It's tough when you have an X on your back. We're ranked sixth in the state and everybody's gunning for us. But the boys answered, that's the bottom line.

Washington State is a team that should be ranked and is very good. We had a tough battle with them last year and I expect the same this year. They have a tough No. 1 who is ranked very high nationally and they also have some big hitters down the line-up.

Luckily, Lord's will, we won and we're going to Canton and they're not.

I would hate to have to prepare to play my team. At any time, and one of the five guys on the court can burn you.

I said it all season long, we don't have many outside shooters. Therefore, we have to work it around and see if we can find the gaps in the zones and work it on the inside.

You can try to simulate game-like conditions in practice, but it's just not the same until you play with someone else.