Our coach has always been harping on the strikers to make combination plays. I think Shannon and I finally got that play we needed. He hit me wide on the flank, I played a cross and he took it from there. He pretty much set up the play.

He's (Preston) finally playing a little with his back to the basket. We've been harping to try and get him in the paint, and he's finally starting to do that a little.

That's a good combination between me and McCoy. We know the way each other plays, so he may make a move one way and I may make a move the other way.

We have a different kind of chemistry -- (a chemistry) I don't think anyone in the state has. We're harping on the word 'passion' and that's what we've been doing. All 11 of our guys love to play basketball.

They don't put themselves in a position to give up big plays, although I think Coach Ross would be the first to admit that they're probably not as efficient on offense as he would like at this point in the season. It's a team that's obviously looking for its first win. They played Boston College and UConn and took Iowa State right down to the wire and Baylor. Obviously, they feel like if they're going to win a game it has to be against Central.

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