again. That's a lot of points and a lot of rebounds we can't just count on and assume. So I'd love it, but it's not going to be final until it's final.

I'm really proud of our effort in this game. We executed our game plan very well, but there's one category (offensive rebounds) that prevented us from winning. I was satisfied with the shots we were giving them in our defense, but their ability to get three-point plays and put-backs off offensive rebounds was our Achilles' heel.

I just can't explain how he got 11 rebounds tonight. He just simply wants to be out there on the floor.

I just attacked the glass. I have to keep doing that if we want to keep winning. It's about rebounds and defense. That's what wins championships.

I'm tired of free throw situations where we're supposed to be getting those rebounds and we're getting pushed underneath the basket and we're not getting them. And a lot of times he's the culprit. It just isn't acceptable.

I?m tired of free throw situations where we?re not getting the rebound. And he?s been a culprit. But in fairness, he had six rebounds today. I gave him one more chance and he responded.

Incline played well the whole game. We were very passive attacking the zone defense. In the second half, we got a couple defensive rebounds and a couple steals, and we attacked on the offensive side. It got us going.

I knew they were going to be very tough -- they're very talented and unselfish. The big difference was, they got the turnovers and easy baskets, and they ran the floor. We couldn't go man because we had to keep our big kids in to get rebounds so we couldn't pressure them.

I'm more impressed with some of the defensive plays we made, steals, tips in the lane, rebounds in traffic. I thought they all stepped up and did that.

I'm sorry I didn't put on a good show, but it wasn't for me to put on a good show. I don't shoot free throws, but I knew I would get the rebounds when we needed them.

In the first half we probably caught them off guard with our zone defense, and out shooters matched theirs. But in the second half, UNI got more second half opportunities. They turned missed shots into offensive rebounds and then three-pointers.

In the first half, we probably caught them off-guard with our zone defense, and out shooters matched theirs. But in the second half, UNI got more second-half opportunities. They turned missed shots into offensive rebounds and then three-pointers.

In the first half they had more energy, were more physical and they played harder than us in the first 12 or 13 minutes. We didn't compete as hard as they did. When that happens, the team that fights for loose balls (and) fights for rebounds is going to be ahead.

In the first half I thought we were just a little lethargic. That created a little bit of a gap. In the second half they only got four offensive rebounds and we played our tails off. We just couldn't make shots drop.

In overtime, my guys were tired. They got five offensive rebounds off of foul misses late and that was key.

I really think when we have a good offensive possession, we're more active on the other end of the floor and we make things happen. We get rebounds and we get out and run. When we run, that's when we're at our best.

I looked back at that. What always seems to happen is, the guys will play well, and they'll have one stinker game that week. They'll have one game where Chauncey might have 11 points, six assists. Or Ben might get nine rebounds instead of 18. Rip might have 13 points instead of 23. And in this league so much, it goes down to statistics.

I predicted we'd win by 10, so I'm going to give myself credit. The way they beat us before - everything was correctable. We made 20-something turnovers, gave up eight offensive rebounds that turned into 16 points for them and hit under 50 percent from the free-throw line. Nobody stepped up.

In the second half we didn't allow offensive rebounds and that helped get fast breaks started.

In that third quarter, they were able to get some rebounds on the offensive end that helped them get back in the game. Ashley (Scott) had a great game, but it was going to take more than one player to beat this team.

I guess we open up with the big one. It's a tall order, but the girls will be excited about it. We've got to be ready to play, to give it our best effort, to get as many rebounds as we can at both ends of the floor.

I just try to go after it every game. Really. I just try to make a goal for every game of how many rebounds and how many offensive rebounds I can get.

I just have to step my game up, I just have to get those rebounds - there's no other choice. I've had it all along. It's tournament time now. You feel me?

Claire and Brooke really stepped up and played big in the first half and Brunswick created some mismatches on the inside that threw us off a little bit. In the second half, we were able to cool them off a little bit. We picked up our intensity on the defensive end in getting rebounds and they stepped up.

Caldwell has some very fine guards, they just don't have the height that we have this year. We have some excellent guards as well, but fortunately for us we was able to get rebounds that they couldn't.

But when you look at what he does, it's more football-related than basketball. He bangs in there, he rebounds well, he defends well. The work he does in the weight room, the sprints they do (in football) those things help him for what we need him for.

Becca (Sharon) had some big rebounds for us late in the game.

His 17 points and six rebounds are tough to make up for. He brings a lot of intensity each game.

He's put together some nice games. . . . He's coming into his own. More importantly, he had seven rebounds and six steals (against Oklahoma State). . . . That speaks to his defense as much as anything. He's adding some other dimensions to his game.

I don't know if it could work out any better, but we had 17 offensive rebounds tonight. We're the No. 1 rebounding team in the nation and tonight it helped us.

I didn't know if we had the fortitude to win those grit-type games that go on in the Horizon League, especially when you shoot just 35%. They're not there yet, but they had glimpses. Getting 19 offensive rebounds gives you a chance. Getting them to turn the ball over 14 times gives you a chance. I think the other thing is holding them to 37% shooting. It showed some growth in that they mustered up some pride on their home floor and gritted it out.

Chad is shooting 75 percent on the year and I told him before he shot the third one the odds of him missing was zero. He did, but we did a good job of getting rebounds off of those misses and I am glad we overcame those types of things. You are going to miss free throws from time to time, but we still found a way to win.

Charlie was terrific and had an awful lot of rebounds and Adam had some huge baskets down the stretch. This game tells us we can come back, but I like playing with a lead, myself.

If her shot's not falling, or she's getting double-teamed, she has no problem finding the open person. For a freshman, sometimes that's a tough adjustment. Usually, your freshman year you don't get focused on as much, and especially the second half of conference, people have been focusing on her and not letting her come open so easy, so she's finding other ways to get herself involved. Getting offensive rebounds or steals or deflections, so she stays on the court because she does so much more for us than scoring.

I challenged Bru as much as I have ever challenged him at halftime. A first team all-league choice doesn't come in at the half with no rebounds and no field goals. He responded.

I'd rather score eight points, get like six rebounds a game and us win 20 games and go to the NCAA Tournament. I mean, there's still a chance we might be able to do that. The odds are against us. But as far as the wins and losses goes, I would rather have those than statistically having my best year.

I am not going to talk about rebounding because I may jinx us, but it is an effort. We may have set an all-time low in rebounds with 18 at Michigan State, but when you look at it, Marco has had 12 and 10 (rebounds). He is going after rebounds he wasn't going after earlier.

I don't think we got in any flow offensively or defensively. We just didn't make stops or chase down long rebounds like Indiana did.

He?s not weight strong. But check him out on the court. He?s out there ripping away rebounds or ripping the ball out of people?s hands.

He can be dominant. Everyone looks at his scoring, but he rebounds and finds the open guy. He's a match up problem for teams. I'd hate to have to prepare for him.

He came up big in the fourth quarter. In that period he had four steals, two rebounds and an assist. His play was instrumental when we came from six down to win.

He always plays steady, never gets too emotional. He rebounds hard and does everything right.

He (Brown) had a lot of offensive rebounds out there and did some things defensively and got some offensive things working for him, and that was good. And Luke had a stellar floor game and got some points.

He plays every night aggressively on the board. With all of the growing that he's going through and being expected to be a factor offensively and an anchor defensively, to still chase down all the rebounds he does is impressive.

You can't give up 15 offensive rebounds and I feel like Missouri State played hard, on a mission. And for us to have 16 turnovers against a team that doesn't press, that's not good. But the bottom line is we have to knock down shots. We had open looks and didn't hit them. It's surprising that we've struggled with that because of the shooters we have.

You can't say we didn't have out chances. We had a lot of shots, but most of them the goalie saw. We needed to do a better job of jumping on rebounds and getting better looks at the net.

The entire team played well. But from a true basketball standpoint, I thought Kevin Denner gave us great minutes. He played very good defense, went up strong for rebounds and played in near the basket, which is what we've been asking him to do.

The guy's a heck of a talent. It's not just his points that get you. The fact that he got 11 assists and 11 rebounds means he got his teammates involved also.

And she had to have about 15 rebounds and some blocks, and she was just incredible.

All those offensive rebounds are nice, but they don't mean much if you can't convert them into points.

The easiest way is to score points, but when you don't do that, there are other things you can do. Hustle plays like the tip-in or offensive rebounds on missed free throws, plays like that can make a difference, and they did for us this afternoon.

The game came down to free throw situations where we didn't rebound the basketball. They got two big rebounds and extra possessions, and that was like a microcosm of our season.

The game against Mississippi College (NCAA second round) our two post players, Bobby Golden and Bradley Blair, had 16 points and 9 rebounds each. There's no question that will be our strength next year.

The first half, we played about three or four minutes of basketball. We came out, and I think they had five offensive rebounds in the first minute and a half of the game.

The first half was tight because we were able to run the floor. In the second we couldn't get rebounds and never really had a chance to run.