Hook helped us get on top. From there it was all pitching and defense.

I thought it would help to slow them down. I thought it was the best defense for us to play, and I thought we did a good job.

I told everyone we needed to start working together as a team, playing better defense and passing around to find the open man. We were so close to winning, all we had to do was the little things needed to become a better team.

We needed to start playing better as a team and play better defense. We also needed to start communicating better. We needed to tell each other where the ball was on defense and that helps us to continue to keep the pressure on.

We played basketball like it is supposed to be played. We moved the ball, we played good defense, we took care of the ball, and we shut down their top player. It was a great first quarter for us.

Guys are accountable. They know what our identity is; they're hard-working and defense-minded. We want to be hard to play against.