Deke Routheaux
Deke Routheaux
came exciting great hard shot win worked
It was a great game, an exciting game. We had a shot to win it at the end. We got behind, but battled back. We worked hard to get back in the game. We just came up a little short.
balanced ball double four guys half inside keys movement net offense patient percent result second shot victory worked
The keys to our victory were better ball movement in the second half and balanced scoring, with four guys in double figures. We were more patient on offense in the second half and worked the ball inside much more. The net result is we shot 53 percent for the second half.
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.
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.