And he's the nicest guy in the world. He played hard. Immediately when he got in in the first half, he made a basket. He made play after play. And the block, hopefully we got it on tape, that was an incredible block.

The guy guarding (Kaiser) had three fouls. He's not a rugged post defender. We figured, get it in there, maybe he'll get his fourth. He (Kaiser) is a great shooter. During that span, he got six points and an assist. That's great for Steve. He's done everything we've asked. Fortunately for him, he was able to get a couple of tough baskets.

I don't know if any team in the country team did that (schedule). We needed to get through that alive and I think we are.

If we've got 10 guys playing like that, we've got a chance to go through January, deep into February with a lot of fresh legs and a lot of fresh bodies.

David had one of his best games. He started the game making a lot of great plays on both ends of the court. When he's got that kind of energy, commitment and focus, our team's really good.

They sent the first double team at him, he settled down, got patient, kicked it out and got a 3, and that really got him going I think. When his 3-point shots go in, he's a great player, and he scored some tough baskets in the post to keep out lead up.

Every conference game is tough. Year-after-year, these games take on similar personalities to the coaches. Bob Taylor of Northwood, he's coached hundreds of GLIAC games, and his team will be ready to play.

We've got 10 players that can play. We're one of the few teams in the league 10 deep. When you have 10 deep, you have to take advantage of it.

We beat them in a close, tough game earlier in the year.

We've made the ones that have counted, though. We haven't lost a game due to poor free throw shooting.