Peter Diepenbrock
Peter Diepenbrock
confidence hoping lets points stay
We just said lets make it 10 points at halftime. We have a lot of confidence in our defense; you're hoping they're not going to stay that hot.
absolute five holding lead numbers points remaining team three
That has to be the absolute pinnacle. Spotting a team a 14-point lead and then holding them to six, five and 12 points the remaining three quarters. The numbers say it all.
helped team top truly
They all helped out on (Gordon). From top to bottom, this was truly a team effort.
defense transition
Our defense got us some transition baskets. That's what really got us energized, and got us going. We were kind of tentative in the first half.
job preferred won
We would have preferred to have won easily. We did what we had to do to get the job done.
guys hit plays special
It's a special group. These guys make plays and hit shots, and that's who they are.
complete desire
It was the desire. The complete desire. That's what it was. Getting after it.
brad guy help intent jeremy left letting
They were very intent on not letting Jeremy do it. They guy guarding Brad left him to go help and left him (Lehman) open.
direction step work
It's a work in progress. I thought it was a step in the right direction.
game great honor last mattered nine similar team
It's a great honor. We've been doing similar things over the last nine years, especially defensively. This was the first team to make all the baskets when the game mattered most.
beat team tough twice week
To beat a team like that twice in a week is one tough task.
average jeremy nine
We probably average 10 turnovers a game. We had 24. Jeremy (Lin) had nine. He's never had nine turnovers before.
against competition formidable mean
We'd like to play against their very best. Just because we're not doesn't mean we won't play our hardest. (Richmond) is still a formidable team.
call found
That's what you call a grind. They just found a way to get it done.