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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES I thought we controlled the game from the beginning to the end. We used good clock management when t... CONLAN EFURD We were awful, we started poorly and never got in the game. At no stage did we put any pressure on t... ANDY ROBINSON 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 could have put the game out of reach and we didn't. In the second half, we let them get back in t... MARC NESCI I think we did a much better job of controlling the game in the second half. We were able to make so... CURT LAMB I'm pleased. They have a good team. The first game, we did a nice job at first and didn't put them a... MARK ROYER Game plan is bigger than the match plan only in that sport where a lot of money is involved. ANUJ SOMANY They want to increase the popularity of the game by merely projecting a few players as a big celebri... ANUJ SOMANY Coach wanted us to have a game like this, to get out and get after people at the defensive end. We d... BRANDON JENKINS First you have to learn the rules of the game, then you have to know the game better than anyone els... APURVA GAGLANI We picked up some quick fouls in the third and put them in the bonus very early in the second half. ... KEVIN TONEY This game was lost by us in the first half. In the first half, we needed to put on pressure defensiv... EVAN MASSEY In the first half they got a couple of drives on us. But once we settled down and started playing ou... KIRK MORRISON At halftime they were up 10, and then in the second half they just outplayed us and out-muscled us. ... JAY RANSOM We made mistakes under pressure in the second half and that cost us the game. DE WET BARRY Lampkin had a fantastic game off the bench. We were ahead the whole game, and in the second half, we... DOUG GALLOWAY We didn't get the job done in the first half. We controlled most of the game, but that doesn't mean ... JENNIFER ROCKWOOD The kids played an outstanding game. They looked sharp all game long. We did a great job of putting ... DANA BRUTON We had a real good first half. We did some good things in the second half, but I think we were kind ... DON IDERAN We created some pressure in other innings, but we just didn't cash in on them. At the end of the gam... BILLY GODWIN In the second half, I felt like we started like we started the game. We went out there and set a pre... MARILYN BAUER It was a tough game, they came out exactly how we expected. We were a little bit ill-disciplined in ... GEORGE GREGAN I thought we controlled the game, but we didn't control it so well in the last 20 minutes and Wales ... JOE COLE Buffalo came out and got hot early, ... They ran the ball very, very well in the first half. I thoug... HERMAN EDWARDS They put a lot of pressure on us and our kids didn't react well. They're fast and they're a good tea... JASON SCANLAN I'm telling you Gingrich made the difference in the game. He played with a reckless abandon that we ... BILL SCOTT It felt great to hit the game-winner. We were knocking on the door the entire game. We didn't play w... LIZ EISENBERG This game is always a big one. We were lethargic in the first half, we didn't execute well and showe... JEFF BEEMAN For the majority of the second-half we controlled the game and we didn't get what we deserved, BILLY DAVIES Dunbar had a great first half, scoring with a hand in her face. But we hoped she would wear out with... JEANNIE THOMPSON We did not produce our strongest game. There were too many mistakes by us and we did not mentally re... BEN JONES We buckled down at the end when we needed to and got some big stops. They played a great game tonigh... SHAWN MARION We played well in the first half. We used a deliberate offense and took some good looks at the baske... BRYANT TURNEY I'll find you, don't worry. My body won't be with you all the time, but you'll always have my heart.... P.C. CAST Their second opportunities were the difference in the game tonight. In the first half, I think they ... DEBBIE JONES It was the type of game we expected: very, very, very physical. They are a very physical team. The f... JACQUES CURTIS We really want to be strong starters. The first three minutes of the game and the first three minute... JOE BALOGH I thought we played a really good second half. Clear Brook took control of the game in the first hal... LYNN MCDONALD They shot the ball well in the second half and we didn't. They were able to get back into the game. BRIAN BLUME At halftime, we talked about controlling the glass. We were giving up way too many second chances ea... DAN ROLFES This was a big game for us after that loss when we didn't play well. We had a talk before the game a... MALIK ALLEN We started out well (against Gilmour), which kept us in the game in the first period, but then they ... DANNY MARIE Pressure for pressure. That was one of the things we talked about in the locker room. Benet is known... MAUVOLYENE ADAMS Our ball pressure was very good and we rebounded well. I wouldn't say we played a great game, becaus... SHEENA ADEN Even though we were down four at the half we were still confident we were going to win the game. We ... DANNY NOLL We started out slow but put it away in the second half. Burlington is a well-coached team and took a... JACK MORRELL We withstood that first spurt and then we got our bearings together and we were in the game towards ... MIKE BURNS Don't worry about it, Mikey," Dee said comfortingly. "You'll probably be next, so you won't be here ... L.J. SMITH I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than... NEIL GAIMAN We read every newspaper article printed on that team. We knew they were a second-half club, so at no... DAQUAN GIBSON Golf is 90% mental, the other 10% is between you ears CHI CHI RODRIGUEZ A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a ... CARLOS RUIZ ZAFóN We were actually in this game. Even though they controlled most of the game, we were in it. GABE WHITTAKER Defensively, I thought (Amherst) did great job against us the entire game. We didn't do well in our ... DAVE OLINGER We made good contact, but they were not falling early on. We were more comfortable as the game went ... MATT HAHN At the half, I felt like we played well enough to stay in the game. I thought we were going to come ... BOB KNIGHT They came to play. They came out and had a killer instinct. They made us stand back and check what w... KRISTI BOESE With Lufkin's offensive power we expected a close game. We were up early and had a 3 to 1 lead at th... HANS KLEINSCHMIDT We came out and watched the first-half. The second-half we were a bit more purposeful, we got a few ... CASSMAN WILLIAMS We just have a ton of talent. But they took us out of our game at times in the first half and in the... ERIC SIMS Our second half pressure defense helped us win the game. MARGO MUHLBAUER The second (game) was disappointing because we were up four, but then we made a couple mental errors... JENNY MORRIS The second (game) was disappointing because we were up four, but then we made a couple mental errors... JENNY MORRIS I thought we played a good game. The score wasn't indicative of the play, they had a better first ha... TRACEY MORRILL We got off a fast start. We put some pressure on them and were able to get some easy baskets. It was... MATT BERGER At times, we stopped playing as a team. They attacked us hard in the first half and really hurt us o... MATT BLAIR We definitely improved in the second half, yet toward the end of the game they made the big plays an... DAN DICKEL We've had some problem's playing a complete game. In the second half, we started playing basketball ... HARRY DOBSON We started out slow but came back and played well in the second and third game. BRUCE UDVARI They were just one game out of first in the West and we knew they were going to come on strong in th... ALANA BEARD We executed our game plan in the second half and stood our ground. Tesch played excellent defense wh... GLENN DAVIS We had a couple of mistakes down the stretch and that cost us the game. Tech is a great team and the... JOSHUA TINCH We usually start off slowly. We usually play better in the second half, but we just played well in t... CONNIE ALLEN We gave them the game. We were up four, but in the second period we took a couple penalties, the mom... MATHIEU GARON I thought it wasn’t winning or losing but how you played the game that matters.” “Just ... KENNETH EADE That's what we needed. We have to get stops to run the floor. They did a good job of controlling the... DAMON ARTERY 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... We came back a lot more prepared in the second half. When we put the challenge to them at the half. ... MARIO MADDY We are getting there. We made some mistakes late in the game. They put some press on us late in the ... PAUL ALTHAUS At least this game, we were in it. They had the cushion in the second half, but it wasn't a 30-point... SCOTT DREW The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN Billy played well. He got into foul trouble in the second quarter. He got two fouls in the second so... LARRY HOGAN We were a little complacent that first half. It was a Saturday afternoon game and we, well, just did... BOB SCHNURE To some degree that has been our story, not being able to capitalize – put the ball in the net. We... JUAN GONZALEZ 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 made some mistakes at some very key points, and that's what cost us the game. There were two area... KWELE WILLIAMS We felt we were going to win the game. We took the lead and that gave us some emotion, but I don't t... MARQUIS WEBB I think it was pretty evident that we controlled the game, but we just didn't put the ball in the ne... COLIN STEWART The girls played really well tonight. Lufkin is a pretty good team, but we dominated the game. We di... DINA GRAVES They were off their game a little and we were on our game, ... We just played some good football. BRAD KASSELL This game was similar to the first one, really -- we started out slow but came on in the second half... JONATHON MODICA We started out well, executing and getting open shots in rhythm. They crawled back into it right at ... JACK SCHRADER Their defensive pressure really started taking over and it took us out of our game from the second q... PAT ROGERS We were fortunate to just be down by two at half. The game was being played at their tempo. We decid... JOHN SHERMAN We are where we are because of them. Unfortunately at the end of the game they got some runs on us. KEN JOYCE We were down by fifteen, and then in the fourth quarter we made some critical turnovers that cost us... JEFF SHAW We started off well in the second leg and got a goal, which is what we needed. We can't complain abo... FAYE WHITE We really controlled the game the way we wanted to. Our pressure hurt them and we forced some turnov... BARRY BORCHERS
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