If we would have hit our free throws, we would have won. When you miss 17, that's 17 points we could have had.

The ball, just when he throws it down, guys just swing and miss or they hit grounders. He's in a little bit of a tough spot with us. We have a very full, veteran staff but we certainly like what we see.

Miranda hit the three free throws, and they go down and miss an easy shot to end the half. That was a pretty big swing. An eight-point lead at that point in the game, with the way things were going, was pretty nice.

We hit 29-of-37 free throws in the game and did not panic when they made their run.

They held their composure. They hit their free throws. They hit the big shots when they had to. That's why they're the defending national champions.

When it came down to it, I won the points that mattered,