Deke Routheaux
Deke Routheaux
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
county fans good students
It's good for us to play out here in Nimrod Nation. This is part of Gogebic County and we have fans and students out here, too.
boards good leap offensive
They're big, they can leap and they're good shooters. They killed us on the boards with 23 offensive rebounds.
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.
chance free game missed robert seconds tie trailing
We still had a chance to tie the game at the line, trailing by two with 4.2 seconds left, but Robert missed his first free throw, then the second on purpose, but we couldn't get the rebound.
bodies care close five learned learning lost season second six took
We were in six tournaments and took second in five of them. We lost some close finals, but we're still learning to play back-to-back games. Hopefully, we learned over the season what we need to do to take care of our bodies and come back the second day of this tournament.
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.
coach created dish drive good improved key nelson offense program robert turning
Robert Wood's penetration was key to the win, especially after Nelson fouled out. He would drive and dish outside. He really created a lot of offense for us. It was a very competitive match. They're a much improved team, with a good coach who's turning that program around.