Deke Routheaux
Deke Routheaux
ball conscious defend defense effort everybody hit impatient rest second three work
The second half, I told them they have to defend every possession. Don't rest on defense and don't get impatient on offense. If you get behind, you have to be more patient than if you're ahead. We made a conscious effort to work the ball inside, where we had an advantage. Hagen hit those three threes and everybody loosened up.
against five games good last three
We've been in all 25 games going into the last three to five minutes. Even out in Arizona, we were competitive against some pretty good competition.
continue floor freshmen game guys near nice robert several
Elliot had a nice game for us. Our young guys continue to improve. Those are the kind of contributions we're going to need from our freshmen as we near the tournament. Robert had another nice floor game for us with several assists, too.
against good half played
We played really well in the first half against a really good team.
against ball bigger good missing moved played struggled
We played well against a good team. We were missing some of our bigger players, so we struggled on the boards, but we moved the ball well and hustled.
ball good indication kids seven shut shutting spread team
We've got seven kids averaging between 8.4 and 16. That's a good indication that they know how to give the ball up and spread it around. We're not the kind of team you can shut down by shutting down one player.
athletic felt good inside justin last option roll shot
Justin was able to get inside for that shot and we felt that it was as good an option as any. He's very athletic and he got a good roll on the last shot.
against gave good hard kept
We never gave up. We kept working hard against a very good team.
against build closer free games good played score shooting tall throws year
We played one our better games of the year against a very tall and good shooting team. It really was closer than the score tells. They made some free throws at the end to build the lead.
eyes good
He's a good one. We had to keep our eyes on him.
best confidence gaining shooter
We were red-hot. Cory was 6-for-9 from 3-point range. He's our best 3-point shooter and is gaining the confidence he needs.
double four nice played players points seven tired within
We were within seven points with 3:00 left, but that was it. We got a little tired and they got away from us. We played well. It was nice to see four players in double figures.
game home last nice thinking win
It was nice to win the last home game, but once the game started, I wasn't thinking about my last game.
close feels games good hopefully learned win won year
It was a good game. We've been in a lot of close games this year and haven't won as many as we'd like. It feels good to win a close one. Hopefully we learned some things.