They work really hard on their defense. We make it important every single game to put pressure on the points.

Everyone on their team was making shots, so we went to man (defense) and had more success with that.

I wanted to go after their hitters early and let my defense do the work.

The key was to get off to good starts in overtime, which we did. We executed, took care of the basketball, and played good defense.

We never got in sync.

It's all gravy from here on out. We're just going to enjoy the experience.