We were back on defense 75 percent of the game at least. You can't win if you don't have the ball. We tried to keep it compact defensively but it wasn't happening. They were just a better team on the day.

I think this year we match up better than we did in the past. We're much more athletic now which is where I thought they beat us last year.

We don't really have a star on defense or anybody who really stands out. We're a bunch of guys who play into a system and that's been the key to our success. Nobody is above the system.

They're very active with their hands and we weren't able to adjust very quickly to their defense out top because they'd sag off and try to get tips and deflections.

At halftime, we just talked about getting after it on defense, so that we could widen the margin.

They hit a couple of big shots to get them back in the game. Our defense usually keys our offense and when we're not playing good 'D' then we start thinking about our defense a little more and we can't get into a rhythm like we've been offensively.