I told everybody in the state they were one of the best teams, and they are. They're very, very good, very capable of winning this tournament. It was just fortunate today, we made a few more points than they did.

It's the epitome. That's what you work for all year long. I told these young men from the beginning that I felt our starting five was as good as anyone in the country and that if our bench developed, we had enough depth to compete for a national title.

He has the green light (and) he's had a green light all season long. What we've ask him to do is to make good shots.

We did not want them to get inside the paint because they're the type of team that penetrates and breaks you down. We forced them into bad angles because our defensive pressure kept them out of the paint.

That's quite a compliment to Archie because a lot of junior college players can't make that play. A lot of young men would have forced that shot up.

He's handled the situation very well. It has helped him and helped us.