Jim Litchfield

Jim Litchfield
blame
You can't blame the officiating. No excuses. We just didn't get it done.
bit davis defensive game tried worked
We tried to shorten the game up a little bit and do things on the defensive end to keep Davis from doing things. It worked pretty well but not well enough.
defense throw trick
We see every trick defense you can throw at us. So that doesn't throw us off.
ready talk win
It's an 18-game season, and you have to be ready to go every night. It was a big win on Tuesday. And you can talk about being ready to play. ...But in the end, you have to be able to do it. And we didn't get it done.
playoff win
We're in a playoff situation, and we had to win this game. We didn't win, and we go home.
figure pieces puzzle season
Going into the season, we had a lot of unknowns. We've had to be able to try and figure out the pieces to the puzzle as the season has progressed.
importance knew man stepped
He was a man tonight. He knew the importance of this game, and to his credit, he stepped up.
allowed beginning improve point true
If you look at us at the beginning of the year, we were inexperienced and lacked a true point guard. We've been able to improve ... and that's allowed us to do more things offensively.