In the second half, we stepped it up a lot. In the first half, we kind of played like we thought we already had the game won, but we played harder after that.
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Related We played well in the first half, but lost our composure in the second. We won the game, but we stil... MARK ADAMS We played well in the first half and in the second half I thought we played just as well. I felt we ... JASON TURKINGTON We played with a lot pace and a lot of intensity and we had won the game after the first half an hou... LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO We played much better in the second half than we did in the first half. We should have played the fi... ELLEN BRIDGEWATER In the first half we played like amateurs. In the second half we played like champions. ROY MAKAAY We try to put them away in the first period, we try have the game won at halftime. We didn't have th... HOMER DAVIS We came out and played solid defense. We made a few mental mistakes in the first quarter, but we rea... DAN SACK We played a lousy first half against Hyde. So at halftime we simply appealed to their pride. After a... CHRIS WEBSTER Everybody stepped up in the first half, but I told our team that we had played great for 16 minutes ... CURT ZIEGMONT we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... It was a bit of a revenge game, but I think we had some first-game jitters. The first half they made... LARS RICHTERS The first few minutes of the game, we played tight. In the second half, we collected ourselves, and ... JAY TUNNELL We played pretty good defense in the first half, then in the second half, we got out of our game pla... JAMES BAILEY The first half we just didn't play very well. It was probably our poorest performance of the season ... LEONARD BARNES We had a little nerves at the beginning and they did, too, because they came out sloppy. We played p... CODY BOONE I thought we played a really good second half. Clear Brook took control of the game in the first hal... LYNN MCDONALD We played well in the first half and maybe thought we had the game in hand. But we didn't play defen... MARK PEPERKORN We played a great first half. We played together and played great defense, but defensively we just c... CARMEN DOLFO We picked it up, kept it alive and played a better game after the second half. WIN BATES I was really disappointed in our blocking out in the first half. We gave up 14 offensive rebounds in... JEFF ARNTSON In the second half we let it all hang out, ... Everybody played their heart out. We pushed everybody... ERIC TURNER This game is always a big one. We were lethargic in the first half, we didn't execute well and showe... JEFF BEEMAN I thought we came out a little flat. Wood scored the first goal, but we started to play better after... BRAD KELLER We played pretty even with them in the second half. We didn't throw it away as much in the second. T... BARRY EMERSON If we played in the first half how we played in the second half, things might have been different. DAVE TODD At the half, I felt like we played well enough to stay in the game. I thought we were going to come ... BOB KNIGHT I thought we played a good game. The score wasn't indicative of the play, they had a better first ha... TRACEY MORRILL I thought defensively, we played poorly in the second half which didn't help. In the first half, we ... MARK SMITH We got caught up in the emotion in the first half and made some dumb fouls. But we played smarter in... KEVIN FURTADO In the first half, we didn't come out very strong. We stepped it up in the second half. BOONE FREUND We did what we have done the first two games. We played hard (in the first half) and then we have co... FRED HARTSFIELD We played with more heart. We were kind of lackadaisical in the first half. (Hunt) saw how we played... JASMINE DOBBIN For a while there in the second half, we played not to lose instead of playing to win. We had a chan... JOHN CALIPARI We played very sloppy early. We gave up too many goals in the first half. But we made some adjustmen... BRIAN ADKINS We had a week off and I thought we played all right. I thought in the second half we had the ball mo... LENNY GLASSTETTER We saw a good match. Angola had a good first half but we played very well in the second. ARTUR JORGE We kind of stood around and watched them pass the ball around in the first half. In the second half ... BERND WEBER We didn't come out ready. We turned the ball over a bunch, but in the second half, Sammie stepped up... ERIC LARKIN I'm more disappointed how we played in the first half. It kind of set the tone for the game. In the ... TOM IZZO They're a very good team. We didn't play well the first half but a lot of subs stepped up in the sec... CARRIE BAILEY We played them tough in the first half. It was good that our guys stepped up and played hard, but we... DONELL MORGAN We were too passive in the first half but we played a lot better in the second. We're not yet where ... THOMAS SCHAAF I thought in the first half we played very well. We gave up that big play on that kickoff return, bu... SEAN BRENNAN In the second half, we played real hard, pressed hard, got up in their faces. In the first half, we ... DARREN SINNAEVE We played tough the whole game. We're usually a second-half team, but we played awesome the whole ga... CORRINE GANDOLFI The ref gave us no leniency, so in the second half we just played a clean game. Not that we weren't ... ERIC FRY In the second half we played much better defense. We were able to get our transition game going. I t... LORI ULFERTS Their top player was 6-foot-3-inches. We played a solid first half but we lost it in the second half... SHARON ALLEN We stepped up our defense and stopped fouling. We've been a little sluggish, but we played a lot bet... COREY PARISH What, the glass is half-full instead of half-empty? Bullshit. What they don't tell you is that regar... T.J. KLUNE We played really well in the first half, up 12 at halftime. The kids passed well and looked for the ... JASON SCANLAN We were dead and lifeless. It looked like Easter Sunday. We just didn't quite have it in the first h... MIKE D'ANTONI We started slow today. In the second half we played with better intensity than we did in the first h... LINDA FLOHR The second half we played like us. The first half, it was a bunch of strangers [out there]. PATRICK KERNEY We played a great first half, they played a great second half. CRAIG CAMPBELL We just came out flat in the first half. But we played better in the second half. It was a learning ... JULIE MCGRAW We talk about how in the first five minutes of the second half we had to take it strong. Today I fel... SVETLANA ABROSIMOVA I think we woke up and started running after the ball. Watsonville played a great first half, we pla... NICK ADAMS We had that game won after the first half. I told these kids that if we can hold them to a 0-0 tie a... DUANE DESPAIN I thought we played well in the first half and kept ourselves within reach but in the second half, I... RASHARD LEWIS We didn't feel like ourselves in the first half. We realized at halftime that we had to hold onto th... RICHIE MCCAW We played a focused and solid first half. But Black Hills took the initiative in the second half. BILL BAKAMUS We talked about making little runs in the first half, and we sensed we could take control of the gam... ART SNEAD It was a story of two halves. In the second half, we played with a passion, a determination and a wi... GREG HEIAR At halftime, we came out and wanted to win the second half and we almost did that. We played much be... DAN ROIGER My coach said we all had to step it up after halftime. In the first half, I was kind of taking some ... LIZ THOMPSON We didn't get it together in the first half. In the second, Real came at us but we fortunately playe... JAVIER AGUIRRE I think we had to weather the storm for the first 10 minutes or so before we warmed up. We were a li... JEFF ROHRMAN This game was lost by us in the first half. In the first half, we needed to put on pressure defensiv... EVAN MASSEY We played well in the first half, but we shot ourselves a lot in the second half and it snowballed f... AMY MANCO I thought we played really good defense in the second half. ANDY SCHULZ In the first half we played very well, we moved the ball and played as a team. In the second half we... JAY RANSOM She played a great first half and kept us close so we could regroup and play like we did in the seco... JOE DEBRUYNE We took a lot of good shots in the first half, but they just weren't going in. We played better defe... DUDLEY ETHERIDGE I wish we could have got it done. We played harder in the second half. We wanted to show what we wer... DERRICK CARACTER The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because w... GABRIELLE ZEVIN It was evenly played. We won the second half. It was a physical match but my guys played the way the... DON TORDOFF Maybe we ran out of gas a little bit. A lot of those 19 losses have been just like this. We had a gr... TODD RADFORD We had a real good first half. We did some good things in the second half, but I think we were kind ... DON IDERAN Coach wanted us to have a game like this, to get out and get after people at the defensive end. We d... BRANDON JENKINS I thought we played fairly well in the first half. We made some mistakes that could have made the le... BYRON YOUNG We made a couple of mistakes in the first half. But overall we played a pretty good game. ROQUE MIRELES We just played harder. Same defense we were playing in the first half. We didn't change anything up ... MARK WALTERS In the second half, we stepped it up. MARK LYONS We played like garbage the first half before we woke up. CHRIS OLOFSON Offensively we struggled a bit in the first half, but defensively we played well throughout the game... DICK FRANTI I was real happy after the half. We stepped up in intensity and really played great team ball. BRIAN SEYMORE We played pretty well in the first half. We had a little bit of a letdown in the third quarter. We j... DUANE GASPERINI So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We just came out kind of tight. We couldn't get in a groove, but we came back in the second half and... LATOYA MILLS We really weren't in control of the ball in the first half. We were not playing at our pace. We had ... CORBIN DONALDSON I think we were a lot sharper in the second half. We came out flat in the beginning. At halftime we ... WAYNE GRANT We really struggled in the first half. We didn't make lay-ups and we didn't contest the shooter like... JAKE PALLUZZI I think we played a lot better in the second half, but it didn't change the score. LARRY MIKESELL We played a strong first half, but came out flat in the second half. They were big and strong, but o... PAUL ALTHAUS (Palmetto) showed a lot of heart. That last 25 minutes of the (first) half, we limped. We were lucky... DUSTIN DAHLQUIST The more we give, the more we reap the benefits of feeling good in helping others. We are all capabl... ANGIE KARAN We were in the bonus in the first half and had a chance to extend our lead. It was like a different ... JEFF TURNER
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