I knew we could be competitive and challenge for it. Playing tough and beating them (Great Falls and Lewisville) are two different things.

Despite a poor fourth quarter on the offensive end, we still had a chance in the final seconds, but missed free throws and other opportunities hurt us. It was disappointing because this was a game we could have won.

I've said it all season and it's getting old. When Joe's not in there, we have to have somebody step up for us.

We really did. We did what we had to do to win and move on.

We were working as a team and that's why we've been successful this season.

We came out a little flat and it took us a while to get going. That's not what we wanted to do, but once we settled down, we started playing our game.

We didn't have any answer for their defense in the second half. It felt like they had eight guys out on the court guarding us.

We had our chances too, because we got to the foul line, but didn't convert. That makes it pretty tough because we have lost some tough games this season. It's an area I hope we can solve by the time we begin region play because that is when it counts the most.

We had a lot of people score and that's a plus.

We played solid defense and we picked up our offense, especially at the line with a 12 of 17 effort. Our guys came back well, but we need to keep working and improving.